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…

"Are We There Yet?" ~ Sukkot and Friends Sukkot, Sh'mini Atzeret, and Simchat Torah come at the end of a long period of heightened Jewish holiday observance in a month that includes Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Why the huts for Sukkot? Why the lulav (palm frond) and etrog (citron)? What's with all these holidays, anyway?…

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.

Cancelled tonight, but check back next week for a deep dive into different areas of Humanistic Jewish life with Rabbi Jeremy. 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 with…

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 16, 2021 11:00 am - 12:30 pm David Baron – The Environment, the Law, and Jewish Values The earth and its people face profound environmental threats due to human-caused climate change, contamination of our air and water, widespread extinction of wildlife, and loss of natural areas. People of color and low-income…

This evening marks the start of Shavuot, a Jewish holiday that is traditionally connected with study. The International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism, which trains rabbis, lay leaders, and teachers to serve congregations like Machar, is hosting an online educational event on Sunday evening featuring exciting speakers with a focus on using knowledge to bring…

*SPECIAL EVENT* THIS TUESDAY MAY 18, 2021 8:00 p.m. Online via registration In lieu of THINKING TUESDAYS this week, Rabbi Jeremy encourages you to register for this special event with SHJ's Executive Director, Paul Golin: "Jewish Beliefs, Jewish Politics, and How They Relate: What We Learned from the New Pew Survey of American Jews" SHJ…

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.

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…

"AMA: Ask Me (Rabbi Jeremy) Anything" “How do you blow a shofar?” “What does Humanistic Judaism have to say about Israel?” “What do you think about the idea of a god?” “Why be Jewish at all?” The title really says it all — join Rabbi Jeremy tonight and ask him anything! ~~~ Visit Machar's YouTube…

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

NO CLASS TONIGHT 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…

Note that this month is Pride Month. During tonight's Shabbat program, we'll use resources from Keshet (an organization committed to LGBTQIA+ equality in Jewish life) and the Human Rights Campaign to begin to reflect on our obligations to work for true equality and inclusion of LGBTQIA+ persons in our communities. Please contact Rabbi Jeremy at Macharjeremy@gmail.com or rabbi@machar.org for…