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Our synagogue is currently closed to the public. Watch our streaming services every Friday at 6 p.m.!
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Our synagogue is currently closed to the public. Watch our streaming services every Friday at 6 p.m.!
www.swfs.org/join
Today is an important day: June 19th, the day that the emancipation finally arrived to the slaves of Galveston. It wasn’t the exact day they were freed, recalled the descendants of the slaves, but that’s the day they told them that they were free,” says our Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch. “It was the same for our people. They became free when they told each other: ‘We are free. We are not returning to Egypt. We are marching forward to the Promised Land.
This Pride Month, Stephen Wise Free Synagogue celebrates the LGBTQ+ community — as we stand and fight with our Black brothers and sisters against injustice in our country..
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.
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.