Within Jewish tradition, there are moments when a more secularly-minded, skeptical perspective makes itself known. Join Rabbi Jeremy to investigate the skeptical side of things in the books of Ecclesiastes (Kohelet) and Job. These books take seriously difficulty and suffering in life, and their discussions of the hard parts of life share much with our…

Given that many will be busy with personal Passover observations (or preparing for Friday's online Seder), Rabbi Jeremy will not host a live discussion tonight. However, the Timely Topics from the previous two weeks are available on YouTube and may come in handy for your Seder preparations: Setting Up the Seder - Parts I & II During Part I,…

MACHAR’S ONLINE SEDER 2020 Because of the COVID-19 emergency, Machar has canceled the Seder planned with the Washington Ethical Society for Saturday, April 11. Instead, we will conduct a virtual Seder using Zoom on Friday, April 10 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. Rabbi Jeremy will lead the ceremony on Zoom – lighting candles, explaining the ritual…

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.

Access links and more information will be available soon. *Tots/PreK/K 1st and 2nd Grade* We will be sending home lessons and activities for you to do with your kids. We will use a Google drive set up under MacharWashingtonDC to share photos of projects and other fun things you'd like to share with your Machar…

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.

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…

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.

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.