Pride Seder at Temple Sinai

Pride Seder at Temple Sinai

Taking from the traditional Passover seder, participants shared stories and hardships of LGBTQ life, celebrated freedoms achieved and explored freedoms not yet gained.

From left: Temple Sinai members Carol and Rick Rosenthal, Rabbi Keren Gorban, Laura Fehl with Deb Scheib from Temple David. (Photo courtesy of Temple Sinai)
From left: Temple Sinai members Carol and Rick Rosenthal, Rabbi Keren Gorban, Laura Fehl with Deb Scheib from Temple David. (Photo courtesy of Temple Sinai)

From left: Lydia Bestul, Repair the World; Kate Passerarelli and Stefanie Wright, Temple Sinai. (Photo courtesy of Temple Sinai)
Thirty people participated in the first community Pride Seder Saturday evening, May 5, held at Temple Sinai and organized by Sinai’s Pride Tribe with support from Women of Temple Sinai and funding from the Simon Hafner Charitable Foundation through the PNC Charitable Trusts and the Fine Foundation.

Taking from the traditional Passover seder, participants shared stories and hardships of LGBTQ life, celebrated freedoms achieved and explored freedoms not yet gained. The seder welcomed LGBTQ individuals beyond the Jewish community as well as Allies of the LGBTQ community, including members from the Sixth Presbyterian Church, Bet Tikvah, Temple David, Hillel Jewish University Center and Repair the World.

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