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.
8/13/2026 Thursday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Stav Appel
The Torah in the Tarot
8/16/2026 Sunday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Etgar Keret
Living in Present Tense
8/18/2026 Tuesday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Dr. Dan Handel
Architects of Exile: From European Modernism to the American Dream
8/20/2026 Thursday 4:00-5:00 PM PDT
Prof. Daniel Matt
Finding God in the Material World
Session 1: The nature of God, God as the energy animating the universe
Member Series
8/23/2026 Sunday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Dov Abramson
Looking Jewish: Reimagining Jewish and Israeli Visual Culture
8/25/2026 Tuesday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Rabbi Elie Spitz in Conversation with Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson
God, Hope, and Our Jewish Calling
8/27/2026 Thursday 4:00-5:00 PM PDT
Prof. Daniel Matt
Finding God in the Material World
Session 2: Raising the Divine sparks, sexual holiness
Member Series
8/30/2026 Sunday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Rick Sopher and Abdulla Galadari
Illuminating Scriptural Connections:Torah, Qur’an, and the Stories We Share
9/1/2026 Tuesday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Gila Levitan
Soil to Soul: Farm-to-Table Across the Ages in Israel, Food Land and Identity
Part 1: Ancient Practices – Agriculture of the Ancestors
Member Series
9/3/2026 Thursday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Tobi Kahn
Exploring the Masterpieces of Art in Rome, Florence, and Venice
Part 2: Florence
9/6/2026 SundaY 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Prof. R. Yehudah Mirsky
The Changing Shape of Religious Zionism and the Upcoming Elections REGISTER
9/8/202 Tuesday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Gila Levitan
Soil to Soul: Farm-to-Table Across the Ages in Israel, Food Land and Identity
Part 2: The Birth of Modern Israeli Cuisine – The Flavors of the Land
Member Series
9/10/2026 Thursday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Rav Shai Cherry
Hayom Harat Olam: Creation, Science, and Rosh Hashana
9/15/2026 Tuesday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Gila Levitan
Soil to Soul: Farm-to-Table Across the Ages in Israel, Food Land and Identity
Part 3: Modern Innovation – Tech Meets Tradition, Feeding the Future
Member Series
9/17/2026 Thursday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Rabbi Dr. Raphi Zarum
The Gate of Tears: Why Cry on Yom Kippur?
9/20/2026 Sunday Yom Kipur Eve
9/22/2026 Tuesday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Gila Levitan
Soil to Soul: Farm-to-Table Across the Ages in Israel, Food Land and Identity
Part 4: Farm to Community – Food Security & Urban Agriculture
Member Series
9/24/2026 Thursday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Rav Shai Cherry
Rabbis, Politics, and the Bimah
9/27/2026 Sunday Chag
9/29/2026 Tuesday Chol Hamoed Sukkot 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Dr. Avivah Zornberg
Golden Calf, Clouds