Minnesota Congregation for Humanistic Judaism

"A Home for Wondering Jews"

info@oremet.org

612-787-7812      

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Welcome to Or Emet

Or Emet — the Minnesota Congregation for Humanistic Judaism — is grounded in Jewish culture and offers a meaningful Jewish community for secular Jews and others who love to learn about and celebrate the richness of Jewish culture, history, values and traditions.

Based in the Twin Cities, Or Emet is centered around humanism, a philosophy that holds that people make the human world the way it is independent of supernatural authority, and which embraces reason and science as the paths to knowledge. We welcome interfaith and multicultural families and individuals.

Our members include secular Jews, cultural Jews, unaffiliated Jews, atheists, agnostics, and wondering members of many different religions and backgrounds.

Our Jewish Cultural Sunday School provides students ages 3 through Bat/Bar Mitzvah (B Mitzvah) an opportunity to be part of a Jewish community while learning about Jewish culture, values and history as documented by scholarship, rather than as told in religious texts.

Events

December 7, 2025
  • Adult Program: Lessons From Listening House and Judaica Swap
    Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Location: Twin Cities German Immersion School, 1031 Como Ave, St Paul, MN 55103, USA
  • Jewish Cultural Sunday School #4
    Time: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
    Location: Twin Cities German Immersion School, 1031 Como Ave, St Paul, MN 55103, USA
December 9, 2025
  • Executive Committee Meeting
    Time: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
    Location: If interested in attending, please contact info@oremet.org; 612-787-7812
December 14, 2025
  • Or Emet Hanukkah Party
    Time: 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm
    Location: First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis, 900 Mt Curve Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403, USA

All Events

Recent News

Or Emet to Host Program on Listening House of St. Paul
Or Emet to Host Yiddish Shabbos Nov. 21
Thanksgiving: From Thankfulness to Taking Action
Shabbat Program: 2SLGBTQIA+ Rights in Minnesota Today
The Secret Lives of Or Emeters
All Are Welcome to Join Or Emet’s 2025 High Holiday Services
From Actor to Playwright: A Jewish Life in the Theater
Fall 2025 Illuminator Newsletter
Shabbat Program: ‘American Democracy in the Age of Trump’

Locations

Jewish Cultural Sunday School and Adult Program
Humanistic Shabbat Service and Adult Program