Religious Services
If you would like to attend our in-person services as a guest, please send a message to info.blacksburgbjcc@gmail.com. Please be prepared to show an ID at the door.
Anyone may attend the BJCC's virtual services. To ask for the link,
contact us at info.blacksburgbjcc@gmail.com.
Shabbat Services
Shabbat morning services are held at 10:00am most Saturdays throughout the year. Please check the Calendar page or Shofar page for the in-person schedule.
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The liturgy is usually from a Reform siddur. Services are led by a rotating set of BJCC members.
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All visitors are heartily welcome to come and daven with us, and share in our discussion of the week’s Torah portion. We hold a potluck luncheon after the Shabbat morning service one Saturday per month. Visitors are welcome to attend services and stay for lunch, or just bring a dish and join us for lunch at about 11:30am. The BJCC has a dairy kitchen, so potlucks are vegetarian with the addition of kosher types of fish (no shellfish or catfish, etc.).
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Contact the BJCC’s Religion Chair (listed on the last page of our Shofar newsletter) for more information about our services. Check the Calendar page or the Shofar page on this site for the current month’s schedule.
High Holidays
We provide full High Holiday services each year. This year's schedule is:
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Erev Rosh Hashanah, Sept 22, 7:30 pm
Rosh Hashanah, Sept 23. 9:30 am
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Kol Nidre (Erev Yom Kippur), Oct. 1, 7:30 pm
Yom Kippur morning, Oct 2, 9:30 am
Neilah (evening service), Oct. 2, 6:30 pm
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Detailed information about High Holiday services is announced in the September Shofar.
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Non-members do not need a ticket to attend our High Holiday Services, but you do need to contact the BJCC before attending. Please email ehallerm at vt.edu and specify which of the services you want to attend. Include your name and the names of anyone who will arrive with you. Please arrive up to 15 minutes before the the time the service starts; a doorkeeper will greet you , and you may be asked to show ID. If you arrive within 15 minutes after the start of the service, knock on the door to get the attention of a doorkeeper. No one will be admitted any later than 15 minutes after the start of the service.
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Please do not bring any backpacks, large bags, or weapons to the synagogue.
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To request the livestream Zoom link, email murielk at vt.edu.
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Deadlines for in-person and Zoom-link requests are Sept. 19 for Rosh Hashanah and Sept. 27 for Yom Kippur.
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To support these services, you can mail a check (memo “HHD services”) to BJCC Treasurer, PO Box 782, Blacksburg, VA 24063, or use the DONATE button below.
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Thank you.
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Special Services
The BJCC holds special services throughout the year. All are welcome to attend, although some of the services are geared toward specific audiences. For example, the Religious School organizes Saturday morning Shabbat services twice a year. The children in the Religious School lead these services.