EnjoyTorah Sparks- creative commentaries on the weekly Torah and Haftarah readings written by Conservative Yeshiva faculty.
Friday, May 13 at 6:00pm FRIDAY NIGHT BY CANDLELIGHT
Join Jason Feddy, Eric Dangot, and the Temple Isaiah community for Shmooze and Shabbat beginning at 6pm. Services at 6:30pm. Join on Zoom.
Saturday, May 14 at 11am ZOOM GALI GALI FAMILY SHABBAT At 11am this month - join Rabbi Aviva Funke for a fun-filled, interactive, musical young family shabbat experience. This month's theme is the Journey from Passover to Shavuot. Read more and register here.
Saturday, May 14 at 2pm TWELVE STEPS AND TORAH Shabbat afternoon Torah study informed by the wisdom of Twelve Step recovery. Join us on Zoom. For more information and to be added to the Twelve Steps & Torah email list, click here.
Monday, May 16 9:30am ADVANCED LEARNING INSTITUTE Join Bible Scholar Bex Rosanblatt for the first of two classes exploring The Book of Ruth through a radical lens. Click here for more information and to register. Recordings of previous classes with Bex can be found here.
Sunday through Thursday at 6:00pm OC EGAL NIGHTLY MINYAN If you are looking for a place to say Mourner's Kaddish, observe a yahrzeit, or participate in an evening minyan, OC Egal meets online five nights a week. Click here to receive the private Zoom link. All are welcome.
Friday, May 20 at 6pm SHABBAT BY THE SHORE Join Rabbi Marcia Tilchin, Jason Feddy, and special guest Rabbi Aviva Funke for a soulfull Shabbat service followed by a potluck Shabbat dinner, and guest speaker on Jewish geneology at a private home in San Clemente. Click here to RSVP.
Click here to listen to excerpts from Aviva's recently released album, Yismekhu: Sacred Sounds of Kabbalat Shabbat.
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
Saturday, May 14th, at 10:00 AM in Santa Ana's Centennial Park
Planned Parenthood national day of action and Bans Off Abortion Rally Click here for more information and to register.
Sunday, May 15 Noon - 3:00pm YOM HA'ATZMAUT CELEBRATION
Orange County celebrates Israel Independence Day on the Santa Ana campus of Irvine Hebrew Day School.
Sponsored by the Israel American Council, the Merage JCC of Orange County, and Irvine Hebrew Day School. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets.
Tuesdays May 17, 24, 31 at 7 - 9pm CAN WE TALK?! Understanding and Overcoming Polarization In A Time of Division with Sacha Bonder of One America and Rabbi K’vod. Participants will learn about the subtle inner workings of the brain and behavior that influence how human beings interact with one another, discuss the differences between normal and toxic polarization, and study examples of healthy division found in Jewish texts. To learn more and to register click here.
Thursday May 19 at 7pm
FRIENDSHIP ACROSS DIFFERENCE In this highly polarized time, join us to explore how to bring Jewish and Muslim communities together despite the issues that divide and challenge us. Learn with Imam Abdullah Antepli and Maital Friedman about ways to nurture relationships across divides, based on their experience co-directing the Shalom Hartman Institute’s Muslim Leadership Initiative. To learn more and to register click here.
TheJewish Collaborative of Orange County is a creative, collaborative, and compassionate community mosaic dedicated to innovating and supporting local and national programming that enriches the landscape of Jewish life and encouraging individuals and families to connect their passions and purpose with Judaism.
Jewish Collaborative of Orange County 2200 San Joaquin Hills Rd. Newport Beach, CA 92660
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.
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
