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January 2016

January 21, 2016

Home of Israeli Secular Humanistic Leader Vandalized

This is the sort of "breaking news" that I don't usually blog about, but in...

November 2015

November 10, 2015

Greta Christina’s “More Atheists Who Aren’t Dawkins or Harris: Jeffrey L. Falick”

Sorry there haven't been new posts here for a few weeks. Here's a short one...actually...

July 2015

July 08, 2015

Who Is a Jew and Who Is a Rabbi?

The newly-appointed Israeli Minister of Religious Services, David Azulai, has said something stupid. This puts...

May 2015

May 23, 2015

“The Feast of Weeks” Is Here Again!

Last night we celebrated Shavuot (archaically known as "The Feast of Weeks") at our congregation....

December 2014

December 18, 2014

Chanukah: When Truth Collides with Memory

Chanukah is a challenging holiday for Humanistic Jews. Yes, you read that correctly. Our little...

February 2014

February 26, 2014

Shabbat Funerals And Other Transgressions

On Monday morning I attended a meeting of the Michigan Board of Rabbis. Like most...

December 2013

December 10, 2013

Cultural Jewish Conversion: A New Old Idea

Steven Cohen and Kerry Olitzky are two great advocates of Jewish inclusion. Now they have...

December 10, 2013

Atheist Jew? Apparently This Is Not A Thing You Can Be

Rabbi Eric Yoffie’s derision of secular Jews and Judaism is receiving a boost from a...

October 2013

October 18, 2013

Yoffie Redux: Godlessness Is Not The Answer!

I am thoroughly frustrated with Rabbi Eric Yoffie, former head of Reform Judaism. You may...

October 02, 2013

Time To Panic! A New Survey On Jews Is Out

The Pew Research Center has released its report on patterns of Jewish identity and the...

March 2013

March 29, 2013

Intermarriage And The Ghetto Mentality

Ever the hot topic in the "Shry Gevalt" quarters of the Jewish community, intermarriage still...

March 18, 2013

A Supplement For Your Seder

Humanistic Jews are faced with challenges at every holiday. How do we make our celebrations...

February 2013

February 18, 2013

The Atheist Rabbi And The Orthodox Women’s Seminary

As I mentioned in a previous post, I returned last Sunday from a two-week stay...

January 2013

January 30, 2013

Leonard Fein & Steven Cohen: Let Secular Jews Be Secular Jews

Leonard Fein and Steven M. Cohen have written a masterful reply to Rabbi Eric Yoffie's...

January 25, 2013

The New York Times Asks: Is Atheism A Religion?

In the New York Times’ latest installment of “Room for Debate,” writers discuss the question,...

January 17, 2013

The Deluded Ramblings Of A Secular Jew (Me)

As I’ve written here before, I was reared in and received ordination from the Reform...

January 10, 2013

How Far Can We Extend Our Concern?

There is no greater tension for a Humanistic Jew than the deep-rooted dichotomy of Jewish...

May 2012

May 15, 2012

The Wholly Holey Land

I just returned from a trip to Israel where I served as tour guide for...

April 2012

April 16, 2012

Does Judaism Need God? Do Jews?

New York’s “The Jewish Week” has an article about Jews and God that presents a...

April 08, 2012

Passover Greetings

I hope everyone in the Jewish community is having a happy holiday. I celebrated two...

February 2012

February 22, 2012

Visit Coin Laundry – Even If You Already Own A Washing Machine

Coin Laundry is a new blog that I have recommended in the past. One of...

February 02, 2012

Jewish Values: Left-Wing, Right-Wing & Everything In Between

One of the most interesting Jewish writers around these days is Jay Michaelson. His regular...

January 2012

January 16, 2012

Why “Atheist Rabbi”?

In the wake of the attack on my blog, I thought it might be a...

January 14, 2012

My Open Letter To Jacob Stein, “The Jewish Philosopher”

SCREEN SHOT FROM JACOB STEIN'S CALL FOR EXECUTION OF GAYS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A few days ago...

January 13, 2012

Reasonable Religion

Am I anti-religious? Many atheists are proudly so. They see all religion as dangerous and...

January 13, 2012

Richard Dawkins Interviews Humanistic Rabbi Tamara Kolton

Once again, thank you to all of you who sent me words of encouragement. I’m...

January 11, 2012

Troll Attack

This morning I received an e-mail from someone named Jacob Stein who calls himself the...