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Erev Rosh Hashanah
Erev Rosh Hashanah WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2 6:00 p.m. Family-Friendly Erev Rosh Hashanah Service | Livestreaming 8:00 p.m. Erev Rosh Hashanah Service | Livestreaming Doors open 30 minutes before posted service times. Links to register for all of our High Holy Days services or programs are being sent by email to all members in good standing. Need help? […]
Family-Friendly Erev Rosh Hashanah Service 🙋🖥
Family-Friendly Erev Rosh Hashanah Service 🙋🖥
Join us for a short, family-friendly Erev Rosh Hashanah service led by Rabbis Ammiel Hirsch, Rena Rifkin, Samantha Natov and Dalia Samansky, and Cantor Dan Singer. Children must be accompanied by adults. Doors open 30 minutes before the service begins. Links to register for all of our High Holy Days services or programs are being […]
Erev Rosh Hashanah Service 🙋🖥
Erev Rosh Hashanah Service 🙋🖥
Join us for our Erev Rosh Hashanah service. Doors open 30 minutes before the service begins. Links to register for all of our High Holy Days services or programs are being sent by email to all members in good standing. Need help? Or need to renew your membership? Call our office at (212) 877-4050, ext. […]
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Rosh Hashanah Day One
Rosh Hashanah Day 1 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3 9:00 a.m. Early Rosh Hashanah Morning Service | Livestreaming 12:00 p.m. Later Rosh Hashanah Morning Service | Livestreaming 12:15 p.m. For Children + Parents: Rosh Hashanah Torah Service + Activities 2:45 p.m. Tashlich in Central Park (departing from SWFS) Doors open 30 minutes before posted service times. Links […]
Tashlich in Central Park 🙋
Tashlich in Central Park 🙋
Join our clergy for a short ceremony in the park. We'll meet at the synagogue and then walk to Central Park together. (Rain date: Rosh Hashanah Day Two, October 4, at 2:30 p.m.) Links to register for all of our High Holy Days services or programs are being sent by email to all members in […]
Early Rosh Hashanah Morning Service Day One 🙋🖥
Early Rosh Hashanah Morning Service Day One 🙋🖥
Join us for our early Rosh Hashanah morning service. Doors open 30 minutes before the service begins. Links to register for all of our High Holy Days services or programs are being sent by email to all members in good standing. Need help? Or need to renew your membership? Call our office at (212) 877-4050, […]
Later Rosh Hashanah Morning Service Day One 🙋🖥
Later Rosh Hashanah Morning Service Day One 🙋🖥
Join us for our later Rosh Hashanah morning service. Doors open 30 minutes before the service begins. Links to register for all of our High Holy Days services or programs are being sent by email to all members in good standing. Need help? Or need to renew your membership? Call our office at (212) 877-4050, […]
For Children + Parents: Rosh Hashanah Torah Service + Activities 🙋
For Children + Parents: Rosh Hashanah Torah Service + Activities 🙋
Families are invited to a short, musical prayer service for appropriate for all ages followed by fun children’s activities on the street in front of Stephen Wise. The street will be closed to traffic. (In the event of inclement weather, the service and activities will be moved indoors.) No food will be served, but we […]
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Rosh Hashanah Day Two
Rosh Hashanah Day Two FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4 9:30 a.m. Adult Study with Rabbi Hirsch 9:30 a.m. Family Rosh Hashanah Service 11:15 a.m. Rosh Hashanah Serivice and Shofar Blowing | Livestreaming -2:30 p.m. Rain Date for Tashlich- Doors open 30 minutes before posted service times. Links to register for all of our High Holy Days services […]
Rosh Hashanah Second-Day Family Service 🙋
Rosh Hashanah Second-Day Family Service 🙋
Join us for a warm, musical experience that brings families together to celebrate the High Holy Days. Designed for children of all ages and their grown-ups. Doors open 30 minutes before the service begins. Links to register for all of our High Holy Days services or programs are being sent by email to all members […]
Rosh Hashanah Day Two Adult Study with Rabbi Hirsch 🙋
Rosh Hashanah Day Two Adult Study with Rabbi Hirsch 🙋
Join Rabbi Hirsch for a Rosh Hashanah text study. Links to register for all of our High Holy Days services or programs are being sent by email to all members in good standing. Need help? Or need to renew your membership? Call our office at (212) 877-4050, ext. 280.
