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Ethical Memorial Services

May 11, 2018

I recently have attended several funerals of colleagues at various houses of worship. During most of the funerals, there was a small time allotted for people to speak about the deceased; I found these moments to be the most moving. I’ve been reflecting on the memorial services I’ve attended while being a member here at […]

Society Member Donates Bust of Martin Luther King Jr.

April 25, 2018

Society member Janet Glass wrote this letter to fellow member Dwight Panozzo about his donation to our Society of a bust of Martin Luther King Jr. “On behalf of the Being White and Its Hidden Assumptions workshop planning group at the Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County, I thank you for the unsolicited donation of a […]

10 Questions for Humanists

October 27, 2016

During his platform address in October, Arthur Dobrin, leader emeritus of the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island, posed the following 10 questions, suggesting that members consider each one for a moment. 1.   What are you called upon to do as a humanist? 2.   How does the idea of the dignity and worth of every […]

Janet Glass

President’s Column: Welcome Back! Sept. 2016

August 31, 2016

Janet Glass A group of about 70 people will be gathered in fellowship on Sunday, September 11, in the Meetinghouse of The Ethical Culture Society. The group has come together to socialize, share thoughts on what they believe, and listen to a sermon of sorts on how to improve themselves and the world. In many ways, […]

Hello from your new president, by Janet Glass

October 2, 2014

Star Trek, my Utopian vision of the future Ms Boe Meyerson was speaking that Sunday. Her talk was about how the original Star Trek TV series provided the viewer with an ideal version of society. The Starship Enterprise was run by an empowered and evolved crew; Asian, white, female, male, African-American, even Vulcan. Each was […]

Speaking of Ethics: Living a Humanist Life

June 4, 2014

Author: Joseph Chuman  (CreateSpace, North Charleston, S.C., 2014)   Reviewed by Doris Friedensohn On the cover of Joseph Chuman’s Speaking of Ethics, a silhouetted male figure holds a bullhorn in his right hand. With his left hand extended, index figure pointing upward, he rallies his troops. Women and men gesticulating wildly join him in protest. Action […]

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Platform: Techniques to Achieve Equity in the Classroom

January 17 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Sun 17

Job Club Workshop

January 17 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Mon 18

Conversemos (Let’s Talk)

January 18 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
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Mindfulness at Midday: Meditation, Movement, and Discussion Group

January 22 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Sun 24

Platform: Video Games and Ethics

January 24 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

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  • Society asks Teaneck to Make BLM Mural Permanent January 16, 2021
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