a dynamic sacred community grounded in reform judaism
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A Dynamic Sacred Community Grounded in Reform Judaism. Pride in Our Religious Home. Clean Up Day 2013. Clean Up Day 2013. Special Services Throughout the year. High Holy Days. High Holy Days. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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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