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Saturday Morning Services at Or HaOlam Jewish Messianic Congregation
Saturdays 10am- 12pm
8659 Staples Mills Rd., Henrico, VA 23338
Hope for Israel
First Friday of the month
15421 Pouncey Tract Rd., Rockville, VA 23146
PURIM
Begins sunset of Saturday, March 23, 2024
Ends nightfall of Sunday, March 24, 2024
PASSOVER
Begins sunset of Monday, April 22, 2024
Ends nightfall of Tuesday, April 30, 2024
SHAVUOT
Begins sunset of Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Ends nightfall of Thursday, June 13, 2024
THE THREE WKS
Tuesday, July 23, 2024 through Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Work permitted, except Shabbat
- Fast of the 17th of Tammuz - July 23, 2024
- Fast of Tish'a B'Av - August 12 - 13, 2024
The “Three Weeks” and Tisha B’Av are designated as a time of mourning over the destruction of the Holy Temple and the galut (exile).
ROSH HASHANAH
Begins sunset of Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Ends nightfall of Friday, October 4, 2024
No work is permitted.
- The Month of Elul - September 4 - October 2, 2024
- Fast of Gedaliah - October 6, 2024
Rosh Hashanah, first of the High Holidays, is the Jewish New Year. It is the anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve, and a day of judgment and coronation of G‑d as king.
YOM KIPPUR
Begins sunset of Friday, October 11, 2024
Ends nightfall of Saturday, October 12, 2024
No work is permitted.
Yizkor is recited on Yom Kippur, Saturday, October 12
Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) is the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, when we fast, pray, seek forgiveness from G-d and our fellows, and come closer to G-d. It is the peak of the High Holidays.
SUKKOT
Begins sunset of Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Ends nightfall of Wednesday, October 23, 2024
No work permitted on October 17 - 18. Work is permitted on October 20 - 23 with certain restrictions.
- Hoshanah Rabbah - October 23, 2024
Dates listed are for outside Israel.
The seven days of Sukkot—celebrated by dwelling in the sukkah, taking the Four Kinds, and rejoicing—is the holiday when we expose ourselves to the elements in covered huts, commemorating G‑d's sheltering our ancestors as they traveled from Egypt to the Promised Land. The Four Kinds express our unity and our belief in G‑d’s omnipresence. Coming after the solemn High Holidays, it is a time of joy and happiness.
SHEMINI ATZERET & SIMCHAT TORAH
Begins sunset of Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Ends nightfall of Friday, October 25, 2024
No work is permitted.
Yizkor is recited on Shemini Atzeret, Thursday, October 24
Dates listed are for outside Israel.
Following the seven joyous days of Sukkot, comes the happy holiday known as Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah.
CHANUKAH
Begins sunset of Wednesday, December 25, 2024
Ends nightfall of Thursday, January 2, 2025
Work permitted, except Shabbat
Chanukah commemorates the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem after a group of Jewish warriors defeated the occupying mighty Greek armies.