If you, like our reviewer Theresa Forsman, generally do not read celebrity memoirs, you may want to make an exception for Sharon Stone’s new book.Read More
Recent News And Opinion
Remembering Much-Admired Member Ethel Wertman
Our much-admired, longtime member Ethel Wertman, known for her accomplishments and her caring nature, died peacefully at her home earlier this month. Read More
Together Again for Community Day!
It was fun and games, sunshine and song, all on a summery afternoon as Society members came together for Community Day at Van Saun Park in Teaneck.More Photos
Join Fellow Members and Friends at Community Day!
It’s not too late for members to mark their calendars for Saturday, June 5. We’ll be cramming as much Community Weekend fun as possible into a single day out at the park.Read More
Reflection
In her final column as president, Susan Lesh gives voice to “some of the angst, elation, and hope I’ve felt over this roller-coaster year” and thanks her Ethical Culture family for helping her lead through a challenging period.Read More
Remembering Beloved Member Laszlo Berkovits
Longtime, beloved member Laszlo Berkovits, who died recently at age 74, is remembered as a committed activist with impressive intelligence and generosity of spirit whose capacity for joy was undiminished.Read More
How to Raise an Ethical Child
How does a child develop into an ethical person and how can parents help? In this column, Interim Leader Curt Collier shares models and resources that have stood the test of time.Read More
Sunday School Gets Creative to Help Ugandan Orphans
Our Sunday School families gathered in Phelps Park for a “Uganda Picnic.” At the brown-bag lunch, they assembled a mailing to our members and friends to ask for donations to the Tororo Orphan’s Club in Uganda.More Photos
Members Gather for Great Poets, the Great Falls, and Great Times
The outdoors beckons and our members are ready! They got together for poetry in the park, for a walk in Braddock Park, featuring the Manhattan skyline, and for insider tours of Paterson’s Great Falls National Historic Park.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...
You've got FAQsWe have Answers
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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We show all kinds of films, including Indies, Lost Classics and some mainstream Hollywood productions to provoke discussion. Some are pure fluff - but really good fluff! We follow the film with a discussion. But this isn't a classroom and the discussions aren't academic. There is an opportunity to share your reaction with others informally.
Bergen County Film SeriesFirst Friday, 7pm
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Come spend an evening developing any true personal story - 15 minutes or so – about a real event or experience, big or little, that you might like to share with an audience. Workshops are led by members who have MOTH development training. Learn:
How to select a life event, frame the story, develop it, and share it in an entertaining way.
Do Tell! True Stories NightUsually 2nd Friday, 7pm
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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.
