This week, we'll be looking at the historical background of Hanukkah and at Jewish texts that helped define the holiday but that are somewhat less well-known, including the (four!) apocryphal books of the Maccabees, the apocryphal Book of Judith, and the Scroll of Antiochus, a medieval story about Hanukkah that was read in Italian synagogues…

We are now livestreaming some events, and posting prerecorded video for other events. Both types of videos will be available on Machar's YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_aUKxka3ifnIoRerHJtXUQ) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MacharDC/videos/) pages. There's a little delay between a livestream and when a recording is available, but these videos will all be available as long as Facebook and YouTube let us…

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.

Yoga and Meditation with Machar Late Fall/Early Winter Series ~Working Within and Without ~ Strengthening and Stabilizing the Inner Condition while Transcending Limitations in the Larger World ~ Class dates and time: Thursdays, October 22 – December 17, 2020 (No class on Thursday, November 26, 2020) 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm Instructor: Tara Newhouse, RYT,…

We are now live-streaming some events, and posting prerecorded video for other events. Both types of videos will be available on Machar's YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_aUKxka3ifnIoRerHJtXUQ) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MacharDC/videos/) pages. There's a little delay between a live-stream and when a recording is available, but these videos will all be available as long as Facebook and YouTube let us…

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.

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.

- Monday at 4 pm: Monday Music and More -- we'll have two or three songs and a short story or quick lesson about an upcoming holiday; this will usually be live-streamed. We are now livestreaming some events, and posting prerecorded video for other events. Both types of videos will be available on Machar's YouTube…

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…