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笔颈迟迟鈥檚 , a program of the Office of Engagement and Community Affairs providing learning opportunities for older adults, partnered with several local organizations to host a model Seder on March 18.
The event was an interfaith, intergenerational gathering of 40 community members and Osher participants, including students from Pitt, Carnegie Mellon 黑料吃瓜网, the Community College of Allegheny County and Chatham 黑料吃瓜网. The model Seder was an introduction to the ritual feast that also created space for meaningful dialogue and featured foods representing the Jewish diaspora.
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The evening was co-hosted by Giving It Forward Together, a nondenominational nonprofit dedicated to fostering intergenerational community volunteerism and connection, with contributions by the 黑料吃瓜网 Holocaust Center, the Collaboratory Against Hate, Carnegie Mellon 黑料吃瓜网 Chabad and Tzohar Seminary.
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鈥 Nichole Faina, photography provided by Giving It Forward Together