Men’s Rap

All CHJ members are invited to join us women as  a way to get to know each other. We schmooze via Zoom. Please RSVP Roberta Frank. Watch your emails for the Zoom link, closer to the date.  

  Congregation for Humanistic Judaism           Jewish Journeys Committee              Two Short Stories and Discussion       Sunday, April 25, 2021, 9:30 AM We will distribute two Sholem Aleichem stories in advance. The theme: “Jews and their passionate relationship with the news.”   Discussion April 25th will... Read More

This spring in Mitzvah Class, we will discuss the Hebrew Bible and the history of ancient Israel. From the legend of Moses, we’ll move on to the histories of tribal coalitions with elected Judges, the unified then divided (and failed) military kingdoms of Israel, Judea, and the Maccabees. Then we cover her transformations into a non-violent... Read More

    CHJ is proud to be a caretaker of one of the 1,564 Czech Memorial Torahs collected from community synagogues in Bohemia and Moravia in the 1940s and safeguarded in Prague during the Nazi occupation. After the war,the scrolls were purchased from the Czech government by a British man named Ralph Yablon, who asked... Read More

CHJ is proud to be a caretaker of one of the 1,564 CzechMemorial Torahs collected from community synagogues in Bohemia and Moravia in the 1940s and safeguarded in Prague during the Nazi occupation. After the war,the scrolls were purchased from the Czech government by a British man named Ralph Yablon, who asked the Westminster Synagogue... Read More

  One Sunday afternoon in Southern California, Bert Cousins shows up at Franny Keating’s christening party uninvited. Before evening falls, he has kissed Franny’s mother, Beverly—thus setting in motion the dissolution of their marriages and the joining of two families. Spanning five decades, Commonwealth explores how this chance encounter reverberates through the lives of the... Read More

This spring in Mitzvah Class, we will discuss the Hebrew Bible and the history of ancient Israel. From the legend of Moses, we’ll move on to the histories of tribal coalitions with elected Judges, the unified then divided (and failed) military kingdoms of Israel, Judea, and the Maccabees. Then we cover her transformations into a non-violent... Read More

Open to all CHJ members. Please RSVP to Steven Getz.

 in partnership with   CHJ’s Jewish Journeys Committee invites you to an interactive talk with acclaimed psychologist Dr. Betsy S. Stone, PhD . “Pandemic parenting and beyond: Mental wellness going forward”                      Sunday, May 16, 2021, 9:30-11:30 AM How can we help our children emerge from... Read More

This spring in Mitzvah Class, we will discuss the Hebrew Bible and the history of ancient Israel. From the legend of Moses, we’ll move on to the histories of tribal coalitions with elected Judges, the unified then divided (and failed) military kingdoms of Israel, Judea, and the Maccabees. Then we cover her transformations into a non-violent... Read More