Congregation
Kneseth Israel
...proudly serving the Jewish community of Anne Arundel County since 1906
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...proudly serving the Jewish community of Anne Arundel County since 1906
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2004/5765 High Holiday Choir
Once again this year, the High Holiday choir added more meaning and pleasure to the services on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. Pictured above is this year's choir, which includes in the front row left to right Moshe Shmeuli, Earl Diamond, Joseph Cohen, Rabbi Moshe Weisblum. Back row left to right is Jody Goldsmith, Larry Goldstein, Steve Sutton, and Asher Friedman (Ba'al Shacharit from Brooklyn, NY). Not pictured is Robert Epstein and choir director Mrs. Numa Lavy. Succah Crew
A group of volunteers from a Cub Scout/Boy Scout troop helped take down the synagogue succah. From left to right is Sammy Miller, Rakesh Poojary, Scoutmaster Thomas Jones, Synagogue house committee member and handymand Aloys Evers (Evers Remodeling), Jaganath Poojary, synagogue board member and house committee volunteer Larry Wilner, and Ben Sonnenberg. The scout troop is sponsored by Congregation Kneseth Israel. Nice job, guys!! "Read Hebrew America" Program at Kneseth Israel
October 12, 2004 marked the beginning of the "Read Hebrew America/Canada" program, coordinated with the National Jewish Outreach Program, taught by Ilanit Evers. This is a series of ten 90-minute courses, comprised of five classes of "Level One Hebrew", and five course of "Level Two Hebrew". The courses are free of charge and open to the public. Above in the top two photos are Mrs. Evers in action, introducing the Hebrew letters to the class (lesson #1). Below is the attentive class, which is comprised of people of all ages that want to learn how to read Hebrew.
November 12 Sisterhood Shabbat Dinner
Arnold & Rita Cohen (pictured above) generously sponsored a Shabbat dinner catered by the Kneseth Israel Sisterhood on November 12, in honor of their 5th wedding anniversary. Pictured below at the left show how the tables appeared. Below right is Miriam Monias, chairwoman of the Catering Committee, preparing for the Shabbat dinner. A total of 84 people attended the event.
Uri Arkin-Sarah Krimins WeddingDecember 12, 2004 Sarah Krimins, daughter of Dr. David and Rosalind Krimins, were married at Congregation Kneseth Israel on the fifth day of Chanukah. The wedding featured all of the traditions of a Jewish wedding, including the chatan's tish (groom's table), the bedeken (veiling of the bride), the chuppah, and a real freilach reception and seudah (meal). Entertainment was provided by the Kol Chayim klezmer orchestra.
Above: At the "chatan's tish" (groom's table), Rabbi Weisblum reviews the tena'im and the ketubah with the chatan, Uri Arkin. From left to right are Mordechai Arkin (father of the chatan, Uri Arkin, Rabbi Weisblum, and Dr. David Krimins (father of the bride). At right, Sarah Krimins signs the "Tena'im" document (the Ketubah is at the right of the Tena'im). Pictured are Elimelech Weisblum (of of the two witnesses), Dr. Krimins, and Sarah (her mother seated is to her right).
At left, this photo was taken at the bedeken as the chatan is being danced to the kallah prior to the ceremony for the traditional "veiling of the bride". To Sarah's left is her future mother-in-law, Mrs. Judith Arkin and her mother, Mrs. Rosalind Krimins. To her immediate right is Rebitzen Emeritus Esther Rosenblatt, and Barbara Pepper, Sarah's grandmother. At right is the beaming chatan and kallah, Uri and Sarah Arking, taking one of their few breathers during the reception. |
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