Tomorrow will be the 400th day of Thanksgiving for some and day of Mourning for others. Both will have family meals, but for *very different* reasons! Where should the Jewish people fit into this “American” social narrative? Here are some of my thoughts to consider, along with the thoughts of Read more…
This is where “non-religious” Jews – like Paul Golin, Executive Director of Society for Humanistic Judaism (though I don’t understand why they keep him!) – really *fail* their Jewish communities, and so sadly so! Within this JWeekly opinion piece, he laments the perceived treatment of “non-religious” (aka, “secular”) Jews. In Read more…
By its very foundational nature, Judaism is not in any way humanistic. The sole purpose for this Jewish ethno-religion is to ensure the presence of the Jewish nation of families upon the land, distinctly, throughout time. By historic definition, Judaism is an ethno-national religion – it is about the survival Read more…
What we support here in Traditional Ethical Judaism is יהדות חופשית Yahadùt Chofshìt/Hofshìt “Free/Unrestricted Judaism,” meaning free from “ecclesiastical” controls (rules of established institutions) over communal halacha/halakhah and Jewish lifestyle. Thus, Judaism grows and perpetuates itself organically within Jewish communities and within the greater world, whether it be דתי dati Read more…