From now until at least the end of pandemic containment measures, we will have a “Texts on Tuesday” series. During our first session, we looked at specific parts of the Passover Haggadah and discussed how they affect our understanding of different parts of the Seder. This week’s session will take a look at the history…

During Part I, we talked about what appears on the Seder table, and we asked what might be the minimum we’d need to be able to have a Seder that at least felt like a Seder, whether alone or with family. This week, we’ll focus on the Haggadah and ask some of the same questions: How…

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…

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.

Zoom links will be posted 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 class. Each class…

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.

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…