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Monday 23 August 2010

Thoughts on Humanistic Judaism

Thoughts on Humanistic Judaism




The Humanist Judaism believes that Jew is one who identifies him or herself as a Jew and is actively linked to its history, culture and traditions.



The Humanist Judaism believes that Judaism is a civilization in which the state of Israel is the center of Jewish life.



The Humanist Judaism believes that the Zionist revolution was a cultural revolution that proclaimed the spiritual sovereignty of the Jewish man in the center of their civilization.



The Humanist Judaism believes that the Jewish religion is a manifestation of Jewish culture and tradition of our times.



The Humanist Judaism believes that Jewish identity is preserved through Jewish education in practicing their culture, their festivals, their traditions, their life cycle, creating and maintaining their rituals, citing a study of its history, philosophy, literature and all kind of Jewish cultural events in a free and pluralistic environment.



The Humanist Judaism believes that Jewish history is a saga of human beings, the Bible is a testament for the meaning of morality and ethics of human beings and is based on human responsibility.



The Humanist Judaism believes that Judaism is the practice of freedom and dignity of the Jewish people and should go hand in hand with freedom and dignity of every human being.



The Humanist Judaism believes that human beings have a responsibility to solve human problems. Jewish tradition line upon social action, struggle for social justice and ecological serving . Educating all the above within the Jewish community and in the general society, aiming for a more just, caring and human world.

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