Our Vision

Ensuring Jewish continuity in Orange County

Our Mission

Our Values

Excellence: Exceeding expectations in leadership, staffing, operations programming, and service.
Jewish Culture: Fostering meaningful connections to the land and people of Israel and the Jewish community worldwide and celebrating our Jewish identity, history, roots, and culture l’dor v’dor (generation to generation).
Community: Always providing a warm, supportive environment, welcoming all no matter where or whether our community worships, whatever their age or lifestyle.
Family-oriented: Fitness, education and enrichments, Israel and Jewish connections, we have programs for all, from young to not-so-young. Programs for families and for individuals. We are a place for your whole family. 

Located in a 220,000 square foot facility on the Samueli Jewish Campus in Irvine near the intersection of Bonita Canyon and Turtle Ridge, the Merage Jewish Community Center is THE place to be for programs that will challenge your body, spark your intellect, kindle your spirit and brighten your life. We invite you to connect with the community and friends in our beautiful facility.

Our extraordinary facility, with its inviting landscape and breathtaking views, includes a state-of-the-art health and fitness complex, licensed preschool and toddler care, teen lounge, gymnasium, Jr. Olympic swimming pool, senior center, adult education rooms, a professional theater, and an auditorium with banquet facilities, Kosher café, our new teaching kitchen, and Holocaust Education Center and Memorial Garden.

Our programs and services celebrate family, foster health and well-being, embrace tradition, create friendships, and expand cultural horizons, all in a safe, positive, friendly, and inviting environment.

1 Federation Way, Irvine, CA 92603
949-435-3400

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