Wikipedia's first sentence called it “washington metro area -affiliated congregation of the society for humanistic judaism”. Today it says “humanistic jewish congregation located in the metro area of washington”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Humanistic Jewish congregation in the Washington, D.C. metro area”. It now reads “Humanistic Jewish congregation in Washington, D.C., United States”.
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Humanistic Jewish congregation in Washington, D.C., United States Machar ( Hebrew : מחר , lit. ' Tomorrow ' ), officially Machar, The Washington Congregation For Secular Humanistic Judaism , is a Humanistic Jewish congregation located in the metro area of Washington, D.C. , in the United States. Affiliated with the Society for Humanistic Judaism , the non- theistic congregation was founded in 1977, and celebrates Jewish culture, education and celebrations. The congregation has a Jewish cultural school, social action committee, and regular newsletter, and welcomes interfaith couples. Depending on the type of service, the congregation worships at either one of two locations in Maryland : 100 Welsh Park Drive, in Rockville ; or 1 Veterans Place, Silver Spring . Society for Humanistic Judaism .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Machar is the Washington, DC metro area affiliated congregation of the Society for Humanistic Judaism . Founded in 1977, the nontheistic congregation celebrates Jewish culture, education and celebrations. The congregation has a Jewish cultural school, social action committee, and regular newsletter, and welcomes interfaith couples.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Machar is the Washington metro area -affiliated congregation of the Society for Humanistic Judaism . Founded in 1977, the nontheistic congregation celebrates Jewish culture, education and celebrations. The congregation has a Jewish cultural school, social action committee, and regular newsletter, and welcomes interfaith couples. "Machar" (מחר) is the Hebrew word for "tomorrow".
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Humanistic Jewish congregation in the Washington, D.C. metro area Machar is the Washington metro area -affiliated congregation of the Society for Humanistic Judaism . Founded in 1977, the nontheistic congregation celebrates Jewish culture, education and celebrations. The congregation has a Jewish cultural school, social action committee, and regular newsletter, and welcomes interfaith couples. "Machar" (מחר) is the Hebrew word for "tomorrow".
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “washington metro area -affiliated congregation of the society for humanistic judaism”. Today it says “humanistic jewish congregation located in the metro area of washington”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Humanistic Jewish congregation in the Washington, D.C. metro area”. It now reads “Humanistic Jewish congregation in Washington, D.C., United States”. Read the current article and compare.
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washington metro area -affiliated congregation of the society for humanistic judaism
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humanistic jewish congregation located in the metro area of washington
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