Highlights from the SHJ 2022 Annual Gathering and IISHJ Ordination

Group photo from SHJ 2022 Annual Gathering

Highlights from the SHJ 2022 Annual Gathering and IISHJ Ordination

May 19, 2022
James M Branum

The National Gathering of Secular and Humanistic Jews, co-sponsored by the Society for Humanistic Judaism and the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism, took place April 22-23 in Deerfield, Illinois. The stimulating and inspiring weekend included the ordination of two […]

Adopting Humanistic Judaism

May 4, 2022
Rabbi Miriam Jerris

Adopting Humanistic Judaism, Finding Humanistic Judaism, Issues

Fabienne Celine Sauer has adopted Humanistic Judaism and taken the Hebrew name Meira, which means “giving light” or “shining”. Her statement of affirmation follows: Humanistic Judaism resonates with many of my views I held before first hearing about it. I […]

Lo Dayenu – It is Not “Enough”

April 11, 2022
Paul Golin

HJ Meaning, Passover

Happy Passover! Members and supporters of the Society for Humanistic Judaism received a glossy printed Haggadah supplement this year containing several Humanistic approaches to the traditional “Dayenu” liturgy during the Passover Seder, compiled by SHJ Rabbi Miriam Jerris. You can […]

Pluralism – Winter 2022 Humanistic Judaism Magazine

March 10, 2022
Rabbi Miriam Jerris

Advocacy, Community News, HJ Magazine, HJ Meaning

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. Winter . . . Only SHJ members and/or magazine […]

Marriage Ceremony Template

February 18, 2022
Rabbi Miriam Jerris

Marriage, Weddings

Rabbi Sherwin T. Wine, founder of Humanistic Judaism was a prolific writer. We are the recipients of this gift. Among other ceremonial works, he create a marriage ceremony template. It is included here: MARRIAGE ORDER OF CELEBRATION WELCOME REFLECTIONS ON […]

Embracing Neurodiversity – Fall 2021 Humanistic Judaism Magazine

December 17, 2021
Rabbi Miriam Jerris

Community News, HJ Magazine, SHJ Member News

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. FALL 2021

The Hanukkah Story – Miracle, Myth, or History?

November 28, 2021
Guest Author

Hanukkah, HJ Meaning, Holidays

[Excerpted from Natan Fuchs in “Here is Our Light: Humanistic Jewish Holiday and Life-Cycle Liturgy for Inspiration and Reflection,” pp. 53-54. For a printable PDF of this excerpt, please click here.] Those who come from a traditional Jewish background are […]

Humanistic “Miracle” Gluten-Free Potato Latkes Recipe

November 28, 2021
Rabbi Miriam Jerris

Hanukkah, Holidays

[For a printable PDF of this recipe please click here (page 2).] It is a part of the human condition to celebrate light during the season’s shortest and darkest days. Hanukkah occurs around the winter solstice where in the Northern […]

Why I am Becoming a Humanistic Jew

November 3, 2021
Guest Author

Adopting Humanistic Judaism, Finding Humanistic Judaism, HJ Meaning

This is a guest post by Ronald Speelman of Lisbon, Portugal. We are happy to adopt him into the SHJ community and welcome him as a member of the Jewish people. His Hebrew name is Lior. Why become part of […]

A Sukkah of Peace

September 22, 2021
Guest Author

Advocacy, HJ Meaning, Holidays, Sukkot

This is a guest post by Rabbi Jeffrey Falick of the Congregation for Humanistic Judaism of Metro Detroit, founded in 1963 as the Birmingham Temple. Happy Sukkot! If there was ever a great example of bad holiday planning, it’s Sukkot. […]

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