Video: This interview of Rabbi Sherwin Wine, a founding thinker of Humanistic Judaism, explores his own personal journey from Reform Rabbi to founder of The Birmingham Temple, the first Humanistic Jewish congregation. Interview conducted by Walter Hellman for Humanistic Jews of Greater Portland in 1997.
The Philosophy of Humanistic Judaism
Note on sources: The Jewish Humanist was the monthly newsletter of The Birmingham Temple. The periodical Humanistic Judaism was the quarterly journal of the Society for Humanistic Judaism. The Center for New Thinking was Wine’s adult learning program beyond Humanistic Judaism. Selections from Wine’s books are appropriately cited.
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