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…

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…

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…

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…

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…