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 […]
This article is an excerpt from the Congregation for Humanistic Judaism of Metro Detroit weekly newsletter. WHAT SIMCHAT TORAH CAN TEACH US ABOUT JEWISH DIVERSITY by Rabbi Jeffrey L. Falick Here’s a little Jewish holiday history trivia question: What is […]
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An excerpt from Guide to Humanistic Judaism and Sukkot Services from 2018 and 2019 presented by Rabbi Jeffrey Falick at the Congregation for Humanistic Judaism of Metro Detroit. Additional services can be viewed at LibrarySHJ.com Sukkot follows the Jewish New Year. […]
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 […]