This article was originally published in the Fall 2020 issue of Humanistic Judaism Magazine.
Archive: December 2023
Rabbi Jeffrey Falick of The Congregation for Humanistic Judaism of Metro Detroit shares the history of the Hanukkiah. The transliteration from Hebrew to English letters follow the writer’s choice We know that the story of the oil was recorded in […]
This event took place on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019 at the Congregation for Humanistic Judaism of Metro Detroit. Rabbi Falick leads a textual study of the origins of Chanukah from pagan festival to celebration of zealotry to “Jewish Christmas.” Join […]
Susan Ryan is on the Humanistic Jewish Role Model Committee and is the Secretary of the City Congregation in New York City. She and her family have been members of The City Congregation for over 25 years, and her son […]
On Friday December 1, 2023, we were honored to present Devera and Michael Witkin with the 2023 Rabbi Sherwin T. Wine Lifetime Achievement Award. Below are the proclamation made by Rabbi Miriam Jerris in presenting the award and a recoding […]
What does Hanukkah mean for Humanistic Jews? How can we recognize the tradition of lighting the Hanukkah candles without the need for a supernatural power to complete the story? Check out our Humanistic Hanukkah PDF here