Jewish Monthly Meditation Drop In
Join us monthly to discover joy, compassion, relaxation, and awareness in meditation. Beginners welcome!
Shabbat Shmooze
Join us in welcoming in Shabbat. Everyone is invited.
New Moon, New Mountain: Monthly Community Hiking Group (Elul)
Join us for a morning to get outside, enjoy nature and community through themes of the Jewish month. Come hike with the JCC this fall! In this monthly program we will spend the morning exploring a moderately easy local trail and getting to know our fellow hikers on the journey.... »
Israeli Folk Dance
Six class pack for Israeli Folk Dance Series beginning 9/17 and running through 10/22 Six class pack for Israeli Folk Dance Series beginning in September and running through October. Classes are on Tuesdays, 1:30-3:30. Sep 17 Sep 24th Oct 1st Oct 8th Oct 15th Oct 22nd Please join us for... »
Seasons of the Jewish Spiritual Body: Fall Flow
We’ll take you on a journey through body, mind and soul as we explore the Jewish wisdom of the seasons through movement, art, and more. Embody and explore themes of personal renewal as we enter the Fall season in the first session of our series. The Fall season invites us... »
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. Jewish Ecstatic Dance Group Come join us for a monthly Jewish embodied dance group, the last Monday of the month! Get ready to let loose,... »
Immerse: A Sound Bath and Water Ritual for the New Year
The Amen Effect
Join Rabbi Alyson in the Gallery for a cup of tea/coffee and a sweet treat. Free drop in program. Amen Effect book available in the JCC gift store and online. No need to read before coming. Just show up. And, of course you’re welcome to read chapters prior. Each session will touch on roughly two chapters. Occasional text study from the source workbook available online. Those of any or no faith are welcome.Rabbi Alyson Solomon is honored to serve as a Jewish Education Consultant with the Osher Marin JCC. Ordained by Hebrew College in Boston in 2009, Rabbi Alyson has served communities in Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, San Diego and Cape Town. Come say shalom and welcome Rabbi Alyson to the J!
Shabbat Shmooze
Join us in welcoming in Shabbat. Everyone is invited.
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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