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a selection of books with Humanistic Jewish themes</B></FONT></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Judaism in a Secular Age, An Anthology of Secular Humanistic Jewish Thought,</B> edited by Renee Kogel and Zev Katz, hardcover <B>$45  </B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Judaism Beyond God </B>by Rabbi Sherwin Wine, hardcover  <B>$40     </B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Staying Sane in a Crazy World </B>by Rabbi Sherwin Wine, hardcover  <B>$40  </B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Celebrating Jewish Holidays: An Intro for Secular Jewish Families, </B>published by CSJO, <B>$30       </B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Basic Ideas of Secular Humanistic Judaism,</B> compiled by Eva Goldfinger <B>$27 </B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The Early Modern Roots of Secular Humanistic Judaism</B>,<B> </B>compiled by Karen Levy <B>$27 </B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Festivals, Folklore and Philosophy </B>by Max Rosenfeld   <B>$22  </B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Humanist Readings in Jewish Folklore </B>by Bennett Muraskin <B> $30 </B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Let Justice Well Up Like Water </B>by Bennett Muraskin <B>$30 </B>  </div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Holiday Booklets</B>, published by Society for Humanistic Judaism <B>$10   </B><I>High Holidays, Sukkot, Hanukah, Tu B'Shevat, Purim, Passover, Shavuot, Shabbat</I></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#006699" FACE="Wingdings" ><B>n</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#006699" FACE="Verdana" ><B> </B><B>Oraynu Sings</B></FONT>, a CD of 18 songs by the Oraynu Congregation Choir  <B>$20</B> <B>(3 or more copies: $18 each)</B></div> <div> <B>-------------------</B></div> <div> <B>You may find these publications and others on display during our holiday celebrations, or order by calling Roby at the office at 416-385-3910. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>LINKS</B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#006699" FACE="Wingdings" ><B>n</B></FONT><B> </B><B>Society for Humanistic Judaism     </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#993333" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.shj.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.shj.org"><U>www.</U></A><A HREF="http://www.shj.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.shj.org"><U>shj.org</U></A></FONT></div> <div> The Society for Humanistic Judaism was organized in 1969. The Society's mission is to mobilize people to celebrate Jewish identity and culture consistent with a humanistic philosophy of life. As the central body for the Humanistic Jewish Movement in North America, the Society assists in organizing and supporting congregations such as Oraynu Congregation, and in providing a worldwide voice for its members.  </div> <div> The Society gathers and creates new materials, including holiday and life cycle celebrations and offers Jews, in over a dozen countries, inspirational, educational and social programs. It sponsors training programs and conferences. The HU-JEWS group offers programs for teens and young adults, including an annual conclave. The Society for Humanistic Judaism publishes a quarterly topical journal, <I>Humanistic Judaism</I>, available to its members and by subscription.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" >For affiliate groups,</FONT> <A HREF="#n_shj_affiliate_groups" TITLE="Links"><U>click here</U></A>.<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#006699" FACE="Wingdings" ><B>n</B></FONT><B> </B><B>Information on What's Happening in Jewish Toronto    </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#993333" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.jewishtoronto.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.jewishtoronto.com"><U>jewishtoronto.com</U></A></FONT></div> <div> Site of the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto    </div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#006699" FACE="Wingdings" ><B>n</B></FONT><B> </B><B>International Institute for Humanistic Judaism      </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#993333" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.iishj.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.iishj.org"><U>iishj.org</U></A></FONT></div> <div> Established in 1985 in Jerusalem to serve the needs of the growing Secular Humanistic movement, the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism (IISHJ) is the intellectual and educational arm of the International Federation of Seculary Humanistic Jews. Its two primary purposes are to commission and publish educational materials for the movement and to train rabbis, leaders, teachers, educators and spokespersons for the movement. The Institute office is located at the Ben and Lorraine Pivnick Center for Humanistic Judaism in Farmington Hills, a suburb of Detroit, Michigan. </div> <div> The Institute offers seminars and training programs in North America and Israel . The professional programs offered to members of the Secular Humanistic Jewish movement in North America are the Rabbinic Program, the Leadership Program, the Educators Program, the Musicians Program, and the Spokespersons Program. Seminars for the programs are taught at a variety of locations throughout North America. Look here for a current schedule of seminar dates and locations. Most seminars are also open for continuing Jewish education.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#006699" FACE="Wingdings" ><B>n</B></FONT><B> </B><B>Centre for Cultural Judaism     </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#993333" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.culturaljudaism.