Weekly Newsletters and Special Announcements

Spirituality Shabbaton | June 13 - 15

A soulful service followed by Shabbat dinner
Please RSVP no later than June 11th

Sundays in Silence and Spirit
Sunday, June 15 | 9:30am at the JCC

June 6, 2025 | 10 Sivan, 5785 | Parashat Nasso

Register here to receive Torah Sparks: Creative commentaries on the weekly Torah and Haftarah readings written by Conservative Yeshiva faculty

Introducing: JCoOC's Sacred Aging Series

Programs Designed to Empower

First seminar: Wednesday, June 11 at 7:00pm | Merage JCC

Aging Well: Plan for Yourself and Care for Your Loved Ones
Moderated by Marilyn Stemper, TheKey

JCoOC programs and community service projects
are seeded and grow through
🌱 your generosity 🌱

JCoOC CALENDAR AT A GLANCE

PROGRAMS THIS WEEK

• Twelve Steps & Torah | Saturday, June 7 at 2pm PT on Zoom
• Uniting Orange County Through Relational Dialogue | Sunday June 8th, 2:30PM- 4:30PM | CSU Fullerton, Titan Student Union Pavilion, 800 North State College Blvd in Fullerton | RSVP here
• Tuesday Online Jewish Bereavement Support Group | Open group | Tuesday, June 10 at 5pm PT
• Aging Well: Plan for Yourself and Care for Your Loved Ones ​​​​​​​| Wednesday, June 11 at 7:00pm | Merage JCC in person
• Thursday Online Jewish Bereavement Support Group | Child loss | Thursday, June 12 at 5pm PT​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
• Shabbat by the Shore with Sarah Bracha Gershuny and Rav Yoel Sykes | Friday, June 13, 2025 | At a private home
• ​​​​​​​Sundays in Silence and Spirit ​​​​​​​with Sarah Bracha Gershuny and Rav Yoel Sykes | Sunday, June 15 at 9:30am | Merage JCC
• OC Egal Nightly Minyan at 6pm PT | Sunday-Thursday

ALI SUMMER SCHEDULE

• Advanced Learning Institute: What Makes Someone a Jew? with Rabbi Daniel Levine | Monday, June 16 at 9:30am PT
• Advanced Learning Institute: Seminars in Jewish Thought with Rabbi Daniel Levine | Mondays, June 30 through August 25 at 9:30am PT | Register here

ARTS AND LEARNING EVENTS

• Violins of Hope events with the Philharmonic Society of Orange County ​​​​​​| Sat, May 31 - Tue, June 10, 2025​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

JCoOC PROGRAMS THIS WEEK

JCoOC is a proud co-sponsor of

Uniting Orange County through Relational Dialogue

Sunday June 8th, 2:30PM- 4:30PM

CSU Fullerton, Titan Student Union Pavilion

800 North State College Blvd in Fullerton
Please join us. All are welcome!

No ALI Monday, June 9

All are invited to join us Monday, June 16th at 9:30am PT for Rabbi Daniel Levine's concluding Advanced Learning Institute lecture
“What Makes Someone a Jew: The Contemporary Debate”

Watch the recording of “Jewishness” in Ancient Israel
Watch the recording of Antisemitism, Assimilation, and Jewish Identity

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.

JEWISH BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT NETWORK

Groups led by Chaplain Fran Chalin, BCC/MSW
Click here for more information and to express interest

Tuesdays at 2pm PT | 5pm ET
June 3 - Parent & sibling loss
June 10 - Open group

​​​​​​​Thursdays at 5pm PT | 8pm ET
June 5 - Spousal loss
June 12 - Child loss

There will be no bereavement support programming June 15-30. Sessions will resume July 1.

COMMUNITY EVENTS AND VIRTUAL LEARNING

Violins of Hope events
​​​​​​​with the Philharmonic Society of Orange County ​​​​​​
Saturday, May 31 - Tuesday, June 10

The Philharmonic Society of Orange County is honored to present Violins of Hope: Concerts, Educational programs and community engagements featuring a collection of over 60 string instruments owned by Jewish musicians before and during the Holocaust.

Father and son luthiers, Amnon and Avshalom Weinstein, have lovingly restored these instruments, preserving the incredible stories they tell. Amnon Weinstein passed away on March 4, 2024, but his extraordinary legacy lives on through this collection, ensuring that the memories and music of those who suffered are never forgotten.

Each instrument echos the voice of its owner: "Remember me, remember us. Life is a blessing. Celebrate it for those who perished, for those who survived. For all people."