Friday, November 19 at 6:30pm (PST) FRIDAY NIGHT BY CANDLELIGHT
Friday Night by Candlelight joins Soul Spark Shabbat at Temple Beth El with Rabbi K'vod Wieder and Natalie Young leading this unique worship experience that includes ensemble members cellist Steve Velez and percussionist Evan Wohl. This one-of-a-kind Shabbat evening service features contemplative music, meditation, and wisdom to ignite your soul! In person at TBESOC or via livestream here.
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 Thanksgivikkuh interactive, musical Shabbat experience. Learn more and register here.
Saturday, November 20 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, register, and view the recording of last week's class click here. November 15, 22, 29 and December 6.
Wed. 11/24 at 2:00pm & 12/3 at 9:00am VOLUNTEER TO FILL BACKPACKS OF LOVE AND CARE Volunteer with us on the campus of St. Mark Presbyterian Church in Newport Beach this week to fill backpacks with winter clothing and food kits to be distributed to our unsheltered neighbors. Click here to donate in support of this project and/or to sign up to volunteer.
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. Join on Zoom or Facebook.
SAVE THE DATES & RSVP FOR THESE DECEMBER PROGRAMS
Wednesday, December 1 at 7:00pm (PST)
ALI EVENING CLASS: REMIX JUDAISM Join us to learn with author and professor Roberta Kwall, author of Remix Judaism: Preserving Tradition in a Diverse World. This class will focus on Jewish marriage and transmission of tradition by parents and grandparents. Join on Zoom here.
Friday, December 3rd at 6:00pm SHABBAT BY THE SHORE & TEMPLE ISAIAH CELEBRATE HANUKKAH JCoOC joins Temple Isaiah for our next Shabbat potluck dinner in Newport Beach. Services will begin at 6:00pm led by Rabbi Marcia Tilchin and Scott Spitzer, followed by a vegetarian/dairy potluck dinner. Register hereto attend in person.
Saturday, December 4th at 6:30pm (PST) NEW MOON UNION AND HAVDALAH TOGETHER December's New Moon Union program with Kohenet Rachel Kann or Realize Paradise falls on Saturday evening in conjunction with Havdalah Together. Learn more and find the Zoom link here.
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 or virtually. Click here for more information and Zoom link. Click here to RSVP if you will attend in person.
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. Register in advance 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.
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