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Virtual Sunday Supper

Sunday Supper Instead of our monthly serving of meals we ask our congregants to consider purchasing gift cards to grocery stores. $10-$25 dollars is recommended. If you have physical gift cards you can mail immediately to: Sandi Benson 2346 Dunes Tustin, CA 92782 Digital cards can be sent to: 1sandib@gmail.com. If you would like more information on how to purchase a digital gift card click here.

Archive of Rabbi Spitz’s Virtual Events

A conversation with Dr. Harry Rauch from March 26Click here to hear the conversation “Jewish Irony: Passover Cancelled Because of Plague”. Well, not exactly. We will have seders, but they will be small. We will have seders with those with whom we share our dwelling – or perhaps larger circles with the aid of the…

Conducting a Pesech Seder in a Time of Pandemic

Conducting a Pesech Seder in a Time of Pandemic with Rabbi Spitz: Sunday, March 29 at 11am “Jewish Irony: Passover Cancelled Because of Plague” This year Pesech is different. For many of us due to physical distancing we will only participate with those in our household. I look to acknowledge this challenge and to share…

Sunday Supper Gift Card

Send all donations to: If you have physical gift cards you can mail immediately to: Sandi Benson 2346 Dunes Tustin, CA 92782 Digital cards can be sent to: 1sandib@gmail.com. $10-$25 dollars is recommended.    Walmart you can order a card but a hard card will be delivered. Unsure of current timing of delivery. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Basic-Blue-Walmart-Gift-Card/920320250 If you want a pure online option here are a…

A Message from Rabbi Robin Foonberg

Dear CBI Family, While many of us have had to cancel our Passover seders, or include only our immediate family, we all still need Kosher for Pesach food!  OC Kosher remains open and is still offering to help support our religious school with a SHOPPING DAY on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 9am-6:30pm. Please visit OC KOSHER on APRIL 1st and don’t forget to…

A Message from Rabbi Spitz

Responding to Uncertainty This moment calls for calm and caution for this moment is dangerous. We are facing an unprecedented challenge in our lifetimes. No other illness has caused so much uncertainty. With a shudder I watch the spread of COVID-19 and feel great concern for those with the coronavirus and for all of us trying to negotiate safety. In such a…

A Message from Sharon Alkin

How to Engage and Connect with Preschoolers from Afar How is this week different from all other past weeks you might ask? Well, in normal times the teachers would be discussing the story of Passover with their children and engaged in the hands-on experiential learning that takes place each day in our classrooms. This week, learning went online. The teachers had little time to…

Virtual Adult Learning

Parashat  Hashavuah Torah Study Study the week’s Torah portion at 8:30am every Saturday in person.  Everyone is invited to attend. Watch for e-mails to sign up to attend. How to Read Hebrew Scripture with a Modern Lens Ahuva Ho brings discussion and insight through text study. Everyone is invited to attend. Join Zoom Meeting:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87393832239?pwd=NDdiL3NoWVFZY3I5cmloTTZ3RDhHQT09Meeting ID:…

Intro to Judaism

Introduction to Judaism 2022-2023 Eighteen Sundays Beginning October 23, 2022 1:00-3:00pm Rabbi Adam Greenwald Rabbi Robin Foonberg, Director of Education Cantor Amy Robinson Katz Helene Coulter, Beginning Hebrew Non-Members: $180/individual, $250/couple Members: $100/individual, $150/couple Scholarships available for those who need For the complete list of classes, click here.  

Weekday Minyan

Sunday Morning Minyan at 9:10am Lead by Amy Robinson Katz, CBI in partnership with Temple Beth El of South Orange County offers these minyanim for anyone who would like to say Kaddish or just have an opportunity to pray in community. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88634909302?pwd=a29hZ3daNnJRWkpWaDU2ME1lNUhtUT09 Meeting ID: 886 3490 9302 Password: minyan Wednesday Night Minyan at 8:15pm Lead…