This is a guest post by James M. Branum, Humanistic Judaism Magazine editor, who adopted Humanistic Judaism in 2014. The practice of visiting a mikvah is not a common Humanistic Jewish experience. In fact, I think it would be fair […]
Guest Author Rabbi Jeffrey L. Falick of Congregation for Humanistic Judaism of Metro Detroit shares his insights and concerns about recent Supreme Court decision Kennedy v. Bremerton School District and the development of his awareness of separation of church and […]
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. Spring 2022
The National Gathering of Secular and Humanistic Jews, co-sponsored by the Society for Humanistic Judaism and the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism, took place April 22-23 in Deerfield, Illinois. The stimulating and inspiring weekend included the ordination of two […]
Fabienne Celine Sauer has adopted Humanistic Judaism and taken the Hebrew name Meira, which means “giving light” or “shining”. Her statement of affirmation follows: Humanistic Judaism resonates with many of my views I held before first hearing about it. I […]
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 […]
This article was published in the Winter 2022 Issue of Humanistic Judaism Magazine. It was written by Paul Golin, Executive Director of the Society for Humanistic Judaism. Pluralism can be defined as the respectful inclusion of multiple groups holding differing or even […]
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By Natan Fuchs, as excerpted from SHJ’s 2019 publication 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 […]
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 […]