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Join our dynamic community rooted in Reform Judaism for special services, High Holy Days, Rick Recht Rock Service, School Services, and celebrations like Sukkot, Hanukkah, Purim, Pesach. Engage in social action with OATY and Mitzvah Days. Witness unique Bar/Bat Mitzvah ceremonies and enjoy adult education programs. Discover your talents at Or Ami!
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A Dynamic Sacred Community Grounded in Reform Judaism
Special Services Throughout the year
High Holy Days Our regular service, open to the entire Richmond Community, as always, plus children’s services in the afternoon featuring prayers, stories and games.
Simchat Torah As our Klezmer band plays, the Torah is unrolled around the room. Children march with flags, inside, stopping occassionally for Rabbi Ben and Mr. G to point out the important parts!
Rick Recht Rock Service More fun than should be allowed at a Shabbat service!
Schabbat: Class Sevices During the school year, each class gets the opportunity to write and help lead their own service.
Important Days
Sukkot The entire patio becomes a sukkah and we eat a meal in it together. On Sunday, the older kids teach the younger ones about the sukkah, the lulav, and the etrog.
Hanukkah Everyone brings their menorah to the service and they are all lit together at the window. A beautiful sight! The Hanukkah family party is always a lot of fun!
Purim The story of Esther is told in many creative ways, from puppet show to game show. There’s a lot of noise, and a lot of magnificent costumes.
Pesach Passover is celebrated with a Congregational Seder on the second night and with a unique Model Seder for the school the Sunday before.
Religious School learn while having fun and being entertained
Social Action/Justice
IOU / Mitzvah Days Almost 100 Or Amians came to clean up the city and do “deeds of loving kindness” – from building 300 Foster Care Kits TO cleaning school yards, cemeteries, and parks TO painting murals and passing out water and gas cards.
RISC Social Justice at work – for affordable housing, jobs, health care - almost 70 Or Amians came to the ACTION in April.
Habitat for Humanity Building homes and having a great time doing it.
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Every Bar or Bat Mitzvah is unique because each family writes its own service.
Bar and Bat Mitzvahs from January 2012 – Present Hayley Margolis – Bat Mitzvah 5-5-12 Amanda Mier – Bat Mitzvah 5-19-12 Cameron Glass – Bar Mitzvah 6-16-12 Riley Wilkinson & Hanna Clinton – Bat Mitzvahs 6-23-12 Hannah London – Bat Mitzvah 6-30-12 Noah Patton – Bar Mitzvah 7-7-12 Jacob Lafoon – Bar Mitzvah 7-14-12 Sage Miller – Bat Mitzvah 11-3-12 Dahlia Manheim – Bat Mitzvah 11-17-12 Sumner Levenson – Bar Mitzvah 3-9-13 Jacqueline Drazner – Bat Mitzvah 4-20-13 Henry Brown – Bar Mitzvah 5-4-13 Emma Dreyfuss – Bat Mitzvah 5-11-13 Elias Wolman – Bar Mitzvah 6-8-13 Adam Berlinerman – Bar Mitzvah 6-15-13 Ethan Bonda – Bar Mitzvah 6-22-13 Jordan Ranneklev – Bar Mitzvah 7-6-13 Jacob Feldman – Bar Mitzvah 7-27-13 Not to mention - BnaiMitzvah – our students becoming Jewish adults
Adult Education Jewish learning is a lifelong affair at Or Ami. We offer weekly Torah study, beginning Hebrew, Jewish films, minimester seminars, “reel theology” and much more.
9400 Huguenot Road Richmond VA 23235 or-ami.com