Learn to blow shofar in preparation for the High Holidays | Temple Beth Emet - 1770 W Cerritos Ave, Anaheim | For more information write to Rebecca Weissbuch | August 6, 20, 27 at 6pm
Saturday, July 6 at 2pm PT TWELVE STEPS AND TORAH JCoOC partners with Our Jewish Recovery(OJR) every Shabbat afternoon for 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. For a full menu of OJR programs and meetingsclick here.
Monday, July 22, 2024 at 9:30am PT ADVANCED LEARNING INSTITUTE From Cantor to Rabbi: What a Growing Trend Reveals about our changing Jewish World - Part 2 with Rabbi Caitlin Bromberg Rabbi Hazzan Caitlin Bromberg (JTS class of 2000 / AJRCA class of 2024) will share key elements from her master’s thesis that explores why so many professional cantors are choosing to return to school mid-career in pursuit of rabbinic ordination and what this trend reveals about a changing Jewish landscape within pluralistic Jewish life. Watch the previous session Click here to register
Beginning July 22 Mondays on Zoom 5:30pm PT | 8:30pm ET INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM With Rabbis Suzanne Singer, Marcia Tilchin and Stacia Deutsch. July 22 - Nov 25, 2024
This 18-week series is ideal for those looking to explore and/or enrich their knowledge about what Judaism has to offer as a spiritual path, evolving culture, and sacred way of life, as well as for people interested in converting to Judaism. Register here
Tuesdays at 2pm PT | 5pm ET July 2nd - Parent & sibling loss July 9th - Open group July 16th - Spousal loss July 23th - Child loss
Thursdays at 5pm PT | 8pm ET July 4th - Spousal loss July 11th - Child loss July 18th - Parent & sibling loss July 25th - Open group
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 JCoOC PROGRAMS
COMMUNITY EVENTS AND VIRTUAL LEARNING
The Merage JCC celebrates 18 years of community building
Registration for the 2024 General Assembly is open! Sunday, November 10th through Tuesday, November 12th, 2024 in Washington, DC. Evening of Unity on Sunday, November 10th at Nationals Park Stadium
We are continuing to build a local Dayenu Circle and would love to have you join our efforts.Learn more and register here.
A community Dayenu Circle can provide a center of gravity, enabling us to align Jewish values with the change we seek to make in the world. We can do this work together not only to take effective action to confront the climate crisis, but to sustain ourselves and our spirits as we act. Rooted in community and drawing on Jewish wisdom and experience supports us as we move from fear and anxiety to courageous action.
What is a Dayenu Circle and why would I want to be part of it? Dayenu Circles—small groups of people working on climate action—are a way for you to make powerful, positive change with a Jewish voice. Together with just a few friends, fellow community members, or neighbors you can join or create a Dayenu Circle that can be your homebase for climate action. Learn about Dayenu's successful "Keep the Law” campaign
Chutzpah - Dayenu’s signature, non-partisan effort to mobilize climate-concerned voters in key states - is going into full swing. The goal is to elect climate champions at the local, state and federal levels who have the chutzpah to deliver urgent action on climate at the scale that science and justice demand. Dayenu provides a full menu of actions that voters in every state can take in the months leading up to the 2024 election.
The Jewish Collaborative of OC and our friends at Climate Action Campaign are delighted to report that on July 1st, Senate Bill 1374 passed in the Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy, making it more affordable for schools, businesses, apartment buildings and other multiple meter venues to benefit from solar energy like individual homeowners. Thank you to all those who reached out to your state legislators in support of this bill. Learn more about SB 1374
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.
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
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.
JCoOC is an exempt organization in accordance with Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code EIN: 36-4844121
