An Inclusive Jewish Community
We celebrate Jewish life through Jewish experience, history, and culture. We welcome and educate those who are Jews by birth, by choice, by association, and those with partners who wish to retain their own religious and cultural identification.
We seek to address spiritual, social, emotional, and intellectual needs with knowledge, science, reason, and responsibility.
Founded in 1994
Congregation Beth Adam, South Florida Center for Humanistic Judaism, embraces a Humanistic philosophy with our belief in human responsibility and equality.
We provide a home for secular Jews and their families, including inter-faith, multicultural, and LGBTQIA+ families who want to celebrate Jewish identity and heritage.
What is Humanistic Judaism?
Humanistic Judaism provides a non-theistic human-centered alternative to traditional Judaism that combines contemporary rational thinking with a celebration of Jewish culture and identity. Humanistic Judaism was founded in 1963 by Rabbi Sherwin T. Wine in Detroit, Michigan.
Humanistic Judaism Affirms
- Human beings possess the power and responsibility to shape their own lives.
- A Jew is person who identifies with the history, culture, and future of the Jewish people.
- The foundation of ethics is human dignity, survival, and happiness.
- Celebration, through inspirational readings and songs.
Congregation Beth Adam is a proud partner of Keshet a national organization that advocates for full LGBTQ+ equality in Jewish life. The Hebrew word Keshet means “Rainbow.” Beth Adam is a caring and inclusive community deeply rooted in Jewish values and traditions. We invite you to see how our congregation embraces the diversity of Jews.