Kosher Dill Pickleball for a Cause! Join us as a SPONSOR and multiply your impact. Together we support Israel and our community. Register here for our March 31st fun-raising afternoon
Pack your bags and join us in Great Britain this summer! We still have room for more travelers on this specially curated mission that will bring needed light and joy to the many Jewish communities we will be visiting. Please consider joining us. Learn more here ✈️
LET’S GET REEL PRESENTS: THE LAST FLIGHT HOME A Circle of Hope and Healing Presentation & Conversation Thursday, March 28 3pm - Film Screening | 5pm - Discussion
Interfaith Iftar with OCIN and Pacifica Institute | March 28, 2024
This Week
Monday, March 11, 2024 at 9:30am PT ADVANCED LEARNING INSTITUTE An Insider’s Guide to the History of Eretz Yisrael with Rabbi Mike Mymon Using biblical, rabbinic and mystical texts, archeological findings, historical research and lived experience, Rabbi Mymon will offer a rich history of Israel as the birthplace of the Israelite people and Judaism. This week's topic: The Davidic Kingdom and Israel's Second Commonwealth Click here to register. Click here to watch the previous session
Tuesdays at 12pm PT | 3pm ET March 5th - Parent & sibling March 12th - Open group March 19th - Spousal loss March 26th - Child loss
Thursdays at 5pm PT | 8pm ET March 7th - Spousal loss March 14th - Child loss March 21th - Parent & sibling loss March 28th - Circle of Hope & Healing
SOUL SPARK AND JERUSALEM SHABBAT Friday, March 15 at 6:30pm Saturday, March 16 at 9:15am Join Rabbi Kvod Wieder, Musician-in-residence Mikey Pauker and other musical guests for two multisensory prayer experiences guaranteed to soothe the soul. At Temple Beth El of South Orange County - 2A Liberty, Aliso Viejo Watch the Livestream
Sunday, March 17 at 9:30am in person SUNDAYS IN SILENCE AND SPIRIT Monthly Jewish Meditation with Rabbi K'vod Wieder at the Merage JCC. This program is hosted by JCoOC's OC Jewish Meditation and Spirituality Collective. Open to all. Participants new to meditation are welcome. Pre-registration is required. Register 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.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
JEWS IN THEORY A special ALI mini-series | March 18th and 25th RSVP here
ONGOING WAYS TO SUPPORT ISRAEL
JCoOC has been raising funds for grassroots relief efforts to help civilians and soldiers in Israel. A percentage of the proceeds from our upcoming Kosher Dill Pickleball Fundraiser will be dedicated to supporting continuing needs of victims of terror, displaced persons and Israeli soldiers in need of supplies.
Please join us for this fun, community-building event and consider becoming a sponsor. Thank you!
This year's special guest isNOA TISHBY - NY Times best-selling author and Israel’s former Special Envoy for Combating Antisemitism and Delegitimization.
The Jewish months of Adar Aleph and Bet are the season of Jewish gift-giving. Purim 5784 falls on March 23-24. By ordering your Mishloah Manot for family and friends through NA’AMAT, you can share love and joy while supporting women, children and families in Israel.
CLICK HERE to place your order. Supplies are limited. Gifts ordered by March 10th should be received by recipients in time for Purim. 🎭
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Jewish Collaborative of Orange County 2200 San Joaquin Hills Rd. Newport Beach, CA 92660
Mondays May 19, 26 and June 16, 2025 9:30 am PT | 12:30 pm ET Register here
This question in 2025 has deep personal and political consequences with roots in ancient Jewish debates. Rabbi Daniel will trace how ideas of Jewish identity have shifted across time - from biblical categories to the modern crises of belonging. We will explore why there has never been one clear answer to the question of Jewish identity and why the debate itself may be essential to Jewish continuity.
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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