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In These Times with Rabbi Ammi Hirsch
Featured Sermons
The Power of Positive Thinking
Drawing on Broadway’s “Every Brilliant Thing,” the concept of hakarat hatov — “recognizing the good” — and research from the field of positive psychology, Rabbi Dalia Samansky argues that gratitude is not naïve optimism, but rather a…
Finding Happiness in the Wilderness of Life
Rabbi Hirsch points out, “Judaism teaches that God placed us in a world of unending challenges. Over and over our tradition reminded us – that – for one reason or another – and for better…
Living in a World of Binaries
Rabbi Tracy Kaplowitz reminds us that “Parashat Behukotai is a world of binaries, good or bad. We, as a people, are either blessed or cursed.” Yet, even in periods of fear and uncertainty, Jews are…
Carrying Time in Our Pocket
Rabbi Sam Natov reflects on how, “we look around at the state of things and may believe that we are continuing on a particular path – that more immediate dark times ahead are inevitable. When…
Roald Dahl on Broadway
The new Broadway play about acclaimed children’s author Roald Dahl struck our Rabbi Ammi Hirsch as exceedingly relevant to our times. The same language and arguments Dahl used against Israel and Jews in the 1980s…
The Two Sides of Trust
Rabbi Sam Natov wonders, “how would showing our vulnerabilities to one another impact our interactions? So many of us suffer in hiding. We are embarrassed about a personal issue and we conceal it. Thankfully, “Judaism…
The Week That Was
“These are critical and fateful times” says Rabbi Ammi Hirsch. “Even a hundred years from now, historians will write about these very days.” Despite this sentiment, Rabbi Hirsch is steadfast in his belief that “America…
Chol HaMoed Pesach- Seeing the World Though Jewish Eyes
Rabbi Dalia Samansky contemplates, “what does it mean to see the world through Jewish eyes and live in, and move through, this world as a Jew? How does our Judaism impact our everyday experience of…
It’s Not Fair!
Rabbi Sam Natov acknowledges that, “life isn’t fair. We know this and yet we are still miffed when encountering unfairness. Especially our perception that others have more than us, or have it easier than us. We…
Life in Death Valley
The sight of wildflowers blooming in Death Valley is a symbol of our times, beautifully articulated by Rabbi Rifkin, who expresses that, “these Death Valley wildflowers gave me pause. Not simply for their vibrant colors,…
Upcoming Events
Lunch and Learn: A Year in Review 🙋
Re-CHARGING Reform Judaism
Caregiver Appreciation Day
Kabbalat Shabbat Evening Service + Special Reception 🙋🖥
Emergency Food Program 🙋
Virtual Lay-Led Torah Study 🖥
In-Person Shabbat Morning Services
Tot Summer Send Off Gathering and Playtime 🙋
Israel Day on 5th Parade 🙋
ECC New Parent Reception
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Our Early Childhood Center provides children ages 18 months through five years with a nurturing, welcoming, and stimulating environment. Based on the Reggio Emilia approach to education, our philosophy values children as rich with wonder and knowledge — and we infuse our classroom experiences with Jewish values and traditions.
Discover Our Religious School
Looking for an enriching Jewish education? Stephen Wise Free Synagogue’s Religious School is the perfect place for you to deepen your child’s Jewish identity and Hebrew knowledge, engage with core Jewish values and traditions, and become part of a caring synagogue community.
