Enjoy Torah Sparks- creative commentaries on the weekly Torah and Haftarah readings written by Conservative Yeshiva faculty. Also, check out this video from the Schechter Institute on Parashat Shoftim.
A SMORGESBOARD OF SPIRITUAL OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE DURING THE MONTH OF ELUL
This weekend, the Collaborative hosts our second pre-High Holiday program designed to usher us into this awesome season of introspection and reflection with intention.
Please join us tomorrow night, August 14, at 7pm for Havdalah Together, featuring Rabbi Jill Zimmerman. Her presentation, Approaching the High Holidays in Uncertain Times, promises to open our minds and hearts to whatever the Ten Days of Repentance will bring, even if it is not what we were expecting. We encourage you to download her latest Ebook, Return: 30 Days of Reflection, as an inspirational resource to help us prepare for the New Year.
There are other wonderful resources and workshops available for all of us to access in these weeks leading up to Rosh Hashanah to deepen our connection to God and one another. Below are just few suggestions. "Rabbi Google" may be able to recommend many more.
For the last three years, Judaism Unbound has offered Elul Unbound: Your on-ramp for the High Holidays. These compelling podcasts feature the world’s most evocative Jewish minds in conversation with hosts Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg. Check out this year’s menu and, if you are appropriately jazzed, enjoy previous seasons as well.
Dan Libenson and Natalie Goldfine will be leading a workshop on August 22 at 9am PDT called New Rules Judaism: Re-imagine New Traditions and Rituals for the Jewish New Year. Learn more here.
The Institute for Jewish Spirituality and its partner organizations from across the Jewish movements are offering The Shofar Project, a 4-week online Elul intensive that provides daily and weekly mindfulness, yoga, Torah study and more.
There are countless virtual gathering options available year-round in our growing Jewish communal cyberspace to ignite our souls and enrich our lives. No better time than the month of Elul to dive in and listen for the calls (of the proverbial shofar) that touch us most deeply.
Shabbat Shalom, Rabbi Marcia Tilchin
Friday, August 13 at 6:30pm (PDT) JCoOC JOINS TEMPLE ISAIAH
In person and online Welcome Shabbat with a musical service led by Jason Feddy and Eric Dangott live from Temple Isaiah. Join us on Zoom or Facebook. Address: 2401 Irvine Avenue, Newport Beach.
Friday, August 20 at 6:00pm SHABBAT BY THE SHORE (adjacent) Join us next week for Friday night services with Rabbi Tilchin and Jason Feddy and a potluck dinner at a private home in the Floral Park neighborhood of Santa Ana. Regsiter here.
Saturday, August 14 at 2:00pm (PDT) TWELVE STEPS & 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.
Wednesday, August 25 at 7:00pm (PDT) 4th ANNUAL SERENITY SELICHOT Join Rabbi Tilchin, Jason Feddy and friends for "Serenity Means Sometimes Having to Say You're Sorry." This virtual Selichot experience fuses Big Book wisdom with traditional liturgy, music and modern commentary. Register here to join on Zoom.
Saturday, August 14 at 10:00am (PDT) ZOOM GALI GALI FAMILY SHABBAT Rabbi Aviva Funke and Scott Spitzer will engage, inspire, and edutain during this monthly Young Family Shabbat celebration. Learn more here. Join on Zoom.
Next Month's program: September 11.
Saturday, August 14 at 7:00pm (PDT) HAVDALAH TOGETHER Rabbi Jill Zimmerman will help usher us into the season of repentance with thoughtful wisdom. Using materials from her Elul workbook, Return: 30 Days of Reflection,
Rabbi Jill will engage us in conversation about "Approaching the High Holidays in Uncertain Times." Join on Zoom or Facebook.
Monday, August 16 at 9:30am (PDT) ADVANCED LEARNING INSTITUTE Rabbi David Lazar returns for part 5 of our 12-week course Piety, Politics and Prophecy: The Surprising Book of Daniel. Click here to learn more, register, and access the course source sheets and recordings. Join us on Zoom and Facebook.
Tuesday, August 17 at 7:00pm (PDT) CIRCLE OF HOPE & HEALING Are you grieving the loss of a loved one? Would you like to connect with others navigating grief? You are welcome to join our next Circle of Hope meeting (online) led by Cantor Sue Knight Deutsch, Chaplain Fran Chailin, Beth Krom and Rabbi-Cantor Marcia Tilchin. Click here to register.
IKARON REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN
Join us for an IKARON open house on Zoom at 7:30pm on Wednesday, August 18th or Tuesday, August 24th. Families with young children are also invited to join us for a Pre-High Holiday Meet-Up on Sunday, August 29th from 1:30-3:00pm for fun and learning. Click here to register for IKARON, an open house, and/or the family program.
HIGH HOLIDAY SERVICES & PROGRAMS We look forward to celebrating the New Year with you. Registration for the High Holidays is now open. Services will be offered both in person and virtually. Click here to register and to view our menu of programs and worship opportunities for Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur as well as our pre-High Holiday offerings.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
The Orange County Jewish Coalition for Refugees kicks off its five-part Film Series on Tuesday, August 16th with the award-winning film "Midnight Traveller" which will begin streaming on Aug.16. On Tuesday, August 24 at 4:00pm (PDT) OCJCR presents a Zoom presentation, "Escaping Afghanistan," as follow-up to this month's film. Panelists from the U.S. military and Afghanistan will provide a timely update on the emergency evacuations of our Afghan allies, the situation on the ground in Afghanistan, and ways we can help. Learn more and register here.
Sunday, August 22 at 4:00pm The Klezmatics: A World Class Klezmer Experience
Everyone is invited to attend a special performance of The Klezmatics that will be held at Temple Beth El South Orange County. All ages are welcome! Admission is FREE with advance RSVP. Click here for more information and to reserve your seat/s.
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