Introduction:

This website (and podcast) is a creation of James M. Branum, but includes links to resources and other materials by many other people.

Our mission statement: “We seek to engage with and promote Unbound, Shalom-Centric, Humanistic Judaism.”

Our content includes our weekly podcast, some articles and essays, as well as a special section for people who are considering becoming adopted into Judaism through the humanistic movement (adoption is the preferred term for conversion by Humanistic Jews) or by way of another movement.

This website was launched on Rosh Hashanah 5784 (September 2023) while we launched the podcast in Elul 5786 (September 2025).

Some of the planned aspects of this project include:

1. Our podcast!
2. Humanistic Commentaries on parashot (the weekly Torah portions studied in traditional Judaism each week).
3. Articles, essays, etc.
4. Commentary about my favorite podcast, the Judaism Unbound Podcast
5. A directory of the Humanistic Jewish movement.and news from the broader Humanistic Jewish world
6. Resources for people considering the process of being adopted into Judaism.
7. Resources for interfaith/intercultural families.
8. Much more