Rosh Hashanah Second-Day Service and Shofar Blowing 🙋🖥
Rosh Hashanah Second-Day Service and Shofar Blowing 🙋🖥
Join us to hear the shofar at this second-day Rosh Hashanah service! Links to register for all of our High Holy Days services or programs are being sent by email to all members in good standing. Need help? Or need to renew your membership? Call our office at (212) 877-4050, ext. 280. This service will […]
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Emergency Food Program
Emergency Food Program
In the spirit of tikkun olam, volunteer to prepare and distribute food packages to individuals in need. Sign up to volunteer by yourself, with a friend, or with your family; every person makes a difference. To volunteer, contact efp@swfs.org.
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Torn: The American Jewish Experience of October 7
Torn: The American Jewish Experience of October 7
On October 7, join us for a breakfast, sponsored by the Women's Organization of SWFS, where Susan Lerner, the artist of the Torn exhibit in our lobby, will speak about the inspiration behind her art and how it represents the Jewish communal experience post-October 7. We will also hold prayers to express our collective pain […]
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In These Times With Rabbi Ammi Hirsch: Bernard-Henri Levy
Israel is finding itself increasingly alone as it fights for the future of the free world. French Jewish philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy accuses the West of cowardice in the face of a powerful coalition of Islamist forces and the promulgation of infectious and illiberal ideas at home. LISTEN + SUBSCRIBE Every other week, Rabbi Ammi Hirsch […]
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Erev Yom Kippur (Kol Nidre)
Erev Yom Kippur (Kol Nidre) FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11 5:15 p.m. Family-Friendly Erev Yom Kippur Service 6:00 p.m. Early Kol Nidre Service | Livestreaming 8:30 p.m. Later Kol Nidre Service | Livestreaming Doors open 30 minutes before posted service times. Links to register for all of our High Holy Days services or programs are being […]
Family-Friendly Erev Yom Kippur Service 🙋
Family-Friendly Erev Yom Kippur Service 🙋
Join us for a short, family-friendly Erev Yom Kippur service led by Rabbis Ammiel Hirsch, Rena Rifkin, Samantha Natov, Dalia Samansky, and Cantor Dan Singer. Children must be accompanied by adults. Doors open 30 minutes before the service begins. Links to register for all of our High Holy Days services or programs are being sent […]
Early Kol Nidre Service 🙋🖥
Early Kol Nidre Service 🙋🖥
On Erev Yom Kippur, along to a hauntingly beautiful melody, we recite Kol Nidre, declaring all of our vows to be null and void. Join us for this early Erev Yom Kippur service! The Kol Nidre prayer begins promptly at 6 p.m. Doors open 30 minutes before the service begins. Links to register for all […]
Later Kol Nidre Service 🙋🖥
Later Kol Nidre Service 🙋🖥
On Erev Yom Kippur, along to a hauntingly beautiful melody, we recite Kol Nidre, declaring all of our vows to be null and void. Join us for this later Erev Yom Kippur service! The Kol Nidre prayer begins promptly at 8:30 p.m. Doors open 30 minutes before the service begins. Links to register for all […]
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Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 9:00 a.m. Early Yom Kippur Morning Service | Livestreaming 12:00 p.m. Later Yom Kippur Morning Service | Livestreaming 10:30 a.m.–11:15 a.m. Adult Study I with Rabbi Dalia Samansky: Forgiveness When The Relationship Still Hurts 11:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Adult Study II with Rabbi Rena Rifkin: God’s Mercy vs. Judgement in […]
Yom Kippur (Early) Morning Service 🙋🖥
Yom Kippur (Early) Morning Service 🙋🖥
Join us for our (early) Yom Kippur morning service. Doors open 30 minutes before the service begins. Links to register for all of our High Holy Days services or programs are being sent by email to all members in good standing. Need help? Or need to renew your membership? Call our office at (212) 877-4050, […]
Adult Study with Rabbi Dalia Samansky: Forgiveness When The Relationship Still Hurts
Adult Study with Rabbi Dalia Samansky: Forgiveness When The Relationship Still Hurts
How do you forgive someone when the relationship hasn’t been — or shouldn’t be — repaired? Join Rabbi Dalia Samansky as she explores how forgiveness can help you move on without excusing someone's harmful behavior. Links to register for all of our High Holy Days services or programs are being sent by email to all […]
Adult Study with Rabbi Rena Rifkin: God’s Mercy vs. Judgement in Jonah
Adult Study with Rabbi Rena Rifkin: God’s Mercy vs. Judgement in Jonah
Join Rabbi Rena Rifkin as she examines The Book of Jonah and its insights into the dichotomy of justice and mercy. Together, we'll discuss when God chooses one over the other and what that means for our lives. Links to register for all of our High Holy Days services or programs are being sent by […]
Yom Kippur (Later) Morning Service 🙋🖥
Yom Kippur (Later) Morning Service 🙋🖥
Join us for our (later) Yom Kippur morning service. Doors open 30 minutes before the service begins. Links to register for all of our High Holy Days services or programs are being sent by email to all members in good standing. Need help? Or need to renew your membership? Call our office at (212) 877-4050, […]
Adult Study with David Richter: Isaiah — Who Were They?
