Enjoy Torah Sparks- creative commentaries on the weekly Torah and Haftarah readings written by Conservative Yeshiva faculty.
In the coming weeks, through prayer and learning, we are about to encounter the many faces of God and take a long, hard look at the sweep of our lives. Like a tree trunk that adds a layer of bark with each natural cycle of seasons, every twelve months we add a year of deeds, relationships, achievements and mistakes that give us greater insight into how we are interfacing with the world around us and what we might do better.
How do we hope to grow in the coming year? Some of the resources provided below may help us answer this profound question:
Please join us for a collaborative Selichot program and service with Temple Beth Shalom of Long Beach, beginning at 8:30pm on Saturday night, August 28. Cantor Judy Sofer will share some music with her choir and special guest, Raymond Zachary. Rabbis David Cantor and Marcia Tilchin will lead a study session on Unataneh Tokef, a key theological anchor of the season as expressed through poetry.
We also encourage you to attend Selichot Night Live - five hours of inspirational learning offered by some of Americas finest scholars and clergy teaching in 30-minute segments. This program begins Saturday evening at 5:30pm Pacific time / 8:30pm Eastern. Come and go as you please using the link provided.
Have you ever wondered why High Holiday services seem so long with so much liturgy added to the standard Shabbat and weekday prayer structure? If so, you will LOVE this teaching video - Tour of the Mahzor - featuring Rabbi Elie Kaunfer, co-founder of Hadar Institute in New York. Aside from being a complete mensch, Rabbi Kaunfer is one of the finest teachers of Jewish liturgy in our time.
Looking for additional inspiration for the season? Download Hadar’s High Holiday Companion Reader, Zochreinu L’Hayyim: Memory and Promise, to keep you company before, during and between services.
Wishing you a Shabbat Shalom and Sweet New Year,
The Collaborative Team
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.
Friday, August 27 at 6:00pm (PDT) FRIDAY NIGHT BY CANDLELIGHT Join the Jewish Collaborative and community friends for a special Friday night family experience featuring musical guests Dale Schatz, Anna Eisen and Yaira Spitzer-Tilchin Join us on Facebook at 6:00pm.
Saturday, August 28 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.
Saturday night, August 28 SELICHOT PROGRAMS
5:30pm - 11:00pm (PDT)Join the Rabbinical Assembly and United Synagogue for Selichot Night Live. Learn from some of America's finest rabbis offering inspiration for the New Year. 8:30pm PDT JCoOC joins TBS of Long Beach for Havdalah followed by a Selichot program and service. Join on Zoom or Facebook.
Sunday, August 29 at 1:30pm YOUNG FAMILY MEET-UP
IKARON invites you to a Pre-High Holiday programon Sunday, August 29th from 1:30-3:00pm to get us in the High Holiday spirit. Enjoy crafts, snacks, and fun with the IKARON faculty. Click here to register and get event details.
Monday, August 30 at 9:30am (PDT) ADVANCED LEARNING INSTITUTE Rabbi David Lazar returns for part 7 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. *No class September 6th. The Book of Daniel course will resume October 4th. Please join us in September for an exploration of Ecclesiastes (Kohelet) with Bex Rosenblatt.
IKARON REGISTRATON IS OPEN
Registration for IKARON, our concierge Jewish education program for children in grages K-7, is open. Classes will begin October 4th. both in-person and online options available, as well as optional supplementary Hebrew. Click here to learn about the curriculum, faculty, and schedule. Register here.
Sunday September, 12 at 10:30am & 3:30pm KEVER AVOT SERVICES Join JCoOC and friends for a Kever Avot service at either Harbor Lawn in Costa Mesa at 10:30am or Pacific View in Corona Del Mar at 3:00pm. Kever Avot is the custom of visiting graves of loved ones between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur. No RSVP required.
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