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Hans-Werner Gessmann
* Psychologist (1950 โ 2023)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Werner_Gessmann
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#Humanists Making a Difference: #Humanistic #Rabbi & #Celebrant Adam Chalom
We do need tools to share to help people the path back onto the #openweb
The struggle to grow the #Fediverse and this #openweb reboot has never been about technology alone - it's always been about narrative, framing, and belonging. If we want people to step away from the toxic silos of the #closedweb and #dotdons to step into something better, we need more than protocols and servers - we need invitations. Thatโs why it's good to see the redesigned onboarding experience at Fedidb.com/welcome. I had a quick look at it, and it seems to be a "native" practical [โฆ]https://hamishcampbell.com/we-do-need-tools-to-share-to-help-people-the-path-back-onto-the-openweb/
Excerpted from Contemporary #Humanistic #Judaism: #Beliefs, #Values, Practices
by Adam Chalom and Jodi Kornfeld
"Sometimes ideological #secularistsโparticularly early twentieth-century #Zionists working for a #secular, Hebrew-speaking #Jewish state and socialists creating new expressions of secular #Jewishness in #Yiddishโalso adapted traditional Jewish forms to their #political agendas."
Cause information and knowledge are growing exponentially, #schools try to cram facts into the minds of students. The result is that there is less and less room for #understanding, for reflection on the world and the #meaning of life, for an understanding of #nature and #society, for #humanistic #values, for ethics...
Doing so, we are destroying our #culture and #civilization, because culture is nourished by understanding and wisdom, and civilization without understanding becomes uncontrollable.
Also, I had an epiphany. Therapy has inherent value even in shitty situations. At the very least, counselling can* grant you an example template of a (one-sided) healthy relationship.
It's unfair to have to wait or pay for it.
Regardless of what factors facilitate that experience, still, knowing what that COULD look like is constructive.
* [ I say "can" because some individuals should not be in mental health professions, others could be if they have better working conditions, and yet more can always have an off day -- or you two just might not mesh as people. It happens. ]
e.g. my therapist can't make my doctor stop being a shit, but knowing they believe me when I say it stresses me out is indispensable.
You need a handler for the spy-craft of existing while mistreated.
Someone must remind you that imagination for restructuring society is boundless.
We CAN meet everyone's needs if and only if we first consider it possible.
#SolarPunk #SolarPunkSaturday #therapy #counselling #CBT #psychodynamic #humanistic #PersonCentred #psychotherapy #MentalHealth #MentalIllness #distress #depression #situational #disability
Announcement from #SpinozaHavurah (an international online Humanistic Jewish community):
Join us on Saturday, January 25th at 10 am Eastern (4 pm UK) for a #Farbrengen (Jewish discussion session) led by @jmb.
We will start our together with a short niggun and maybe a special song to listen to, but then will transition into some of time of discussion on the topic of Self-Care during hard times from a Humanistic Jewish perspective. Along the way we will have a few interactive activities (including some light stretching) and of course some breaks for a drink (alcoholic or not, as is your custom), and finally close with our #Humanistic version of the Mourner's #Kaddish.
To register, please go to: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/dfd24crFRi-yhx6FWX7XrA
telling the obvious: a #billionaire cabal is waging #culturewar against #liberal #democracy and all the #humanistic accomplishments of the last few centuries.
telling the alarming; next prey seems to be #wikipedia
consider this when the best page there is (there, i said it!) asks for a donation. -done so before posting this.
good night and good luck!
#foss #opensource #wikimedia #wiki #musk #elonmusk #x #twitter #trump #meme #mameme #memes #lotr
โThe #humanistic approach to psychology is regarded as a large contributor to #coaching #psychology. Both humanistic and coaching psychology share the common view of the human as self-actualizing. That is, whenever given the opportunity, humans will seize the capacity to improve themselves.โ
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coaching_psychology
The TDG's Humanistic Clauses
I recommend two such clauses, but not for the reasons you are thinking:
A message from the #SpinozaHavurah, an online international #Humanistic #Jewish community:
Shalom Chaverim,
We hope this note finds you well.
Join us on Saturday September 28 at 10:00 am EDT/2:00 pm UTC/3:00 pm BST for a Shabbat Service. Please register for this service on Zoom.
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEtf-irpjMiHNeOZ-UTORlFrtQrytqhANAt
For our #Shabbat morning service on September 28th, Martin Di Maggio will conduct a #Selichot service which focuses on forgiveness in the week before #RoshHashanah5784
Services will be recorded so that people can watch at any time that feels right for them. Attendees are welcome to turn off their camera or edit their name at any time during the service.
