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 is a guest post by SHJ Board Member Aaron Zober from California. Aaron is a member of Congregation Or Adam in Phoenix Arizona. The SHJ asks a different board member to reflect on the mission statement at each of […]
Rabbi Falick examines how Jewish communities—from ancient times to the present—have conferred “Jewishness” on people and how today’s definitions are failing. This event took place on Friday, Nov. 17, 2017 at the Congregation for Humanistic Judaism of Metro Detroit. “Who […]
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 […]
From LibrarySHJ.com. This seminar presented by Natan Fuchs on July 28th, 2012 discusses Tisha B’Av and the Jewish History that makes this an important day of recognition for many Jews around the world. The 9th Day of Av (Tisha B’Av)—A […]
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 […]
The below presentation, “What is ‘Death with Dignity’?” by Judith Snyderman of the Final Exit Network, took place on Friday, June 14, 2019, at the Congregation for Humanistic Judaism of Metro Detroit. The Final Exit Network carries out legal efforts […]
The SHJ Board of Directors is happy to announce that Johnny Clegg is SHJ's Humanistic Jewish Role Model for 2023-2024. Detailed resources for use by Communities and Members can be found at this link: Click here.