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Archive: May 2023
SHJ Board Member, James McDevitt-Phelps, has created a list of fun activities related to Jewish tradition and holiday celebrations that we’re excited to share with you! Enjoy this activity with your family, a friend, or for some quiet alone time! […]
Lets talk a little about Shavuot and delicious dairy treats! There seem to be a few different explanations as to why dairy is the traditional celebratory food of Shavuot. Some say it has to do with the availability of dairy […]
This essay by Rabbi Mary Raskin was presented as a talk at the yearly retreat of the Society for Humanistic Judaism (SHJ) Board of Directors, April 28, 2023 Detroit, MI. Rabbi Raskin is the president of the SHJ and the […]
Originally published in Autumn 2010/Winter 2011 issue of Humanistic Judaism Journal HOLIDAY REFLECTIONS The Ten Commandments: Why? by Bertram Rothschild Ed. Note: Although nowhere so stated in the Bible, Shavuot (the Festival of Weeks) traditionally celebrates the giving of the […]
This playlist of 15 videos is the 2021/5781 Shavot program presented by International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism in collaboration with Society for Humanistic Judaism. From the IISHJ Youtube Playlist description: “Secular Humanistic Jews celebrate Shavuot with Jewish literature and […]
SHJ Board Member, James McDevitt-Phelps, has created a list of fun activities related to Jewish tradition and holiday celebrations that we’re excited to share with you! Enjoy this activity with your family, a friend, or for some quiet alone time! […]
This is a guest post by Dr. Ulrich Chaim Hienzsch from Potsdam/Berlin Germany who shares his joy at adopting Humanistic Judaism three years ago. He illuminates why he became a Humanistic Jew. Since I became a Humanistic Jew I feel […]
SHJ’s social justice initiative Jews for a Secular Democracy received wonderful coverage of its program “Religion-Government Separation in Michigan Today with State Senators Moss and Bayer,” hosted by the Congregation for Humanistic Judaism of Metro Detroit on April 29, 2023. […]
Originally published in Spring/Summer 2012 issue of Humanistic Judaism Journal Secular Judaism and Progressive Politics by Mitchell Silver It is not necessary to complete the work, but neither can you refrain from advancing it. - Rabbi Tarfon, Babylonian Talmud The […]