Judith Matthews Rockert is from Toronto, Ontario, Canada and has made the courageous decision to die with dignity through MAID (Medical Assistance in Dying). She is the beloved aunt of Rabbi Miriam Jerris. Tell me dear one, tell me wise […]
Advocacy
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If you are not yet an SHJ member, supporter, or subscriber, please enjoy the preview edition [PDF] here. If you are, please scroll down while logged in for access to the full version. Winter . . . Only SHJ members and/or magazine […]
This is a guest post by Rabbi Jeffrey Falick of the Congregation for Humanistic Judaism of Metro Detroit, founded in 1963 as the Birmingham Temple. Happy Sukkot! If there was ever a great example of bad holiday planning, it’s Sukkot. […]
This is a reflection from Greg Epstein who has been name the new chief Chaplain at Harvard. See article by Emma Goldberg at “The New York Times” August 26, 2021. Twenty-one years and a few weeks ago, I met a […]
This is a guest post by Rabbi Jeffrey Falick of the Birmingham Temple, Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, the first congregation for Humanistic Judaism, in Metropolitan Detroit. This morning I made one of my very rare visits to Facebook to wish […]
The following resolution was issued in the Winter 2021 edition of Humanistic Judaism Magazine (preview version here): Humanistic Judaism values science and the scientific method to better understand our world, and stands for human dignity, equality, and fair treatment under […]
This is a guest post by Marlene Cohen, Secretary of the SHJ Board of Directors, a long-time member of our DC-affiliate Machar, and Chair of the SHJ Youth Education Committee. Like a Rorschach ink blot test, descriptions of what occurred […]
This is a guest post by Jeffrey L. Falick, Rabbi of the Birmingham Temple Congregation for Humanistic Judaism in Metro Detroit, Michigan. How many times have you heard the tired old cliché that “there are no atheists in foxholes?” I […]
