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Tu Bi’Shevat Text Study: Judaism, Humanism, and the Environmental Crisis

February 1, 2023
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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 […]

Why Ritual and Ceremony Matter

January 23, 2023
Guest Author

Cultural B Mitzvah, HJ Magazine Articles, HJ Meaning

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 […]

TU BI’SHEVAT SEDER

January 20, 2023
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HJ Meaning, Publications, Tu Bi'Shevat

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REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM

January 20, 2023
Miriam Jerris

HJ Meaning, Movement Advocacy, Shabbat, Social Justice Issues

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 […]

Happy National Bagel Day!

January 15, 2023
Emily Cohen

HJ Meaning, Other Holidays, Radical Inclusion

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 […]

Intro to Humanistic Judaism

January 13, 2023
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Adopting Humanistic Judaism, Grow Humanistic Judaism, HJ Meaning

SHJ Executive Director, Paul Golin, presented on the following topic to the Muddy Waters Freethought Society on January 10, 2023. Watch the full presentation below. “What is Humanistic Judaism?” Most Jews in the United States don’t believe in the God […]

Shabbat Shalom with Rabbi Adam Chalom

January 11, 2023
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HJ Meaning, Shabbat

This Shabbat service was organized by Rabbi Adam Chalom, rabbi of Kol Hadash Humanistic Congregation in Deerfield, IL and the dean of the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism (IISHJ). As Rabbi Chalom teaches us, Shalom can mean many things. Here are […]

My Journey to Humanistic Judaism

January 10, 2023
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Finding Humanistic Judaism, Grow Humanistic Judaism, HJ Magazine Articles

This article was published in the Spring 2020 Issue of Humanistic Judaism Magazine. It was written by Dave Berman, itinerant software engineer who chose to retire in Boulder, CO to be near family, to enjoy his favorite activities of hiking and bike […]

Starting a Havurah

January 9, 2023
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Finding Humanistic Judaism, Grow Humanistic Judaism, HJ Magazine Articles

This article was published in the Fall 2017 Issue of Humanistic Judaism Magazine. It was written by the late Jeff Lipkes (z”l), a past SHJ board member and founder of the Humanistic Jews of Tampa Bay Havurah. Humanistic Jews of […]

Torah-less B Mitzvah

January 5, 2023
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Adopting Humanistic Judaism, Cultural B Mitzvah, HJ Magazine Articles, Youth Education

This article was published in the Summer 2022 Issue of Humanistic Judaism Magazine. It was written by Isabel J. Kaplan, Psy.D., a clinical psychologist in private practice in Scarsdale, NY and a member of the Board of Trustees of The City Congregation […]

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