REFUGEE SHABBAT (Temple Beth El Program)
Please join Temple Beth El for a special Shabbat. Congregants will share their unique experiences of their exodus to the US.
WELCOME TO PARADISE: Refugees at Home in LA (HIAS Program)
You’re invited to join the second of the series Welcome to Paradise: Refugees at Home in LA, exploring how we reaffirm our commitment to welcome the stranger amid this time of change and tumult. You’ll get to hear from Mandana Dayani, a former HIAS client and refugee from Iran who went on to become an attorney, talent agent, […]
WELCOMING THE STRANGER (NCJW Greater Long Beach & West Orange County Program)
The program will feature speakers on the status of the Biden Administration’s Immigration Bill and its impact on the undocumented, Dreamers, TPS recipients and others, the situation at the United States — Mexico border and the current policies regarding refugees and asylum seekers, and the opportunity for local and national advocacy. Welcoming the Stranger Flyer […]
REFUGEE SHABBAT SERVICE (Beth David Program)
Beth David will be observing HIAS Refugee Shabbat with guest speaker Chris Olsen, Director of Public Policy & External Affairs, Jewish Family Service of San Diego. He will speak to the refugee and asylum seeker situation at the border. The Shabbat Service will be live streamed at Live Stream | Beth David (templebethdavid.org) Looking for […]
REFUGEE SHABBAT (University Synagogue Program)
National Refugee Shabbat services online, led by Rabbi Rachlis and Cantor Braier. Rabbi Rachlis will interview Immigrant Attorney and Dreamer Dulce Garcia, who is the Executive Director of Border Angels, a non-profit organization along the entire US-Mexico border that primarily depends on volunteers.
ZOOMING IN: Perspectives on the Global Jewish Movement for Refugees (HIAS program)
Individual and community involvement can make a tremendous difference in the lives of refugees, asylum seekers, and the forcibly displaced. Yet, when confronted with the fact that there are now over 80 million displaced people in the world, it is easy to be overwhelmed – to assume that as individuals there is little we can […]
REFUGEE SHABBAT HAVDALAH (HIAS program)
Come together with hundreds of fellow refugee advocates and activists across the globe to send out Shabbat with a joyful havdalah service (the service that marks the conclusion of Shabbat) led by HIAS Rabbi-in-Residence Rachel Grant Meyer, Rabbi Yosef Goldman, and Rabbi Annie Lewis. Our blessings will be woven together with the voices of historical […]
OCJCR Tisha b’Av Solidarity Program | July 18 at 4:00pm
CLICK HERE TO RSVP: This program is open to the entire community Please join us on Sunday, July 18 at 4 pm for our annual Tisha b’Av program. As we reflect on the losses Jews have suffered as a persecuted and displaced people many times over, we honor our obligation to help and connect with […]
OCJCR WORLD REFUGEE DAY EVENT – June 20
Click here to RSVP World Refugee Day is a day designated by the United Nations to raise awareness of the plight of refugees. World Refugee Day also calls attention to global efforts to protect their human rights. OCJCR will join others around the world to celebrate the courage, strength and determination of families forced to […]
REFUGEE AND ASSYLUM POLICY: Where do things stand today? What lies ahead? What can you do to shape the future?
The Orange County Jewish Coalition for Refugees presents a panel discussion with legal and policy experts who will discuss current protocols and future goals for refugee children, asylum seekers on our southern border, and would-be refugees seeking to resettle in the United States from the Muslim world. Attendees will develop an understanding of the current […]
