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Passover Thoughts from Rabbi Jonathan Cohen

April 18, 2024
Guest Author

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 […]

Ayfo Oree – Sung by Cantor Diane Rose

January 19, 2024
SHJ

HJ Meaning, Passover, Rosh Hashanah, Shabbat, Shavuot, Yom Kippur

Cantor Diane Rose has beautifully reimagined Sherwin Wine’s Ayfo Oree. Diane Rose is the founder and spiritual leader of Cool Shul in Santa Monica, California. She has a Bachelor’s of Science in Music Education from New York University, a Master’s […]

Symbolic Holiday Foods: Humanistic Judaism Journal

September 6, 2023
Guest Author

Hanukkah, HJ Magazine Articles, Passover, Purim, Rosh Hashanah, SHJ Members Access, Tu Bi'Shevat

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Ten Modern Plagues

March 29, 2023
SHJ

Movement Advocacy, Passover, Social Justice Issues

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 […]

“Jewish Liberation: A History” with Natan Fuchs

March 24, 2023
SHJ

Passover, Purim

The topic of liberation has been celebrated in the spring holidays of Purim and Passover throughout the course of Jewish history. During a Special Shabbat on the topic of Jewish Liberation, Natan Fuchs traces Jewish liberation from Hellenistic and ancient […]

THE (SECULAR HUMANISTIC) REBBE’S TISCH: PASSOVER

March 21, 2023
Guest Author

Passover

Rabbi Jeffrey Falick from Congregation for Humanistic Judaism of Metro Detroit gets us ready for Passover! This gathering took place on Apr. 16, 2016 at the Birmingham Temple, Farmington Hills, Michigan. “Passover!” The (Secular Humanistic) Rebbe’s Tisch with Rabbi Jeffrey […]

Cup of Miriam

March 6, 2023
Miriam Jerris

HJ Meaning, Passover, Publications

In honor of Women’s History Month (recognized annually during the month of March), we are spotlighting Jewish women from the past and present! This writing is an excerpt from SHJ’s 2019 book Here Is Our Light: Humanistic Jewish Holiday and Life-Cycle Liturgy for […]

Lo Dayenu – It is Not “Enough”

April 11, 2022
SHJ

HJ Meaning, Passover

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 […]

The Four Children – A Humanistic Haggadah Supplement

March 24, 2021
Paul Golin

Passover

Happy Passover! This year, members and supports of the Society for Humanistic Judaism and our affiliated communities received in the mail printed copies of “The Four Types of Children: A Humanistic Supplement to the Passover Haggadah.” Written by Peter Schweitzer, […]

Passover Cultural Celebration Handbook

March 15, 2021
Paul Golin

Passover

Rabbi Eva Goldfinger wrote “PESACH 101: Handbook for a Cultural Celebration of Passover” on behalf of her community, Oraynu Congregation for Humanistic Judaism in Toronto, Canada, and has generously made the PDF available to all who are interested. You can […]

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