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18th Annual National Rainbow Seder

All Ages

Date : Sunday, Mar 29

Time : 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Location : Human Rights Campaign
1640 Rhode Island Ave., NW.

Join GLOE to celebrate the Chai (18th) anniversary of the Rainbow Seder, an evening of Passover rituals and traditions through an LGBTQ+ lens. This program is one of the nation’s largest and longest-running Passover seders for the queer Jewish community and its allies.

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Join GLOE for this annual event to celebrate Passover through an LGBTQ+ lens. Now in its eighteenth year, the National Rainbow Seder is one of the nation’s largest and longest-running Passover seders for the queer Jewish community and its allies.

This year’s theme, Liberation for All Who Journey: Remembering, Resisting, Rebuilding, invites us to retell the Passover story through a queer lens, honoring our ancestors’ path to freedom alongside the hard-fought progress of the LGBTQ+ equality movement. Our specially commissioned Haggadah (the Jewish text containing the Passover story) weaves ritual, resistance, and joy into an evening where we can show up fully and celebrate liberation together.

5:30 PM: Doors open
6:00 PM: Seder starts

Seder will be led by Rabbi Atara Cohen, Rabbi Avigayil Halpern, and rabbi dr koach baruch frazier. Our featured keynote speaker will be Reverend Diego Miguel Sanchez, Vice President, Policy and Government Affairs, PFLAG National.

This Rainbow Seder will also be a chance to honor the life and legacy of Michael Singer, our dear friend, GLOE co-chair, and longtime EDCJCC board member. For decades, Michael committed himself to building joyful community under the belief that sharing our stories with strength and pride helps create spaces where everyone can feel seen, safe, and celebrated. We hope you’ll join us as we honor Michael’s legacy and carry forward his courageous commitment to inclusion and community.

Registration:
$54: Early bird admission through March 15
$72: General admission after March 15
$120: Mensch ticket – help subsidize the cost of a ticket for someone who doesn’t have the financial means to attend

Sponsorship:
$500: Silver sponsorship – listing on website and event materials; four tickets to the event
$1,000: Gold sponsorship – social media mentions; listing on website and all event materials; eight tickets (full table) to the event
$1,800: Chai sponsorship – special recognition from the podium at the event; social media mentions; listing on event materials as leading sponsor; eight tickets (full table) to the event

If you have any questions, if you would like a student discount, or if the cost of this program is prohibitive, please contact Alex Chaves at achaves@edcjcc.org.

Leading Sponsor:
Harrison, Stein PC

Gold Sponsors:
Jonathan Edelman and Emmanuel Banks 
Mindy Gasthalter 
Rachel Wolkowitz 

Beverages provided by Bet Mishpachah 

Thank you to our promotional partners: 
Adas Israel Congregation, Bet Mishpachah, Embassy of Israel, GatherDC, Honeymoon Israel,  Luv with Lev, NJB+ DC, Nice Jewish Girls, and Washington Hebrew Congregation. 

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