Now in its third year, Adat Shalom’s Shabbat Voices welcomes guest speakers to our shabbat services. Throughout this year we will host a guest teacher, artist, or activist to share their unique perspectives and expertise with our community.
In many ways, Shabbat Voices embodies a core concept of Reconstructionist Judaism. Mordecai Kaplan spoke of the richness of Jewish civilization; worship was only one facet of that civilization. Shabbat Voices will highlight our guests and will provide new ways to experience and engage with other elements of Jewish culture, learning, and spirituality beyond prayer.
Founding rabbi of Mishkan Chicago
Allan Schwarz Music Shabbaton. Underwritten by Rabbi Sid Schwarz and Sandy Perlstein
Founder of Encounter-centered Transformation; Internationally-renowned relationship trainer
Underwritten by Marla and Phil Zipin in memory of their parents, Micki and Marv Orchen and Bette and Marty Zipin
Former CEO of the NAACP; professor of public leadership and social justice at the Harvard Kennedy School
Underwritten by Bob Barkin in memory of his aunt, Doris Chortek
Founder and President of the Alliance for Middle East Peace (ALLMEP)
Underwritten by Tal and Steve Widdes in honor of Tal’s mother, Sheila Ben-Dashan
Award-winning playwright, theatre director and teacher
Underwritten by Betsy and Jeff Toretsky in memory of Barbara Orden
Founding Rabbi, Temple of the Stranger, Brooklyn, NY
Former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico and Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs
Underwritten by Ellen Pechman in honor of the Adat Shalom community and its founding values, which remain central to how we function today
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