At the beginning of each meeting of the SHJ Board, we ask a question of the members in attendance. This past August, SHJ Vice President, Evelyn Goldstein, asked us to consider the best deli near where we live and why […]
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Rick Gold currently serves on the SHJ Board of Directors, is an international democracy assistance specialist, and former President of Machar, The Washington Congregation for Secular Humanistic Judaism. As a leader in the Machar community, he has led the congregation’s […]
Meet the wonderful rabbis/cantors of communities and congregations affiliated with the Society for Humanistic Judaism, and learn with them on a wide variety of topics. This session of the series is with Rabbi Eva Goldfinger of Oraynu Congregation for Humanistic […]
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. […]
On May 3, 2024 the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism held a graduation ceremony for individuals completing their Rabbinic, officiant, and leadership programs! We are so excited to celebrate with this group of amazing leaders. Check out the playlist […]
Jeff Treistman is an SHJ board member, a board member of SHJ’s Seattle affiliate the Secular Jewish Circle of Puget Sound, WA, and a recent graduate of the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism Leadership Program. SHJ Mission: The Society […]
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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 […]
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? […]
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 […]