Building Humanistic Jewish Congregations Today
Creating Continuity for Our Children for the Future
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Celebrate the Rabbi Sherwin Wine - Humanist Hero of the Year
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The International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism is the educational arm of the Secular Humanistic Jewish movement. It was established (in 1985) to train Humanistic rabbinic and non-rabbinic clerical leaders and teachers and to provide philosophic and cultural guidance to all its members. The Institute's commitment to Jewish identity and continuity forms the foundation of its programs. Humanistic Judaism sees pluralism as the best guarantee of Jewish survival. By training rabbis, leaders, and educators for communities and schools, by publishing philosophical and celebrational texts, by offering adult outreach and children's programs to the world Jewish community, the Institute serves as a positive force for the continuation of the Jewish people, enriching life for all Jews. The Institute has two campuses -- one in Israel (in Jerusalem) and one in North America. The North American program is headquartered at the Pivnick Center for Humanistic Judaism in suburban Detroit. The Israeli program will answer the demands for Secular Humanistic rabbis in Israel. Rabbi Sherwin Wine is dean of the Institute. Professor Yaakov Malkin heads the program is Israel. The Institute has a distinguished faculty including noted Holocaust scholar Yehuda Bauer, French author Albert Memmi, and South American journalist Egon Friedler. Institute classes and seminars are regularly offered in an effort to ensure that Secular Humanistic communities will have trained leadership. The Institute offers educational and training programs in Israel, North America, and the countries of the former Soviet Union. The programs offered in North America are the Rabbinic Program, the Leadership Program, and the Adult Education Program. Published by the Institute in 1995 was Judaism in a Secular Age, An Anthology of Secular Humanistic Jewish Thought. It is the first work to collect the secular Jewish voices that the Enlightenment allowed to be heard. |
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