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Transformation of An American Jewish Secular Humanist Community of Outliers in the Midst of War

May 22, 2024
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Community News, SHJ News, Social Justice Issues

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. […]

Passover Thoughts from Rabbi Jonathan Cohen

April 18, 2024
Guest Author

Passover, Social Justice Issues

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 […]

Interview with Abby Stein

March 5, 2024
SHJ

HJ Meaning, Radical Inclusion, Shavuot, Social Justice Issues

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 […]

Women’s History Month – Humanistic Jewish Role Models

March 2, 2024
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HJ Meaning, Radical Inclusion, Social Justice Issues

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 […]

New Michigan Voting Laws in 2024

February 17, 2024
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Radical Inclusion, Social Justice Issues

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 […]

Fighting Anti-Semitism

February 14, 2024
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SHJ News, Social Justice Issues

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 […]

How does it feel to be the target of an anti-Semitic bomb threat hoax?

February 12, 2024
Guest Author

Community News, SHJ News, Social Justice Issues

This is a guest essay by SHJ board member Susan Rubin, who is also a founding member of the Secular Humanist Jewish Circle in Tucson, AZ. How does it feel to be the target of an anti-Semitic bomb threat hoax? […]

Antisemitism: Past and Present

February 1, 2024
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SHJ News, Social Justice Issues

Video located on International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism YouTube Presented by Rabbi Adam Chalom of Kol Hadash Humanistic Congregation, Deerfield, IL The hatred of Jews goes back over 2000 years. The recent resurgence of antisemitic rhetoric and actions is […]

Humanistic Rabbis and Leaders on the 2023 Israel-Hamas War

October 13, 2023
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Social Justice Issues, Yom Hazikaron

Establishment Clause Under Attack: A Report from Oklahoma

August 15, 2023
Guest Author

Movement Advocacy, Social Justice Issues

This is a guest post by Ty Faulkner Branum. Ty is 16 years old and lives in Oklahoma City. His stepdad is James Branum, an at-large member of SHJ and editor of the magazine, Humanistic Judaism. All sources for this […]

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