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Thinking about your end-of-year giving? Now is a perfect time to invest in the Jewish Collaborative for 2024! Our impactful 2023 initiatives are poised to expand so we can touch and inspire an even wider audience. 80% of our support comes from voluntary donations made by people like you who appreciate our distinctive work. Your gift today will make a meaningful difference!
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JCoOC CALENDAR AT A GLANCE
PROGRAMS THIS WEEK
Circle of Hope and Healingwith special guest Rabbi Cantor Eva Robbins: Inevitable Realities and Opportunities Inherent in Coping with Grief and Loss | Thursday, December 28 on Zoom 5:00pm PT | RSVP here
Thursday, December 28 on Zoom 5:00pm PT | 8:00pm ET CIRCLE OF HOPE AND HEALING with special guest Rabbi Cantor Eva Robbins "Inevitable Realities and Opportunities Inherent in Coping with Grief and Loss” Rabbi Eva is an instructor at the Academy for Jewish Religion in Los Angeles. She recently published her first book, Spiritual Surgery, A Journey of Healing Mind, Body and Spirit.Register here
Monday, January 8, 2024 at 9:30am PT ADVANCED LEARNING INSTITUTE The Medieval Debates that Gave Us Modern Judaism with Rabbi Daniel Levine The Great Jewish thinkers of the Middle Ages were philosophers, poets, mystics and physicians - working out in their own minds how to reconcile evolved Jewish practice with primary philosophical schools of thought. Rabbi Daniel will take us on a 4-week journey into the great minds of the time and their enduring impact on the trajectory of Jewish thought and practice that are still manifest today. Click here to register. Click here to access recordings of previous sessions.
Wednesday, January 11, 2024 9:30am PT | 12:30pm ET SUMMER ADVENTURE ZOOM INFORMATION SESSION Thinking about joining us in England for our Sacred Music, History and Culture Tour of Great Britain in June of 2024? We’d love to travel with you! All are welcome to attend a zoom informational session with the trip leaders. RSVP here to receive the zoom link
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.
SPIRITUALITY, GRIEF AND HEALING
Click here to learn about ongoing support groups led by Chaplain Fran Chalin, BCC, MSW and to express interest in participation. Weekly meetings will address issues associated with specific types of loss. Co-sponsored by the Jewish Collaborative of OC and the House of Ruach Foundation.
January dates: 4th - Spousal loss 11th - Child loss 18th - Parent and sibling loss 25th - Circle of Hope & Healing
February dates: 1st - Spousal loss 8th - Child loss 15th - Parent and sibling loss 22nd - Circle of Hope & Healing
ONGOING WAYS TO SUPPORT ISRAEL
Thank you to everyone who has donated to support grassroots tzedakah that is making a difference for Israeli soldiers and civilians every day. Our fundraising efforts on Israel's behalf are ongoing.
Embrace Israel Bracelets Another tzedaka opportunity to support our brothers and sisters in Israel Order through Instagram here
COLLABORATIVE TRAVEL AND RETREATS
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS OF INTEREST
4th Annual Kol Tefilla Gathering in Los Angeles JANUARY 19-21, 2024
All are invited to attend this annual shabbaton hosted by the USCJ, Temple Beth Am in Los Angeles and the Clergy Leadership Incubator. Treat yourself to a weekend of musical immersion and inspiration. Click here to register
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