Upcoming Events

Israeli Comedian Yohay Sponder
Oct
21

Israeli Comedian Yohay Sponder

Sutton Place Synagogue is proud to host Israeli Comedian, host of Funny Mondays, and Social Media Sensation - Yohay Sponder.

Tuesday, October 21 at Sutton Place Synagogue (225 East 51st Street)

Doors: 6:30 PM | Show: 7 PM 

Limited Premium Tickets (Front Section Seat and Reception Following) - $180 each

General Admission Tickets - $54 each

Thank you to sponsors JNF New York and New York Board of Rabbis. To inquire about sponsorship possibilities please contact rabbidave@spsnyc.org.

https://spsnyc.shulcloud.com/form/sponder

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613 Mitzvot with Rabbi Dave
Oct
22

613 Mitzvot with Rabbi Dave

We may have heard that there are 613 Mitzvot (Commandments) in the Jewish tradition, but have you ever stopped to count them? That's a lot of mitzvot. Join Rabbi Dave Wednesdays beginning September 10 at noon to explore Maimonides' listing of the 613 commandments. How many are we still keeping? Which ones are no longer available to us to perform? We will answer these questions and all of yours when we gather to study. 

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613 Mitzvot with Rabbi Dave
Oct
29

613 Mitzvot with Rabbi Dave

We may have heard that there are 613 Mitzvot (Commandments) in the Jewish tradition, but have you ever stopped to count them? That's a lot of mitzvot. Join Rabbi Dave Wednesdays beginning September 10 at noon to explore Maimonides' listing of the 613 commandments. How many are we still keeping? Which ones are no longer available to us to perform? We will answer these questions and all of yours when we gather to study. 

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#SPSTalks (in-person only)
Oct
29

#SPSTalks (in-person only)

Around the dining room table: How to have conversations with family and friends who might see things differently than you.

Join us for #SPS Talks, an in-person facilitated conversation about issues of the day. Materials such as articles, videos and podcasts will be sent in advance of those who register. (Please email Abby: ajohnson@spsnyc.org if you would like to attend.)

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Ma’ariv & Kabbalat Shabbat Service, Featuring Jewish Journeys
Oct
31
Shabbat

Ma’ariv & Kabbalat Shabbat Service, Featuring Jewish Journeys

Zoom

Join Zoom Meeting: https://spsnyc-org.zoom.us/j/92485489997?
Meeting ID: 924 8548 9997
Call-in Number: 646 876 9923
Email ajohnson@spsnyc.org for the password

Livestream

Stream services on the services portal (no password required).

Download the Ma'ariv & Kabbalat Shabbat Prayer Book
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Shabbat with Sunrise East 56
Nov
7

Shabbat with Sunrise East 56

Join SPS to bring in Shabbat with residents of Sunrise East 56th at 139 E 56th St. We will sing songs, pray, and share with one another in this abbreviated Friday Night Service. All are welcome!

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What is liberal Zionism? With Rabbi Ain
Nov
10

What is liberal Zionism? With Rabbi Ain

In this course, Hartman scholars explore the core tensions and values of liberal Zionism, responding to the dominant critiques of Israel and Zionism in a post-October 7 reality.

Together, we’ll explore frameworks for holding moral complexity and for thinking about Israel in a time of war.

Each class will include a selection of podcast interview between Tal Becker and a Hartman faculty member, Jewish sources, and meaningful conversation facilitated by Rabbi Ain.

Please rsvp to acreditor@spsnyc.org to enroll in the course.

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Ragtime the Musical
Nov
11

Ragtime the Musical

Ragtime is an American story about Jewish immigrants from eastern Europe, African Americans striving for their freedom and the old guard adjusting to a growing and changing nation at the turn of the 20th Century.  This musical which won Tony awards for best score and book of a musical tells a classic story incorporating historical figures such as Harry Houdini, Booker T. Washington, Evelyn Nesbit, J.P. Morgan, and Emma Goldman.  The show features the crime of the century—and there were 94 years to go!

https://spsnyc.shulcloud.com/form/ragtimemc

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Moby Dick and Maimonides with Rabbi David Whiman
Nov
18

Moby Dick and Maimonides with Rabbi David Whiman

Eleven centuries separate the two men and yet in their monumental undertakings -The Guide for the Perplexed and Moby Dick - both writers sought to answer one of the great existential questions of existence: How Free Are We? Do we human beings have agency or are we / how are we controlled by forces external to the self. In their writings, both offered propositions radically opposed to the religious thinking of their day. Both used similar literary conventions and struggled with the limitations of language. Selected passages from both books, along with sound recordings and film clips from cinematic treatments of Moby-Dick will be used.

Please rsvp to acreditor@spsnyc.org in advance

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Moby Dick and Maimonides with Rabbi David Whiman
Dec
2

Moby Dick and Maimonides with Rabbi David Whiman

Eleven centuries separate the two men and yet in their monumental undertakings -The Guide for the Perplexed and Moby Dick - both writers sought to answer one of the great existential questions of existence: How Free Are We? Do we human beings have agency or are we / how are we controlled by forces external to the self. In their writings, both offered propositions radically opposed to the religious thinking of their day. Both used similar literary conventions and struggled with the limitations of language. Selected passages from both books, along with sound recordings and film clips from cinematic treatments of Moby-Dick will be used.

