What is Humanistic Judaism?

Humanistic Judaism

Humanistic Judaism celebrates Jewish life without religious prayer or appeals for divine intervention, instead putting faith in ourselves and our fellow humans as the best vehicles for improving the world.

It is an approach to ritual that empowers people to “say what they believe and believe what they say” during key lifecycle events and Jewish holidays.

Humanistic Judaism celebrates Jewish identity through reason, ethics, and community — without supernaturalism.

We place faith in humanity’s ability to improve the world.

For over fifty years, we’ve offered a home for cultural, secular, non-denominational, and mixed-heritage Jews — and for anyone who finds meaning in Jewish life on their own terms.

We offer a connection to Jewish identity and community for people who are atheist and/or agnostic, “just Jewish,” culturally Jewish, “Jew-ish,” multicultural, “not religious,” secular, humanistic, freethinker — and friends, family, and allies.