Links

Jewish Secular Humanist Organizations

Congress of Secular Jewish Organizations —The CSJO is composed of independent organizations whose unity of purpose is a secular expression of our Jewish heritage, with particular emphasis on the cultural and ethical precepts of Jewish learning.

Society for Humanistic Judaism — Humanistic Judaism is a nontheistic congregational alternative in contemporary Jewish life. It was established by Rabbi Sherwin T. Wine in 1963 in Detroit, Michigan.

National Foundation for Jewish Culture — Founded by the Council of Jewish Federations, the NFJC works with artists, scholars, cultural institutions and community agencies to enhance the quality of Jewish life in America through the arts and humanities.

Centre for Cultural Judaism — Where cultural, secular, non-religious and humanistic Jews affirm and explore their historical Jewish roots and modern Jewish identity.

Jewish Organizations, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver — committed to building a strong, vibrant and enduring Jewish community in the Lower Mainland, in Israel and throughout the world by nurturing the values, practices and traditions which sustain and enrich Judaism and Jewish culture. Mission to Israel 2007.

Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver Community Directory — an excellent "one-stop-shopping" directory linking to Vancouver's Jewish secular and religious organizations.

Community Calendar — Check the Federation's Community Calendar for upcoming events in the Vancouver Jewish community.

Jewish Independent — Vancouver's weekly Jewish newspaper for over 70 years. (Formerly, The Western Jewish Bulletin.)

Shalom BC — Vancouver's Jewish information, referral and welcome service.

Other Sites of Interest

Vilnius Yiddish Institute — The VILNIUS YIDDISH INSTITUTE is the first Yiddish center of higher learning to be established in post-Holocaust Eastern Europe. Each August, the Institute offers the intensive four-week Vilnius Summer Program in Yiddish Language and Culture, attended by some seventy participants from around the world. During the academic year, it provides a rich selection of credit courses in Yiddish and East European Jewish Studies.

Jbooks.com: the online Jewish book community — Focuses on secular culture and ideas.