Society for Humanistic Judaism
- Society for Humanistic Judaism
The Society for Humanistic Judaism, founded in 1963 by Rabbi Sherwin Wine, promotes a human-centered philosophy that celebrates traditional Jewish culture, but combines it with humanist, non-theistic values.
Humanistic Judaism celebrate Jewish holidays and life-cycle events with ceremonies that draw on, but also go beyond, traditional Jewish literature.
ee also
*Humanistic Judaism
References
* [http://www.shj.org The Society for Humanistic Judaism]
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