Adult Study with David Richter: Isaiah — Who Were They?
Join David Richter in exploring the haftarah on Yom Kippur morning, chapter 58 of Isaiah, which elevates righteous social action over ritual fasting and prayer. But who was this prophet, and how does he relate to the Isaiah who foresaw the day when all the nations would come to worship the LORD in Jerusalem? Links […]
Adult Study with Rabbi Tracy Kaplowitz: Forgiveness in the Aftermath of October 7
Adult Study with Rabbi Tracy Kaplowitz: Forgiveness in the Aftermath of October 7
After the tragic killing of Israeli hostages misidentified by the IDF, family members publicly expressed both their forgiveness and their inability to forgive. Join Rabbi Tracy Kaplowitz as we explore what guides these reactions and their significance on personal and national levels. We’ll also examine statements of American community leaders from this past year. Do […]
For Children + Parents: Yom Kippur Torah Service + Activities 🙋
For Children + Parents: Yom Kippur Torah Service + Activities 🙋
Families are invited to a short, musical prayer service for appropriate for all ages followed by fun children’s activities on the street in front of Stephen Wise. The street will be closed to traffic. (In the event of inclement weather, the service and activities will be moved indoors.) No food will be served, but we […]
Yom Kippur Afternoon Service with Yizkor, Neilah and New Child Blessing
Yom Kippur Afternoon Service with Yizkor, Neilah and New Child Blessing
Join us for our one-of-a-kind Yom Kippur afternoon service! Featuring a choir and our talented congregants, this musical revue traces the history of the Jewish people from Genesis to diaspora and Holocaust to independence. This service includes Yizkor, Neilah, new baby/child blessings and is immediately followed by Havdalah and break-fast. Doors open 30 minutes before […]
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Lunch and Learn: Pre-Sukkot Brunch 🙋
Lunch and Learn: Pre-Sukkot Brunch 🙋
Join Rabbi Dalia Samansky for a pre-Sukkot brunch as we explore the customs and rituals of this joyous festival. Bring your questions, curiosity and appetite as we prepare to welcome Sukkot together! RSVP
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Pizza in the Hut 🙋 (For Religious School Families)
Pizza in the Hut 🙋 (For Religious School Families)
Join our Religious School community on our rooftop sukkah for pizza and snacks at 5:15 p.m., followed by Erev Sukkot services in our sanctuary at 6 p.m. If your 6th or 7th grader has class on Wednesday and signs up, we'll send them to join us at 5:30 p.m. after class. This is a great […]
Erev Sukkot Service 🙋
Erev Sukkot Service 🙋
Welcome and celebrate Sukkot at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue with an intimate erev service.
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Tot Sukkot
Tot Sukkot
Join us for a fun and interactive morning Sukkot service with holiday-themed crafts, music, and snacks! This program is designed for children four and under and their grown-ups.
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Family Shabbat Experience: Grades K–2 🙋
Family Shabbat Experience: Grades K–2 🙋
Welcome and celebrate Shabbat and Sukkot with Rabbi Dalia Samansky and your whole family! Together, we’ll shake the lulav and etrog and partake in some fun Sukkot-themed activities. This service and program is designed for children in kindergarten through second grade and their grown-ups. RSVP
Shabbat Schmooze: Grades 6–7 🙋
Shabbat Schmooze: Grades 6–7 🙋
Sixth and seventh graders are invited to join Rabbi Rena Rifkin for Kabbalat Shabbat services followed by a special oneg just for them featuring light bites and refreshments. This event is exclusively for members in sixth and seventh grade. RSVP
Kabbalat Shabbat Evening Service 🙋🖥
Kabbalat Shabbat Evening Service 🙋🖥
Welcome and celebrate Shabbat at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue! Our easy-to-follow services, accompanied by a full band, are inspiring and uplifting. We’re also proud to livestream our services on our website, Facebook or Youtube.
