Rabbi Tilchin's Shabbat Messages

Kosher Dill Pickleball is back!
Register here ​​​​​​​for our March 31st fun-raising afternoon

Join Rabbi Marcia Tilchin, Cantor Judy Sofer and colleagues for a special performance of Stars of David, a musical review based on Abigail Pogrebin's book of the same name.
One night only at Temple Beth Israel of Pomona
February 3 at 7:30pm

January 26, 2023 | 16 Sh'vat 5784 |  Parashat Beshalach Shabbat Shirah

Enjoy Torah Sparks: Creative commentaries on the weekly Torah and Haftarah readings written by Conservative Yeshiva faculty.

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JCoOC CALENDAR AT A GLANCE

• 12 Steps & Torah |  Saturdays at 2:00pm PT on Zoom
  

• ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Comfort Shawls: Embracing the Cycle of Love and Loss ​​​​​​​ | Saturday January 27, 2024 7:00pm PT | RSVP here
• ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Gan Laguna T”u b’Shevat Hike | At Aliso and Woods Canyon Regional Park in Laguna Niguel | Sunday, January 28 at 9:30am |Contact Sarah for more information
• ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Advanced Learning Institute with Rabbi K'vod Wieder : Neo-Hasidism - A Creative Approach to Making Jewish Meditation and Spirituality Accessible | Monday, January 29 at 9:30am PT 
• ​​​​​​​Online Jewish Bereavement Support Groups | This week: Spousal Loss | Thursday, February 1 at 5:00pm PT​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
• OC Egal Nightly Minyan at 6pm PT | Sunday-Thursday

• ​​​​​​​Stars of David Performance featuring Rabbi Marcia Tilchin, Cantor Judy Sofer and colleagues at Temple Beth Israel of Pomona | Saturday, February 3 at 7:30pm​​​​​​​
• Advanced Learning Institute with Bex Rosenblatt: Governance and Leadership in the Tanakh | Monday, February 5 at 9:30am PT 
• Sundays in Silence and Spirit | Jewish meditation at the JCC with Rabbi K'vod Wieder | Sunday, February 19 at 9:30am
• 2nd Annual Kosher Dill Pickleball Tournament: Dink It Forward | March 31st at 1pm | RSVP here
• A Sacred Music, History and Cultural Tour of Great Britain | June 19 - 28, 2024 | Registration is now open

• ​​​​​​​HIAS Refugee Shabbat programs in OC | February 2 -26, 2024
• ​​​​​​​Worlwide Wrap OC | February 11, 2024
• NCJW's Repro Shabbat | February 9-10, 2024

• ​​​​​​​Ruach Nashim Shabbaton - A women’s retreat for the body, mind, and spirit in Ojai, CA | March 8 – 10, 2024

OC Climate Warriors Carol Singer, Maurie Edelman, and Rabbi Tilchin joined fellow Jewish Californians (all women) on Tu b’Shevat to lobby Senator Padilla as part of Jewish Earth Alliance's Virtual Lobby Day for Climate Solutions.
It was a great meeting!

We thank Rabbi Ilan Glazer for his touching and powerful presentation in today's Circle of Hope and Healing program.  For those of you unable to join us in real time, we are sharing the recording here.

Download Rabbi Ilan's latest Album, Gam Ki Elekh: Turning our Sorrows into Songs

Learn more about Our Love Continues - Support for Jewish Parents after the Loss of a Child HERE

JCoOC Programs

Saturday January 27, 2024 7:00pm
HAVDALAH TOGETHER: COMFORT SHAWL WORSHOP
Embracing the Cycle of Love and Loss
This special event, hosted by Hesed Shel Emet: The Jewish Burial and Comfort Society of Orange County, ​​​​​​​is open to all. No previous sewing or quilting experience required.
Participants will have an opportunity to leave with their own comfort shawl kit that contains all the materials needed to create a work of love for your personal, synagogue or communal use. Register here ​​​​​​​

Monday, January 29, 2024 at 9:30am PT 
ADVANCED LEARNING INSTITUTE
Neo-Hasidism: A Creative Approach to Making Jewish Meditation and Spirituality Accessible with Rabbi K'vod Wieder 
In this 3-week course, Rabbi K’vod will highlight how the Neo-Hasidic movement that started in the early to mid 20th century began reclaiming essential principles and teachings that have made Jewish spiritual practice accessible for today’s seekers. This week's topic: "Principles in Hasidism and Neo-Hasidism and Their Luminaries"
​Click here to register. Watch previous sessions ​​​​​​​

Thursday, February 1st - 5:00 to 6:30pm PT
ONLINE JEWISH BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT
Groups led by Chaplain Fran Chalin, BCC/MSW 
February dates:
1st - Spousal loss
8th - Child loss
15th - Parent and sibling loss
22nd - Circle of Hope & Healing
Click here for more information and to express interest

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.

New ALI class starting February 5th
​​​​​​​RSVP here

Oc Egal is proud to support the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs (FJMC) annual Worldwide Wrap Day on Sunday, February 11, 2024.
See below.

UPCOMING SPECIAL SHABBATOT AND PROGRAMS

Reproductive freedom is a Jewish value, and we’re going to celebrate it!
An NCJW initiative, Repro Shabbat is an annual Shabbat celebration that honors the Jewish value of reproductive freedom, taking place annually on Parshat Mishpatim. 

Find community observances in your area by clicking here. ​​​​​​​
JCoOC will be joining on Saturday, February 10th. Shabbat services begin at 9:30am and are followed by a kiddish luncheon hosted by Sisterhood.

1770 W Cerritos Ave, Anaheim, CA 92804
​​​​​​​Watch the LIvestream here

Join a growing, diverse and multigenerational contingent of OC Jewish women choosing to indulge in Ruah Nashim, led by master teacher and spiritual leader Rabbi Shawn Fields-Meyer.  A special gift to yourself.  Register HERE ​​​​​​ ​​​​​

If you'd like to learn more about Ruach Nashim, please contact veteran attendees Andrea Alfi ​​​​​​​or Sandy Rothberg

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.

COLLABORATIVE TRAVEL

Registration is now open
Watch the recording of our Zoom information session

The Jewish 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.