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Humanistic Jew here!
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Humanistic Jew here!
It'll be interesting to see if I'm the only one here.

My quick backstory: brought up nominally Christian, slid into Atheism, converted to Judaism, and now strongly identifies as a Jew who happens to be an atheist/humanist.  It's been a journey, to say the least.  I'll have to post about it in the subforum here shortly.

Glad to be here.
Humanistic Judaism 101:  Humanistic Judaism embraces a human-centered philosophy that combines rational thinking with a celebration of Jewish culture and identity. Humanistic Jews value their Jewish identity and the aspects of Jewish culture that offer a genuine expression of their contemporary way of life. Humanistic Jewish communities celebrate Jewish holidays and life cycle events (such as weddings and bar and bat mitzvah) with inspirational ceremonies that draw upon but go beyond traditional literature.

"God is one of the many different poetic expressions of the highest value in humanism, not a reality in itself."  -Erich Fromm
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Humanistic Jew here! - by el_presidente357 - July 30, 2015 at 10:35 am
RE: Humanistic Jew here! - by Napoléon - July 30, 2015 at 10:37 am
RE: Humanistic Jew here! - by Alex K - July 30, 2015 at 10:38 am
RE: Humanistic Jew here! - by rexbeccarox - July 30, 2015 at 10:49 am
RE: Humanistic Jew here! - by brewer - July 30, 2015 at 10:50 am
RE: Humanistic Jew here! - by Exian - July 30, 2015 at 10:52 am
RE: Humanistic Jew here! - by abaris - July 30, 2015 at 11:07 am
RE: Humanistic Jew here! - by pocaracas - July 30, 2015 at 11:11 am
RE: Humanistic Jew here! - by Longhorn - July 30, 2015 at 12:05 pm
RE: Humanistic Jew here! - by c172 - July 30, 2015 at 12:06 pm
RE: Humanistic Jew here! - by robvalue - July 30, 2015 at 12:57 pm
RE: Humanistic Jew here! - by Redbeard The Pink - July 30, 2015 at 1:46 pm
RE: Humanistic Jew here! - by el_presidente357 - July 30, 2015 at 10:42 pm
RE: Humanistic Jew here! - by The Valkyrie - July 30, 2015 at 10:52 pm
RE: Humanistic Jew here! - by robvalue - July 31, 2015 at 3:49 am
RE: Humanistic Jew here! - by Alex K - July 31, 2015 at 8:08 am
RE: Humanistic Jew here! - by el_presidente357 - July 31, 2015 at 11:41 am
RE: Humanistic Jew here! - by Alex K - July 31, 2015 at 2:01 pm
RE: Humanistic Jew here! - by Shinagami - July 31, 2015 at 9:23 pm
RE: Humanistic Jew here! - by Cato - July 31, 2015 at 10:12 pm
RE: Humanistic Jew here! - by Shinagami - August 1, 2015 at 8:10 pm
RE: Humanistic Jew here! - by Longhorn - August 2, 2015 at 4:02 am
RE: Humanistic Jew here! - by Aristocatt - July 31, 2015 at 9:54 pm
RE: Humanistic Jew here! - by Rahul - August 1, 2015 at 8:31 pm
RE: Humanistic Jew here! - by Rahul - August 1, 2015 at 8:38 pm

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