Extraordinary Shabbat
SATURDAY, June 26 AT 10AM (pdt) on Zoom.
Highlights of Shabbat Worship in Song and Spirit with master teacher, Cantor Faith Steinsnyder
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Faith Steinsnyder is an internationally acclaimed recording and concert artist who has served as cantor and director of music for synagogues across the country. Committed to transmitting a wide range of repertoire to the next generation of hazzanim Cantor Steinsnyder has taught at New York City’s Jewish Theological Seminary, the Academy for Jewish Religion, and still serves on the faculty of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.
A featured soloist at Carnegie Hall and Merkin Concert Hall in NYC, Faith has performed and recorded extensively with The Western Wind, Matthew Lazar and Michael Isaacson. Accompanied by members of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, she sang the title role in Stephen Richards’ chamber opera “The Ballad of Ruth.”
Faith is featured in the documentary film about the Cantors Assembly’s historic trip to Poland, “100 voices: A Journey Home.” The Zamir Choral Foundation’s North American Jewish Choral Festival offers Faith the opportunity to teach voice and conduct an annual vocal warmup to hundreds of participants, sacred singers and lovers of Jewish music.
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Fri, April 19 2024
11 Nisan 5784
Advanced Learning Institute
As we enter the final preparations for our first seder this evening, we will explore some important lessons about social justice embedded in the folk-art seen in many Haggadot found in one of the most comprehensive private collections of Judaica available today.
Monday, April 22, 2024 at 9:30am PT
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Advanced Learning Institute
Yom HaShoah and Yom HaZikaron with Rabbi Mike Moshe Mymon
Monday, May 6 and 13, 2024 at 9:30am PT
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Sundays in Silence
An in-person monthly meditation session hosted at the Merage Jewish Community Center in Irvine.
April 21 9:30 -10:45am PT
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Cooking Connections
Welcome to OC Jewish Cooking Connections, a partnership between JCoOC and the Merage JCC. Every month we meet a member of the OC Jewish community sharing a favorite recipe with family history and Jewish memories. Watch videos here.
This project is partially funded by the Weissman Arts Endowment Fund, a joint program of JCFOC and JFedOC.
JCoOC has partnered with Jews United for Democracy
Each challah is an edible work of art, baked fresh and hand-braided especially for you! Choose from raisin, traditional, sesame seed and poppy seed. For more information, visit theblessedbraid.com.
- JCoOC is an exempt organization in accordance with Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code EIN: 36-4844121
