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.
4/16/2026 Thursday 12:30 – 1:30 PM PDT
Sharon Keller
Legends of Leisure: The Golden Age of the Borscht Belt
4/19/2026 Sunday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Prof. Stephen Berk
The Holocaust: A History of Decisions, Places, and Moral Collapse
Part 7: Anus Mundi – Auschwitz
4/21/2026 Tuesday Yom Hazikaron 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Dr. Rotem Rozental
Photographs, Memory, and Torn Landscapes: Israeli Artists Responding to October 7th
4/23/2026 Thursday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Prof. Yair Zakovitch
Intermarriage and Halachic Creativity: Reading the Book of Ruth
4/26/2026 Sunday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Prof. Stephen Berk
The Holocaust: A History of Decisions, Places, and Moral Collapse
Part 8: A Pope, a President, and the Abandonment of the Jews
4/28/2026 Tuesday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Merav Oren
From Challah to the Table: Jewish Food as Cultural Memory
4/30/2026 Thursday 12:30 – 1:30 PM PDT
Tobi Kahn
Navigating the Spring 2026 NYC Art Scene (Part 2)
5/3/2026 Sunday
No program – Celebrating CSP 25th anniversary
5/5/2026 Tuesday Lag Ba’Omer 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Virtual tour with Wowzitude
Jewish Vienna: Memory in Alsergrund
5/7/2026 Thursday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
R. Elie Spitz in Conversation with Yossi Klein Halevi
Shining Light into the Fog of War
5/10/2026 Sunday 12:30 – 1:30 PM PDT
Prof. Marc Michael Epstein
Holy Loopholes: Adaptation and Integrity in Jewish Law
Part 1: Are the Clever Jews Trying to Fake us Out?
5/12/2026 Tuesday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Tamar Biala
Dirshuni: Ancient Texts, New Voices
Part 1: A New Voice in Ancient Conversation
5/14/2026 Thursday 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
Callie Raynor
From Fanny to the Nanny:The Evolution of Jewish Women in American Comedy
5/17/2026 Sunday 12:30 – 1:30 PM PDT
Prof. Marc Michael Epstein
Holy Loopholes: Adaptation and Integrity in Jewish Law
Part 2: The Eruv
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