"The Jewish Year: Ain’t No Cure for the Summertime Blues" Summer begins right around when Shavuot — the “feast of weeks” — happens. In rabbinic tradition, Shavuot marks the day on which Moses is said to have ascended Mount Sinai — but the Torah doesn’t say anything about that. So how did a harvest holiday…

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.

Adult Ed Online April 4, 2021 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Rabbi Jeremy Kridel – Ethical Wills: A Place in This World Where I'll Belong When I'm Gone What is an ethical will? How have ethical wills been important in Jewish culture – and how might they be important today? Machar Rabbi Jeremy Kridel will…

Thinking Tuesday: Renewal and Return -- Rosh Hashanah, Elul, and Tu B'Av We're continuing our voyage through the Jewish calendar, arriving at the long run-up to Rosh Hashanah, the new year for the Jewish calendar. What's Rosh Hashanah all about? Why does it seem to just run up on us, and what does Jewish culture…

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.

THINKING TUESDAYS *CANCELLED THIS WEEK* Online via Zoom Thinking Tuesdays won't be held this week. We'll resume next week by continuing on our trip through the Jewish calendar by looking at Yom Kippur and Sukkot. Visit Machar's YouTube channel to see what we've done before under this program's original name, Texts on Tuesday. Please contact Rabbi Jeremy…

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.

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.

~SPECIAL EVENT~ SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 2021 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Virtual Tour of the Museum of the Jewish People (Tel Aviv) with Beth Chai Machar members are invited to a special event on Sunday, April 18: A virtual tour of the newly renovated Museum of the Jewish People. Located in Tel Aviv, the Museum…

“Memento Mori: Remember, You Are Mortal — Yom Kippur” We continue our voyage through the Jewish calendar, landing at Yom Kippur. As the Day of Atonement, it is known by many as the most solemn day in the Jewish year, often viewed as a dress rehearsal for death. How did it get that way, and…

Join Rabbi Jeremy as we end Shabbat and enter a new week.

MACHAR'S ANNUAL MEMBER MEETING SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2021 11:00 am - 1:00 pm ~Please note the change of date~ To accommodate the museum tour with Beth Chai, the Machar Annual Member Meeting will now be held on Sunday, April 25, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm (changed from April 18).  Please join us online for Machar's Annual Membership…

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…

CANCELLED TONIGHT, but check back next week and join Rabbi Jeremy for a deep dive into different areas of Humanistic Jewish life. Sometimes we'll study classical Jewish texts, or Jewish philosophy, or a specific work on Jewish ethics. Sometimes we'll study secular or humanistic ideas about life or society. We'll always aim to come away…

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.

Adult Ed Online May 2, 2021 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Adult Education Hosts Machar Members’ “Lightning Talks” On Sunday's Adult Education inaugural "Lightning Talks" session, come hear several of your fellow Machar members give shorter talks about their lives and interests: Harry Appelman will discuss his life as a professional jazz musician Monica Zamisch…