Texts on Tuesday
This week begins our discussion and learning on the biblical book of Job. We’ll spend at least two weeks studying Job, a layered and complicated book that is in equal parts traditional, skeptical, and a little nihilistic, and asks timely questions about suffering and whether there is merit in enduring through difficult times. This week…
Machar Board Meeting – Online
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 with the Zoom link or in the event of a cancellation.
Timely Topics – cancelled this week
Due to scheduling conflicts, there will not be a Timely Topics discussion this week. Rabbi Jeremy looks forward to resuming next week, April 23, so please check the calendar for the details on the Timely Topic to be discussed then.
Kabbalat Shabbat /Welcoming Shabbat – cancelled this week
Due to scheduling conflicts, there will not be an online Kabbalat Shabbat/Welcoming Shabbat this week. Rabbi Jeremy looks forward to resuming next week.
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.
JCS online: Grades 3-7 & Adult Ed Community Meeting online
JCS Grades 3-7 Links and more information will be posted soon. Adult Ed: Community Meeting Please join us for Machar's annual membership meeting. This is your chance to hear what's going on, provide some feedback, and elect your new board. The meeting will be online. Details for access, and the proposed slate for election, will…
Music and More with Rabbi Jeremy
Join Rabbi Jeremy for songs and stories with a Secular Humanistic Jewish twist. Intended for families with children 10 years and younger — whether or not they’re Machar members! Please contact Rabbi Jeremy at Macharjeremy@gmail.com or rabbi@machar.org for meeting link and access information.
Texts on Tuesday
Job II: In our first session, we looked at how the Book of Job fits into biblical wisdom literature and started to examine its text and how the book interprets traditional Israelite and Jewish religious ideas. In this session, we’ll continue our examination of the book’s text, and, time permitting, compare it to other literature…
Timely Topics ~ The Israel Election
The Israel Election ~ After nearly a year, where is the Israeli election process now? What effect did the Coronavirus have on the process’s apparent outcome? What’s next? We’ll explore those questions together! Please contact Rabbi Jeremy at Macharjeremy@gmail.com or rabbi@machar.org for meeting link and access information.
Kabbalat Shabbat /Welcoming Shabbat
Each week is a challenge, and seven days of social distancing can make it hard to know what day it is! Shabbat gives us a built-in chance to think about how we might get some rest. Join Rabbi Jeremy a musical start to Shabbat, check in with the Machar community, and mark the start of…