Westchester Community for Ethical Culture

  • One Way or the Other

    This Sunday we will have the opportunity to work with ethical dilemmas from Arthur Dobrin’s collection, “One Way or the Other.” Arthur will be on hand to facilitate the process and participants will have opportunities to consider how they would respond to situations that will be presented. This will be a hybrid meeting. You can join in person…

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  • HUMANITAS: The Impact of Conspiracy Theories on Modern Society

    Join us, The HUMANITAS Ethical Society on October 9, 2021, at 3 p.m. via Zoom for an open forum discussion of: “The Impact of Conspiracy Theories on Modern Society”.  Dr. J Everet Green will be the moderator. Let us heed Steve Biko’s injunction: “The greatest weapon in the hand of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.” All are…

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  • Bart’s Blog 9/27/21

    Anti-racism opportunities Thanks to my wife Ruthanne’s recommendation, I’ve recently finished reading Pauli Murray’s memoir, “Proud Shoes.” Murray was an amazingly talented individual who had a powerful intellect, deep commitment to ethics, and was fearlessly persistent in her drive for justice and equity. Murray’s story is also an all too familiar one: despite her many…

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  • Why We Care – Part 2

    This year, the Ethical Society will celebrate its 100th Anniversary and with that in mind Leader Bart Worden is looking to unpack what he has found most helpful and most transformative in the ideas, practices and relationships he has encountered through Ethical Culture. On September 12th Bart spoke about what motivates people to live moral lives and…

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  • Bart’s Blog 7/25/21

    Having just returned from Kansas City, Kansas where I officiated for my son’s wedding, this will be one of the more “short and sweet” posts to this space. Suffice it to say that a wonderful time was had by all and meeting our new family members was a lot of fun! We are now heading…

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  • Bart’s Blog 7/18/21

    This is a special week in my life. On Saturday our older son and his fiancé will be married near Kansas City, Kansas. This is the second wedding in our nuclear family in a year’s time (our younger son and his fiancé were married last September) and is a watershed moment for me and my…

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  • Bart’s Blog 7/11/21

    I wonder what people’s experiences are like of being with other people without the restrictions of social distancing? Many, many people within my social circles have been fully vaccinated and it seems every day there are new opportunities for in-person interactions. So far I am finding it extremely pleasurable yet also discomfiting – I had…

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  • Bart’s Blog 7/4/21

    The AEU Assembly Committee thought it a good idea to have a bit of a break for the July 4th holiday weekend and I hope you found some opportunities for rest and restoration. 4th of July is a holiday that would often go unnoticed in my household were it not for the fireworks and their…

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  • Bart’s Blog 6/27/21

    We’re heading into Week 4 and have 2 events to join between now and Sunday and you can check out the offerings below. And, in case you missed any of last week’s events, Anna has made videos available for each session. I want to call special attention to the Anna Garlin Spencer Award event – it was…

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  • Bart’s Blog 6/14/21

    This Week June 14, 2021 A good number of you have already joined the Assembly program by attending the Keynote event last Wednesday. If you missed it, here’s a link to the video: Assembly 2021 Keynote Speaker Egberto Willies with Music by A Different Thread. I also noticed many familiar faces at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical…

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