As most of us begin to contemplate our ample blessings during this Thanksgiving season, National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Weekbegins tomorrow, November 13, and runs through the 21st of the month. There are programs, events and educational opportunities happening throughout America. To learn about goings on and volunteer opportunities in your area, click here.
Orange County United Way’s United to End Homelessness (U2EH) team is offering important educational events and daily myth-busting information designed to educate and engage OC residents about our current and ongoing housing shortage for seniors, families, veterans, and those struggling with chronic mental and physical illnesses.
We encourage you to attend the upcoming “State of Homelessness Address” on November 15 at noon - RSVP here. To help your community learn how to better engage with this county-wide challenge that impacts us all, click here. Don’t miss the opportunity to enroll in these excellent classes and workshops offered by United Way staff.
The biggest challenge facing homelessness service providers like United Way, Family Promise, Families Forward and so many other agencies doing their best to help find permanent homes for currently unsheltered is the lack of available inventory. Federal and statewide funding for rent, security deposits and other costs is available and plentiful. If you are a property owner or are closely connected to people that have rental units and/or multiple homes to rent, please consider connecting them with U2EH Executive Director, Becks Hayhoe -BecksH@UnitedWayOC.org, to learn how this blessing can become an ongoing blessing to others. Thank you in advance for your help.
BACKPACKS OF LOVE AND CARE CAMPAIGN: The Jewish Collaborative of Orange County is trying to do our part toward mitigating the challenges of people living out-of-doors and in temporary shelters. Join our partnership with City Net to provide warm clothing to our neighbors currently experiencing homelessness and needed first aid supplies for use by City Net's field workers.
We are also helping to prepare 4000 snack kits that will be distributed during the upcoming “Point in Time Count” that is scheduled to take place in January of 2022 - details forthcoming. You can help us reach our $9000 fundraising goal to provide backpacks with winter clothing, first-aid supplies for the City Net vans, and 2000 food kits.
Click hereto adopt one or more backpacks or make a donation. Thank you for your generosity.
Shabbat shalom u’mevorakh, The Collaborative Team
Friday, November 12 at 6:00pm (PST) FRIDAY NIGHT BY CANDLELIGHT
At Temple Beth Emet in Anaheim
JCoOC joins Temple Beth Emet for 6pm services led by Rabbi Tilchin and Dale Schatz followed by a catered Shabbat dinner. Join us in-person at 1770 W. Cerritos Avenue in Anaheim or virtually on TBE’s livestream.
Saturday, November 13 at 9:00am (PST) SHABBAT MORNING SERVICES Rabbi Tilchin and Jason Feddy lead Shabbat morning services at Temple Beth Emet. Join us in-person at 1770 W. Cerritos Avenue in Anaheim, or via livestream.
Saturday, November 13 at 2:00pm (PST) 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.
Monday, November 15th at 9:30am (PST) ADVANCED LEARNING INSTITUTE Please sign-up to attend our exciting four-week course with Hazzan and Ph.D candidate, Matt Austerklein, "Innovative Disruptions in Jewish Music" offered in partnership with the Cantors Assembly and Ivrim: Jews Without Borders. To learn more and register, click here. November 15, 22, 29 and December 6.
Tuesday, November 16 at 7:00pm (PST) CIRCLE OF HOPE & HEALING We invite those navigating a path of grief to our November Circle of Hope & Healing gathering. Facilitated by Chaplain Fran Chalin, Cantor Sue Knight Deutsch and Rabbi Marcia Tilchin.
Click here to learn more about the program, facilitators and to register.
Saturday, November 20 at 10:00am (PST) ZOOM GALI GALI SHABBAT CELERATION Families with young children are invited to join Rabbi Aviva Funke and Scott Spitzer for November's interactive, musical Shabbat experience. Learn more and register here.
NEXT HAVDALAH TOGETHER Saturday, November 27 at 6:00pm (PST) Jackie Menter, Director of the Orange County Jewish Coalition for Refugees, joined by OCJCR board members, will provide an overview of Operation Allies Welcome and the opportunities and challenges in helping resettle over 60,000 Afghan evacuees.
SAVE THE DATES FOR THESE DECEMBER PROGRAMS
Saturday, December 11 at 6:00pm (PST) HAVDALAH TOGETHER Author, Joel Porema joins us at Heritage Pointe to speak about his new book,My Name is Staszek Surdel: The Improbable Holocaust Survival of Nathan Poremba, the Last Jew of Wieliczka. Join us in person at Heritage Pointe or virtually. Click here for more information.
Sunday, December 12 at 10am (PST) LET'S GET REEL PRESENTS 40 NICKELS Our next Let's Get Reel program - in partnership with the OC Jewish Coalition for Refugee's Film Series - will feature 40 Nickels. Still on the film festival circuit, this movie has not yet been released to most audiences. We will present the short film on Zoom followed immediately by a conversation with Director, Yasmin Goremberg. Watch the trailer here.
Saturday, December 18 at 6:00 & 8:00pm VIOLINS OF HOPE BENEFIT CONCERTS JCoOC, in partnership with Chamber Music OC and Violins of Hope LA presents two (identical) concerts on Dec. 18th. Proceeds from both performances will benefit JCoOC's Jewish community arts partnerships and initiatives and CMOC's Irv Weinstein Scholarship Memorial Fund. To learn more and reserve tickets, please click here. Both performances can also be enjoyed virtually.
TheJewish 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.
Jewish Collaborative of Orange County 2200 San Joaquin Hills Rd. Newport Beach, CA 92660
