This Friday and Saturday, Jewish communities and congregations around the U.S. will mark the first Repro Shabbat -- a national event sponsored by the National Council of Jewish Women's Rabbis for Repro group to mark and learn about reproductive justice issues for all genders. Our Kabbalat Shabbat/Welcoming Shabbat event this year will hook into this…

Adult Ed Online Sunday, February 14 10:30 am - 12:00 pm ***PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN TIME FOR TODAY'S ADULT ED PRESENTATION*** Esther Safran Foer – “I Want You to Know We’re Still Here,” a Book Talk Writer Esther Safran Foer will discuss her recent “post-Holocaust” memoir, an exploration of history and memory and Foer’s…

It is not necessary to have taken part in Part I of this course to sign up for Part II. Part II of David Wittenberg's course, A History of the Jewish People in Antiquity, continues with the periods of limited self-rule of the Jewish people interspersed with periods of direct foreign rule.  As in Part…

All members are welcome to attend. If you are not a board member, please let President Larry Lawrence know you wish to attend so that we may contact you in case of a sudden cancellation.

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.

MACHAR'S VIRTUAL PURIM PARTY & COFFEEHOUSE Saturday, February 20, 2021 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Online via Zoom Join us for not one, but two, of Machar's most engaging special events for all ages, all in one evening! ~~~~~~ Can you play an instrument, sing a song, tell a joke, or recite a poem -- this…

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…

It is not necessary to have taken part in Part I of this course to sign up for Part II. Part II of David Wittenberg's course, A History of the Jewish People in Antiquity, continues with the periods of limited self-rule of the Jewish people interspersed with periods of direct foreign rule.  As in Part…

Begins at Sunset on the 25th and ends at nightfall on the 26th.

This Friday, February 26, we will have our regular Kabbalat Shabbat/Welcoming Shabbat event. As well, Purim will conclude on Friday evening. Last weekend, we had a great Purim event for Machar's kids, and a successful Coffeehouse fundraiser. But what about you -- don't you get to hear about the Purim story?! This Friday, you do! Just…