Congregation Kneseth Israel in Annapolis, Maryland
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What's Happening at Kneseth Israel
Shop at our Sisterhood Gift Shop for your Judiac needs.  We are fully stocked ​with gift items for weddings, Bar or Bat Mitzvot, kippot, or if you just wish to decorate your home.   Many fun items for your kids and grandkids!  You can contact the synagogue office to schedule and appointment.
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Our Tu B' Shevat seder will be held on Friday, January 30 from 12 noon to 1:00 PM. We will drink four cups of grape juice, partake of the seven species for which Israel is known, recite a blessing over a new fruit, and recite some kabbalistic verses in honor of the holiday (actually takes place Sunday night, February 1). 

Please register via email or phone to Kneseth Israel office.  Donations are welcomed, not required.

​Rebbitzen Ijeoma's Rosh Chodesh Book Club
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Rebbetzin Ijeoma formally invites you to join in the first session of the Rebbetzin's Rosh Chodesh Book Club. Rosh Chodesh is particularly designated for women as both are essential in making sure the festivals take place! Traditionally, it also recognizes that women did not participate in the sin of the golden calf.

Our books will cover diverse topics, Jewish, historical, and others, as time goes on, we will take ideas. For now, we will begin with a monthly zoom meeting, on or about Rosh Chodesh to discuss the book assigned the previous month.

Our first book is Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe. This book has particular meaning for Rebbetzin Ijeoma as the Igbo author uses a fiction novel to explain the cultural upheaval experienced before and during the British colonial period.

The zoom meeting will take place on Wednesday, February 4 at 5:00 pm EST via this Zoom link.

Family Chanukah Celebration
Saturday, December 20, 2025

      Perek Shira Ceremony
                              October 26, 2025

In honor of Parshat Noach, where G-d saves not only humanity through Noach and the ark but also the animals, Rabbi Shorr led a special study session of Perek Shira.  Perek Shira (Chapter of Song) is an ancient collection of verses of how elements of nature including the animals praise G-d.
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We stand in solidarity with Ukraine and encourage donations to any of the organizations listed in this link.

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Join us for Shabbat!  

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Join us each Saturday morning for a 9:00 AM class led by Rabbi Joshua Shorr followed by a warm and meaningful Shabbat service at 9:30 AM.  You can download the latest Shabbat bulletin to  learn more about events at our synagogue & weekly service times.  
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​Services are also live streamed on Zoom.  For more information, please contact the synagogue office.

Parsha of the Week: Vaera (Exodus  6:2 - 9:35)  Haftorah:  Ezekiel 28:25- 29:21
Shabbat candle lighting: 4:51 PM
​Shabbat ends: 5:54 PM
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Meet  Rabbi Joshua Shorr 
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Enjoy our quarterly newsletter the "Koleinu", which means "Our Voice"!
October 2025
July 2025
​April 2025
​December 2025
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​Join us each Shabbat for an enjoyable service at 9:30 AM, followed by a kosher Kiddush. Delicious food provided from our kosher kitchen or Moti's Market.

Our Synagogue is named after the description of the Jewish people Kneseth Israel.  Our religious mission is to live up to our name and have our Congregation be a spiritual home for all Jews.  

Located in Annapolis, we have served the Jewish community for 120 years, longer than any other synagogue in Anne Arundel County.  

We welcome Jews of all affiliations, and invite you to join us for a warm, fulfilling service.  New to the area or planning to move here?  Please contact our office to assist you with locating realtors   and housing.


 Copyright 2002 - 2026 Congregation Kneseth Israel | All Rights Reserved 

1125 Spa Road
Annapolis, MD 21403
Phone : (410) 263-3924
FAX : (410) 263-5740
General Information Email :
[email protected]


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