Friday, August 26 at 6:00pm FRIDAY NIGHT BY CANDLELIGHT
Rabbi Marcia Tilchin and Zev Brooks welcome Shabbat/Rosh Hodesh with Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv services followed by Shabbat dinner at Temple Beth Emet.
SHABBAT MORNING SERVICES Rabbi Marcia Tilchin serves as guest clergy at Temple Beth El of South Orange County celebrating Rosh Hodesh Elul with their Shabbat morning minyan.
Saturday, August 27 at 2pm TWELVE STEPS AND 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, August 27 at 7:00pm NEW MOON (Re)UNION & HAVDALAH TOGETHER Celebrate Rosh Hodesh with Kohenet Rachel Kann (Realize Paradise) and friends for a multi-sensory journey into the new month of Elul. Click here to learn more and register.
Mondays, August 29 at 9:30am ADVANCED LEARNING INSTITUTE Talmud to Tachlis with Rabbi Daniel Levine Join us for Daniel's 3rd lesson in this 3-part series highlighting rabbinic methodologies and diverse theologies that inform the structure and substance of the Babylonian Talmud. See Daniel's first two classes here. Read more about this ALI series here.
Thursdays, 9/1- 12/15 from 6-7:30pm PT NEW JEWISH BEREAVEMENT GROUP
JCoOC will be starting our next eight-week online bereavement cohort beginning this Thursday, September 1, led by team member Chaplain Fran Chalin. Meetings take place on the first and third Thursdays of the month for 8 weeks. To learn more and express interest, click here.
Friday, September 2 at 6:00pm FRIDAY NIGHT BY CANDLELIGHT Say Shalom to Summer with Rabbi Marcia Tilchin and Cantor Judy Sofer at Temple Beth Shalom in Long Beach. 6pm services followed by a community Shabbat dinner. RSVP for dinner by emailing tbs.longbeach@verizon.net. In person: 3635 Elm Avenue in Long Beach Watch the livestream here.
Sunday through Thursday at 6:00pm OC EGAL NIGHTLY MINYAN If you are looking for a place to say Mourner's Kaddish, observe a yahrzeit, or participate in an evening minyan, OC Egal meets online five nights a week. Click here to receive the private Zoom link. All are welcome.
Saturday, September 17 at 8pm FORGIVENESS: A COMMUNITY SELICHOT PROGRAM featuring Sam Glaser 8pm Ma'ariv and Havdalah
8:20 Program
9:00 Selichot
10:00 Dessert reception Click here to learn more. No RSVP required.
AWESOME UPCOMING JCoOC EVENTS & PROGRAMS
Master educators D'vorah Miller, Carina Rock, Lauren Carroll and Rabbi Karen Isenberg lead this personalized Jewish education program for families seeking an intimate, creative approach to Jewish education for their children in grades K-7. In-Person Open House - September 19 from 4:45-5:45 at our Newport Beach location. RSVP Here. In-person classes begin Monday, October 3 __________ Online classeswith D'vorah Miller are open to students in grades 2-7 one weekday afternoon a week - 4pm PT/ 5pm MT/ 6pm CT/ 7pm ET To schedule an informational meeting with D'vorah, write to dbm613@gmail.com. ___________ Learn more about in-person and online IKARON class options here. Register your child for IKARON here.
SHABBAT BY THE SHORE WTIH SAM GLASER
Hosted at a private home in the historic Floral Park neighborhood of Santa Ana. Join us for a lively service followed by a vegetarian potluck Shabbat dinner and song session with Sam. RSVP Here.
5th annual Serenity Selichot program with Rabbi Ilan Glazer, Jason Feddy, Scott Spitzer and Friends. JCoOC and Our Jewish Recovery come together in anticipation of the High Holidays to host this unique Selichot service that honors the relationship between and Twelve Step spirituality. All our welcome. RSVP to receive the Zoom link.
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
August 28 at 4pm at Irvine Hebrew Day School 1500 17th Street, Santa Ana
ROOTS & WINGS: An Interactive Family Show This exciting new production utilizes traditional and contemporary Jewish cultural music to tell the story of a Klezmer musician coming into their own as a performer. Grounded in the tradition of their Bubbe (grandmother), the protagnoist channels the spirit of their heritage through the voice of their violin. Geared for all ages and backgrounds, Mostly Kosher's artistic voice engages younger audiences and expands cultural awareness within the broader community through Klezmer and Yiddish music. Purchase tickets here.
OCJCR's Online Book Club Begins Friday, September 9th
The focus of this series will be the American refugee and immigrant experience, with a special empahsis on the topics of assimilation and inter-generational conflict. Click here to register.
The books selected for the series are:
September 9th Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American by Wajahat Ali
October 21st The Displaced: Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives by Viet Thanh Nguyen
November 11th The Ungrateful Refugee: What Immigrants Never Tell You by Dina Nayeri
January 13th The Barbarian Nurseries by Hector Tobar
February 10th The Beautiful Things that Heaven Bears: A Novel by Dinaw Mengestu
March 17th America is not the Heart by Elaine Castillo
April 14th Where We Come From by Oscar Caesares
May 19th While the Earth Sleeps We Travel by Ahmed M. Badr
June 9th If You See Me, Don't Say Hi: Stories by Neel Patel
MISSION TO POLAND TO WORK WITH UKRANIAN REFUGEES: OCJCR and JCoOC friend, Gail Dratch, is hoping to gather a small group of fellow travelers interested in working with the Jewish Community Center in Krakow to assist with their essential work in supporting Ukranian refugees. Likely tasks will include:
Distribution of food
medicine
hygene supplies
toys, etc.
Staffing a day care "safe space" for mothers and children
Packing supplies to send to Ukraine
Dates are not yet firm, but anticipated to be 2-3 weeks in October 2022. Volunteers will be responsible for their own travel, lodging and food expenses. Those interested in learning more, please contact Gail at dratch.gail@gmail.com.
Jews Do the Blues features one of Coachella Valley’s most talented performers, Deanna Bogart, backed by a wonderful team of musicians from near and far. She joins Rabbi David Lazar in presenting you with a spiritual experience of music and banter benefiting Or Hamidbar. Learn more and get tickets here.
Thursday, November 3 at 8pm
ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC Tickets are now on sale for the Israel Philaharmonic Orchestra performance in Orange County on November 3rd at 8:00pm at the Renée & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa. The concert will feature and all-Prokofiev program.
Click the image to the left to view the full size flyer. Click here to read more and purchase tickets.
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
November 10,17,24 and December 1
Mondays - 9:30 am PT | 12:30 pm ET Register here
When you think about biblical women, what images and words come to mind? Temptress? Victim? Women subjugated by husbands or fathers? Close textual reading reveals that these stereotypes are incongruous with the actual lived experiences of female characters in TaNaKh. In this course we will gain some new insights into the extraordinary women that populate the pages of our Holy Scriptures.
Dror Israel: Educating for Hope and Healing in Times of War
Wednesday, November 12 at 7:00pm
Sivan Bamberger, International Development Director for Dror Israel
Hosted at a private home in Orange RSVP HERE
Bringing Heaven Down To Earth: Integrating High Holy Day Wisdom into Everyday Life
Grounded in the Jewish prophetic value of Pikuach Nefesh, JQ offers free virtual monthly and drop-in support groups for LGBTQ+ Jews and allies. Learn more
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