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.
10/13/2026 Tuesday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Stav Appel
Kabbalah, Cabala, Qabalah
10/15/2026 Thursday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Mike Hollander
Israel Votes 2026: A Guide for the Perplexed
Part 2: Israeli Politics 102: Continued Challenges to Israeli Democracy
Member Series
10/18/2026 Sunday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Evgenia Kempinski
Post-Soviet Jews: Life After the Iron Curtain
Part 3: Jewish Life Today: From the Baltics to Central Asia
10/20/2026 Tuesday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Dr. Melissa R. Klapper
Book launch event – Jewish Women at Home in the World: Gender, Judaism, and American Identity in the Rise of Mass Tourism
10/22/2026 Thursday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Mike Hollander
Israel Votes 2026: A Guide for the Perplexed
Part 3 – Israeli Elections 2026
Member Series
10/25/2026 Sunday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Dani Menkin
On the Map: An Advance Viewing & Conversation with Filmmaker Dani Menkin
10/27/2026 Tuesday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
R. Elie Spitz in conversation with R. Michael Paley
Judaism’s Next Chapter: Reimagining Jewish Learning, Leadership, and Community
10/29/2026 Thursday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Dr. Agi Veto
Breaking the Chain
11/1/2026 Sunday Winter Clock starts in US 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Tobi Kahn
Navigating the Fall 2026 NYC Art Scene
11/3/2026 Tuesday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Gila Fine
The Pin That Slew the Serpent: Unearthing the Objects of the Talmud
Part 1
11/5/2026 Thursday 12:30 – 1:30 PM PDT
Prof. Marc Michael Epstein
Judaism and Islam: Religious Parallels
Part 1: Reframing an Inherited Enmity
Member Series
11/8/2026 Sunday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Rabbi Elie Spitz in Conversation with Norman Ornstein
Beyond the Ballot: America’s Midterms
11/10/2026 Tuesday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Gila Fine
The Pin That Slew the Serpent: Unearthing the Objects of the Talmud
Part 2
11/12/2026 Thursday 12:30 – 1:30 PM PDT
Prof. Marc Michael Epstein
Judaism and Islam: Religious Parallels
Part 2: One God, Unblemished: Yichud and Tawhid
Member Series
11/15/2026 Sunday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Rabbi Elie Spitz in Conversation with R. Donniel Hartman
Israel Has Voted: What Now?
11/17/2026 Tuesday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Gila Fine
The Pin That Slew the Serpent: Unearthing the Objects of the Talmud
Part 3
11/19/2026 Thursday 12:30 – 1:30 PM PDT
Prof. Marc Michael Epstein
Judaism and Islam: Religious Parallels
Part 3: The Early Years: Jews, Christians, and Proto-Muslims in Arabia
Member Series
11/22/2026 Sunday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Ronen Altman Kaydar
Beyond Cabaret: The Weimar Period in Berlin
11/24/2026 Tuesday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Gila Fine
The Pin That Slew the Serpent: Unearthing the Objects of the Talmud
Part 4
11/26/2026 Thursday THANKSGIVING
11/29/2026 Sunday 12:30 – 1:30 PM PDT
Alicia Jo Rabins
When We’re Born We Forget Everything: A Book Talk about Biblical Women, Memoir, and Telling our Stories