SPS In the Press
Sutton Place Synagogue and our clregy have been featured in numerous, local, national, and international media outlets. See below for some examples of SPS in the press.
Press inquiries may be directed to Abby Johnson-Guez at ajohnson@spsnyc.org
National Center to Encourage Judaism: NCEJ Gives Grant for a Special Shavuot Program: “Choosing Judaism.”
March 11, 2024
Sutton Place Synagogue in New York City will be hosting an erev Shavuot program this May focused on the concept of choosing Judaism. The format of the event will be a facilitated panel of people in the congregation who have chosen Judaism, followed by a discussion.
FOX5: Rabbi sheds hope during Hanukkah
December 6, 2023
Sutton Place Synagogue Rabbi Rachel Ain hopes Jewish families will find some joy during Hanukkah this year. She knows it will be difficult. The eight-day festival of lights comes during a time of darkness after the Hamas terror attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and the ongoing war in the Middle East.
Times of Israel: Broken English at Kibbutz Be’eri
November 3, 2023
As part of the heart breaking, sleepless, inspired mission of some 30 clergy and communal leaders that joined the three-day FJC Israel Solidarity Mission this week, we sat in a safe room, deep underground at Hadassah Hospital (Mount Scopus).
Jewish Telegraphic Agency: Everything my college student needs to know he learned at synagogue
August 29, 2023
Last week we did it: My wife and I dropped our eldest son off for his first year of college. As you can imagine, it is a heady, emotional moment. There is pride and joy mixed with anxiety and the bittersweet sense that this primary chapter of parenting is coming to a close.