BELIEVING
So many of us have been told that we are not Jewish because we are not believers. But we are believers and we should not allow others to define us in terms of their own attachments. Here are some of our beliefs:

1.    We believe in evolution. We do not believe in Biblical creation.
2.    We believe in the power of human effort and responsibility. We do not believe in prayer. 
3.    We believe in the natural origin of all experiences: We do not believe in the supernatural.
4.    We believe that the Bible and other ancient Jewish books are worth reading and studying because they give us insight into our history and the way our ancestors thought: we do not believe these books are of divine origin; we do not believe that these books necessarily give us the way to lead our lives in the world today.
5.    We believe Jewish culture and history is the creation of the Jewish people. We do not believe that our culture comes from divine origins.
6.    We believe in a commitment to reason and scientific inquiry: We do not believe in unjustified faith.
7.    We believe in training yourself to get the most out of life with dignity. self-esteem and responsibility; we do not believe in doing good to prepare for an after life.
8.    We believe in respecting other people's beliefs; we do not believe in telling people they are wrong because they do not believe the way we do.
9.    We believe in developing a community bases on philosophical and intellectual searching that will forge traditions that are meaningful to us today: we do not believe in developing our community on old traditions that have no meaning to us in the modern world.
10.    We believe that we have a right to be included in all Jewish community activities; we do not believe that anyone should be an outsider because they have different beliefs than ours.

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Last Update: January 26, 2010