Lessons Learned at the Foot of Mt. Sherwin Rabbi Miriam Jerris This article was written in 2007 as a tribute to Rabbi Sherwin Wine, founder of Humanistic Judaism, shortly after he was killed in a car crash. For today, it […]
Cantor Diane Rose has beautifully reimagined Sherwin Wine’s Ayfo Oree. Diane Rose is the founder and spiritual leader of Cool Shul in Santa Monica, California. She has a Bachelor’s of Science in Music Education from New York University, a Master’s […]
Shania Silva has recently adopted Judaism and become a member of SHJ! She has chosen the Hebrew name Shachar which means “dawn” or “sunrise.” We are excited to welcome her into the SHJ family! About four years ago, my sister […]
This article was originally published in the Fall 2020 issue of Humanistic Judaism Magazine.
Susan Ryan is on the Humanistic Jewish Role Model Committee and is the Secretary of the City Congregation in New York City. She and her family have been members of The City Congregation for over 25 years, and her son […]
On Friday December 1, 2023, we were honored to present Devera and Michael Witkin with the 2023 Rabbi Sherwin T. Wine Lifetime Achievement Award. Below are the proclamation made by Rabbi Miriam Jerris in presenting the award and a recoding […]
Martin Di Maggio is a British Italian Jew, a sociolinguist, and neurodiversity support group facilitator. He leads a Humanistic Jewish group through Central London Humanists, is a leader of the online Spinoza Havurah, is a student in the Leadership Program […]
This is a guest post by Herb Silverman, founder of the Secular Coalition for America and a member of the Society for Humanistic Judaism. This piece was originally published in the November-December 2023 edition of the Freethought Society News. The Crusades were […]
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This article, written by Rabbi Miriam Jerris, is an excerpt from the Fall 2023 issue of Humanistic Judaism Magazine. Miriam Jerris, PhD is the rabbi of the Society for Humanistic Judaism, the IISHJ Associate Professor of Professional Development and the […]