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Jewish Book Month 2020 – Recommendations for Humanistic Jews

November 17, 2020
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This is a guest post by Rabbi Jeffrey Falick of The Birmingham Temple Congregation for Humanistic Judaism in Farmington Hills, Michigan. With the Thanksgiving-Chrismukkah season upon us and very few safe activities to occupy us, it’s time to turn to […]

What Humanistic Judaism’s Mission Means To Me

November 16, 2020
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Community News, Finding Humanistic Judaism, HJ Meaning

This is a guest post by Bill Parsons. Each semi-annual meeting of the Society for Humanistic Judaism (SHJ) Board of Directors begins with one director reading the organization’s mission statement and providing a personal commentary on it. Below are the […]

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The People’s Justice

November 4, 2020
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Advocacy, HJ Meaning, Social Justice Issues

This article was written by Jonathan L. Friedmann, Ph.D., who is a cantor and leader of our Los Angeles affiliate, Adat Chaverim: Congregation for Humanistic Judaism. It originally appeared in the Nov./Dec. 2020 issue of The Freethought Society News, the […]

Coming In As A Humanistic Jew: A Christian Minister’s Son’s Story

October 17, 2020
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Finding Humanistic Judaism, HJ Meaning, Marriage, Relationships

This is a guest post by Dr. Richard D. Logan, Immediate Past President of the Society for Humanistic Judaism. I have experienced a lot of important intersections with Jewish people during my life. Two were especially important and life-changing: One […]

Sukkot — Symbol of Peace

October 5, 2020
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HJ Meaning, Sukkot

The following was written by Rabbi Jeffrey Falick: Some traditional Jewish prayers for peace involve the image of a “Sukkah of Peace.” How can the Sukkah be an appropriate symbol of peace? After all, a Sukkah is the flimsiest of […]

An Evolving Skepticism Finds a Home

October 2, 2020
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Finding Humanistic Judaism, HJ Meaning

This is a guest post by Rick Pascal, a member of Kahal Chaverim in New Jersey, describing his and wife Maxine’s journey from Reform to Humanistic Judaism. What does being Jewish mean to me? I was born into a Jewish […]

Jewish New Year for Animals

August 20, 2020
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Cultural B Mitzvah, Grow Humanistic Judaism, Other Holidays

This is a guest post by Vicki Wallshein, a member of Machar: The Washington Congregation for Secular Humanistic Judaism. My Bat Mitzvah party was held, at my house, on November 2, 2019, right between Halloween and my 65th birthday. So […]

Drawing on Seniors’ Perspectives for Support in Difficult Times

August 16, 2020
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Community News, End of Life, Relationships, Shabbat

This is a guest post by Marlene Cohen, Secretary of the board of directors of the Society for Humanistic Judaism and a board member of Machar: The Washington Congregation for Secular Humanistic Judaism. Washington, D.C. – June 3, 2020 “I […]

My Journey to Humanistic Judaism

August 15, 2020
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Finding Humanistic Judaism, HJ Meaning, Relationships, Yom Kippur

This is a guest post by Patty Becker, written during the SHJ@50 Anniversary Conference in April 2019. A longtime and beloved member of The Birmingham Temple Congregation for Humanistic Judaism in Farmington Hills, MI, Patty sadly died on August 11, […]

The Day I Said No – Journey to Humanistic Judaism

August 12, 2020
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Cultural B Mitzvah, Finding Humanistic Judaism, HJ Meaning

This is a guest post by Sheila Malcolm, Madrikha/Leader at Beth Ami, Colorado Congregation for Humanistic Judaism and a board member of the Society for Humanistic Judaism. “No,” I told Rabbi Soddon as he paced back and forth across the […]

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Author Archives

Jewish Book Month 2020 – Recommendations for Humanistic Jews

What Humanistic Judaism’s Mission Means To Me

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The People’s Justice

Coming In As A Humanistic Jew: A Christian Minister’s Son’s Story

Sukkot — Symbol of Peace

An Evolving Skepticism Finds a Home

Jewish New Year for Animals

Drawing on Seniors’ Perspectives for Support in Difficult Times

My Journey to Humanistic Judaism

The Day I Said No – Journey to Humanistic Judaism

Humanistic Judaism Makes Life Better