DONATE

HJ Meaning

Home HJ Meaning

Lo Dayenu – It is Not “Enough”

April 11, 2022
Paul Golin

Happy Passover! Members and supporters of the Society for Humanistic Judaism received a glossy printed Haggadah supplement this year containing several Humanistic approaches to the traditional “Dayenu” liturgy during the Passover Seder, compiled by SHJ Rabbi Miriam Jerris. You can […]

Pluralism – Winter 2022 Humanistic Judaism Magazine

March 10, 2022
Rabbi Miriam Jerris

Advocacy, Community News, HJ Magazine, HJ Meaning

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 […]

The Hanukkah Story – Miracle, Myth, or History?

November 28, 2021
Guest Author

Hanukkah, HJ Meaning, Holidays

[Excerpted from Natan Fuchs in “Here is Our Light: Humanistic Jewish Holiday and Life-Cycle Liturgy for Inspiration and Reflection,” pp. 53-54. For a printable PDF of this excerpt, please click here.] Those who come from a traditional Jewish background are […]

Why I am Becoming a Humanistic Jew

November 3, 2021
Guest Author

Adopting Humanistic Judaism, Finding Humanistic Judaism, HJ Meaning

This is a guest post by Ronald Speelman of Lisbon, Portugal. We are happy to adopt him into the SHJ community and welcome him as a member of the Jewish people. His Hebrew name is Lior. Why become part of […]

A Sukkah of Peace

September 22, 2021
Guest Author

Advocacy, HJ Meaning, Holidays, Sukkot

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. […]

Birmingham Temple Becomes Congregation for Humanistic Judaism of Metro Detroit

August 24, 2021
Guest Author

Community News, Grow Humanistic Judaism, HJ Meaning

Rabbi Jeffrey L. Falick describes how the first congregation for Humanistic Judaism received its new name. One of the core principles of Humanistic Judaism is that “we say what we mean and mean what we say.” That thinking is largely […]

Reflection on SHJ’s Mission from a Life-Long Humanistic Jew

August 17, 2021
Guest Author

Grow Humanistic Judaism, HJ Meaning

This is a guest post by SHJ Board Member Libby Otto. To begin our meetings a Board Member is asked to reflect on SHJ’s mission statement. This is Libby’s reflection. I was raised by a former SHJ board member so […]

Becoming a Humanistic Jew

July 12, 2021
Guest Author

Adopting Humanistic Judaism, Finding Humanistic Judaism, HJ Meaning

This is a guest post by SHJ member Kristen Koeblin who just adopted Judaism. Her Hebrew name is Tamar Jordana. This is her story. When I was 12, my family received our copy of The Book of Wikler. It is […]

Shame & Pride & Prejudice

June 11, 2021
Guest Author

Advocacy, HJ Meaning

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 […]

A Statement on Sexual Ethics for the 21st Century

May 14, 2021
Rabbi Miriam Jerris

HJ Meaning, Issues, Relationships

This is a statement adopted by the Association of Humanistic Rabbis in September 2018. Background From the time of its founding, Secular Humanistic Judaism has demonstrated an openness to societal change. This has included calls for the freedom, equality, and […]

1 2 3 4