IN THE FACE OF HATRED This piece is written by Rabbi Jeffrey L. Falick of the Congregation for Humanistic Judaism of Metro Detroit and is his commentary on the events that took place in Boulder, Colorado on Sunday June 1, […]
Social Justice Issues
November 9, 2024—As a nonpartisan 501(c)3, SHJ does not endorse candidates. We do, however, endorse values. This week seems like a good time to revisit and reaffirm some core values of Humanistic Judaism. Humanism is anti-racist and pro-LGBTQ+ equality, because […]
Featured image on this blog attributed to Roblespepe, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Image was cropped slightly at the top to fit the header dimensions. HUMANISTIC JEWISH ROLE MODEL Las Madres de la Plaza de Mayo 2024-2025 The Society […]
PLEASE NOTE: Within the Humanistic Judaism movement, we have the full diversity of political positions as it relates to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. SHJ refrains from official statements on issues where we cannot speak for a significant majority of our movement. […]
Rabbi Jonathan Cohen of Oraynu Congregation for Humanistic Judaism shares his thoughts on Passover and the hope for all people to live in peace. Among my favorite childhood memories are seders at the home of my great-aunt and great-uncle, Shirley […]
Abby Stein, transgender Jewish activist and author of Becoming Eve: My Journey from Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi to Transgender Woman, joined Rabbi Denise Handlarski of SecularSynagogue.org to discuss including and celebrating gender diversity in Jewish life. This interview was originally posted on […]
As we celebrate Women’s History Month, we celebrate the women of Humanistic Judaism! Some of these woman left their mark on our movement long before the idea was ever born, while others have actively participated in the growth of our […]
Nomi Joyrich, Michigan Director of Jews for a Secular Democracy, explains all you need to know to vote in Michigan after the many changes to the state’s election laws. We hope you find this helpful! JFASD is a pluralistic movement […]
At this moment of rising anti-Semitism, the Society for Humanistic Judaism would like to reiterate our board statement made in 2017 against hate of all kind, SHJ Calls for Government Action Against Hate Crimes: Remaining inactive against the rise in […]