OC Longest Night Memorials | Community Musical Events | End-of-Year Giving | Shabbat Shalom and Hanukkah Sameah!
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Now is a perfect time to invest in the Jewish Collaborative of Orange County. Your gift before December 31st will poise us for another robust year of meaningful programming and partnership in 2025!
In addition to our distinctive, ongoing programs that include:
Advanced Learning Institute
OC Egal nightly minyan
Twice-weekly bereavement support groups
Here are some new initiatives we are introducing in 2025:
Shabbat Rocks Friday night services & dinner
Educational workshops helping families prepare for end-of-life cycle needs
Growing partnerships with Family Promise OC and My Best Social Life 360
JCoOC is a proud participant in the Jewish Community Foundation Orange County’s Life and Legacy Program. Learn more about how you can remember us in your estate planning with a perpetual gift to the Jewish community of OC that has a national impact.
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
Ruach Nashim 2025 – A women’s Shabbat retreat for the body, mind, and spirit | March 7 – 9, 2025 | Camp Ramah in Ojai, CA
A Festival of Jewish Spirituality Weekend with special guest Professor Daniel Matt"From Kabbalah to the Big Bang: Ancient Wisdom and Contemporary Spirituality" |March 21-22, 2025 - Registration opening soon
Friday, December 20 at 6:30pm Saturday, December 21 at 9:15am SOUL SPARK & JERUSALEM SHABBAT Join Rabbi Kvod Wieder, Musician-in-residence Mikey Pauker and other musical guests for two multisensory prayer experiences guaranteed to soothe the soul. Hosted at Temple Beth El of South Orange County | 2A Liberty, Aliso Viejo Watch the Livestream
Saturday, December 21 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
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 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.
12/21 Homeless Persons' Interfaith Memorial Services
Saturday, December 21 at 7pm Lutheran Church of the Cross 24231 El Toro Rd, Laguna Woods Watch the Livestream here
JCoOC’s Advanced Learning Institute welcomes writer, ritualist, musician, healer and teacher, Rabbi Sarah Bracha Gershuny to our diverse faculty in 2025.
Shabbat Services with Nefesh Mountain Friday, January 10, 2025 |7:00pm - 8:30pm Congregation Shir Ha-Ma'alot | 3652 Michelson Dr. in Irvine
Saturday, January 11, 2025 | 9:30am Congregation B'nai Israel | 2111 Bryan Ave. in Tustin
Experience the joy and inspiration of Shabbat with the renowned Nefesh Mountain Band, bringing their unique sound and energy to our service.Nefesh Mountain, a New York-based Progressive Americana group, is celebrated for blending Bluegrass, Folk, Jazz, and Blues into a powerful and heartfelt musical experience.
This year, Rabbi David Ingber (founder of Romemu)and the Jewish Studio Project join this annual Shabbaton dedicated to fostering musical and spiritual enrichment.
Click here to access a roster of upcoming courses, guest lectures and special programs offered virtually as well as recordings of past programs.
AJU online learning offers classes for adults seeking to build Jewish skills and knowledge and hosts lectures by internationally acclaimed scholars, artists, authors and geo-political experts. Something for everyone!
Climate Justice Initiatives
DAYENU: A Jewish Call to Climate Action
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.
Monday, May 5, 2025 9:30 am PT | 12:30 pm ET Register here
By the turn of the eighteenth century, a new paradigm for cantors had emerged among Ashkenazic Jews -- that of the musical professional. Yet this new model of cantor, with its use of choral assistants and expansive, modern musical repertoire, was staunchly opposed by rabbis and traditionalists who felt the culture slipping from their grasp. Based on his doctoral research, Cantor Matt Austerklein will guide us through these rancorous, humorous, and colorful debates about cantors which touch deeply on the cultural and religious questions of our own time.
Mondays May 19, 26 and June 2, 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
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
