The Movement

Machar, The Washington Congregation for Secular Humanistic Judaism is part of a national and international movement of Secular Humanistic Judaism. Clicking on one of the organizations mentioned below will connect you directly to the homepage of that organization.

We are one of several dozen Congregations affiliated with the national Society for Humanistic Judaism, whose headquarters are in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Other such Congregations with WebPages include:

• City Congregation in New York City
• Congregation for Humanistic Judaism in Sarasota, Fla.
• Kahal B'raira in the Boston area
• Kol Hadash, Northern California Community for Humanistic Judaism
• Congregation for Humanistic Judaism in Fairfield County, Connecticut
• The Birmingham Temple in Farmington Hills, Michigan
• Shir Shalom in the Philadelphia area
• Beth Ami in Boulder, Colorado
• Adat Chaverim, Valley Congregation for Humanistic Judaism San Fernando Valley, California
• Triangle Congregation for Humanistic Judaism in North Carolina
• Or Emet -- Minnesota Congregation for Humanistic Judiasm
• Or Adam in Phoenix, Arizona
• Kol Haverim in Ithaca, New York
• Kol Shalom Community for Humanistic Judaism in Portland, OR
• Humanistic Jewish Congregation of San Diego, CA
• Kol Hadash Humanistic Congregation in Highland Park, IL

The Society for Humanistic Judaism works closely with the Congress of Secular Jewish Organizations (CSJO), particularly in the operation of the Leadership Conference of Secular and Humanistic Jews, which trains and certifies leaders (madrikhim/madrikhot) for our Congregations and our movement as well as Secular Humanistic rabbis.

Local affiliates of the Congress of Secular Jewish Organizations with WebSites include:

• Ann Arbor Jewish Cultural Society
• Jewish Children's Folkshul in Philadelphia
• Sholem Community Organization in Los Angeles
• Secular Jewish Circle of Puget Sound
• Jewish Cultural School and Society in West Orange, New Jersey
• Jewish Secular Shule of Central Suffolk County, New York

There are groups affiliated with our movement in Latin America, Europe, Australia, and Israel. Information about these groups can be obtained from the Society for Humanistic Judaism info@shj.org .

In addition, there is an independent Humanistic Judaism WebPage operated by Walter Hellman of the Humanistic Jews of Greater Portland. Walter Hellman also operates the ever- stimulating, independent Humanistic Judaism mailing list where you can read about, and participate in, the most recent ongoing discussions concerning the philosophy, activities, and goals of Secular Humanistic Judaism.