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.culturaljudaism.org"><U>culturaljudaism.org</U></A></FONT></div> <div> <I>Where cultural, secular and non-religious Jews affirm and explore their historical Jewish roots and their modern Jewish identity.</I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#006699" FACE="Verdana" ><I> </I></FONT></div> <div> The Center for Cultural Judaism opened in New York in 2003 to meet the needs of the large population of cultural, non-religious Jews identified in the recent findings of the American Jewish Identity Survey (AJIS 2001) - the only comprehensive data about this population currently available - conducted by the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. The Center plans to implement educational and outreach programs designed to reach this broad and diverse population of cultural Jews.</div> <bR> <div> According to Executive Director Myrna Baron, “One of the key findings of the survey, which confirmed our long-held understanding of this population, is that nearly half of America's adult Jews regard themselves as secular, and remain interested in the cultural expressions of their heritage.” The primary goal of the CCJ is to engage non-religious, secular, and cultural Jews in Jewish life.</div> <bR> <div> The establishment of the CCJ is the first major organizational change on the American Jewish scene in reaction to emerging new insights into American Jewish demography, as cited in AJIS 2001. Salient among those insights is the emergence of a very large population of Jews - and for many their non-Jewish spouses as well - who do not find meaning in Judaism as a religion, but for whom Judaism as a culture is meaningful. The Center for Cultural Judaism will focus its work to advocate on behalf of this large, underserved population.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#006699" FACE="Wingdings" ><B>n</B></FONT><B> </B><B>The Leadership Conference of Secular and Humanistic Jews     </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#993333" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://lcshj.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://lcshj.org"><U>lcshj.org</U></A></FONT></div> <div> Visitors may search for Secular Humanistic Jewish clergy to officiate Jewish, Humanistic or intercultural weddings or other significant lifecycle observances. Our Leaders create and conduct Secular and Humanistic Jewish festival services and observances, teach adults and children, and speak about Jewish topics or about Secular Humanistic Judaism at Jewish organizational events. This site also provides information about more than sixty Secular and Humanistic Jewish communities in North America. </div> <bR> <div> The Leadership Conference of Secular and Humanistic Jews was created to </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Certify qualifying professionals as Secular Humanistic Jewish clergy </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Establish communication and cooperation among the Leaders of the Secular Humanistic Jewish community </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Provide continuing education for the Movement leadership - clergy, educators, spokespersons and music directors </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Establish ethical standards and professional guidelines for Leaders of the movement </div> <div>  <A NAME="n_shj_affiliate_groups"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> <B>n</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#006699" FACE="Verdana" ><B> SHJ Affiliate Groups</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Abbreviations: </B><B> </B><B>HJ</B> --  Humanistic Judaism; <B>CHJ</B> --  Congregation for HJ; <B>SHJ</B> --  Society for SHJ</div> <bR> <div> Or Hadash, Birmingham, AL     <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#993333" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="www.orhadashbhm.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="www.orhadashbhm.org"><U>www.orhadashbhm.org</U></A></FONT></div> <div> Or Adam, CHJ, Tempe, AZ      <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#993333" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="www.oradam.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="www.oradam.org"><U>www.oradam.org</U></A></FONT></div> <div> Adat Chaverim Valley CHJ, San Fernando, CA     <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#993333" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="www.vchj.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="www.vchj.net"><U>www.vchj.net</U></A></FONT></div> <div> Humanistic Jewish Congregation of San Diego, CA    <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#993333" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="www.Humanisticjewssandiego.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="www.Humanisticjewssandiego.org"><U>www.Humanisticjewssandiego.org</U></A></FONT></div> <div> Kol Hadash, San Francisco, CA    <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#993333" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="www.kolhadash.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="www.kolhadash.org"><U>www.kolhadash.org</U></A></FONT></div> <div> Los Angeles SHJ, Los Angeles, CA      <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#993333" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="www.shjla.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="www.shjla.org"><U>www.shjla.org</U></A></FONT></div> <div> Beth Ami - Colorado CHJ, Denver/Boulder, CO     <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#993333" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="www.bethami.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="www.bethami.com"><U>www.bethami.com</U></A></FONT></div> <div> CHJ, Fairfield County, CT     <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#993333" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.humanisticjews.