Pride Family Shabbat: Rainbow Challah Braid
Kick off Pride Month with a Community Rainbow Challah Braid 🌈
Come unwind, get a little doughy, and braid challah together at this joyful pre-Shabbat gathering for Queer families, friends, and allies. We’ll gather as a community to braid and decorate challah side by side, then take it home to bake fresh for Shabbat.
Plus: rainbow challah covers, snacks, music, and time to schmooze and get into the Shabbat spirit. We'll close the evening with a brief, family-friendly Shabbat ritual and blessings before heading home to celebrate.
Co-presented by The Senesh School and Fig Tree, with support from partners and friends who share our commitment to inclusive, welcoming Jewish spaces.
RSVP in advance! Registration closes at 1pm on Friday, June 5th.
🌟 What to Expect
🥖 Community Challah Braiding
We’ll gather together to braid and decorate our own colorful challot side by side, led by the talented team at Brooklyn Challah Co. — an exciting new local venture bringing beautiful, handcrafted challah to our community, launching later this year (2026 - learn more here!)
Note: challah dough will be vegan!
🎨 Rainbow Challah Covers + Craft & Book Corner
Design a colorful challah cover to take home, or relax with low-key crafts, coloring, and books while spending time together in community.
🍓 Snacks, Music & Shabbat Vibes
Come early to mingle and snack before we gather for challah braiding, then close the evening with a brief Shabbat ritual and blessings before heading home to continue your own Shabbat celebrations.
Candle lighting time in Brooklyn is 8:05pm.
🏳️🌈 A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Families
All Queer families, friends, and allies are warmly welcome—however your family defines or identifies. The program is designed for parents and children to participate together in a warm, joyful space where all belong.
This event is part of an ongoing Family Shabbat Series created in partnership by organizations working to build joyful, inclusive Jewish community for Brooklyn families.
🌈 Co-Presented By
Fig Tree
Fig Tree is an independent Jewish education program for children ages 3–13 that inspires joyful Jewish learning through art, music, movement, Hebrew, holidays, and community. Their diverse and inclusive community warmly welcomes families of all backgrounds.
The Senesh School
The Senesh School is an open and inclusive K–8 Jewish day school where students grow into curious, kind, and confident people. Guided by Jewish values, Senesh cultivates belonging, intellectual curiosity, and a commitment to building a more just world.
With Special Thanks
Brooklyn Challah Co.
Brooklyn Challah Co. is a new local venture bringing handcrafted challah to our community, launching later this year (2026) . Our challah is a labor of love that developed over the past few years. We developed a unique recipe that pulls from Jewish traditions from around the world (Germany, Greece, Persia, USA). It is naturally egg-free and uses potatoes, sweet potatoes, and olive oil to create a delicious texture and flavor.
JCC Brooklyn Summer Camps
JCC Brooklyn Summer Day Camp offers a fun, safe, and enriching summer on a beautiful 177-acre Bay Ridge campus. With swimming, sports, arts, archery, cooking, bowling, and more, campers build friendships and create lasting memories while exploring new interests every day.
Keshet
Keshet works for the full equality of LGBTQ+ Jews and our families in Jewish life.
PJ Library
PJ Library sends free high-quality Jewish children’s books to families every month. These stories spark conversations that inspire the whole family to explore and celebrate what they love about Jewish life.
Sephardic Mizrahi Q Network
An innovative grassroots movement committed to building a vibrant, enriching, and supportive community for LGBTQ+ Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews.
Senesh Diversity & Belonging Committee
The Senesh Diversity & Belonging Committee celebrates the many identities, backgrounds, and experiences that enrich Jewish life. Through affinity groups, educational programs, and community partnerships, the committee helps cultivate belonging at Senesh and creates opportunities for connection with the broader Brooklyn community.
💛 Pricing & Accessibility
We’re committed to making this gathering welcoming and accessible to a wide range of families. To support that goal, we’re offering a sliding scale ticket model for household admission.
🌈 Community Supported — $18
A reduced-cost option for families who would benefit from a reduced rate.
🌈 Standard — $25
Covers the true cost of participation for one household.
🌈 Pay It Forward — $36
Helps support broader community access and subsidized tickets for other families.
Please choose the rate that feels right for your family, household size, and circumstances — no explanation needed.
Additional pay-it-forward contributions can also be made during registration to help support accessible community programming.
If cost is still a barrier, please reach out to us at kulam@hannahsenesh.org.
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