Is Being Humanist a Political Statement? What About Being Jewish? November 9, 2020 Paul Golin Advocacy, HJ Meaning, Issues Four years ago, almost to the day, I posted an opinion piece declaring “We Stand For Equality and Against Hate,” […] Read More...
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The People’s Justice November 4, 2020 Guest Author Advocacy, Community Service, HJ Meaning This article was written by Jonathan L. Friedmann, Ph.D., who is a cantor and leader of our Los Angeles affiliate, […] Read More...
Coming In As A Humanistic Jew: A Christian Minister’s Son’s Story October 17, 2020 Guest Author 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 […] Read More...
Machar Student’s B Mitzvah Project Reported in Washington Jewish Week October 16, 2020 Rabbi Miriam Jerris BMitzvah, Community News, Community Service We are so proud of all our B Mitzvah students. This article is a wonderful example of their inspiring work, […] Read More...
Sukkot — Why We Celebrate October 5, 2020 Rabbi Miriam Jerris Holidays, Sukkot The following was written by Rabbi Jeffrey Falick: The origins of Sukkot lie in the dawn of Israelite civilization. The […] Read More...
Sukkot — Symbol of Peace October 5, 2020 Rabbi Miriam Jerris HJ Meaning, Holidays, Sukkot The following was written by Rabbi Jeffrey Falick: Some traditional Jewish prayers for peace involve the image of a “Sukkah […] Read More...
An Evolving Skepticism Finds a Home October 2, 2020 Guest Author 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 […] Read More...
9 Rabbis Under 90 Minutes! High Holiday Insights and Inspiration September 29, 2020 Paul Golin Community News, HJ Meaning, Holidays, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur Impossible! They said it couldn’t be done! On Tuesday, September 22, 2020, 9 Humanistic Judaism Rabbis (plus one executive director) […] Read More...
New Year Poem for 5781 September 24, 2020 Rabbi Miriam Jerris HJ Meaning, Holidays, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur In Person Written by Rabbi Adam Chalom for the Jewish New Year of 5781/2020 What does it mean To be […] Read More...
YOM KIPPUR REFLECTION September 24, 2020 Rabbi Miriam Jerris HJ Meaning, Yom Kippur REFLECTING ON YOM KIPPUR by Peter Schweitzer This article was first published in “Humanistic Judaism,” Autumn 2001 This is supposed […] Read More...