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SHJ members and donors received a glossy printed version of our 2020 Hanukkah handout in the mail, “Humanistic Ideals for Hanukkah Candle Lighting,” and we are sharing with everyone the electronic copy [PDF] for printout here. We hope you will […]
The below original Humanistic Judaism liturgy was written by Stan Eichner, a member of Kahal B’raira Boston Congregation for Humanistic Judaism who also serves on its liturgy committee. It was first recited during a Sunday service before Thanksgiving 2020, in […]
This is a reprint of an article written by Rabbi Jeffrey Falick entitled, “History Lessons” first published in Humanistic Judaism Magazine, Winter 2017. Rabbi Falick is the rabbi of the Birmingham Temple, Congregation for Humanistic Judaism in Farmington Hills, Michigan. […]
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 […]
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 […]
This past Saturday evening, November 7, 2020, I sat with my family watching TV as Vice President-elect Kamala Harris delivered her victory speech. It was the most electrifying moment one could possibly have in the den of a Staten Island […]
Four years ago, almost to the day, I posted an opinion piece declaring “We Stand For Equality and Against Hate,” expressing concerns about the incoming Trump administration from a Humanistic Jewish perspective. I was new to my role at the […]
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 […]
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 […]