Enjoy Torah Sparks- creative commentaries on the weekly Torah and Haftarah readings written by Conservative Yeshiva faculty.
Click here to enjoy a community discussion of ParashatVayera aspart of JFOC's special series, "סיפורי ראישית": Stories From the Beginning."
Last week the Jewish Collaborative launched our winter tzedakah campaign, Backpacks of Love and Care, and we look forward to your participation.
In 2020 we formed a partnership with City Net to initiate a project that ultimately engaged several houses of worship. Together we were able to provide 1000 good-quality backpacks filled with winter clothing and personal care items for people living out-of-doors and in shelters throughout Orange, Riverside and parts of Los Angeles Counties.
The need remains. This year we are inviting people to adopt backpacks filled with warm clothing and personal care items and/or much needed first aid supplies which City Net workers will provide to their clients who sustain injuries that can heal easily if treated early. Our goal is to sponsor 100 "Backpacks of Love and Care."
In this week's parashah, God describes our patriarch Abraham in this way: "Abraham is to become a great and populous nation and all the nations of the earth are to bless themselves by him. For I have singled him out, that he may instruct his children and his posterity to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is just and right." (Genesis 18: 18-19)
The blessing of showing loving kindness to others is our inheritance.
CLICK HERE to adopt one or more backpacks CLICK HERE to volunteer on November 24th (2-4pm) or December 3rd (9-11am).
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Marcia Tilchin and the Collaborative Team
Friday, October 23 at 6:30pm (PDT) FRIDAY NIGHT BY CANDLELIGHT JCoOC joins Eric Dangott leading services for Temple Isaiah of Newport Beach and Congregation Shalom of Seal Beach. Join on Zoom. Meeting ID: 819 0465 0297 | Passcode: shalom.
Saturday, October 23 at 9:30am
MINYAN AM EHAD JCoOC's next Minyan Am Ehad Shabbat morning service is tomorrow at 9:30am at a private home in Tustin. If you are able to join us,register here. Please let us know if you are celebrating a simha or observing a yahrzeit.
Saturday, October 24 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.
Next Havdalah Together is October 30th at 7:00pm. Details below.
Monday, October 26 at 9:30am (PDT) ADVANCED LEARNING INSTITUTE Rabbi David Lazar leads ALI's 13-week series 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 or Facebook.
Saturday, October 30 at 7:00pm (PDT) HAVDALAH TOGETHER Havdalah Together resumes on October 30 with special guest, OC Policy AdvocateAyn Craciun speaking about her current work to effect Climate Change policies throughout Orange County. Join on Zoom or Facebook for this important conversation.
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