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.humanisticjews.org"><U>http://www.humanisticjews.org</U></A></FONT></div> <div> Congregation Beth Adam, Delray Beach, FL     <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#993333" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="www.bethadam.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="www.bethadam.com"><U>www.bethadam.com</U></A></FONT></div> <div> The CHJ, Sarasota, FL     <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#993333" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="www.jewish-sarasota.org/humanistic" TARGET="_top" TITLE="www.jewish-sarasota.org/humanistic"><U>www.jewish-sarasota.org/humanistic</U></A></FONT></div> <div> Kol Chaim, Atlanta Community for HJ, Atlanta, GA     <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#993333" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="www.kolchaim.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="www.kolchaim.org"><U>www.kolchaim.org</U></A></FONT></div> <div> Cong Beth Or, Deerfield, IL     <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#993333" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="www.bethor.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="www.bethor.com"><U>www.bethor.com</U></A></FONT></div> <div> Kol Hadash Humanistic Congregation, Deerfield, IL     <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#993333" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="www.kolhadash.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="www.kolhadash.com"><U>www.kolhadash.com</U></A></FONT></div> <div> Kahal B'raira, the Boston CHF,  MA     <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#993333" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="www.kahalbraira.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="www.kahalbraira.org"><U>www.kahalbraira.org</U></A></FONT></div> <div> Birmingham Temple, Detroit, MI     <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#993333" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="www.birminghamtemple.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="www.birminghamtemple.org"><U>www.birminghamtemple.org</U></A></FONT></div> <div> Or Emet Congregaton, Humanistic Jews of Minnesota, MN     <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#993333" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="www.oremet.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="www.oremet.org"><U>www.oremet.org</U></A></FONT></div> <div> CHJ of Morris County New Jersey, NJ       <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#993333" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="www.humanisticjudaismNJ.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="www.humanisticjudaismNJ.org"><U>www.humanisticjudaismNJ.org</U></A></FONT></div> <div> The City Congregation New York. NY     <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#993333" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="www.humanistjew.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="www.humanistjew.org"><U>www.humanistjew.org</U></A></FONT></div> <div> Kol Haverim, Finger Lakes Community for HJ, Ithaca, NY     <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#993333" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="www.kolhaverim.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="www.kolhaverim.net"><U>www.kolhaverim.net</U></A></FONT></div> <div> Queens Community for Cultural Judaism, Queens, NY  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#993333" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/queensccj/myhomepage/faith.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://hometown.aol.com/queensccj/myhome"><U>http://hometown.aol.com/queensccj/myhomepage/faith.html</U></A></FONT></div> <div> Triangle Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Raleigh, NC     <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#993333" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="www.hjnc.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="www.hjnc.org"><U>www.hjnc.org</U></A></FONT></div> <div> Kol Shalom, Community for HJ, OR     <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#993333" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="www.kolshalom.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="www.kolshalom.org"><U>www.kolshalom.org</U></A></FONT></div> <div> Shir Shalom, A Community for HJ, Philadelphia, PA    <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#993333" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="www.shirshalom-phila.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="www.shirshalom-phila.org"><U>www.shirshalom-phila.org</U></A></FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" >Machar, Washington Congregation for Secular Humanistic Judaism, Washington, DC    </FONT> <A HREF="www.machar.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="www.machar.org"><U>www.machar.org</U></A></div> <div> Secular Jewish Circle of Puget Sound, Puget Sound, WA     <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#993333" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="www.secularjewishcircle.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="www.secularjewishcircle.org"><U>www.secularjewishcircle.org</U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I>No websites yet: </I></div> <div> Beth Haskalah, Rochester SHJ, Rochester, NY</div> <div> Long Island Havurah for HJ, NY  </div> <div> Mid-Hudson CHJ, NY </div> <div> Orange County SHJ, Orange County, CA</div> <div> Pacific Community of Secular Humanistic Jews, Huntington Beach, CA</div> <div> Spinoza SHJ, Bronx, NY </div> <div> Westchester Community for HJ, Westchester, NY</div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>