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A Journey Through Hanukkah for All Ages

December 15, 2020
SHJ

Hanukkah, HJ Magazine Articles, HJ Meaning

This article was published in the Fall 2020 Issue of Humanistic Judaism Magazine. It was written 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). […]

Appreciating and Giving Thanks

December 7, 2020
Guest Author

Grow Humanistic Judaism, HJ Meaning, Other Holidays

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 […]

Jewish Book Month 2020 – Recommendations for Humanistic Jews

November 17, 2020
Guest Author

HJ Meaning

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 […]

What Humanistic Judaism’s Mission Means To Me

November 16, 2020
Guest Author

Community News, Finding Humanistic Judaism, HJ Meaning

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 […]

Kamala Harris’s Family is Like My Family

November 9, 2020
Paul Golin

HJ Meaning, Marriage, Movement Advocacy, Relationships, Social Justice Issues

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 […]

Is Being Humanist a Political Statement? What About Being Jewish?

November 9, 2020
Paul Golin

HJ Meaning, Movement Advocacy, Social Justice Issues

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 […]

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The People’s Justice

November 4, 2020
Guest Author

HJ Meaning, Movement Advocacy, Social Justice Issues

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 […]

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 have experienced a lot of important intersections with Jewish people during my life. Two were especially important and life-changing: One […]

Sukkot — Symbol of Peace

October 5, 2020
Guest Author

HJ Meaning, Sukkot

The following was written by Rabbi Jeffrey Falick: Some traditional Jewish prayers for peace involve the image of a “Sukkah of Peace.” How can the Sukkah be an appropriate symbol of peace? After all, a Sukkah is the flimsiest of […]

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 Maxine’s journey from Reform to Humanistic Judaism. What does being Jewish mean to me? I was born into a Jewish […]

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