Jewish Collaborative of Orange County Pickleball Tournament
Pickleball Tournament benefiting the Jewish Collaborative of Orange County. Pickleball for all levels with training, competition, prizes, great food and wonderful company.
Sponsor: The Jewish Collaborative of Orange County
Contact
Lisabeth Thomi Lobenthal
310.804.7209
eemabeth@gmail.com
http://www.jewishcollaborativeoc.org
Cost: $180.00
When: Sunday, February 22, 2026
From 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Where: Newport Beach Country Club
1 Clubhouse Drive
Newport Beach, 92660
CSP – Soviet Jews From Revolutionaries to Refuseniks
The story of Soviet Jews is not a story of a single identity or a single role. It is a story of builders and critics, of loyal citizens and disillusioned dissidents, of idealists who believed in the Soviet dream and victims crushed by the very system they helped create. Across seven decades, Jews stood on every side of the Soviet project — as passionate revolutionaries, administrators, cultural leaders, soldiers, skeptics, silent conformists, targets of repression, and ultimately as the men and women who helped bring Jewish life back to the world stage.
Contact
Arie Katz
949.682.4040
arie@occsp.net
https://occsp.net/
Cost: $0.00
Sponsor: Orange County Jewish Community Scholar Program
When: Tuesday, February 24, 2026
From 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Where: Zoom
Magen David Adom Heroes of Hope
PROGRAM
Special Guest Yossi Cohen
Former Director of the Mossad & Head of SoftBank Investment Advisers, Israel
Yossi Cohen led Israel’s Mossad from 2016 to 2021, overseeing critical operations, including the Iranian nuclear archive seizure and negotiations behind the Abraham Accords. A recipient of the Israel Defense Prize and the CIA’s George J. Tenet Award, Cohen also served as Israel’s National Security Advisor. Today, he heads SoftBank Investment Advisers in Israel. Cohen was born into a religious family in Jerusalem. He and his wife Aya are blessed with four children and eight grandchildren.
Featuring Tomer Addadi
Tomer Addadi and his talented team of musicians from around the globe will bring our Gala to life. Tomer is a multiple-award-winning composer, conductor, musical director, pianist and producer. He has collaborated with superstars such as Andrea Bocelli, Michael Buble, and Il Volo. Tomer has conducted for The Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra as well as Symphonies around the world. Since 2010, he has been recognized for being the composer of multiple #1 hit songs in Israel, including a song selected to represent Israel in the prestigious Eurovision Song Contest.
With a performance by Omer Shaish
Omer Shaish is an Israeli-born, international singer and actor. His theater credits include the Radio City Christmas Spectacular (Radio City, NYC), The VocaPeople (New World Stages, NYC), the US National Tour of Seussical, and the Israeli National Premiers of Chicago and Spring Awakening. Omer has performed as a vocalist in prestigious venues such as Lincoln Center, Radio City, ICC Center in Jerusalem, Toronto Center Of the Arts, and Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City. He also performed as a soloist at the Celebrity Fight Night (Florence, Italy), featuring Andrea Bocelli, George Clooney and Lionel Richie. Since 2015, Omer has been touring the world as a lead singer in the classical vocal trio Kol Esperanza, as well as his self-produced show My Broadway Shpiel. In 2022, he portrayed the role of Ilmarinen in the Kalevala Broadway concept album alongside Ramin Karimloo and Julia Murney.
Magen David Adom is Israel’s national emergency services system. A leader in mass-casualty response and EMS technology, Magen David Adom treats and transports more than 1 million people to hospitals every year; collects, safety tests, and distributes nearly all the blood to Israel’s hospitals and the IDF; and responds to disasters around the world.
*Kosher dinner available by request. Please contact Elana Michael in advance to reserve.
Contact
Elana Michael
619.489.0329
emichael@afmda.prg
http://afmda.org
Cost $360.00
When: Wednesday, February 25, 2028
5:30 PM VIP Reception
6:30 PM Cocktails, dinner*, and keynote speaker
With a special musical performance
Where: Location to be disclosed upon registration
FIDF Women’s Brigade, Paint with Purpose
Join us for a meaningful and creative evening to support our IDF soldiers at the FIDF Women’s Brigade Annual Event. This year we are honored to host a guided painting experience led by Israeli artist and IDF reserve soldier, Albert Levi. Hear his remarkable story and that of another special IDF soldier. We look forward to a night celebrating strength, creativity, and community.
Contact
Max Babikov
714.497.9983
max.babikov@fidf.org
https://www.fidf.org/event/wb26oc/
Cost: $0.00
When: Thursday, February 26, 2026
From 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Where: Will be provided upon registration
Newport Beach, CA