Shabbat Voices
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Shabbat Voices
Adat Shalom’s Shabbat Voices is back with 6 influential speakers, December 2025 – June 2026!
Join us monthly to hear from thought-leaders, artists, and activists such as Emmy and Grammy Award winner Denyce Graves, Executive Director of the Safety, Respect and Equity Network Rachel Gildiner, and former Ass’t Secretary of OSHA and our member Dr. David Michaels.
We will kick-off Shabbat Voices on Saturday, December 6th during the 11th Annual Allan Schwarz Music Shabbaton with guest artist Yoel Sykes of Nava Tehilla! We hope you’ll join us for an insightful and meaningful weekend of music and spirituality. Learn more about this year’s Music Shabbaton here.
The following Shabbat Voices speakers will visit us January through June 2026 for Saturday Shabbat Morning services, plus a post-oneg session at 1 PM. Click each speaker’s name below to learn more!
SPEAKER LINE UP
December 5th – 6th
The 11th Annual Allan Schwarz Music Shabbaton
Speaker: Yoel Sykes of Nava Tehilla
Sponsor: Rabbi Sid Schwarz and Sandy Perlstein
Learn more about the Music Shabbaton here
January 17th
The African-American Contribution to American Culture
Speaker: Denyce Graves, Emmy and Grammy Award winner and Global Music Ambassador for the United States
Sponsors: Jaime Banks and Jon Grossman, Yael and Donald Kane, Rabbi George Driesen, Phil and Marla Zipin, Joyce and Nelson Migdal, and Marcia Nusgart
February 21st
The Choreography of Being Jewish
Speaker: Liz Lerman, Choreographer and MacArthur Genius Award winner
Sponsor: Estelle Quain and Sy Dubow in memory of Myrna Seidman
March 21st
Faith, Social Justice, and America: A Family Story
Speaker: Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush, President and CEO of Interfaith Alliance
Sponsor: Polly Panitz, Allen Joseph, and Stephen Isaacson in memory of Susana (Zsuzsi) Isaacson
April 18th
Women in Leadership: Victories and Ongoing Challenges
Speaker: Rachel Gildiner, Executive Director of the Safety, Respect and Equity Network
Sponsor: Phyllis Lerner, to advance greater inclusivity and equity in our world
June 20th
Doubt Science and the Degradation of Expertise
Speaker: Dr. David Michaels, former Ass’t Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) and member of Adat Shalom
Sponsor: Claire Engers and David Silberman in memory of Charles and Arlene Silberman
