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Membership
Members meet for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk at Sherwood Island State Park.
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Community Service
As a member of local community and religious groups whose goals and values we share, we volunteer where help is needed.
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Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah eve service ends with a blessing and an Oneg.
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Yom Kippur
The shofar is heard at CHJ Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Family Services.
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Social Justice
After Charlotttesville
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We’re a Cooperative!
Members all play a role in making the congregation work. Read about how CHJ is organized.
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Tu B’Shvat
Celebrating nature at the Tu B’Shvat seder is a joyous event filled with music and good food.
Sukkot
Sukkot is a fall harvest festival. Bring your family, picnic blankets (or lawn chairs) and hang out with CHJ friends under the sukkah. Children and adults are invited to bring harvest items to decorate this year’s sukkah. A list of suggested items include: Gourds, Apples, Vines, Mums, Corn Husks, Hand-made Crafts. Once the sukkah is decorated,… Read More
Shabbat & Adult Education Continue on ZOOM!
CHJ has adapted to the new reality since the start of the coronavirus pandemic! The celebration of Shabbat is integral to Jewish tradition, too important to let lapse for an undetermined period. And our Adult Ed programs offer another opportunity to listen, learn and discuss topics relevant to Humanistic Judaism. Read more about Adult Education… Read More
Invitation to Join
Families are the future of CHJ. Our inclusive, warm, welcoming Congregation includes families of all stripes coming together to celebrate Judaism and being Jewish. From Baby Naming to Sunday School to Bar & Bat Mitzvah to the Teen Tzedakah Group to Adult Ed, you’ll find a community for families and kids of all ages. Humanistic… Read More
Welcome to CHJ’s website!
There is a good chance that you are here because you are seeking to learn more about the Congregation for Humanistic Judaism (CHJ) and about Humanistic Judaism. This site is designed to provide you with that introduction. By navigating on the menu bar at the top of the page you will find a wealth of information.
CHJ is affiliated with the Society for Humanistic Judaism (shj.org) and is part of a movement that celebrates Jewish culture and heritage through a non-theistic, human-centered approach. Our membership reflects a diverse group of people who have enriched our community by collectively representing many different personal and professional backgrounds.
CHJ is very affordable. Membership for a two-adult household is only $450 per year. For a one-adult household it is $300 per year. Now that
After a successful initial pilot program, CHJ has continued to offer a 50% reduction for the first year of membership. This means that first year membership is now only $225 for a two-adult household and $150 for a single-adult household. We want to make “trying CHJ on for size” as easy and as affordable for you as possible.
Thank you for visiting our website and please look around. I encourage you to ask questions or obtain additional information by emailing us at info@humanisticjews.org or by calling 203-293-8867. We would be very happy to assist you.
If you have already decided to join simply click onto the Membership Form page to complete and submit your form.
With Kind Regards,
Steven Getz
President
Upcoming Events
This week’s Torah portion is the story of Noah and the Flood which ends with Noah and the Ark’s passengers setting out to renew the world. On Rosh Hashana, we were saddened by Justice Ginsburg’s passing, compounded with challenges ahead in the new year. Can we meet them? What are our hopes for the Hebrew year 5781 and what is possible? Please come to a Shabbat service followed by our usual dynamic discussion.
From the New York Times bestselling author of Rules of Civility, a novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel—a beautifully transporting novel.
Watch for the Zoom link via email.
Join us for a fascinating true story and author talk “Fooling the Devil” from Seeking Hidden Treasures by James Magner, M.D. of Woodbridge, CT.
“Fooling the Devil”will be sent November 9th with Zoom link
Coffee, bagels and schmear on your own. The Zoom room will open at 9:30 AM for schmoozing; discussion will begin at 9:45 AM.
For additional information, contact jwolfds@gmail.com.
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We have two members-only Facebook Groups that provide forums for members to talk with each other, brainstorm ideas and share stories. These are the spots for camaraderie and community. In addition, our Facebook Page is public and open to everyone on Facebook. This is where we post about events, and....humanisticjews.org/holidays/highholidays/
Join Us for the High Holidays!
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You are Invited To the 2020/5781 High Holiday Services and Meditation Session. Open to the Public. Free of Charge. The Congregation for Humanistic Judaism (CHJ) welcomes members and guests to our annual—and this year, virtual—High Holiday programs. Our Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services will ...Bless you all!🛐❤💡🎶