We look forward to seeing you!
L'Shalom,
Spinoza Havurah
A message from the #SpinozaHavurah, an online international #Humanistic #Jewish community:
Shalom Chaverim,
We hope this note finds you well.
Join us on Saturday September 28 at 10:00 am EDT/2:00 pm UTC/3:00 pm BST for a Shabbat Service. Please register for this service on Zoom.
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEtf-irpjMiHNeOZ-UTORlFrtQrytqhANAt
For our #Shabbat morning service on September 28th, Martin Di Maggio will conduct a #Selichot service which focuses on forgiveness in the week before #RoshHashanah5784
Services will be recorded so that people can watch at any time that feels right for them. Attendees are welcome to turn off their camera or edit their name at any time during the service.
We look forward to seeing you!
L'Shalom,
Spinoza Havurah
Very thoughtful response to this query in The Bintel Brief (advice column from #TheForward).
My favorite part is this quote, "โI do think you can find your place in Jewish community, but you might not find everything youโre looking for in one community,"
This has definitely been my experience. I would be very unhappy if I was forced to choose one Jewish Community to belong to exclusively. I need my #humanistic #havurah for fellowship, inspiration, and intellectual engagement with fellow non-theists, but I also need my local brick and mortar #Reform synagogue for the experience of being part of a large pluralistic community, as well as all of the in-person opportunities for community engagement (and of course all of the programming they provide for my son).
And... I also need my non-Jewish spiritual community, my lovely quirky progressive #Mennonite church where I remain an associate member. I need to be in a space sometimes where I can be unapologetic about prioritizing #peace above all other values.
I'm very excited about the next round of short courses from the #Unyeshiva (the school ran by the same folks behind the #JudaismUnbound podcast), but especially the class by #Humanistic rabbi Tzemah Yoreh of the City Congregation for #HumanisticJudaism in #NYC!
Find out more at: judaismunbound.com/classes
#Torah #Mazeldon #Jewish #Jewniverse #Judaism
tagging: @lexaphus
Here's your person invitation to our upcoming service at #SpinozaHavurah, an online international #humanistic #Jewish community. I'm leading this service and will be talking about the topic of #Pluralism in my D'var Torah message.
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We hope this note finds you well.
Join us on Saturday July 20 at 10:00 am EDT/2:00 pm UTC/3:00 pm BST for a Shabbat Service. Please register for this service:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tce6upzMjGdBnXlh8AE4KBonSHO7_jMr7
During this regular Shabbat am service, James will be sharing a short D'var Torah message about the importance of pluralism and why we should embrace diversity of perspectives in both Jewish community and our society. This will be followed by a time of discussion.
Services will be recorded so that people can watch at any time that feels right for them. Attendees are welcome to turn off their camera or edit their name at any time during the service.
We look forward to seeing you!
L'Shalom,
Spinoza Havurah
Sharing this announcement from the #SpinozaHavurah for anyone interested in #Humanistic takes on traditional #Jewish holidays:
Join us on Saturday May 25th at 10:00 am EDT/2:00 pm UTC/3:00 pm BST for a Lag BโOmer Service. Please register for this service on Zoom.
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0vduiprzssGNzQyOzI04nJ8poS4TWhL1oH
Celebrate Lag Ba'Omer with us in a unique and spiritually enriching way. This special day marks the 33rd step in the Omer's 49-day journey, resonating with the theme of Hod within Hod - the essence of humility and splendor.
What to Bring: We invite you to participate actively by bringing a hard-boiled egg, marker pen, and candles. The eggs will serve as vessels for your personal wishes , symbolizing potential and new beginnings. The candles will represent the light of wisdom and revelation, honouring the teachings of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, whose insights have helped to illuminate our paths through Judaism.
Continued...
#Mazeldon #LagBOmer #Omer #CountingTheOmer #Judaism #HumanisticJudaism
Anomalous Psychedelic Experiences: At the Neurochemical Juncture of the Humanistic and Parapsychological (2020)
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0022167820917767 #psychedelics #neuroscience #parapsychology #psychedelicexperience #psychedelicresearch #humanistic
Very powerful words about #ConscientiousObjection from a few years ago by a #Humanistic chaplain and rabbi (from a few years back, but still very relevant)
#HumanisticJudaism #Mazeldon #Jewdiverse #Peace
Tagging @jewishpeace
On a happier note --- who is going to see the eclipse on Saturday?
And what is the right #Berakhah to recite for an eclipse?
Double-points for anyone with a good #Humanistic blessing to recite.
