About Us
The SJC has been Seattle’s home for secular Jews since 1995. We are a vibrant community that celebrates our Jewish traditions, history and culture in a non-theistic context. The SJC is a proud chapter of the Society for Humanistic Judaism, and aligns itself with the global Secular Humanistic Judaism movement, which focuses on the values of reason, justice, and personal responsibility over the belief in, or dependency on, any divine being.
Our welcoming community includes and supports multiracial people and families, differently-abled people and families, intergenerational families, mixed-faith families, and the LGBTQ+ community. We welcome everyone who wants to include Jewish values and secular humanism as part of their contemporary Jewish identity!
Learn about our Sunday School, B Mitzvah program, holiday celebrations, and more by contacting us today to see what you have been missing. We would love to meet you at our next event!
We are a volunteer-run 501(c)(3) organization.
Why a circle?
Our name, Secular Jewish Circle, calls back to the roots of Secular Judaism in the Yiddishist movement of the late 19th century. Eastern European Jews were accustomed to self-run mutual aid and other civic/social groups as a sort of nation within a nation. They brought these types of organizations with them when they immigrated in large numbers to the USA. Most of these organizations were socialist, such as the Workers Circle, which was founded in 1900 and still operates a school and summer camp in New York to this day.
SJC uses the circle imagery as a nod to the Workers Circle, with whom we share many values as humanists.
Land Acknowledgement
The Secular Jewish Circle of Puget Sound recognizes that the region in which we operate, the Puget Sound, sits on land illegally and violently stolen from the dxʷdəwʔabš (Duwamish), dxʷsəq̓ʷəbš (Suquamish), Cayuse, Umatilla, Walla Walla, and bəqəlšuɬ (Muckleshoot) peoples in violation of the Treaty of Point Elliott.
For more information, please visit the dxʷdəwʔabš (Duwamish) tribe's website here.
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Upcoming Events
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DecDecember 29 , 2024SJC Hanukkah
Sunday, Dec 29th 5:00p to 8:00p
We will gather together for a potluck, latkes, dreidels, candle-lighting, and songs! -
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JanJanuary 5 , 2025Sunday School
Sunday, Jan 5th 9:30a to 11:45a
Mitzvah Secular Sunday School class is in session! -
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JanJanuary 26 , 2025Sunday School
Sunday, Jan 26th 9:30a to 11:45a
Mitzvah Secular Sunday School class is in session! -
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FebFebruary 23 , 2025Sunday School
Sunday, Feb 23rd 9:30a to 11:45a
Mitzvah Secular Sunday School class is in session! -
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MarMarch 9 , 2025Sunday School
Sunday, Mar 9th 9:30a to 11:45a
Mitzvah Secular Sunday School class is in session!
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