This article was originally published in the Spring 2023 Humanistic Judaism Magazine. It was written by Max Lark and Stacy Wolf-Lark. Max (he/they) is a lifelong Humanistic Jew. He loves traveling and drinking tea. He holds a master’s degree in […]
Social Justice Issues
SHJ’s social justice initiative Jews for a Secular Democracy received wonderful coverage of its program “Religion-Government Separation in Michigan Today with State Senators Moss and Bayer,” hosted by the Congregation for Humanistic Judaism of Metro Detroit on April 29, 2023. […]
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 […]
Ten Modern Plagues That Threaten America’s Separation of Religion and Government Adapted from a handout sent to SHJ members from Jews for a Secular Democracy Click here to download the PDF version. Passover is about freedom! America is supposed to be […]
Natan Fuchs, a member of Congregation for Humanistic Judaism of Metro Detroit, discusses the timeline of Jewry in the United States as part of a Jewish History course he teaches at the congregation. There are links to ten sessions of […]
This is a summary of a presentation hosted by Machar, the Secular Humanistic Jewish Congregation of the Washington DC Area, through the Machar Adult Education Panel Discussion, on January 22, 2023. It is written by Marlene Cohen, Machar Member and […]
In honor of Roe v. Wade Day, we reflect on the important human right’s issue of a woman’s right to make decisions, with her doctor, regarding her reproductive health. We offer this reflection for Repro Shabbat, sponsored by the National […]
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 […]
This article was published in the Spring 2018 Issue of Humanistic Judaism Magazine. It was written by William Thompson, an independent member of SHJ now living in Tennessee with his husband Josh. I have spent most of my life feeling different, […]
This is a guest post by Rabbi Jessica Lenza, also known as @therebelrabbi, who lives in Manhattan and offers custom Jewish experiences and irreverent content for people all over the world. You could have easily mistaken the line winding to […]