Orange County Jewish Community Scholar Program Online Zoom™ Events are our way of staying connected, and continuing our mission to Ignite your Passion for Judaism. Our list is updated often as new events are planned. We hope to see you there!
To Join our online events, you will need to register for each event you wish to attend, and you will need to install the Zoom™ Software. To view previous events visit our Online Event Library.
5/19/2026 Tuesday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Tamar Biala
Dirshuni: Ancient Texts, New Voices
Part 2: Midrash After Loss and Rupture with Liora Eilon
5/21/2026 Thursday Shavuot Eve 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Richard Eliot Friedman
The First Writer on Earth
5/24/2026 Sunday 12:30 – 1:30 PM PDT
Prof. Marc Michael Epstein
Holy Loopholes: Adaptation and Integrity in Jewish Law
Part 3: Shabbat Elevators
5/26/2026 Tuesday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Tamar Biala
Dirshuni: Ancient Texts, New Voices
Part 3: When Midrash Meets Devastation with Nurit Hirschfeld Skupinsky
5/28/2026 Thursday 12:30 – 1:30 PM PDT
Prof. Steven Fine
The Arch of Titus: From Jerusalem to Rome and Back
5/31/2026 Sunday 12:30 – 1:30 PM PDT
Prof. Marc Michael Epstein
Holy Loopholes: Adaptation and Integrity in Jewish Law
Part 4: Heter Iska
6/2/2026 Tuesday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Rabbi Chaim Seidler Feller
Exile: The Secret of Jewish Survival
Part 1: The Promise of Exile: Sacred Time vs. Sacred Space
Member Series
6/4/2026 Thursday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Gila Levitan
From Sand to Skyline: An Urban Tel Aviv Exploration
Part 1: Built to Tell: Tel Aviv in Architecture
6/7/2026 Sunday 12:30 – 1:30 PM PDT
Prof. Marc Michael Epstein
Holy Loopholes: Adaptation and Integrity in Jewish Law
Part 5: Prozbul: “Did Hillel Just Outmaneuver the Torah?”
6/9/2026 Tuesday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Rabbi Chaim Seidler Feller
Exile: The Secret of Jewish Survival
Part 2: “Exile Yourself to a Place of Torah:” On the Dynamic Relationship Between Diaspora and Homeland
Member Event
6/11/2026 Thursday 12:30 – 1:30 PM PDT
Gila Levitan
From Sand to Skyline: An Urban Tel Aviv Exploration
Part 2: Markets & Migrations: A Taste of Tel Aviv
6/14/2026 Sunday 12:30 – 1:30 PM PDT
Prof. Marc Michael Epstein
Holy Loopholes: Adaptation and Integrity in Jewish Law
Part 6: Selling Ḥametz: “If I Sign a Form and Nothing Leaves My House, Isn’t It Still Mine?”
6/16/2026 Tuesday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Rabbi Chaim Seidler Feller
Exile: The Secret of Jewish Survival
Part 3: Hasidism, George Steiner and the Necessity of Exile
Member Event
6/18/2026 Thursday 12:30 – 1:30 PM PDT
Dr Melissa Klapper
Jewish Life in the Confederate South: The Diary of Emma Mordecai
6/21/2026 Sunday 12:30 – 1:30 PM PDT
Prof. Marc Michael Epstein
Holy Loopholes: Adaptation and Integrity in Jewish Law
Part 7: Heter Mechirah for Shemitah: “Did We Really ‘Sell’ the Land, or Is This Just a Story We Tell Ourselves?”
6/23/2026 Tuesday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Elie Spitz in conversation with Ari Goldman
Jews & The News: Media, Israel & the Jewish Community
6/25/2026 Thursday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Aaron Henne in conversation with Prof. Erith Jaffe-Berg
In Defense of Women: A Jewish Dramatist’s perspective
6/28/2026 Sunday 12:30 – 1:30 PM PDT
Prof. Marc Michael Epstein
Holy Loopholes: Adaptation and Integrity in Jewish Law
Part 8: Levirate Marriage & Prenups: “Isn’t This Just Setting Up a Legal Exit Before the Problem Even Happens?”
6/30/2026 Tuesday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Dr Tamar Ketko
The Untold Stories of Jewish Women in Wartime