Triple Holiday Celebration Set Sunday at Temple Beth El

A “triple celebration” honoring the holidays of Ramadan, Hanukkah and Advent will take place from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Temple Beth El of South Orange County. Sheik Yassir Mohammed, Rabbi Allen Krause and Father Rafael Luevano will be the spiritual leaders.

The evening will begin with an inter-religious seasonal prayer service discussing the holidays. Later, participants may enjoy a dinner and dessert featuring foods of each tradition.

The temple is at 27462 Terrace View, Aliso Viejo. (949) 362-3999.

Hanukkah

* The Orange County Performing Arts Center’s seventh Hanukkah concert begins at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. The concert will feature cantors and choirs from 12 Orange County synagogues and day schools. Tickets are $18 and $36 for adults, $9 for children. Patron tickets, which include dinner with performers at the Center Club, are $125. Half of all ticket sales will be returned to participating organizations. The Performing Arts Center is at 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. (949) 640-4244.

* The Lifelong Learning Program will present “Hanukkah at Home” from 9 to 10 a.m. Sunday in the bride’s room at Temple Beth David in Westminster. Participants will discover the two myths of Hanukkah and learn traditional blessings and songs. Reservations are requested. Rabbi Maya Leibovich, the first Israeli woman to become a rabbi, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Then, the temple will hold its Hanukkah party and Shabbat service at 6 p.m. Friday. Dinner is $10 per adult and $5 for children ages 3 to 12; children to age 2 are free. The temple is at 6100 Hefley St. (714) 892-6623.

* The Hebrew Academy in Huntington Beach invites the community to its annual menorah lighting ceremonies this week. Lightings occur at 3 p.m. Monday, at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and at 1:30 p.m. Friday. On Sunday, the academy’s preschool and kindergarten classes will present a Hanukkah program from 10 to 10:30 a.m., followed by games, crafts and refreshments. The Hebrew Academy is at 14401 Willow Lane. (714) 898-0051. www.hebrewacademyhb.com.

Special Events

* Temple Beth El in Aliso Viejo will welcome Rabbi Nellie Shulman of Belarus, who will speak at 8 p.m. Friday. Shulman, the first woman rabbi born in the former Soviet Union, was ordained by the Leo Baeck College in London. A Kabbalat Shabbat dinner will follow a 6 p.m. Shabbat service. Following a Torah study, Shulman will lecture at 10:30 a.m. Friday. On Dec. 15, Shulman will lead a discussion at a donors’ brunch hosted by Susan and Henry Samueli in their home from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost for the Friday buffet dinner is $20 for adults and $10 for children to age 12. Cost for the donor brunch is $50 per person. The temple is at 2A Liberty. (949) 362-3999.

Music

* The Gospel Choir Soul Connection will present its “Gospel for the Holidays” concert at 7:30 tonight at Shepherd of the Hills Community Church in Laguna Niguel. Director Carver Cossey leads this 40-voice choir and band. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children. The church is at 30121 Niguel Road. (949) 661-8177. www.soul-connection.org.

* San Clemente Presbyterian Church will present its 15th community Christmas concert featuring more than 130 musicians this weekend. Performers will include adult and children’s choirs, a handbell group and a professional orchestra. Tickets are free. Presentations will take place at 7 tonight and at 3 and 6 p.m. Sunday. Child care available by reservation. San Clemente Presbyterian Church is at 119 Avenida de la Estrella. (949) 492-6158, Ext. 10.

* Mount of Olives Lutheran Church in Mission Viejo will present “Portraits of Christmas” at 7:30 tonight and at 7 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $5 for adults and $2 for teens; children to age 12 are free. Free child care for children to age 3 will be available. The church is at 24772 Chrisanta Drive. (949) 837-7467.

* The Anaheim United Methodist Church will present “The Magic of a Musical Christmas” at 4 p.m. Sunday. The Rainbow Choir and the Wesley Choristers, the Handbell Choir and the Chancel Choir, along with soloists, will perform. The church is at 1000 S. State College Ave. (714) 776-5710.

* Two Seal Beach churches, the First United Methodist Church and Grace Community Church, will combine for a presentation of Handel’s “Messiah” at 7 p.m. Sunday at the McGaugh Elementary School auditorium in Seal Beach. The choir directors for each church, Barbara Arnold and John Heideman, will lead singers and a chamber orchestra. Tickets are $6. The auditorium is at 1698 Bolsa Ave. (562) 431-0494 or (562) 596-1605.

* The Center for Spiritual Development will present “A Universal Spirit: A Celebration of Christmas” at 3 p.m. Sunday at St. Joseph Center Auditorium in Orange. Participants will learn how different cultures revere the Christmas season. Cost is $15 in advance or $20 at the door. The auditorium is at 434 S. Batavia St. (714) 744-3175, Ext. 4409.

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Religious notices of countywide interest may be sent to Gena Guisar at The Times’ Orange County edition, 1375 Sunflower Ave., Costa Mesa 92626. They also may be faxed to (714) 966-7711 or e-mailed to gena.guisar@latimes.com