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May

3 2026

Celebrate Israel

1:00AM - 6:00PM  

Samueli Jewish Campus
One Federation Way
Irvine, 92603

 

Celebrate Israel – A Community Festival Presented by IAC Orange County and the Merage jcc

Join us for Celebrate Isra…

May

3 2026

CSP 25th Anniversay Gala

5:00PM - 10:00PM  

Merage JCC
1 Federation Way
Irvine, 92603

 

CSP will be celebrating its 25th Anniversary with a dinner and gala type event at the Merage JCC

May

5 2026

CSP -Jewish Vienna Memory in Alsergrund

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

Zoom
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Join us for a moving walk through Vienna’s 9th district, Alsergrund, once the neighborhood with the highest concent…

May

6 2026

Vitas Bereavement Group at Temple Beth El of South OC

10:00AM - 11:30AM  

Temple Beth El of South OC
2A Liberty
Aliso Viejo, 92656

 

Temple Beth El of South Orange County and VITAS Healthcare invite you to join Grief Support: Coping With Loss, a free…

May

6 2026

AIPAC Orange County Leadership Event

6:00PM - 8:30PM  


TBD
TBD,

 

By invitation only. For more information, please email [email protected].

May

7 2026

CSP - Shining Light into the Fog of War

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

Zoom
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Join Rabbi Elie Spitz for a timely and thought-provoking conversation with Yossi Klein Halevi, one of the most insigh…

May

10 2026

Holy Loopholes Adaptation and Integrity in Jewish Law

12:30PM - 1:30PM  

Zoom
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Join us for a provocative and engaging series on some of the most eyebrow-raising practices in Jewish law — from th…

May

12 2026

CSP - DIRSHUNI Ancient Texts, New Voices

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

Zoom
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Join Tamar Biala for a three-part series exploring how ancient forms of storytelling are being reshaped to respond to…

May

12 2026

JFedOC The Leadership Initiative Session 10

6:00PM - 9:00PM  

Merage Jewish Community Center
1 Federation Way
Irvine, CA

 

Session 10 for participants of The Leadership Initiative

May

13 2026

Jonathan Schanzer Foundation for Defense of Democracy

12:00AM  


1011 Camelback Street
Newport Beach, 92660

 

Foundation for Defense of Democracy and Temple Bat Yahm co-host Jonathan Schanzer

May

13 2026

Vitas Bereavement Group at Temple Beth El of South OC

10:00AM - 11:30AM  

Temple Beth El of South OC
2A Liberty
Aliso Viejo, 92656

 

Temple Beth El of South Orange County and VITAS Healthcare invite you to join Grief Support: Coping With Loss, a free…

May

14 2026

 

Join actor and television maven Callie Raynor for a lively exploration of how Jewish women have been portrayed on the…

May

14 2026

Israel: from ancient roots to modern marvels

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Irvine Hebrew Day School
1500 E. 17th Street
Santa Ana,

 

From King David to the modern State of Israel — few nations have a story as enduring, complex, and inspiring as Isr…

May

17 2026

Holy Loopholes Adaptation and Integrity in Jewish Law

12:30PM - 1:30PM  

Zoom
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N/A,

 

Join us for a provocative and engaging series on some of the most eyebrow-raising practices in Jewish law — from th…

May

19 2026

CSP - DIRSHUNI Ancient Texts, New Voices

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

Zoom
N/A
N/A,

 

Join Tamar Biala for a three-part series exploring how ancient forms of storytelling are being reshaped to respond to…

May

20 2026

Vitas Bereavement Group at Temple Beth El of South OC

10:00AM - 11:30AM  

Temple Beth El of South OC
2A Liberty
Aliso Viejo, 92656

 

Temple Beth El of South Orange County and VITAS Healthcare invite you to join Grief Support: Coping With Loss, a free…

May

21 2026

CSp - The First Writer on Earth

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

Zoom
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Richard Elliott Friedman’s newest project is a work of historical fiction about a writer he first identified in his…

May

24 2026

Holy Loopholes Adaptation and Integrity in Jewish Law

12:30PM - 1:30PM  

Zoom
N/A
N/A,

 

Join us for a provocative and engaging series on some of the most eyebrow-raising practices in Jewish law — from th…

May

26 2026

CSP - DIRSHUNI Ancient Texts, New Voices

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

Zoom
N/A
N/A,

 

Join Tamar Biala for a three-part series exploring how ancient forms of storytelling are being reshaped to respond to…

May

26 2026

 

Closing celebration for the 2025 - 2026 Cohort of The Leadership Initiative. 

May

28 2026

CSP- The Arch of Titus From Jerusalem to Rome and Back

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

Zoom
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N/A,

 

Join us for a fascinating journey through one of the most powerful and contested images in Jewish history: the Arch o…

May

31 2026

Holy Loopholes Adaptation and Integrity in Jewish Law

12:30PM - 1:30PM  

Zoom
N/A
N/A,

 

Join us for a provocative and engaging series on some of the most eyebrow-raising practices in Jewish law — from th…