Jews and Cannabis: A Relationship HIstory
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by James M. Braum This article was first published in the Winter 2021 issue of Humanistic Judaism magazine. The relationship between cannabis and Judaism is very old, older than most…
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Jewish Conversion in Oklahoma from 2013-2023, a statistical analysis
By Ty Faulkner Branum and James M. Branum Thanks to very helpful data provided by the American Jewish Archives, we now have solid evidence to prove what many suspected —…
New to the website – conversion through the Liberal movement in the UK
I’ve added a new page to tell about the process of Jewish conversion through the Liberal movement in the UK.
Adopting Humanistic Judaism: The Story of Thiago Soares
Tags: #Mazeldon #Jewdiverse #HumanisticJudaism SHJ.org: Adopting Humanistic Judaism: Thiago Soares’ Story The humanistic approach of Judaism has resonated strongly with me. Its beliefs in the significance of engaging in social…
A little bit of Humanistic Rosh Hashanah liturgy
Tags: #HumanisticJudaism #Judaism #Mazeldon #Jewdiverse #RoshHashanah #ShanaTovah This reading is from the book Here is our Light: Humanistic Jewish Holiday and Life-Cycle liturgy for inspiration and reflection edited by Rabbi…
Will my Humanistic Jewish conversion be accepted in other Jewish movements?
by James M. Branum Tags: #JewishConversion #Mazeldon #Jewdivderse #HumanisticJudaism Judaism is a complicated tradition in many ways, but especially on the topic of identity, so much so that that Wikipedia…
Rachel Bloom — a humanistic Jew!
Tags: #Mazeldon #HumanisticJudaism #Jewidverse #RachelBloom
Joining the Fediverse
While our soft-launch for the website won’t be happening until Rosh Hashanah… those of you on the #Fediverse will be seeing us sooner. This website is very much a work…
Wisdom from Rabbi Sherwin Wine “Lifestyles in transition” (1977)
Profound words from 1977 that seem still relevant today, even more so than then. From: SherwinWine.com “Lifestyles in Transition” (reprinted from The Jewish Humanist, February 1977) We need to know…
Local Focus: St. Louis!
As an ongoing feature of this website, we will be sharing highlights of some of the many local congregations of the Humanistic movement. For this week, we’ll be sharing the…