Machar: the Washington Congregation for Secular Humanistic Judaism

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Shabbat Service with Torah Portion Discussion

7:30 PM - 9:30 PM 

Rabbi Binyamin Biber, assisted by the Jewish Cultural School B’nei Mitzvah class, at Cedar Lane UU Church, Bethesda

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JCS Museum Field Trips

10:00 AM - 1:30 PM 

Machar’s Jewish Cultural School 6^th graders will visit the Holocaust Museum and the rest of the Sunday school will go to the Baltimore Jewish Museum. At the Jewish Museum we will also see a play. Families will receive details by email. There will be no Sunday adult education program.

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DC Voting Rights Campaign -- What's Next?

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM 

Jews United For Justice will host a meeting of many Jewish congregations to share actions for DC voting rights and to brainstorm next steps. The meeting will be held at the Religious Action Center at 2027 Massachusetts Ave NW, just two blocks from the Dupont Circle metro. As Machar partners with JUFJ in this and other activities, all interested Machar members are invited to attend. See more detail in the January newsletter.

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Martin Luther King Day Celebration at JCS

9:45 AM - 12:15 PM

This is a regular Sunday school and adult education day, but also with a celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Following the regular morning music session, children go to classes and at 10:30 am the adult education program begins: “One Nation Indivisible: A Call for Allies,” Lori Lipman Brown, Secular Coalition for America

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Wimmin in Transition (WITs) Fifth Anniversary Dinner Out

6:30 PM - 9:30 PM

WITs holds monthly discussion dinners, and welcomes all Machar women. RSVP required. See more information in the January newsletter. For more information about WITs, go to the Groups tab and click Wimmin in Transition.

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Family Shabbat Potluck Dinner

7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Following a short Shabbat service, a potluck supper provides members and people who would like to find out more about Machar a chance to socialize and schmooze, and to share some yummy food. Cedar Lane UU Church, Bethesda. RSVP required. Look for information to come by email to Machar members. For more information, contact mbern362 at machar.org.

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Forum on the Economic Crisis
Co-Sponsored by Machar

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

A Forum on the economic crisis and how the Jewish community can help will be held at Temple Shalom, 8401 Grubb Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Machar members are encouraged to attend. Other sponsoring organizations include Jews United for Justice, Temple Shalom, and JCRC, and other congregations in central Montgomery County. Speakers will include Beverly Wagner from Interfaith Works, George Leventhal from the Montgomery County Council, state Senator Jamie Raskin, and others. This initial meeting is likely to be followed by additional opportunities to work on specific issues and priorities.

The idea for the Forum comes from Shirat HaNefesh, another progressive Jewish community led by Rabbi Gerry Serotta. We thank our 4^th grade Sunday school teacher, Ira Zuckerman, for connecting us to this event, a natural one for Machar co-sponsorship.