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Humanistic communities, congregations, and havurot provide warm and supportive environments in which to celebrate a cultural Jewish identity, while affirming the values of humanism. Check the list for a community near you, or if you can’t find a community in your area, think about creating a community with other Humanistic Jews in your area, or contact Rabbi Miriam Jerris for more information.

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SHJ Congregations, Communities and Havurot

United States

ARIZONA

• Or Adam Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, contact: President Bill Parsons, 14747 N Northsight Blvd, Suite 111-437, Scottsdale, AZ 85260, (480) 865-4710, info@oradamaz.org  Or Adam’s Calendar.
• Secular Humanist Jewish Circle, contact: Susan Rubin, 4131 East Coronado Drive, Tucson AZ 85718, (520) 577-7718, srubinaz@comcast.net, SHJC’s Calendar.

CALIFORNIA

• Adat Chaverim, Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, contact: Jonathan Friedmann, PO Box 261204, Encino, CA 91426, (888) 552-4552, adatchaverimla@gmail.com.  Adat Chaverim’s Calendar.
• Kol Hadash, Northern California Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, contact: Kimberly Read, PO Box 2777, Berkeley, CA 94702, (510) 982-1455, contact@kolhadash.org.  Kol Hadash’s Calendar.
• Pacific Community of Cultural Jews, contact: Nancy Okamoto, 23 Alameda, Irvine CA 96260, (949) 386-0400, PacifComm@aol.com

COLORADO

• Beth Ami, Colorado Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, contact: Sheila Malcolm, 280 South 39th Street, Boulder, CO 80305,  BethAmiInfo@gmail.com. Beth Ami’s Calendar.

CONNECTICUT

• Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Fairfield County, contact: Ruth Light, PO Box 82, Westport, CT 06881, (203) 293-8867, info@humanisticjews.org.  CHJ Fairfield’s Calendar.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (including Maryland and Virginia Suburbs)

• Machar, The Secular Humanistic Jewish Congregation of Greater Washington, Rabbi Jeremy Kridel;  contact: president Elaine Dancis, PO Box 42014, Washington, D.C. 20015, (202) 686-1881, info@machar.org.  Machar’s Calendar.

FLORIDA

• Congregation Beth Adam, contact: BJ Saul, P.O. Box 2579, Boca Raton, FL 33427, (561) 443-1769, info@bethadam.com.  Beth Adam’s Calendar.
• Humanistic Havurah of Sarasota, contact: Margo Moore, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL 34231, (941) 929-7771, CHJSarasota@hotmail.com.  Sarasota’s Calendar.

ILLINOIS

• Beth Chaverim Humanistic Jewish Community, Rabbi Jodi Kornfeld, Deerfield, IL 60015, (847) 945-6512, info@bethchaverim.net.  Beth Chaverim HJC’s Calendar.
• Kol Hadash Humanistic Congregation, Rabbi Adam Chalom, contact: Victoria Ratnaswamy, chair, 2100 Half Day Road, Deerfield, IL 60069, (847) 383-5184, info@kolhadash.com. Kol Hadash’s Calendar.

MARYLAND

• Baltimore Jewish Cultural Chavurah, contact:  Art Starr, 2 Stitchberry Court, Reisterstown, MD 21136, (410) 493-2473, baltimoresecularjews@gmail.com

MASSACHUSETTS

• Kahal B’raira, Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, contact: Lidia Pruente, 765 Concord Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, (617) 431-3994, info@Kahalbraira.org.  Kahal B’raira’s Calendar.

MICHIGAN

• Congregation for Humanistic Judaism of Metro Detroit, Rabbi Jeffrey Falick, Sherwin T. Wine z”l, Founding Rabbi; 28611 W 12 Mile Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48334, (248) 477-1410, office@chj-detroit.com.  CHJ of Metro Detroit’s Calendar.

MINNESOTA

• Or Emet, Minnesota Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, c/o Barry Family Campus, 4330 Cedar Lake Rd S, St Louis Park, MN 55416, (612) 787-7812, info@oremet.org.  Or Emet’s Calendar.

MISSOURI

• Gateway Community of Humanistic Judaism, c/o Claudia Hall, St Louis Metro Area, ‪(314) 266-4909 claudia@gatewaycommunityofhumanisticjudaism.org.

NEW JERSEY

NEW YORK

• Beth Haskalah, Rochester Society for Humanistic Judaism, contact: Barry Swan, P.O. Box 18343, Rochester, NY 14618-0343, (585) 234-1644, barry.a.swan@gmail.com.  Beth Haskalah’s Calendar.
• The City Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Rabbi Tzemah Yoreh; contact: Shanna Ortega, 15 West 28th Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10001, (212) 213-1002, info@citycongregation.org.  The City Congregation’s Calendar.
• Westchester Community for Humanistic Judaism, contact: Dmitry Turovsky, 84 Sprague Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583, (914) 713-8828, info@wchj.org

NORTH CAROLINA

• Kol Haskalah, A Humanistic Jewish Congregation, contact: Cathy Moore, PO Box 9223, Chapel Hill NC 27515, khaskalah@gmail.com.
• Jewish Secular Community of Asheville, contact: June Dreznick, 422 Kyfields, Weaverville, NC 28787, service@jscasheville.org

OREGON

• Kol Shalom, Community for Humanistic Judaism, 2420 Northeast Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR 97232, (503) 459-4210, info@kolshalom.org.  Kol Shalom’s Calendar.

WASHINGTON

• Secular Jewish Circle of Puget Sound, contact: Jacob Kosman, 117 E Louisa St / PMB 367, Seattle, WA 98102, (206) 528-1944, info@secularjewishcircle.org.  SJC’s Calendar.

Canada

ONTARIO

• Oraynu Congregation, contact: Roby Sadler, 156 Duncan Mill Road, Suite 14, Toronto, Ontario, M3B 3N2, Canada, (416) 385-3910, info@oraynu.org.  Oraynu’s Calendar.

Communities in Formation

ON-LINE COMMUNITY

• The Spinoza Havurah – Online community, based in the Eastern U.S. time zone, contact James Branum.

• Gainesville Humanistic Judaism Meetup, Gainesville, FL, contact Rick Gold.  Visit their Facebook Page.
• Humanistic Jews of Tampa Bay, St Petersburg, FL, contact Faith Oremland.

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