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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Judith Matthews Rockert is from Toronto, Ontario, Canada and has made the courageous decision to die with dignity through MAID (Medical Assistance in Dying). She is the beloved aunt of Rabbi Miriam Jerris. Tell me dear one, tell me wise […]
This article was published in the Spring 2022 Issue of Humanistic Judaism Magazine. It was written by Del Atwood, who is a member of the Oraynu Congregation for Secular Humanistic Judaism in Toronto, and of the Secular Synagogue online community founded by […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]