Kahal Braira
Events Organisers in East London

Kahal B'raira, a Sunday service, a brief business meeting, the adult membership of Kahal B'raira meets for a schmooze, has been meeting in the Boston area since 1975.
We celebrate Jewish holidays and life cycle events with inspirational ceremonies that draw upon but seek to go beyond traditional literature.
For Adult meetings, a congregation of Secular Humanistic Jews, and a feature program.

Our name emphasizes our belief that we are responsible for our choices and answer to one another and ourselves. A congregation that supports the beliefs and commitments of Humanistic Judaism. A place that welcomes all who identify with the history, culture and fate of the Jewish people. A place to celebrate the joyous life cycle events of birth, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, and marriage and find support during times of hardship, illness, and loss. Meaningful experiences of culture, celebration, education and community life. A caring community to support members through difficult times. The adult meetings take place during Sunday School hours and include social time, a Humanistic Jewish service, and an educational program. We are affiliated with the Society for Humanistic Judaism, which extends our reach to a large pool of outside resources. Our members may be atheists, agnostics, ignostics, or theists who join together to celebrate Judaism in a secular community. Few of us have grown up as Humanistic Jews; most have been searching, maybe without realizing it, for something that we didn't know existed until we found Kahal B'raira. Many of our members say that finding Kahal B'raira is like coming home to a place where we can fully participate despite our varied backgrounds and beliefs. Humanistic Judaism was created by Jews who wanted their Jewish identity to be consistent with how they lived and what they believed. Humanistic Judaism embraces a human-centered philosophy that combines the celebration of Jewish culture and identity with an adherence to humanistic values and ideas. Established by Rabbi Sherwin T. Wine in 1963 in Detroit, Michigan, to provide a home for humanistic, secular, and cultural Jews, Humanistic Judaism is a worldwide movement. Humanistic Jews value their Jewish identity and the aspects of Jewish culture that offer a genuine expression of their contemporary way of life. We affirm our identity as members of the Jewish People. We see Jewish history as testimony to the continuing struggle for human dignity and, like the history of other peoples, as a product of human decisions and actions. We demonstrate our bond to the Jewish people through humanistic celebrations of Jewish holidays and life-cycle events. We create and use non-theistic Jewish rituals, services, and celebrations that invoke the ethical core of Jewish history, literature, and culture. We affirm the value of study and discussion of Jewish and universal human issues. We seek solutions to human conflicts that respect the freedom, dignity, and self-esteem of every human being. We believe human beings have the responsibility for solving human problems. In the enduring Jewish tradition of tikkun olam, we commit ourselves to community service and social justice. We each take responsibility for our own behavior, and all of us take collective responsibility for the state of our world.