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Resources & Links
RESOURCES
Published by Oraynu -- ROOTS AND BRANCHES: A Humanist Haggadah for Passover $10 per copy Click here for more info
Oraynu Bookstore - a selection of books with Humanistic Jewish themes
Judaism in a Secular Age, An Anthology of Secular Humanistic Jewish Thought, edited by Renee Kogel and Zev Katz, paperback $35
Judaism Beyond God by Rabbi Sherwin Wine, hardcover $33
Staying Sane in a Crazy World by Rabbi Sherwin Wine, paperback $23
Celebrating Jewish Holidays: An Intro for Secular Jewish Families, published by CSJO, $30
Basic Ideas of Secular Humanistic Judaism, compiled by Eva Goldfinger $27
The Early Modern Roots of Secular Humanistic Judaism, compiled by Karen Levy $27
Roots and Branches: A Humanist Haggadah for Passover by Sandi Horwitz, Barry N. Olshen and Sandi Horwitz $10 Click here for more info
Let Justice Well Up Like Water by Bennett Muraskin $30
Holiday Booklets, published by Society for Humanistic Judaism $10 High Holidays, Sukkot, Hanukah, Tu B'Shevat, Purim, Passover, Shavuot, Shabbat
n Oraynu Sings, a CD of 18 songs by the Oraynu Congregation Choir $20 (3 or more copies: $18 each)
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.
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LINKS
NEW!! The late Rabbi Sherwin Wine, founder of Humanistic Judaism, in conversation about Secular Humanistic Judaism:
Rabbi Wine at the “The New Humanism” Conference at Harvard in April 2007
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.
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, Humanistic Judaism, available to its members and by subscription.
Site of the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto
International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism iishj.org
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 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.
Where cultural, secular and non-religious Jews affirm and explore their historical Jewish roots and their modern Jewish identity.
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. 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.
InterfaithFamily.com, Inc. is the online resource for interfaith families exploring Jewish life and the grass-roots advocate for a welcoming Jewish community. This resource is for everyone touched by interfaith relationships where one partner is Jewish, on every topic of interest to them, and for everyone who works with and cares about them.
The Leadership Conference of Secular and Humanistic Jews lcshj.org
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.
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