President Carol Mills invited members to join her and our BIJ staff members in marching with the Jewish community at the annual Pride Parade.
Here's what Inara Morgenstern said about the experience:
"Marching behind the beautifully enthusiastic youth groups was an inspiration ... while we were sweating in the mushed-together crowd waiting to start they broke into a rousing "Haveinu Shalom Aleichem." It brought a little tear to my eye.
In the parade itself, they stopped every once in a while to stage a little mock marriage between 2 young guys or young girls under the giant rainbow chupah. Way in front of us I could see spontaeous hora dancing, some people brought shofars, and the truck leading us was blasting zippy klezmer-y tunes.
We took turns holding up our little hand-painted synagogue banner.Tons of Jews!! A very excellent experience."
