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Daylight Saving Time Begins – 2AM EST

Daylight Saving Time Begins Sunday, March 12, 2023 2:00AM Eastern Standard Time Set your clocks AHEAD by one hour before you go to bed on Saturday night.

Machar Board Meeting

MACHAR BOARD MEETING Wednesday, MARCH 15, 2023 7:15 pm - 8:45 pm Online via Zoom All members are welcome to join. If you are not a Board member, please let Tara Newhouse know that you wish to attend so that she can send you the link.

Kabbalat Shabbat / Welcoming Shabbat

Join us for a meaningful start to Shabbat, check in with the Machar community, and mark the beginning of the weekend. No RSVP or registration required. To join the meeting, please click on this link on Friday evening: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81430506248?pwd=SHg0cFRqTUN5YXB5cnU4NTlnSGpDZz09 Meeting ID: 814 3050 6248 Passcode: 412081

Serving Brunch at Shepherd’s Table with Beth Chai

Machar and Beth Chai have reserved the THIRD Saturday of every month for Machar and Beth Chai Congregations to serve brunch. The activities will consist of setting up, serving meals, and cleaning up (no cooking is needed). Students will be able to get SSL hours for the time they volunteer when they bring their form.…

JCS & Adult Ed

6045 16th St NW, Washington DC 6045 16th St NW, Washington, DC

SOCIAL TIME 9:30 am JCS 10:00 – 11:30 am Tots – B Mitzvah classes Adult Ed 10:00 – 11:30 am Online (The presentation will be broadcast via Zoom and those in-person at MGJDS will be able to participate in the Adult Ed classroom. See registration details below for those who wish to participate from elsewhere.)…

WITs Meeting

Wimmin in Transition ~~~ Transitions Mark All Lives ~~~~~~~ We meet monthly, alternating between the 4th Monday and 4th Thursday of each month, at 5:30pm on Zoom. Other venues and variations of meeting may occur, COVID-19 circumstances and health and safety recommendations pending. We will update the details for each month's meeting as we know…

JCS, Adult Ed, & All-Machar Pesach Celebration

6045 16th St NW, Washington DC 6045 16th St NW, Washington, DC

SOCIAL TIME 9:30 am JCS 10:00 – 11:30 am Tots – B Mitzvah classes Adult Ed 10:00 – 11:00 am Online (The presentation will be broadcast via Zoom and those in-person at MGJDS will be able to participate in the Adult Ed classroom. See registration details below for those who wish to participate from elsewhere.) Kathy Tran…

Pesach / Passover

Begins at sunset on the 5th and ends at nightfall on the 13th.

Machar Passover Picnic Seder

Cabin John Regional Park 7400 Tuckerman Lane, Bethesda, United States

Machar Passover Picnic Seder Saturday, April 8, 2023 12:00pm - 4:00pm Bethesda, MD (rain date April 15*) ~~~ Please join us for the second annual outdoor Machar Passover Seder in the Park! This family friendly event is open to all and you can stay for as long or as little as you'd like. Enjoy our…

Machar Passover Picnic Seder

Cabin John Regional Park 7400 Tuckerman Lane, Bethesda, United States

Machar Passover Picnic Seder Sunday, April 28, 2024 12:00pm - 4:00pm Bethesda, MD (no rain date) ~~~ Please join us for the third annual outdoor Machar Passover Seder in the Park! This family friendly event is open to all and you can stay for as long or as little as you'd like. Enjoy our family-friendly…

Welcome to Machar

Kabbalat Shabbat
‎December 27, 2024

Serving Brunch at Shepherd's Table with Beth Chai
December 28, 2024
9:00 am - 12:00 p.m.

Hanukkah Havdalah Community Gathering
January 4, 2025
5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

David Abramson - Putin's War to Subjugate Ukraine 
January 5, 2025
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

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Calendar 2024 -2025 Jewish Cultural School (JCS)

Adult Ed and Community Sunday Calendar

 

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