Machar Blog

Shehecheyanu: A Humanist Adaptation by Machar Congregation

By Jeremy Kridel | July 18, 2024 |

Let us bless each generation that has kept us alive and sustained us, and brought us to this moment. N’-varekh kol dor va-dor she-hekheya-nu v’-kiyy’ma-nu, v’-higgi’a-nu la-z’man ha-zeh. Amen. נְבָרֵךְ…

Sukkot

By Congregational Administrator | September 12, 2023 |

Sukkot Cabin John Regional Park 7400 Tuckerman Lane Bethesda, MD 20817 9:00 am to 8:00 pm

Ukraine: Updates and Personal Takes on the War

By RayaK | March 6, 2023 |

This is a summary of a presentation hosted by Machar, the Secular Humanistic Jewish Congregation of the Washington DC Area, through the Machar Adult Education Panel Discussion, on January 22, 2023.…

Sukkot, Sh’mini Atzeret, and Simchat Torah

By RayaK | October 14, 2022 |

We’re in the final days of Sukkot, and Sh’mini Atzeret and Simchat Torah are just around the corner. If you missed Rabbi Jeremy’s 2021 “Thinking Tuesday” on these holidays, you…

Welcome to the New Machar Blog!

By RayaK | August 31, 2022 |

Shalom, and welcome to this new feature on the Machar website, a blog that will be thoughts from Rabbi Jeremy, our Machar Board, news about our social justice work, and…