Richard Bernstein, founder of Socrates Café of Teaneck, NJ, a program of our Society, offers compelling reasons for joining the conversation.Read More
Progressive Social Action
Ethical Culture has an extensive history of accomplishments in the area of Social Action, as well as regular panels and educational seminars.
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Week of Events
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Bagel Brunch for Tororo Orphans
Bagel Brunch for Tororo Orphans
May 22, 11 am: Bagel Brunch for Tororo Orphans Youth from our Family & Friends Circle will be serving a bagel brunch and selling “meals in a jar” that they […]
Recent News And Opinion
Socrates Café Can Improve Thinking–And Democracy
As I See It: Let’s Adopt the Optimism of Janet and Curt
Even as we remain aware of forces of darkness, let us commit ourselves to the optimistic visions of Janet Glass and Curt Collier, says Jim Norman in this column.Read More
Living on a Boat Provides Direct Feedback about How Lifestyle Affects the Environment
Leader Curt Collier will get direct feedback about how his lifestyle affects the environment as his sailboat becomes home. Soon, he’ll be entering New York Harbor as many immigrants did–on a boat. Read More
Remembering Janet Glass, ‘A Model for Living’
Society members and friends pay tribute to Janet Glass, who died last month. She held many leadership roles in our Society, in her profession, the community, and in our hearts.Read More
Celebrating New Leader Curt Collier!
Members and friends celebrated the formal installation of Curt Collier as the first new leader of our Society in nearly 50 years. To quote opening speaker Eric Sandhusen, above: Hallelujah!More Photos
Children Make Meals in a Jar to Benefit Ugandan Orphans
Our Family & Friends Circle made meals in a jar to raise funds for the Tororo Orphan’s Club in Uganda. The youth of our Society, with help from members of all generations, have helped the Ugandan orphans for over 15 years!More Photos
Installation and Celebration of Leader Curt Collier
Formal installation of Leader Curt Collier will take place at the platform on May 15, Founder’s Day. Afterward, the Society will hold a reception outdoors, as well as an Open House all afternoon. Read More
New Program, Culpability Circle, Aims to Foster Growth and Self-Awareness
Member Dwight Panozzo, recognizing that self-awareness drives change, has developed a new program, Culpability Circle. The first meeting is June 12.Read More
Author Delivers Playful, Important Tale to Listeners of All Ages
Joseph Becker visited our Family & Friends Circle this morning to read his latest book, ‘This World Was Made for Me,’ which has been called a ‘playful, cautionary tale on respecting our planet and our place within it.’More Photos
Our Sunday SchoolToddlers through Teens
We provide a sense of belonging in an established community of people actively living according to their ethical ideals.Read More...
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What is the Ethical Society and the Ethical Movement? Which goals are stressed when developing curriculum? How are parents involved in the classes?Read More...
Youth GroupAges 14 to 22
Our Youth Group is a place for our Sunday school graduates (usually aged 14 to 22) to do good work and hang out.Read More...
Our longest-running Adult Ed program is an official chapter of the Socrates Cafe movement to bring philosophy outside the academic setting. It started in Montclair, NJ to help those of us who are not professional philosophers develop our critical-thinking skills by interacting respectfully and actively with others who share a love of ideas.
Socrates CafeLast Monday, 7pm
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This is a space for mindfulness practices. We utilize lightly guided meditation, various forms of movement such as yoga and qigong, and discussion periods—all in a supportive environment that is suitable for participants at all levels of practice. Since it’s inception as an online experience, Mindfulness at Midday has become a place for learning, growth, and the development of meaningful connection for participants from the local area and farther afield.
Mindfulness at MiddayMost Fridays at Noon
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Conversemos offers people with at least basic knowledge of Spanish an opportunity to be immersed in the language and culture. Facilitated by a native Spanish speaker.
Get the Zoom link by RSVPing on Meetup or emailing admin@ethicalfocus.org a day before the meeting.
Get the Zoom link by RSVPing on Meetup or emailing admin@ethicalfocus.org a day before the meeting.
Conversemos (Let's Talk)Usually the third Monday, 7:30pm
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iChildhood
In this column, Janet Glass explores the challenges of raising children in a wired world, which requires a new type of awareness from parents.
The Spread of Democracy
Democracy is spreading. This column by our representatives to the UN describes what that means for human rights.
Religion and Religious Violence
Leader Joseph Chuman discusses how religion relates to violence in general and to terror in particular.
The Israel-Palestinian Conflict: Each Side’s Contrasting Narratives
Each side in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has its own narrative. What is important for understanding of both sides is to know what they leave out.
How to Tell the Difference Between Right and Wrong
Let us make up a myth to provide ourselves with moral backbone. As long as we are careful to bear in mind that it is a myth, the overall effect should be positive.
Ethical Dilemmas of Globalization
Some say globalization has created a runaway world. Our UN correspondent looks at the contentious issue of globalization in trade and its effects on the poor as well as the rich.
Darwin’s Challenge to Religion and the Religious Response
Leader Joseph Chuman looks at why creationism is so popular and offers a proper religious response to Darwinism.
Free Will: The Last Great Lie
Robert Gulack assembles all the available evidence, which has piled higher and higher in the last 100 years, to refute the notion of free will.
What to Do When Life Is Not Fair
The antidote to injustice is action. Take unfairness and transform it into a task, says Leader Joseph Chuman.
