Miriam Jerris

{{Short description|President of the association of Human Rabbis}}

Miriam Jerris was the president of the Association of Humanistic Rabbis, and is the rabbi of the Society for Humanistic Judaism.{{cite web|url=http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/58868/rosh-hashanah-with-no-prayer-book-east-bay-congregation-for-atheist-secular/ |title=Humanistic Judaism’s Rabbi Miriam Jerris will be leading Rosh Hashanah services at Kol Hadash next month. | j. the Jewish news weekly of Northern California |publisher=Jweekly.com |date=2010-08-05 |accessdate=2013-10-04}}{{cite web|url=http://www.humanisticrabbis.org/ahr-officers/|title=AHR Officers|publisher=|accessdate=29 October 2014}} She has been a member of the Society since 1970.{{cite web|url=http://boulderjewishnews.org/2010/rabbi-miriam-jerris-visiting-beth-ami/ |title=Rabbi Miriam Jerris Visiting Beth Ami |publisher=Boulderjewishnews.org |date=2010-11-04 |accessdate=2013-10-04}}{{cite web|url=http://hjccohio.org/2012/09/an-evening-with-rabbi-miriam-jerris-from-the-shj/ |title=An Day with Rabbi Miriam Jerris from the Society for Humanistic Judaism |publisher=hjccohio.org |date= |accessdate=2013-10-04}} In 2001, she was ordained as a rabbi by the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism.{{cite web|url=http://ifshj.net/id91.html |title=Rabbi Miriam Jerris, Phd |publisher=Ifshj.net |date= |accessdate=2013-10-04}} She also has a PhD in Jewish studies with a specialization in pastoral counseling from the Union Institute and University in Cincinnati.{{cite web|author= |url=http://azjewishpost.com/2012/rabbi-jerris-to-lead-secular-humanist-event/ |title=Rabbi Jerris to lead Secular Humanist event « AZ Jewish Post |publisher=Azjewishpost.com |date=2012-09-07 |accessdate=2013-10-04}}{{cite web|url=http://thejewishchronicle.net/view/full_story/17885954/article-Judaism-without-God-?instance=secondary_stories_left_column |title=Judaism without God |publisher=The Jewish Chronicle |date= |accessdate=2013-10-04}} In 2006, she received the Sherwin T. Wine Lifetime Achievement Award.{{cite web|url=http://www.shj.org/shjbios.htm |title=Society for Humanistic Judaism - Rabbis and Leadership |publisher=Shj.org |accessdate=2013-10-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928164758/http://www.shj.org/shjbios.htm |archivedate=2013-09-28 }}