Adult Ed Online: Flipping the Script on Intermarriage
Adult Ed Online Sunday, February 28 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Rabbi Denise Handlarski – Flipping the Script on Intermarriage What if everything the Jewish community has been saying about intermarriage is wrong? Intermarriage has been forecast to be the end of Judaism, but what if it's what gives it new life and meaning? The…
Machar Member Special Series: A History of the Jewish People in Antiquity (Part II)
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…
Refugee Kabbalat Shabbat / Welcoming Shabbat
Tonight we'll mark HIAS's annual Refugee Shabbat. We're coming into a new presidential administration with significant hope for better treatment of refugees and asylum seekers, but much still needs to be done. We'll have a Shabbat service focused on the needs of refugees and asylum seekers, and we'll learn more about HIAS's work and current…
Machar Member Special Series: A History of the Jewish People in Antiquity (Part II)
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…
SHJ’s HuJews (Youth) Cyber Conclave
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Havdalah / Ending Shabbat
Join Rabbi Jeremy as we end Shabbat and enter a new week. Please contact Rabbi Jeremy at Macharjeremy@gmail.com or rabbi@machar.org for meeting link and access information.
Adult Ed Online: What Islamist Extremism Can Teach Us about Homegrown Hate
Adult Ed Online March 14, 2021 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Noah Tucker – What Islamist Extremism Can Teach Us about Homegrown Hate After 9/11 the U.S. devoted tremendous resources to Islamist violent extremist movements, only to see domestic terrorism from the far-right eclipse that threat within our own borders. Is all violent extremism part…
Thinking Tuesdays
“‘Jewish Standard Time?’ The Jewish Calendar.” We’ll talk about the multicultural origins of the Jewish calendar and timekeeping (clocks need not apply!), look at exactly how each year in the Jewish calendar is set up, and talk about why the current Jewish year is numbered at 5781. Next week, we’ll start on a journey through the…
Machar Board Meeting
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.