SHJ is delighted to welcome Brandon Elliott to our family. He has taken the Hebrew name, Baruch Shimon. In this post, he shares why adopting Humanistic Judaism is significant for him. I would like to become a Humanistic Jew because […]
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Fabienne Celine Sauer has adopted Humanistic Judaism and taken the Hebrew name Meira, which means “giving light” or “shining”. Her statement of affirmation follows: Humanistic Judaism resonates with many of my views I held before first hearing about it. I […]
This is a guest post by Ronald Speelman of Lisbon, Portugal. We are happy to adopt him into the SHJ community and welcome him as a member of the Jewish people. His Hebrew name is Lior. Why become part of […]
This is a guest post by SHJ member Kristen Koeblin who just adopted Judaism. Her Hebrew name is Tamar Jordana. This is her story. When I was 12, my family received our copy of The Book of Wikler. It is […]
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 guest post by Judi Gladstone, founder of the Secular Jewish Circle of Puget Sound. The year 2020 has provided many heartbreaks and responses to them, specifically the Black Lives Matter movement. It is incumbent upon us all […]
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We are thrilled to launch our new SHJ.org website! While our previous website was also built on a Wordpress blogging platform, it did not allow for traditional blogging...