Here comes eight crazy nights! Whether Hanukkah is your favorite holiday or just your second-favorite, it’s fun, you eat oily foods and get stuff, what’s not to like?! Members of SHJ will receive a special Hanukkah insert in the mail and we will post it online soon, along with more illumination about the meaning of the holiday for Humanistic Jews! And you can always learn more about Hanukkah here.
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What's the Difference
How Judaism “independent of a supernatural authority” works.
Radical Inclusion
Full equality and celebration of LGBTQ+, multiracial, and interfaith / intercultural households, and anyone adopting Humanistic Judaism.
Jewish Holidays
How Humanistic Jews celebrate, including non-theistic liturgy addressing the human experience.
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Cultural B Mitzvah
Youth education empowers next-gen HuJews to say only what they believe while connecting to their heritage.
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Jews for a Secular Democracy is a pluralistic initiative of SHJ promoting separation of church and state from a Jewish perspective.
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