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!    

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.

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…

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.

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.

Due to scheduling conflicts, there will not be an online Kabbalat Shabbat/Welcoming Shabbat this week. Rabbi Jeremy looks forward to resuming next week.

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.

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.

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…

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.

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.

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.

Job III: Tonight we will have part 3 of our series on the book of Job. Though helpful, attendance at the prior sessions is not necessary. If you're interested in the prior sessions, parts 1 and 2 can be found on Machar's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_aUKxka3ifnIoRerHJtXUQ. This week we'll cover how the book ends and how…

Rabbi Jeremy will be online from 7:30 to 9:30 pm for a virtual open-house/swing-in session. Drop in for a few minutes or the whole time to discuss anything or nothing at all, and to check in with other Macharniks. Bring your questions, whether mundane or profound! Please contact Rabbi Jeremy at Macharjeremy@gmail.com or rabbi@machar.org for meeting link and access…

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.