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Worship at KI

Worship at KI

Worship at Congregation Keneseth Israel (KI) is a vibrant and joyous experience. We welcome all who come through our doors. KI takes pride in an egalitarian Reform worship service designed to inspire, energize, and provide time for a sense of community in a contemplative environment and place to share. Come discover how you can feel closer to God, community, and the greater spiritual life around us.
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Keneseth Israel offers so many events to enhance your experience. Our committees and groups really do an excellent job at creating fun-filled activities for you and your family. They range from a variety of Shabbat worship experiences, BBQs, blood drives, baseball outings, charity runs, Purim Shpiels, arts and crafts, sing for your supper, women’s Seder, Family Promise, educational lectures, challah and latke making, musical programs, Annual Gala, Shabbat yoga, Scholar in Residence, panel discussions, Sukkah activities, PrideFest, and additional off-site events. Please look below and join us in what’s coming up next!
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Learning at KI

Learning at KI

KI offers a wide range of learning opportunities; such as Torah study with the Rabbi, Jewish education, Religious school for youth and adults, B’mitzvah preparation, conversion classes, and various educational programs. We provide innovative lectures, cultural activities, musical performances, film presentations with discussion, art interpretations, and much more. If you are searching for a spirited close-knit experience, KI tries very hard to offer a wide variety of ways to connect.
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29 August 2026
Welcome Back BBQ
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
FROZEN ORGANIC BANANA WHIP! SUNDAE TRUCK! HAVDALAH BOUNCE HOUSE! COME SEE THE KITCHEN UPGRADES Food. Fun. Community Register by August 23
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30 August 2026
Lehigh Valley Pride
1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Volunteers are needed! Congregation Keneseth Israel is looking for folks who will help with set-up, take shifts at our table, and tear down, as we again partner with the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center for the annual Lehigh Valley Pride event at the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks in Bethlehem. Sunday, August...
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12 September 2026
Rosh Hashanah
10:30 am
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Latest Photo Galleries

L'dor v'dor: A Celebration of Generations

Sing for Your Supper

Super Shabbat Seder 2026

Adult B. Mitzvah

Chai Fidelity at L'dor v'dor: A Celebration of Generations

Giving to Keneseth Israel

Since 1903, Keneseth Israel has been a vibrant and flourishing center of Jewish communal life in Allentown. Known for social action initiatives, beautiful music, learning opportunities for all ages and a warm, "haimish" atmosphere, KI is your place to be Jewish. You are not a number or a generic "family unit;" each person, each family is known and your membership is personal. Please consider making a donation so we can continue our mission well into the future. Thank you.
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