We welcome Thiago Fillipe Soares and his family as members of our community. Thiago already knew he was Jewish, but upon finding Humanistic Judaism, he wanted to affirm his connection to a community with whom he shared values. He has […]
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We welcome Thiago Gomes Silva to our community. Thiago has taken the Hebrew name Akiva. Discovering his Jewish ancestry, Thiago researched his family genealogy and discovered much trauma and suffering. He has found great satisfaction and happiness in joining the […]
We joyfully welcome John Emanuel Reiss who has recently adopted Judaism. He has taken the Hebrew name Yohanan. Here is what he shared about why he has embraced Judaism, and Humanistic Judaism, in particular. “As far back as I can […]
We are so delighted to welcome Rebekah S to our community. Rebekah has legally changed her name in English and has chosen Rivka as her Hebrew name, as she embraces her identity as a member of the Jewish people. She […]
This is a guest post by Ty Faulkner Branum. Ty is 16 years old and lives in Oklahoma City. His stepdad is James Branum, an at-large member of SHJ and editor of the magazine, Humanistic Judaism. All sources for this […]
This article was originally published in the Summer 2023 Humanistic Judaism Magazine. It was written by Rev. Marti Keller, a Unitarian Universalist minister, past president of Unitarian Universalists for Jewish Awareness, and member of the Society for Humanistic Judaism. She […]
Parenting Beyond Belief by Dale McGowan This article is reprinted from the Winter/Spring 2009 issue of Humanistic Judaism Journal. The bio at that time read: Dale McGowan is editor and coauthor of Parenting Beyond Belief: On Raising Ethical, Caring Kids […]
This is a guest post by Amber F., newly adopted and welcomed as a member of the Jewish people. Her Hebrew name is Hadassah Ruth. I was 15 when I realized that I did not believe in God, Jesus, and […]
This is a guest post by Herb Silverman, founder of the Secular Coalition for America and a supporter of the Society for Humanistic Judaism. Secular Humanistic Jews have a wide diversity of opinions about the Arab-Israeli conflict, and this piece […]
This article was originally published in the Spring 2023 Humanistic Judaism Magazine. It was written by Max Lark and Stacy Wolf-Lark. Max (he/they) is a lifelong Humanistic Jew. He loves traveling and drinking tea. He holds a Master’s degree in […]