Weekly Newsletters and Special Announcements

Register here to participate in this community-wide pre-Hanukkah celebration. All are welcome! Learn to play America's fastest growing sport, or show off your Pickleball skills, and help support the Jewish Collaborative's robust Tzedakah campaigns and Creative Arts initiatives. Fun for all even if you don't play Pickleball:

Register as a spectator and cheer on our players.  

Catering by Blueberry Hill

Entertainment by Creative Parties for Kids

🎻 Musicby Mostly Kosher 🎶.
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October 28, 2022 |  4 Heshvan 5783 | Parashat Noach

Enjoy Torah Sparks: Creative commentaries on the weekly Torah and Haftarah readings written by Conservative Yeshiva faculty.

Friday, October 28 at Temple Beth Emet
6:00pm - Friday night services led by Cantor Zev Brooks followed by an Oneg.
Join the Livestream or in person:

1770 West Cerritos Ave., Anaheim, 92804.

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Saturday, October 29 at Temple Beth Tikvah

SERVICES | LUNCH | GUEST LECTURER

ISRAELIS GO TO THE POLLS:

5th TIME'S A CHARM?
10:00am Services led by Rabbi Daniel Levine and Cantor Gabrielle Newman. Livestream.

11:45am: Community Shabbat Lunch

12:15pm: Alon Burstein, visiting Professor of Political Science at UCI, discusses the upcoming Israeli elections on November 1st. Click here to RSVP to attend in person:

1600 North Acacia, Fullerton.Click here to watch the livestream of the lecture.

Saturday, October 29 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.

Monday, October 31 at 9:30am 
ADVANCED LEARNING INSTITUTE
Jewish Music and Migration in Europe 1550-1650: Class 1 | Germany. The era of Shakespeare, Galileo, and Newton was also one of great migration and musical growth for Jewish communities across the Mediterranean. This class will uncover the little told history of diverse Jewish musical cultures which form the foundation of Jewish soundscapes today. Join us on this musical journey taught by Cantor Matt Austerklein. Read more and register here.

Monday, October 31 at 5:30pm
PATHWAYS INTO JUDAISM
A Survey of Jewish History - Class 1 of 10, only on Zoom. Rabbis Daniel Levine and Marcia Tilchin will lead participants through 4000 years of Jewish history, beginning with Abraham and Sarah and concluding with the creation of the modern State of Israel. Join anytime. All classes will be recorded and available for viewing. Register here.
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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.


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Saturday, November 19 at 7:30
FLOWERS AREN'T ENOUGH
Flowers Aren’t Enough tells the story of Michal, a young woman who falls into an abusive relationship. The monologue breaks the common myth that domestic violence is only the plight of the poor. Ms. Ackerman weaves the voices of women from different cultures and backgrounds into a performance that encourages social change. Hosted by Temple Beth Tikvah and the Jewish Collaborative.  Click here for more details and to RSVP.
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UPCOMING JCoOC and COMMUNITY EVENTS

Thursday, November 3 at 8pm
ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC IN OC
There are still tickets left to hear the Israeli Philharmonic perform at the Segerstrom Center on November 3rd. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets.

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.

Tuesday, November 8 at 7pm
KRISTALLNACHT COMMEMORATION
The Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education and the Fish Interfaith Center present an annual student-led Interfaith Service of Remembrance in commemoration of Kristallnacht on November 9-10,1938 and the unspeakable events that followed. Click here for details.

Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week 

NOVEMBER 12–20, 2022
Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week is a national effort that we participate in every year by creating a county-wide campaign to draw attention to homelessness in Orange County. Read more about the United To End Homelessness campaign in Orange County here.

Second Annual State of Homelessness Address
Monday, November 14, 2022 | 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM
First United Methodist Church
420 West 19th Street, Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Learn More and Register


Is Housing a Human Right? | Virtual Panel Discussion
Thursday, November 17, 2022 | 12:00 to 1:00 PM | Online
Read More and Register

#HHWeekOC Coffee Talk | Central Orange County
Thursday, November 17, 2022 | 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Artisan by 7 Leaves and Crema Bakery
10065 Garfield Avenue, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Read More and Register

#HHWeekOC Coffee Talk | North Orange County
Friday, November 18, 2022 | 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Pilgrim's Coffee House
124 West Wilshire Avenue, Fullerton, CA 92832
Read More and Register

#HHWeekOC Coffee Talk | South Orange County
Saturday, November 19, 2022 | 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Ziggi's Coffee
27525 Puerta Real #Ste. 500, Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Read More and Register
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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.
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The Jewish 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.