The City Congregation for Humanistic Judaism

Secular & Cultural Judaism
Secular High Holiday Services

Join us for Rosh Hashanah on Tuesday, September 7th 10:30am-2:00pm at The Riverside Church in Manhattan or online.

Click here for more information and to register for Rosh Hashanah Service.

We will also have a Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur services on September 15th and 16th.

Click here for more information and to register for all three services.

Services are free for TCC members (in-person or online streaming) and Friends of TCC (online streaming).

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Mental Health Resources – recommended in Emy Zener’s talk

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Crisis lines and resources: If your life or someone else's is in imminent danger, call 911. If you are in crisis and need immediate help, or if you need to…

Cultural Program: Jews during La Convivencia

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On May 21th, 2021, we had the honor and pleasure of having a guest speaker: Marianne David, who was gracious enough to allow us to share a recording of her…

Cultural Program: Roma, Jews, and the Representation of Motherhood

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On May 16th, 2021, we had the honor and pleasure of having a guest speaker: Petra Gelbart, who was gracious enough to allow us to share a recording of her…

Cultural Program: Jewish Geography and Genealogy

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On May 7th, 2021, we had the honor and pleasure of having a member Lina Miller give a talk. She was gracious enough to allow us to share a recording…

Cultural Program: ‘I Am Still There’: The Holocaust in the Fiction and Memoirs of Chava Rosenfarb

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On April 16th, 2021, we had the honor and pleasure of having a guest speaker: Goldie Morgentaler, who was gracious enough to allow us to share a recording of her…
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Cultural Program: Imprisonment and Judaism

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On April 9th, 2021, we had the honor and pleasure of having a guest speaker join Rabbi Tzemah: Ms. Betsy Isaacson. They spoke about imprisonment, and how you can help…

Cultural Program: Jewish Astronomers

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On April 9th, 2021, we had the honor and pleasure of having a member Middy Streeter give a talk. He was gracious enough to allow us to share a recording…
A union protest after the shirtwaist factory fire, along with Warren Shaw, NYC historian

Cultural Program: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and its Consequences

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On March 12th, 2021, we had the honor and pleasure of having a guest speaker: Historian Warren Shaw, who was gracious enough to allow us to share a recording of…

Cultural Program: Rabbi’s Book Launch

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On March 9th, 2021, our Rabbi Tzemah Yoreh, gave a presentation in his series of talks about his new book, Why Abraham Murdered Isaac: The First Stories of the Bible…
From Rabbi Tzemah’s blog
Rabbi Tzemah's Blog
Toasting to the New Year
In the last few days I have been asked multiple times, 'What are you doing…
Holidays
Poetry for turkey and Thanksgiving
(adapted from my book, Tingling tastes.)   Turkey הוֹדוּ לְתַרְנְגוֹל, הוֹדוּ! הַכּוּ, עַל חָזֶה הַכּוּ!…
Rabbi Talks
Rabbi’s sermon on Yom Kippur: My Pillars
During the Yom Kippur service, Rabbi Tzemah gave this sermon. Watch the video or read…
Rabbi Talks
Rabbi’s sermon on Kol Nidre: Ruth
During the Kol Nidre service, Rabbi Tzemah gave this sermon. Watch the video or read…
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