a dynamic sacred community grounded in reform judaism

A Dynamic Sacred Community Grounded in

Reform Judaism

Pride in Our Religious Home

Clean Up Day 2013

Clean Up Day 2013

SpecialServices

Throughout the year

High Holy Days

High Holy DaysOur regular service, open to the entire Richmond Community, as always, plus children’s services in the afternoon featuring prayers, stories and games.

Simchat Torah

Simchat TorahAs 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

Rick Recht Rock ServiceMore fun than should be allowed at a Shabbat service!

School Services

Schabbat: Class SevicesDuring the school year, each class gets the opportunity to write and help lead their own service.

School Services

ImportantDays

Sukkot

SukkotThe 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

HanukkahEveryone 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

PurimThe 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.

Purim

Model Seder

Pesach

PesachPassover 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

Religious School

Religious School

OATY

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.

IOU / Mitzvah Days

IOU / Mitzvah Days

RISC

Social Justice at work – for affordable housing, jobs, health care - almost 70 Or Amians came to the

ACTION in April.

Habitat for HumanityBuilding 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 5-5-12Amanda Mier – Bat Mitzvah 5-19-12Cameron Glass – Bar Mitzvah 6-16-12Riley Wilkinson & Hanna Clinton – Bat Mitzvahs 6-23-12Hannah London – Bat Mitzvah 6-30-12Noah Patton – Bar Mitzvah 7-7-12Jacob Lafoon – Bar Mitzvah 7-14-12Sage Miller – Bat Mitzvah 11-3-12Dahlia Manheim – Bat Mitzvah 11-17-12Sumner Levenson – Bar Mitzvah 3-9-13Jacqueline Drazner – Bat Mitzvah 4-20-13Henry Brown – Bar Mitzvah 5-4-13Emma Dreyfuss – Bat Mitzvah 5-11-13Elias Wolman – Bar Mitzvah 6-8-13Adam Berlinerman – Bar Mitzvah 6-15-13Ethan Bonda – Bar Mitzvah 6-22-13Jordan Ranneklev – Bar Mitzvah 7-6-13Jacob Feldman – Bar Mitzvah 7-27-13

Not to mention - Bnai Mitzvah – 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.

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