Yom HaAtzma’ut, Israeli Independence Day: More Than Falafel
Beyond falafel and humus lies a rich culinary tapestry reflecting Israel’s diverse cultures, traditions, and social dynamics. Join us as we examine Israeli cuisine from an anthropological perspective. Discover the social and political forces that have shapes Israeli cuisine as we know it today. This special opportunity is co-sponsored by... »
Israeli Folk Dance!
Please join us for Israeli Folk Dancing with instructor Bronwyn Eisenberg. Dancing is great for the mind, body, and soul, and it’s also fun! We’ll be dancing to a wonderful assortment of Israeli and world music. The first hour is tailored to beginners and includes learning and dancing easy-to-follow dances.... »
Inside Israel Virtual Briefing with Avi Melamed
Join intelligence analyst and current affairs expert, Avi Melamed, for an in-depth look at the ongoing conflict in Israel, followed by Q & A. In this unique apolitical briefing, we will unravel the complexities of this crucial chapter with clear, in-depth, contextualized, and holistic analysis. This distinct briefing provides a nuanced... »
Shabbat Shmooze
Join us in welcoming in Shabbat. Everyone is invited.
Israeli Folk Dance!
Please join us for Israeli Folk Dancing with instructor Bronwyn Eisenberg. Dancing is great for the mind, body, and soul, and it’s also fun! We’ll be dancing to a wonderful assortment of Israeli and world music. The first hour is tailored to beginners and includes learning and dancing easy-to-follow dances.... »
Jewish Monthly Meditation Drop In
Join us monthly to discover joy, compassion, relaxation, and awareness in meditation. Beginners welcome!
Ecstatic Jewish Dance Group
Join us for a wild & joyful gathering of movement, where we’ll dance our hearts out & experience the bliss of embodied & ecstatic movement.
Israeli Folk Dance!
Please join us for Israeli Folk Dancing with instructor Bronwyn Eisenberg. Dancing is great for the mind, body, and soul, and it’s also fun! We’ll be dancing to a wonderful assortment of Israeli and world music. The first hour is tailored to beginners and includes learning and dancing easy-to-follow dances.... »
Seasons of the Jewish Spiritual Body: Summer Flow
As we move from spring into summer, Jewish wisdom and practice invites us to fully embody the season of freedom. We embrace possibilities of what may lay ahead. The summer months are the time of motion in nature. We are going to bring movement and freedom into our embodied practice... »
The Osher Marin Jewish Community Center’s Taube Center for Jewish Peoplehood mounts a new art installation approximately four times a year. Visible throughout our center, the exhibit is curated to reflect on themes expressed in a variety of media and usually by Jewish artists.
Check out our current and past installations here.
Tikkun Marin is the Osher Marin JCC’s initiative to improve and repair our Marin community. Its name is taken from Tikkun Olam, the Jewish concept that we bear responsibility not only for ourselves but for the moral, spiritual, and material welfare of everyone.
Jewish holidays and festivals are observed in Judaism throughout the Hebrew calendar. Jewish holidays occur on the same dates every year in the Hebrew calendar. Osher Marin JCC celebrates these special days with programs that engage families.
Our Rescued Torah
The Osher Marin JCC is proud to partner with the Memorial Scrolls Trust in London to prominently display Torah MST#732 rescued from the Czech Jewish community of Hostomice, a small town in Bohemia about 20 miles from Prague.
In 1942, Prague was under Nazi occupation and a group of Jewish workers at the Jewish Museum risked their lives to rescue their community’s sacred scrolls and other ritual objects. As hopes faded for rescuing fellow Jews and themselves, they chose to preserve, for future generations, their holy heritage.
By sharing this Torah, we are honoring the Jews of Hostomice who perished in the Shoah, ensuring that their lives continue to have meaning and that their culture and tradition are preserved.
Past JCC Events
Book Talk: The Newark Minutemen
Marin author Leslie Barry discusses her family's incredible true story: a Jewish boxer in 1930s New Jersey was recruited by the Jewish mob and the FBI to go undercover against the rising German-American Nazi party. Along the way, he falls in love with the enemy's daughter. The story is being made into a Hollywood movie.
An Evening of Poetry
We brought together two wonderful Marin poets to talk about their experiences as writers during a time of crisis, the importance of community, and their shared sense of reverence for the natural world. Jane Hirshfield is an honored and distinguished poet, and was recently elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Meryl Natchez is a poet, translator, and reviewer, and chair of the Marin Poetry Center, which cosponsored this event.
Book Talk: The Four Keys of Kabbalah
Rabbi Yisrael Rice of Chabad of Marin will talk about his new book, The Four Keys of Kabbalah, an in-depth look at Jewish mystical wisdom in an approachable and easy-to-understand format. Rabbi Rice is the director and spiritual leader of Chabad of Marin, and has been a part of our community since 1987.
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