Pride Month 2024
The Macks Jewish Connection Network is dedicated to enriching the connection to Jewish life for individuals of all backgrounds. We are committed to supporting and embracing members of the LGBTQ+ community. We’re passionate about cultivating an inclusive and diverse Jewish community where everyone’s journey is celebrated.
We’re here to have open and safe conversations about connecting with resources for Jewish LGBTQ+ individuals. Don’t hesitate to reach out to us – we’re ready to chat and support you on this journey. Contact our Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Rachel Turniansky.
If you are a family with young children, contact our LGBTQ+ Family Connector, Adam Drutz-Hannahs!
Pride Shabbat with Har Sinai-Oheb Shalom Congregation
Friday, June 7
6:15-8:00 p.m.
Har Sinai-Oheb Shalom Congregation, 7310 Park Heights Ave., Baltimore, MD
Join us as we celebrate Pride through music, stories, and community.
Ruach Band with Cantor Caitlin and Pride Shabbat
Friday, June 7
7:30-9:30 p.m.
Oseh Shalom, 7515 Olive Branch Way, Laurel
Join Cantor Caitlin and the Ruach Band, in person if possible or on Zoom, for a joyful and lively Community Shabbat. We will celebrate LGBTQ Pride and our inclusive community. Guests are always welcome.
Pride Shabbat with Beth Am Synagogue
Friday, June 14
5:00-8:30 p.m.
Beth Am Synagogue, 2501 Eutaw Pl, Baltimore
Cost: 13+: $6; 4-13 years: $8; 3 and under: Free
Beth Am Synagogue, Beth Israel Congregation, Hinenu, the Jewish Museum of Maryland, and the JOC Mishpacha Project are thrilled to welcome everyone to Pride Shabbat! Join us on Friday, June 14th, to celebrate LGBTQ+ and Jewish joy, pride, and community!
Services will be led by Rabbi Tyler Dratch and Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg (Beth Am), Kohenet Dr. Harriette Wimms (Hinenu, the JOC Mishpacha Project), Rabbi Laurie Green (Beth Am congregant), and the Uncle Ira’s Washboard Band.
5PM | Proneg for young families in the Beit Midrash. Plus, pre-Shabbat activities and music on the Eutaw steps!
6PM | Pride Klei Kodesh Services in the Courtyard
7PM | Shabbat Dinner in the Beit Midrash
Please register here by Tuesday, June 11th.
Stoop Stories B-More Proud: Queer Tales of Charm City
Thursday, June 27
7:30-10:00 p.m.
Creative Alliance, 3134 Eastern Ave, Baltimore
Cost: $25
The Stoop Storytelling Series, in partnership with the Queer Jewish Arts Festival, presents B-more Proud: Queer Tales of Charm City! For this show, we are seeking individuals who identify as queer and Jewish to share a true, personal tale. Stories can be about anything related to identifying as queer and Jewish—how you met your partner, your bubbie ally, how your chosen family is your tribe—we want to hear them all!
The Stoop Storytelling Series is a Baltimore-based live show and podcast that features “ordinary” people sharing the extraordinary, true tales of their lives. It showcases the stories of “ordinary” people, told in front of live audiences as large as 1,400. Stoop stories are weird, wonderful, hilarious, and heartbreaking—and, above all, intimate.