EnjoyTorah Sparks: Creative commentaries on the weekly Torah and Haftarah readings written by Conservative Yeshiva faculty.
Saturday, October 15 at 10am SERVICES at TEMPLE BETH SHALOM LB Rabbi Marcia Tilchin leads the TBSLB community for Shabbat Hol HaMoed Sukkot services. Join by livestream or in person at
3635 Elm Avenue, Long Beach, 90807.
Kiddush lunch in the sukkah following services.
Saturday, October 15 at 2pm In-person only GAN LAGUNA - A NEW FAMILY PROGRAM JCoOC and IKARON are excited to launch a new monthly program for children toddlers to tweens and 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.
Saturday, October 15 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.
Sunday, October 9 - Tuesday, October 18
SUKKOT, SHEMINI ATZERET & SIMHAT TORAH Click here to see a partial list of fall holiday services and celebrations throughout OC. To join Rabbi Marcia Tilchin during this festive time, please click herefor times and locations.
Sunday through Thursday at 6:00pm OC EGAL NIGHTLY MINYAN
(OC Egal will not meet Monday, October 17th)
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.
Monday, October 24 at 9:30am ADVANCED LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
ALI resumes Monday, October 24 with Mahloket Matters- a new series taught by Rabbi Marcia Tilchin. Classes will be offered monthly. Rabbi Matt Austerklein returns for a six-part series, Jewish Music & Migration in Europe 1550-1650beginning October 31st. Click here for course dates, descriptions and to register.
OC CLIMATE CHANGE VOTER GUIDE Climate change is the existential issue of our time. If you would like to learn how our local candidates understand and plan to address this issue, click here to access the OC Climate Voter Guide with city by city information. Election day is Tuesday, November 8th.
FALL HIGHLIGHTS
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR JCoOC's PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT & LATKEFEST Sunday, December 4th 12:30 - 4:30pm Join JCoOC for a fun, festive (Kosher Dill) Pickleball Tournament and Latke Festival at the Tennis and Pickleball Club in Newport Beach. Registration is now open.
All are invited to join OCJCR's monthly Book Club series at any time.
On Friday, November 11 at 1:00pm on Zoom facilitator Sam Kolodezh will lead us in a conversation about author Dina Nayeri's auto-biographical account of her family's escape from Iran to the US as told in The Ungrateful Refugee: What Immigrants Never Tell You. Read more and register here.
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
Mondays
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Over the past two centuries, the Jewish people have undergone unprecedented change—politically, socially, and spiritually. This 8-week course explores how Jews have confronted the challenges and opportunities of modernity and how leading thinkers have responded with innovation, resistance, reinterpretation, and renewal
Weekly presentations with Jews United for Democracy and Justice
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
ExploringJudaism.org is about embracing the beauty and complexity of Judaism and our personal search for meaning and learning. No matter who you are or your experience in Judaism there is something to learn and explore.
Each challah is an edible work of art, baked fresh and hand-braided especially for you! Choose from raisin, traditional, sesame seed and poppy seed. For more information, visit theblessedbraid.com.
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