Birmingham Temple

Birmingham Temple

The Birmingham Temple is the first Humanistic Jewish congregation. It was founded by Rabbi Sherwin Wine in Farmington Hills, Michigan (a suburb of Detroit), in 1963.

The Birmingham Temple Bar/Bat Mitzvah experience is rather unusual. The Jewish boy or girl picks a hero in Judaism that he or she connects with and writes a rather lengthy paper which is ultimately given to the congregation. The Mitzvah boy or girl works with a mentor (senior member at the temple) in studying many different heroes before finally choosing one to write the paper on. The paper highlights important contributions the individual makes/made in his or her life to humanity, and why & how the hero was humanistic. Unlike other Bar Mitzvah services where there is usually silence throughout, at the Birmingham Temple there is usually a round of applause at the end of Mitzvah presentation for recognition of a job well-done.

External links

* [http://www.birminghamtemple.com The Birmingham Temple Webpage]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Temple Beth-El (Birmingham, Alabama) — Infobox religious building building name=Temple Beth El caption= location=Birmingham, Alabama geo= religious affiliation=Conservative Judaism district= status=Active leadership= website=http://www.templebeth el.net architecture type= architecture …   Wikipedia

  • BIRMINGHAM — BIRMINGHAM, city in Alabama, U.S. The city grew from the intersection of two railroads in 1871, and the discovery of   all ingredients necessary to make steel within a short radius. Jews were among the first settlers, but Jewish communal life did …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Birmingham New Street railway station — Birmingham New Street redirects here. For the actual street, see New Street, Birmingham. Birmingham New Street …   Wikipedia

  • Birmingham Moor Street railway station — Birmingham Moor Street Restored GWR entrance to Moor Street, 2006 Location …   Wikipedia

  • Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery — Established 1885 Location Chamberlain Square, Birmingham Visitor …   Wikipedia

  • BIRMINGHAM — BIRMINGHAM, city in England. The Jewish community there is believed to have come into existence around 1730. The early Jewish settlers included peddlers who used Birmingham as a base. The first known Birmingham glass furnace was set up by Meyer… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Birmingham Alabama Temple — The Birmingham Alabama Temple is the 98th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints.When the Mormon Church announced in 1998 the desire to build a temple in Alabama two sites were originally considered. The first site… …   Wikipedia

  • Temple Birmingham — Le Temple Birmingham est la première congrégation Juive humaniste. Il fut fondé par le rabbin Sherwin Wine à Farmington Hills (Michigan), en 1963. Déroulement Le Temple Birmingham est célèbre pour le déroulement inhabituel des Bar Mitzvah. Le… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Birmingham Surrealists — from the 1930s to the 1950s.The key figures were the artists Conroy Maddox and John Melville, alongside Melville s brother, the art critic Robert Melville. Other significant members included artists Emmy Bridgewater, Oscar Mellor and the young… …   Wikipedia

  • Birmingham Law Society — The Birmingham Law Society is a professional association of solicitors based in Birmingham, England. It is the oldest such organisation in England and Wales, and the largest except for the national Law Society of England and Wales. [Citation |… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”