Kabbalat Shabbat / Welcoming Shabbat
Each week can be a challenge and Shabbat gives us a built-in chance to think about how we might get some rest. Join Rabbi Jeremy for a musical start to Shabbat, check in with the Machar community, and mark the start of the weekend. Please contact Rabbi Jeremy at Macharjeremy@gmail.com or rabbi@machar.org for meeting link and access information.
WITs Online Meeting
Wimmin in Transition ~~~ Transitions Mark All Lives ~~~~~~~ In January of 2004 a small group of Machar women formed a women’s group within Machar. They called the group WITs – Wimmin in Transition. And what is “Transition”? It’s to do with the changes we all experience in every season of our lives, as we…
Thinking Tuesdays
"AMA: Ask Me (Rabbi Jeremy) Anything" “How do you blow a shofar?” “What does Humanistic Judaism have to say about Israel?” “What do you think about the idea of a god?” “Why be Jewish at all?” The title really says it all — join Rabbi Jeremy tonight and ask him anything! ~~~ Visit Machar's YouTube…
Havdalah / Ending Shabbat
Join Rabbi Jeremy as we end Shabbat and enter a new week.
Thinking Tuesdays – NO CLASS TONIGHT
NO CLASS TONIGHT Check back next week and join Rabbi Jeremy for a deep dive into different areas of Humanistic Jewish life. Sometimes we'll study classical Jewish texts, or Jewish philosophy, or a specific work on Jewish ethics. Sometimes we'll study secular or humanistic ideas about life or society. We'll always aim to come away…
Kabbalat Shabbat / Welcoming Shabbat
Note that this month is Pride Month. During tonight's Shabbat program, we'll use resources from Keshet (an organization committed to LGBTQIA+ equality in Jewish life) and the Human Rights Campaign to begin to reflect on our obligations to work for true equality and inclusion of LGBTQIA+ persons in our communities. Please contact Rabbi Jeremy at Macharjeremy@gmail.com or rabbi@machar.org for…
Thinking Tuesdays – NO CLASS TONIGHT
Due to scheduling issues, there is NO CLASS TONIGHT, but check back next week to join Rabbi Jeremy for a deep dive into different areas of Humanistic Jewish life. Sometimes we'll study classical Jewish texts, or Jewish philosophy, or a specific work on Jewish ethics. Sometimes we'll study secular or humanistic ideas about life or…