North Orange County's Interfaith Choir Festival "Songs of Gratitude" | Sunday, November 24, 2024 at 3pm Fullerton First United Methodist Church, 114 N. Pomona Ave. in Fullerton
Thanksgiving Interfaith Choir Festival "Sing to Joy and Gladness Now" hosted by Newport Mesa Irvine Interfaith Council | Sunday, November 24, 2024 at 7pm Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 2150 Bonita Canyon Drive in Newport Beach
JCoOC PROGRAMS THIS WEEK
Saturday, November 23 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, November 25 9:30 am PT | 12:30 am ET ADVANCED LEARNING INSTITUTE Placing the 2024 Election in the Context of History with Dr. Scott Spitzer, CSUF Professor of Political Science
Some argue that the 2024 election is unique and different than any previous election in our country’s history. Professor Spitzer will review a powerful model for understanding presidents in “political time” to help us interpret Trump’s 2024 victory as both a continuation and break from established political trends and what that might mean going forward.
Tuesdays at 2pm PT | 5pm ET Nov 5 - Parent & sibling loss Nov 12 - Open group Nov 19 - Spousal loss Nov 26 - Child loss
Thursdays at 5pm PT | 8pm ET Nov 7 - Spousal loss Nov 14 - Child loss Nov 21 - Parent & sibling loss Nov 28 - No session in observance of Thanksgiving
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 and Community Events
Advanced Learning Institute in December Wine, Bread and Coffee: How Jewish Sacred Texts and Merchant Livelihoods Expanded Food Appreciation throughout History Mondays, December 2, 9 and 16 at 9:30am PT
2nd Annual Hevra Kadisha Shabbaton featuring special guest M’tahair Bruce Bloom December 13-15, 2024
Jewish Long Beach in partnership with JCoOC, Ner Tamid and TBSLB present A Community Shabbaton and Hanukkah Concert Featuring Argentinian Hazzan Jonathan Kohan December 27-29
9th Annual Jewish Meditation Retreat at Brandeis Bardin January 3-5, 2025
This year, Rabbi David Ingber (founder of Romemu)and the Jewish Studio Project join this annual Shabbaton dedicated to fostering musical and spiritual enrichment.
Join Temple Beth Tikvah, Fullerton First United Methodist Church, AUMC and members of the Fullerton Interfaith Ministerial Association November 24 | 3:00pm 114 N. Pomona Ave in Fullerton
Join JCoOC and Newport/Irvine congregations for “Sing to Joy and Gladness Now” November 24 | 7:00pm 2150 Bonita Canyon Drive in Newport Beach
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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.
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