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Stephen Wise Book Group 🙋
Stephen Wise Book Group 🙋
Explore classic and contemporary Jewish literature at this monthly group meeting. This month, we're reading "Kantika" by Elizabeth Graver.
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Sukkah on the Streets! 🙋
Sukkah on the Streets! 🙋
Join us on Columbus Ave for our first-ever Sukkah on the Streets! All day on Sunday, October 20, on Columbus and 72nd Street, we’ll have family activities, music, and celebration in our mobile Sukkah. All are welcome to drop in for special activities set for different groups through the day, including a Tot Sukkot sing-a-long […]
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Erev Simchat Torah Service and Dancing 🙋
Erev Simchat Torah Service and Dancing 🙋
Join Stephen Wise for Judaism's most joyous festival as we sing and dance through seven traditional hakafot (processions)!
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In These Times With Rabbi Ammi Hirsch: Rudy Rochman
Rudy Rochman visits campuses and other hotbeds of anti-Israel activity and engages the other side with incredible equanimity — even in the face of the seething mob. His videos have garnered millions of views on social media, but Rudy doesn't do it for the likes; he wants to change hearts and minds and bring light […]
Simchat Torah Morning Service with Yizkor 🙋
Simchat Torah Morning Service with Yizkor 🙋
Our spirited celebration of Simchat Torah continues with a morning service and a commemoration of Yizkor.
Tot Simchat Torah 🙋
Tot Simchat Torah 🙋
Hop, jump, dance and sing at our Tot Simchat Torah celebration!! This morning service will have holiday-themed crafts, music, and snacks! This program is designed for children four and under and their grown-ups. RSVP
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Family Shabbat Experience: Grades 3–5 🙋
Family Shabbat Experience: Grades 3–5 🙋
Welcome and celebrate Shabbat — and the start of a new cycle of Torah reading — with Rabbi Dalia Samansky and your whole family! This service and program is designed for children in grades three through five and their grown-ups. RSVP
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RAFI Info Session for Clergy 🖥
RAFI Info Session for Clergy 🖥
Learn more about Reform Movement Alumni for Israel (RAFI), a leadership program for American Reform Jews ages 22 to 35 to strengthen their commitments to Zionism and Jewish peoplehood through travel, learning and friendship. Rabbis in up to nine locations will be selected to facilitate conversation around Zionism, answer questions, and help participants build their […]
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Lunch and Learn: Grief and Resilience — October 7th and the War through Israeli Art
Lunch and Learn: Grief and Resilience — October 7th and the War through Israeli Art
Join Upper West Side Shlicha (Israel Emissary) Gali Rabin Choresh as we delve into how Israelis have processed collective grief, honored victims, and conveyed the nation's resilience after October 7th through powerful and diverse mediums. By examining these artistic tributes, we'll discuss how art serves both as a form of healing and as a lasting […]
Get Out the Vote: Phonebanking 🙋
Get Out the Vote: Phonebanking 🙋
Join Stephen Wise's Social Action Committee and the Pennsylvania Religious Action Center (RAC-PA) for a phonebanking event, where we'll call underrepresented Pennsylvania voters who are overlooked by major political parties, with encouragement and a reminder to vote. No prior experience is necessary and all are welcome! The session will begin with a brief training before […]
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Virtual Short Story Group 🖥
Virtual Short Story Group 🖥
Join our monthly Short Story Group on Zoom, where we discuss Jewish-themed material. Sponsored by Community Connections. This month we're reading “How to Pray to a God You Don’t Believe In” by Scott Hershovitz, “Collateral Damage” by Eli Hirsch, “My Grandfather’s Leg" by Naomi Kehati Bronner, "What, of This Goldfish, Would You Wish?’’ by Etgar […]
RAFI Info Session for Lay Leaders 🖥
RAFI Info Session for Lay Leaders 🖥
Learn more about Reform Movement Alumni for Israel (RAFI), a leadership program for American Reform Jews ages 22 to 35 to strengthen their commitments to Zionism and Jewish peoplehood through travel, learning and friendship. Lay leaders are needed to help bring this important new program to up to nine cities, where we'll strengthen local networks […]
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Family Shabbat Experience: Grades K–2 🙋
Family Shabbat Experience: Grades K–2 🙋
Welcome and celebrate Shabbat with Rabbi Dalia Samansky and your whole family! This service and program is designed for children in kindergarten through second grade and their grown-ups. RSVP
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Lunch and Learn: Pre-Sukkot Brunch 🙋
Sukkah on the Streets! 🙋
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