Refugee Shabbat
Refugee Shabbat
CURRENT LIST OF LOCAL REFUGEE SHABBAT PROGRAMS:
Friday, February 2, 7:00pm at University Synagogue in Irvine
Guest Speakers: International trauma coping expert, Dr. Roxane Cohen Silver, and Fulbright Scholar from Ukraine, Dr. Natasha Frolova.
Friday, February 2, 7:00pm at the Reform Temple of Laguna Woods
Weekly Friday night service will be enriched by opportunities to become engaged with OC's important work to assist resettled refugees. This group meets in Clubhouse 1
Saturday, February 3, 9:30am at Temple Beth Emet in Anaheim
8:30am: Early Torah Study / 9:30am service / 12:15pm community lunch and HIAS text study
Saturday, February 3, 9:30am at Congregation Sholom in Seal Beach
with Rabbi Mike Mymon
Friday, February 9 at Temple Beth El of South Orange County
JFCS Volunteer and Community Outreach Coordinator Sande Hart will share updates on recent refugee arrivals and opportunities to engage with and volunteer to support refugees and other newcomers.
Friday, February 16, 7:00pm at Congregation B'nai Tzedek in Fountain Valley.
Refugee volunteer Rhea Dorn will share her experience resettling Afghan and Ukrainian refugees as part of a HIAS Welcome Circles and Home Team.
Friday, February 23, 7:00pm at Temple Israel in Long Beach
Special guest speaker, Rabbi Jocee Hudson
Sun, May 19 2024
11 Iyyar 5784
RSVP for Shabbat by the Shore | Friday, June 14
Advanced Learning Institute
For more than two decades, David worked as a rabbi and raised his family in Israel. Visiting his children and grandchildren, he joins us from Israel to share the state of daily life, what feels different, how Israeli’s are feeling about the current unrest and the future of the country.
Monday, May 20 and 13, 2024 at 9:30am PT
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Sundays in Silence
An in-person monthly meditation session hosted at the Merage Jewish Community Center in Irvine.
May 19 | 9:30 -10:45am PT
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Weekly presentations with Jews United for Democracy and Justice
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