Hear an interview on NPR's Tell Me More

Hear an interview on NPR's Tell Me More with IISHJ Dean for North America Rabbi Adam Chalom Listen by clicking on the link here.

IISHJ is the International Institute For Secular Humanistic Judaism

Secular Humanistic Judaism is a human-centered philosophy of life combining rational thinking and Jewish culture with the best ethical insights of the Jewish and human tradition. It is a non-theistic celebration of Jewish identity that affirms the power and responsibility of individuals to shape their own lives.
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Recommended Books


Here are books I recommend:

By Sam Harris: "Letter to a Christian Nation"
Also by Sam Harris: "End of Faith"
Richard Dawkins: "The god delusion"

Strongly recommended books!
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