Welcome Janice to the SHJ family! Janice has recently adopted Judaism and has chosen the Hebrew name Mora Teva! Read below to learn more about Janice’s journey to Humanistic Judaism. I was born into a Protestant family of mainly English, […]
Adopting Humanistic Judaism
Welcome Anna to the SHJ family! Anna has recently adopted Judaism and has chosen the Hebrew name Ahava! Read below to learn more about Anna’s journey to Humanistic Judaism. When I close my eyes, I can still remember my life, […]
Welcome Carlie to the SHJ family! Carlie has recently adopted Judaism and has chosen the Hebrew name Levana Gibora! Read below to learn more about Carlie’s journey to Humanistic Judaism. I was not born Jewish but for as long as […]
Welcome Jessica to the SHJ family! Jessica has recently adopted Judaism and has chosen the Hebrew name Chava! Read below to learn more about Jessica’s journey to Humanistic Judaism. It’s been a long time since I had a great interest […]
We are excited to welcome Erik into the SHJ family! Erik has recently adopted Judaism and has chosen the Hebrew name Rimmon! Read more about his decision to adopt Humanistic Judaism. I would like to be a Humanistic Jew because […]
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 […]
We welcome Thiago Fillipe Soares and his family as members of our community. Thiago already knew he was Jewish, but upon finding Humanistic Judaism, he wanted to affirm his connection to a community with whom he shared values. He has […]
We welcome Thiago Gomes Silva to our community. Thiago has taken the Hebrew name Akiva. Discovering his Jewish ancestry, Thiago researched his family genealogy and discovered much trauma and suffering. He has found great satisfaction and happiness in joining the […]