ARI YEHUDAH MESSIANIC SYNAGOGUE

MEETINGS

SCHEDULE

Currently, we are now meeting temporarily at 16 Duncan Drive, Hampton, VA 23663 EVERY Saturday of the month from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. for Shabbat service and oneg (fellowship & food). Our mailing address is PO Box 3187, Hampton, VA 23663.

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WHAT TO EXPECT

WORSHIP SERVICE

The worship service is currently led by three Jewish men: Senior Rabbi, Cantor/Assistant Rabbi (Hazan) and Deacon (Shamash). In the current order of the service: Everything starts with the greeting and announcements from the Senior Rabbi. Then we have a Shamash (deacon) who leads prayer for the congregants' requests. Which is followed by the Shema and Ve-ahavta and other liturgy prayers, bilingual, in Hebrew and English, led by the Hazan (Cantor & Assistant Rabbi), who also presents a short Messianic Moment of practical Torah truth before the message, alternating with a rotation of members who share a five minute drash (mini sermon) on the weekly parashah (Torah Portion). Occasionally, the Assistant Rabbi serves as the substitute when the Senior Rabbi is unavailable. Afterwards, the Senior Rabbi's teaching message is in English, with Hebrew and Greek vocabulary as needed.

FOR THE KIDS (Coming Soon!)

The kids are released in prayer by the Senior Rabbi before his teaching. We have Shabbat School with our Director of Education, Dr.Kerrie,PhD, in English with some Hebrew vocabulary, for grades K / 1 through 6 (ages 5 to 12 years old) and a nursery / toddlers / Pre-K class for ages 0 to 4 years old. For those desiring Bar or Bat Mitzvah, please speak with the Senior Rabbi and the Cantor/Assistant Rabbi.

GIVING

We have been asked how those who wish to contribute to our ministry can do so.

a) In person, we have a Tzedakah box at every meeting and service for cash only donations.

b) Online donations coming soon.

c) For those in need, please speak with any one of these three: the Senior Rabbi, the Hazan/Assistant Rabbi and the Shamash.

ABOUT ARI YEHUDAH MESSIANIC SYNAGOGUE

Welcome and thanks for visiting the Ari Yehudah Messianic Synagogue website. We are a congregation of Jews and non-Jews who believe Yeshua Jesus is the Jewish Messiah.

AYMS is a place where Jews and Gentiles can worship Yeshua (Jesus), the Jewish Messiah, within a Jewish context. We proclaim Am Yisrael Chai B’Yeshua HaMashiach, “The people of Israel live in Yeshua Jesus the Messiah.”

In Genesis 12:2-3, HaShem promises that He would make Abraham a great nation and through Abraham all the nations of the earth would be blessed. This promise of HaShem's blessing includes not only his physical descendants, the Jewish people, but all the other people groups (i.e., gentiles or non-Jews).

Today, most congregations that believe in Yeshua are predominantly gentile (or non-Jewish) and the cultural context is, at times, not comfortable for Jewish believers who want to express their faith in the Messiah within a Jewish context. Come join us! Celebrate the biblical Holy Days in a Messianic frame of reference, and learn about scripture from a Messianic perspective.

This is a place where Jewish, Gentile (or non-Jewish), intermarried, or the questioning, can feel welcomed, enjoy interesting people and learn more about HaShem.

Last updated 12.21.2025

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