Adult Ed online – “Race and Justice”
Adult Education Online Summer Session SUNDAY, June 28, 2020 Adult Ed 10:00 am - 11:30 am Marc Mauer - "Race and Justice" ~ Marc Mauer, a 30-year Machar member and one of the country’s leading experts on sentencing policy, race and the criminal justice system, will lead an interactive session discussing the recent protests and other events following the…
Music and More with Rabbi Jeremy
Join Rabbi Jeremy for songs and stories with a Secular Humanistic Jewish twist. Music and More is aimed at kids 5 to 10 years of age, and those with comparably-aged hearts. Guests welcome! Please contact Rabbi Jeremy at Macharjeremy@gmail.com or rabbi@machar.org for meeting link and access information.
Texts on Tuesday
The last Tuesday of each month sums up the Torah portions and associate haftarah portions for the foregoing month's traditional Torah reading cycle, and looks at notable pieces of those texts through a secular and critical lens. You can view previous sessions HERE. Please contact Rabbi Jeremy at Macharjeremy@gmail.com or rabbi@machar.org for program link and access information.
Hebrew Through Movement
Get moving and learn some Hebrew! Aimed at kids, but good for anyone who just wants a chance to get up from the desk or couch and learn some basic Hebrew, Hebrew Through Movement teaches Hebrew through speech, hearing, vision -- and getting up and moving. Join Rabbi Jeremy at 11:00 am each Wednesday to…
Kabbalat Shabbat / Welcoming Shabbat for Families and Kids
Get the challah, grape juice, and wooden (or real, with supervision!) candles -- and earn Camp Machar points! Running at least through the end of summer, join Rabbi Jeremy at 2:00 each Friday afternoon for a half-hour of music, stories, and learning about welcoming Shabbat. Please contact Rabbi Jeremy at rabbi@machar.org or macharjeremy@gmail.com for meeting link…
Kabbalat Shabbat / Welcoming Shabbat
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.
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.
Camp Machar – Session 2
Most challenges can be completed at any time throughout the two week session. SHARE WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY ALL OVER THE COUNTRY! ALL AGES ARE WELCOME! Come up with a Team name. Teams can include family members, classmates, friends or groups. Teams can earn points and win prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. Max…
Music and More with Rabbi Jeremy
Join Rabbi Jeremy for songs and stories with a Secular Humanistic Jewish twist. Music and More is aimed at kids 5 to 10 years of age, and those with comparably-aged hearts. Guests welcome! In addition to our usual songs and stories this week, we'll learn a new secular Yiddish song for Shabbat, "Shabes" by Mikhl Gelbart.…
Texts on Tuesday
We'll be doing our first-week-of-the-month "What's That About?!" session, with a look at the life of Maimonides, with a general overview of his writings. This month, we'll look at Maimonides's work, including The Guide of the Perplexed, to see whether and to what extent we as Humanistic Jews might find precursors or inspiration in Maimonides's…