All Humanistic in District of Columbia

Machar’s Sunday school integrates Jewish history, culture, values, and practice into a developmentally appropriate curriculum at each grade level, from our “Tots” class for preschool-aged children through the B Mitzvah year. We also provide post-mitzvah aged teens an opportunity to play a leadership role by having them assist in Jewish Cultural School classrooms and helping to organize community service activities on behalf Read more...

Machar is a welcoming and diverse community founded on Humanistic ideals and dedicated to enhancing Jewish cultural identity. Our congregation believes that Judaism encompasses far more than an ancient religion. It is a complete and vibrant culture with a rich history, an evolving ethical outlook, languages, music, literature, and folk traditions. We see the Jewish people as an international family Read more...