February 18, 2026 @ 7:15 pm – All members are welcome to join. If you are not a Board member, please let the Congregational Administrator know that you wish to attend so she can send you the link.
February 20, 2026 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm – Kabbalat Shabbat/Welcoming Shabbat Join us tonight at 6:30 p.m. for the first of our Kabbalat Shabbat/Welcoming Shabbat programs in 2026! We’ll join one another on Zoom for music, candlelighting, and a chance to check in as a community after another difficult week. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89056692654?pwd=XokprRe0lBHuSkwDw089AFxpCBdAoK.1 Meeting ID: 890 5669 2654 Passcode: 868347
February 22, 2026 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm – Machar Sponsor Putin’s War to Subjugate Ukraine Continues Speaker: David Abramson Long-time Machar member and retired U.S. Department of State Russian foreign policy analyst David Abramson will provide an update on Russia’s nearly four-year war on Ukraine. After discussing Putin’s aims, why Putin is unwilling to negotiate in good faith, and what it might take […]
February 23, 2026 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – We’ll meet at Elaine’s house to learn to bake challah! Machar member Rahel Hanadari will be our instructor:). Join us! Details will follow. RSVP with MarleneCCohen at comcast.net
February 28, 2026 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm – For ALL families with children in the Collaborative Sunday School AND prospective families See link HERE for more details and to RSVP
March 1, 2026 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm – Kehila Sponsor Passover Foods Recipes, demonstrations, tastings! We’ll feature an entre, charoset, flourless chocolate cake, matzah, matzah balls, and home-made horseradish. Come enjoy, learn, and vote for your favorite brand of matzah too!
March 8, 2026 @ 9:30 am – Kehila Sponsor Passover Foods Recipes, demonstrations, tastings! We’ll feature an entre, charoset, flourless chocolate cake, matzah, matzah balls, and home-made horseradish. Come enjoy, learn, and vote for your favorite brand of matzah too!
March 14, 2026 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – “MUNCHIES AND MORE WITH MACHAR” Our annual Machar Coffeehouse fundraiser, “Munchies and More with Machar,” will be held on Saturday, March 14, from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. at a location in Montgomery County, MD that is Metro-accessible (for security purposes, ticket-holders and performers will be sent the exact location information separately). Come celebrate the performance and […]
March 15, 2026 @ 9:30 am – Beth Chai Sponsor Jewish Mindfulness meditation Tobi Whitman will provide an interactive lesson in combining Jewish principles with mindfulness meditation.