Enjoy Torah Sparks - creative commentaries on the weekly Torah and Haftarah readings written by Conservative Yeshiva faculty.
Friday, June 10 at 6:30pm SHABBAT BY THE SHORE Join Rabbi Marcia Tilchin and Dale Schatz for a musically uplifting Kabbalat Shabbat service. Connect on Zoom or Facebook.
Saturday, June 11 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, June 13 at 9:30am ADVANCED LEARNING INSTITUTE Conception, Pregnancy, and Birth in the Bible with Bex Rosenblatt. We’ll read accounts of creation in Genesis and Psalms as we exploreconception, birth and creation. Click here for class descriptions and to register.
JLIFE MAGAZINE COVER STORY: JCoOC This month's cover story in JLife features JCoOC's upcoming Shakespeare and Sacred Text Midsummer Retreattaking place at UCI July 25-29. Read all about the program and wonderful selection of seminars and performances that will take place. Guest lecturers include Professor Julia Lupton and Hazzan Matt Austerklein. Read the article here Learn more and register for the retreat here.
Saturday, June 25 at 7:45 pm HAVDALAH TOGETHER Raymond Zachary joins us in conversation with Rabbi Marcia Tilchin about the new musical, Witnesses. The show is a moving account of five teenage victims of the Holocaust, based on their personal diaries. Join on Zoom or Facebook.
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.
UPCOMING JCoOC EVENTS
Monday-Friday July 25-29 at UCI SHAKESPEARE AND SACRED TEXT This multi-day midsummer retreat in partnership with the New Swan Shakespeare Theater will be an adventure in text study and the performing arts, bracketed by two festive meals and special programs. Read more and register here.
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
Driving Out Darkness is a one-day, immersive learning experience for leaders in Orange County’s civic, governmental, non-profit, religious, educational, media and law enforcement sectors. We will explore past and current manifestations of antisemitism and their relationship to other forms of hate, gain valuable tools and uncover strategies for countering rising levels of hate in our community, and expand our networks for greater effectiveness in our shared efforts. Learn more and register 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
