The 9th Day of Av begins this year August 12 at sundown. In the Jewish calendar it is a one-day fast holiday, commemorating many tragedies in the lives of the Jewish people, primarily the destruction of both Temples in Jerusalem. […]
Archive: 2024
J. Bruce Hillenberg, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist. He is 74 years-old and semi-retired. He joined the Congregation for Humanistic Judaism in 2020. Bruce’s interests include gardening, writing poems, spending time with his family and friends, making new friends, reading, […]
Welcome Carlie to the SHJ family! Carlie has recently adopted Judaism and has chosen the Hebrew name Levana Gibora! Read below to learn more about Carlie’s journey to Humanistic Judaism. I was not born Jewish but for as long as […]
If you are not yet an SHJ member, supporter, or subscriber, please enjoy the preview edition [PDF] here. If you are, please scroll down while logged in for access to the full version. Spring 2024
Meet the wonderful rabbis/cantors of communities and congregations affiliated with the Society for Humanistic Judaism, and learn with them on a wide variety of topics. This session of the series is with Rabbi Eva Goldfinger of Oraynu Congregation for Humanistic […]
Welcome Jessica to the SHJ family! Jessica has recently adopted Judaism and has chosen the Hebrew name Chava! Read below to learn more about Jessica’s journey to Humanistic Judaism. It’s been a long time since I had a great interest […]
As part of the celebration of Rabbi Adam Chalom’s 20 years with Kol Hadash Humanistic Congregation, Executive Director Paul Golin of the Society for Humanistic Judaism shared his thoughts on the future of Humanistic Judaism, given wider trends in society […]
This playlist is the first online Humanistic Shavuot Study Session/Tikkun Leil Shavuot, jointly offered by the Society for Humanistic Judaism, Tmura-IISHJ in Jerusalem, and the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism. Recorded May 28, 2020. Read more about our affiliates […]
This lecture took place on Friday, June 2, 2017 at the Congregation for Humanistic Judaism of Metro Detroit (formerly the Birmingham Temple) Farmington Hills, Michigan On the topic of Shavuot, Rabbi Falick speaks about why and how Humanists should become […]
PLEASE NOTE: Within the Humanistic Judaism movement, we have the full diversity of political positions as it relates to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. SHJ refrains from official statements on issues where we cannot speak for a significant majority of our movement. […]