JCC Cares invites our whole community to participate in meaningful volunteer opportunities throughout the month of December. Register below to show your kindness the J way.
Make and deliver meals, drop-off gift bags to home-bound seniors, donate blood, donate food, assemble and deliver hygiene kits, and deliver holiday cheer to our community heroes and those in need.
JCoOC is a proud participant in the Life and Legacy Program through the Jewish Community Foundation Orange County. As you think about your estate planning, leaving a gift to the OC Jewish community will light the way to a brighter future for all. Learn more here
Shabbat Rocks: Traditional Friday night services and dinner at a private home in Irvine | January 31, 2025 at 5:10pm RSVP here
Gender Disparity in the Torah led by Rabbi Tilchin | February 11 at 7pm | Part of the "Shining the Light of Torah in Today's World" series at TBESOC in Aliso Viejo
COMMUNITY EVENTS, RETREATS AND VIRTUAL LEARNING
First Friday Hanukkah Shabbat - All are welcome | Friday, December 6 from 4pm to 7pm | TBESOC: 2A Liberty in Aliso Viejo
Saturday, December 7 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
Mondays, December 9 and 16 9:30 am PT | 12:30 am ET ADVANCED LEARNING INSTITUTE Wine, Bread and Coffee: How Jewish Sacred Texts and Merchant Livelihoods Expanded Food Appreciation throughout History with Rabbi Micah Becker-Klein
For thousands of years, Jews peddled goods throughout Asia, the Middle East and Europe. Our role in introducing new tastes and smells to business partners across boarders and seas cannot be overstated. Please join Rabbi Micah as he takes us on a Jewish journey into the world of bread, wine and coffee.
Tuesdays at 2pm PT | 5pm ET Dec 3 - Parent & sibling loss Dec 10 - Open group Dec 17 - Spousal loss Dec 24 - Child loss
Thursdays at 5pm PT | 8pm ET Dec 5 - Spousal loss Dec 12 - Child loss Dec 19 - Parent & sibling loss Dec 26 - Open gropu
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.
Advanced Learning Institute
JCoOC’s Advanced Learning Institute welcomes writer, ritualist, musician, healer and teacher, Rabbi Sarah Bracha Gershuny to our diverse faculty in 2025.
Jewish Long Beach in partnership with JCoOC, Ner Tamid and TBSLB present A Community Hanukkah Concert and Shabbaton Featuring Argentinian Hazzan Jonathan Kohan December 26-28
9th Annual Jewish Meditation Retreat at Brandeis Bardin January 3-5, 2025
Family Shabbat Experience for all Ages Newcomers Welcome! Friday, December 6 from 4pm to 7pm TBESOC: 2A Liberty in Aliso Viejo
5:30pm | TOT Shabbat Hanukkah Sing-along 6:00pm | Community Shabbat Service Activities, Food and Fun!
Sabbath Queen Premieres This Week at Laemmle Theatres Across LA
SABBATH QUEEN, directed by Sandi DuBowski, is feature documentary filmed over 21 years. It follows Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie's 21-year epic journey from being raised in an Israeli Orthodox family to his evolution as drag-queen/artist/rebel and iconic 21st Century Jewish leader. This award-winning film is being shown at Laemmle Theaters across Los Angeles from December 5-12.
The Klezmatics & Mostly Kosher Toward the Light Hanukkah Tour
Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 8pm Carpenter Performing Arts Center 6200 E Atherton St., Long Beach, CA 90815
A double-bill treat with the bands Klezmatics and Mostly Kosher! For nearly 40 years, the Grammy Award-winning “Jewish roots band” the Klezmatics have inspired generations and helped to change the face of contemporary Yiddish culture with their music. Special guest Aani Kisslinger joins the Klezmatics. This evening of song also includes Mostly Kosher, the LA-based acclaimed klezmer-rock band whose original sound echoes with themes of social justice, human dignity, and mutual understanding. A night of joyous song and superb musicianship to launch the winter holiday season!
Orange County interfaith communities will be hosting three services to honor the lives of OC's homeless neighbors who died in 2024 without a secure place to call home.
This year, Rabbi David Ingber (founder of Romemu)and the Jewish Studio Project join this annual Shabbaton dedicated to fostering musical and spiritual enrichment.
Are you concerned about the decimation of our planet? Join members of OC’s Jewish community committed to working together to speak up, take action and educate others. Dayenu Orange County is waiting for you!
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.
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.
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.
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