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Machar Blog

Shehecheyanu: A Humanist Adaptation by Machar Congregation

Posted on July 18, 2024

Let us bless each generation that has kept us alive and sustained us, and brought us to this moment. N’-varekh kol dor va-dor she-hekheya-nu v’-kiyy’ma-nu, v’-higgi’a-nu la-z’man ha-zeh. Amen. נְבָרֵךְ כָּל-דּוֹר וָדוֹר שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְקִיַּמְנוּ וְהִגִּיעָנוּ לַזְּמָן הַזֶּה אָמֵן

Sukkot

Posted on September 12, 2023

Sukkot Cabin John Regional Park 7400 Tuckerman Lane Bethesda, MD 20817 9:00 am to 8:00 pm

Ukraine: Updates and Personal Takes on the War

Posted on March 6, 2023

This is a summary of a presentation hosted by Machar, the Secular Humanistic Jewish Congregation of the Washington DC Area, through the Machar Adult Education Panel Discussion, on January 22, 2023. It is written by Marlene Cohen, Machar Member and Secretary of the SHJ Board of Directors. An audience of over 40 people, in person and Continue Reading »

Sukkot, Sh’mini Atzeret, and Simchat Torah

Posted on October 14, 2022

We’re in the final days of Sukkot, and Sh’mini Atzeret and Simchat Torah are just around the corner. If you missed Rabbi Jeremy’s 2021 “Thinking Tuesday” on these holidays, you can dive into a holiday we know well, one we kind of know, and one that’s still a bit of a mystery.  

Welcome to the New Machar Blog!

Posted on August 31, 2022

Shalom, and welcome to this new feature on the Machar website, a blog that will be thoughts from Rabbi Jeremy, our Machar Board, news about our social justice work, and holiday information. Since the High Holidays are right around the corner, to start it off, we have a video that Rabbi Jeremy that explains more Continue Reading »