Please rsvp to acreditor@spsnyc.org in advance

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What is liberal Zionism? With Rabbi Ain
Dec
8

What is liberal Zionism? With Rabbi Ain

In this course, Hartman scholars explore the core tensions and values of liberal Zionism, responding to the dominant critiques of Israel and Zionism in a post-October 7 reality.

Together, we’ll explore frameworks for holding moral complexity and for thinking about Israel in a time of war.

Each class will include a selection of podcast interview between Tal Becker and a Hartman faculty member, Jewish sources, and meaningful conversation facilitated by Rabbi Ain.

Please rsvp to acreditor@spsnyc.org to enroll in the course.

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Moby Dick and Maimonides with Rabbi David Whiman
Dec
9

Moby Dick and Maimonides with Rabbi David Whiman

Eleven centuries separate the two men and yet in their monumental undertakings -The Guide for the Perplexed and Moby Dick - both writers sought to answer one of the great existential questions of existence: How Free Are We? Do we human beings have agency or are we / how are we controlled by forces external to the self. In their writings, both offered propositions radically opposed to the religious thinking of their day. Both used similar literary conventions and struggled with the limitations of language. Selected passages from both books, along with sound recordings and film clips from cinematic treatments of Moby-Dick will be used.

Please rsvp to acreditor@spsnyc.org in advance

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Moby Dick and Maimonides with Rabbi David Whiman
Dec
16

Moby Dick and Maimonides with Rabbi David Whiman

Eleven centuries separate the two men and yet in their monumental undertakings -The Guide for the Perplexed and Moby Dick - both writers sought to answer one of the great existential questions of existence: How Free Are We? Do we human beings have agency or are we / how are we controlled by forces external to the self. In their writings, both offered propositions radically opposed to the religious thinking of their day. Both used similar literary conventions and struggled with the limitations of language. Selected passages from both books, along with sound recordings and film clips from cinematic treatments of Moby-Dick will be used.

Please rsvp to acreditor@spsnyc.org in advance

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Shabbat with Sunrise East 56
Dec
19

Shabbat with Sunrise East 56

Join SPS to bring in Shabbat with residents of Sunrise East 56th at 139 E 56th St. We will sing songs, pray, and share with one another in this abbreviated Friday Night Service. All are welcome!

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What is liberal Zionism? With Rabbi Ain
Jan
5

What is liberal Zionism? With Rabbi Ain

In this course, Hartman scholars explore the core tensions and values of liberal Zionism, responding to the dominant critiques of Israel and Zionism in a post-October 7 reality.

Together, we’ll explore frameworks for holding moral complexity and for thinking about Israel in a time of war.

Each class will include a selection of podcast interview between Tal Becker and a Hartman faculty member, Jewish sources, and meaningful conversation facilitated by Rabbi Ain.

Please rsvp to acreditor@spsnyc.org to enroll in the course.

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Shabbat with Sunrise East 56
Jan
16

Shabbat with Sunrise East 56

Join SPS to bring in Shabbat with residents of Sunrise East 56th at 139 E 56th St. We will sing songs, pray, and share with one another in this abbreviated Friday Night Service. All are welcome!

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What is liberal Zionism? With Rabbi Ain
Feb
2

What is liberal Zionism? With Rabbi Ain

In this course, Hartman scholars explore the core tensions and values of liberal Zionism, responding to the dominant critiques of Israel and Zionism in a post-October 7 reality.

Together, we’ll explore frameworks for holding moral complexity and for thinking about Israel in a time of war.

Each class will include a selection of podcast interview between Tal Becker and a Hartman faculty member, Jewish sources, and meaningful conversation facilitated by Rabbi Ain.

Please rsvp to acreditor@spsnyc.org to enroll in the course.

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Congregational Sukkot Dinner
Oct
10

Congregational Sukkot Dinner

Registration Required

We hope you will join us for our annual Congregational Dinner in our rooftop Sukkah on Friday, October 10th following evening services which begin at 6:15 PM. Dinner is $54 per person, please reserve your spot below! For questions contact Harriet at hjanover@spsnyc.org

Registration link: https://spsnyc.shulcloud.com/form/sukkot-dinner-5786/2025

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Writing the Stories Only You Can Tell
Oct
10

Writing the Stories Only You Can Tell

Whether your ideas lean toward memoir, essay-writing, humor, or fiction, you are welcome in the SPS writing class led by author and SPS member Roberta Hershenson. Cultivate your inner writer in a group where feedback focuses on encouragement and writers at all levels learn from roundtable responses to their work. Come write with Roberta, author of the acclaimed 2025 music mystery novel Angels’ Blood: Murder in the Chorus, published under the pen name Roberta Mantell

The class meets the first Friday of each month from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm

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JRS Dinner in the Sukkah
Oct
6

JRS Dinner in the Sukkah

Registration Required

We hope you will join us for our annual JRS Dinner in  our rooftop Sukkah on Monday, October 6th following services at 5:45 PM. Please reserve your spot below! For questions contact Seth at sgolob@spsnyc.org

Registration link: https://spsnyc.shulcloud.com/form/jrs-sukkot-dinner-2025

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