Kneseth Israel congregation holds ceremony for scroll
By ELISHA SAUERS Staff Writer
By ELISHA SAUERS Staff Writer
Capital Gazette Communications
Published
10/20/08
In the same way that many Annapolitans celebrate life-cycle events through faith, so too, does a Torah, a scroll that contains the holy scriptures of Judaism.
Heather Haynes — The Capital
David Cohen, who assisted with the new Torah dedication Sunday, raises the scroll above his head for the entire Kneseth Israel congregation to see as Rabbi Moshe Weisblum, right, applauds. The members at Kneseth Israel have not celebrated a new Torah in 46 years.
When the Kneseth Israel synagogue's members met yesterday at their sanctuary to honor a Torah, they were welcoming the birth of a new chapter in their 103-year-old history, as well as the marriage of the new scroll with the community.
The members of Kneseth Israel on Spa Road hadn't witnessed a new Torah dedication in almost 50 years, said Pam Weigert, a congregant who organized the event. The Torah is comprised of the five books of Moses.
Though the...
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