Sex and relationships tend to be a very touchy subject, especially with the influence of religious dogma. Societal expectations in the U.S. on how many partners one should have, how long a relationship is supposed to last, and the ever […]
February is Black History Month and a good time to reiterate some of SHJ’s guiding principles. Humanistic Judaism stands for equality and racial justice. We acknowledge that white privilege is real, and that there is still so much work to […]
Rabbi Miriam Jerris graduated from the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism and ordained as a rabbi in 2001. She has been married to her Catholic born, Humanist husband for more than thirty-two years. There have never been any restrictions […]
This lecture was given during the Friday, January 8, 2016, service led by Natan Fuchs at the Birmingham Temple, Farmington Hills, Michigan. In honor of Tu Bi’Shvat (the Jewish “Arbor Day”), Natan Fuchs explores biblical references to demonstrate that the […]
Rabbi Jeffrey L. Falick presents a text study on the holiday Tu Bi’Shevat and how Humanistic Jews should be addressing the environmental crisis. This event took place on Friday, February 7, 2020, at the Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, founded as […]
This article was published in the Spring 2019 Issue of Humanistic Judaism Magazine. It was written by Richard D. Logan, past president of Or Emet and the SHJ board, and Rabbi Jeremy Kridel, rabbi of Machar, The Washington Congregation for Secular Humanistic […]
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In honor of Roe v. Wade Day, we reflect on the important human right’s issue of a woman’s right to make decisions, with her doctor, regarding her reproductive health. We offer this reflection for Repro Shabbat, sponsored by the National […]
This article was published in the Spring 2022 Issue of Humanistic Judaism Magazine. It was written by Sam Grabelle, a new member of SHJ and Kahal B’raira in Cambridge, MA. She has been an educator and social worker and wrote the national […]
This blog was written in celebration of National Bagel Day, recognized annually on January 15th! Many years ago, I saw a comedian at a local laugh factory and his entire bit was on food being a cultural love language. I […]