EnjoyTorah Sparks: Creative commentaries on the weekly Torah and Haftarah readings written by Conservative Yeshiva faculty.
We are pleased to share this beautiful reflection on Forgiveness written by Rabbi John Rosove for the Times of Israel. A perfect mind-setter for the season.
If you encounter any difficulty registering for High Holidays, emailJackie@JewishCollaborativeOC.org. Please note the start time for Rosh Hashanah services on
Tuesday, September 27 has been moved to 9:30am.
IMPORTANT REMINDERS ABOUT ROSH HASHANAH SERVICES AND RELATED EVENTS
We hope your Rosh Hashanah plans are taking shape nicely. If you will be joining the Collaborative for some of our worship, meals and activities, please note:
Sunday night, Sept 25, 6:00pm services will be led by *Eric Dangott and Jason Feddy. A potluck Rosh Hashanah community dinner will follow. Contact Patti Klein to RSVP. *Rabbi Tilchin will be leading services with Cantor Zev Brooks at Temple Beth Emet in Anaheim.
Monday, September 26 at 9:00am- Day 1 services begin at 9:00am and will be led by Rabbi Tilchin, Aaron Miller, Jason Feddy and Ron Levy, with special guest scholar, Professor Julia Lupton. A community lunch will follow Musaf. *Eric Dangott will be leading services with Cantor Zev Brooks at Temple Beth Emet in Anaheim
TASHLICH - 2:15pm - Monday, September 26 led by Jason Feddy and Rabbi Tilchin. We will meet at Temple Isaiah and trek to the Back Bay together. Please bring birdseed or something organic to cast away.
DAY 2 ROSH HASHANAH HIKE with Rabbi Peter Levi will leave promptly at 9:00am in Laguna Canyon.Details here.
Tuesday, September 27, at 9:30am - Day 2 services led by Eric Dangott and Jason Feddy. Note the later start time. *Rabbi Tilchin will be leading servcies with Cantor Zev Brooks at Temple Beth Emet in Anahrim
OC Egal Nightly Minyan will resume on Tuesday, Sept 27 with 2nd day Rosh Hashanah Minha and weekday Ma'ariv.
Something New: NACHUS, NOSHES & HAVDALAH - Saturday night, October 1st from 5:30-8:00pm. All are invited to join JCoOC's community open house at a private location in Irvine hosted by Beth and Solly Krom for an evening of friendship and connection. Special guest, Sylvia Conant, who many know from JCoOC online programs, will be visiting from South Carolina. We hope you can join us. RSVP to Beth Krom.
Friday, September 23 at 7:00pm FRIDAY NIGHT BY CANDLELIGHT
Rabbi Marcia Tilchin and cantorial fellow Gabrielle Newman at Temple Beth Tikvah in Fullerton for music-filled Friday night services that are a perfect end to a busy week. Join online or at Temple Beth Tikvah in person at 1600 North Acacia Avenue, Fullerton.
Saturday, September 24 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.
Tuesday, September 27 at 9:00 AM ROSH HASHANAH HIKE Enjoy JCoOC's annual Rosh Hashanah hike led by Rabbi Peter Levi: "Celebrate Creation in God's Laboratory." This moderate level hike will include blessings, discussion, silence, community, prayer, and shofar. Click here for all the details | RSVP required.
Saturday, October 1 5:30 - 8:00pm NACHUS, NOSHES & HAVDALAH Join us for an informal, fun community gathering during the High Holiday season. Special guest, Sylvia Conant, is visiting from South Carolina and she'd love to meet you in person. A great way to connect. At a private location in Irvine. RSVP here.
Rosh Hashanah Day 1 and Yom Kippur JCoOC CHILDREN'S SERVICES Children's services for the first day of Rosh Hashanah (Monday, September 26) and Yom Kippur day (Wednesday, October 5) will be led by Scott and Avi Spitzer. Services both days will take place from 10:00 - 11:00am at Temple Isaiah. Childcare will also be available. Register here.
Saturday, October 15 at 2pm In-person only GAN LAGUNA - A NEW FAMILY PROGRAM JCoOC and IKARON are excited to launch a new holiday program geared toward children ages 5 and up with their families. We'll meet at a private home in Laguna Beach for fun, festivities, snacks, story time, and Jewish songs. Read more and RSVP here.
Sunday through Thursday at 6:00pm OC EGAL NIGHTLY MINYAN OC Egal will resume nightly services Tuesday, September 27th.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.
FALL HIGHLIGHTS
Order your Lulav and Etrog online from the Golden Dreidle in Tustin. Pick up or have shipped directly to you. Click here to place order.
SAVE THE DATE - Sunday, December 4 PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT & LATKEFEST Join JCoOC for a fun, festive (Kosher Dill) Pickleball Tournament and Latke Festival at the Tennis and Pickleball Club in Newport Beach. December 4th from 12:30 - 4:00pm. More information coming soon. Registration will open on October 1st.
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 classes begin October 3. __________ Online classeswith D'vorah Miller are open to students in grades 2-7 one weekday afternoon a week. 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.
WELCOMING OUR NEIGHBORS Sunday, October 8th, 5:00 - 7:00pm | Pacifica Institute, Irvine Join the Orange County Interfaith Network for their fall kick-off event featuring a panel of multi-faith experts serving OC's refugee population. Dinner will be catered by Flavors From Afar.
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.
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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
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