KiddushThe prayer recited over wine on Shabbat, holidays, and other joyous occasions. – “Dedication” to being an open and caring community
KiddushThe prayer recited over wine on Shabbat, holidays, and other joyous occasions. – “Dedication” to being an open and caring community
נַקְדִּישׁ אֵת עַצְמֵנוּ לִבְרֹוא קָהָל בָּרִיא
פְּרִי הֲגַפֶן – אִתּוֹ נִשְׁתֶּה לְחַיִּים
"לְחַיִּים"
Humanistic Judaism was founded as a congregational movement in 1963 by the late Rabbi Sherwin T. Wine, and has emerged as a stream of Judaism that enables people of any ethnic or religious background to cherish Jewish history, culture, and ethics without worshipping or praying to a supernatural being. As an affiliate of the Society for Humanistic Judaism (SHJ), Machar is part of the national and international Humanistic Judaism movement. The International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism (IISHJ) is the educational arm of our movement, training rabbis and other leaders.
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