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Challenging the Phrase “Judeo-Christian Values”

May 1, 2023
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This article was originally published in the Spring 2021 Humanistic Judaism Magazine. It was written by Lincoln Dow. Lincoln is the Community Organizer of Jews for a Secular Democracy, a pluralistic initiative of the Society for Humanistic Judaism. He studies politics […]

Cannabis Can Heal The Heart And Mind: A Humanist Approach

April 18, 2023
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This article was originally published in the Winter 2021 issue of Humanistic Judaism Magazine. It was written by Prof. Michael Whitty, a member of the Congregation for Humanistic Judaism of Metro Detroit and an advocate and activist since the 1970s […]

The Gift of Autism: A Rabbi on the spectrum speaks out

April 11, 2023
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This article is from the Fall 2021 issue of Humanistic Judaism Magazine and is written by Dr. Tzemah Yoreh. Dr. Yoreh is the rabbi of the City Congregation in New York City. He holds a PhD from the Hebrew University […]

What Humanistic Judaism Can Add to the Holocaust Narrative

April 10, 2023
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This is a guest article by Professor Arthur B. Shostak, emeritus professor of Sociology at Drexel University. This article will also appear in the Spring 2023 issue of Humanistic Judaism Magazine. The quoted material is drawn from his book Stealth […]

Embracing Neurodiversity: Have we been inclusive enough?

April 3, 2023
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This article was originally published in the Fall 2021 issue of Humanistic Judaism Magazine. It is written by James Branum, the current editor of HJ Magazine. He also is an attorney, writer, peace activist, and an SHJ member in Oklahoma […]

Women in the Bible: Remembering Their Names and Stories

March 8, 2023
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In honor of Women’s History Month (recognized annually during the month of March), we are spotlighting Jewish women from the past and present! This article was published in the Summer 2022 Issue of Humanistic Judaism Magazine. It was written by Rabbi Jodi Kornfeld, […]

Grace Paley’s Midrash on Happiness

March 6, 2023
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In honor of Women’s History Month (recognized annually during the month of March), we are spotlighting Jewish women from the past and present! Grace Paley was the 2018–2019 SHJ Humanistic Jewish Role Model. This article was published in the Summer 2019 Issue of […]

Why Ritual and Ceremony Matter

January 23, 2023
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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 […]

Poor and Jewish

January 19, 2023
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Advocacy, HJ Magazine Articles, Radical Inclusion, Social Justice Issues

This article was published in the Spring 2022 Issue of Humanistic Judaism Magazine. It was written by Sam Grabelle, a new member of SHJ and Kahal B’raira in Cambridge, MA. She has been an educator and social worker and wrote the national […]

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 […]

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