Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend
Friday, January 16, 2026 - Sunday, January 18, 2026
Come together as a community to celebrate and reflect on the wisdom, courage, and lasting legacy of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The weekend will include Shabbat services with guest speakers, a communal dinner, and engaging study sessions and discussions led by the Social Action Committee and community leaders, exploring the connections between Dr. King’s teachings and Jewish texts.
Throughout Martin Luther King weekend, Mosaic Theater will participate in Adas Israel Congregation's MLK Shabbat. The weekend's events will be a key part of Mosaic’s producing a series of citywide events to highlight Civil Rights history, social justice, and the ongoing need for "Good Trouble" in conjunction with their spring production of the new musical Young John Lewis: Prodigy of Protest.
Tikkun Olam/Social Action
MLK Kabbalat Shabbat and Community Dinner with SAC Partners
Friday, January 16, 2026 Click Here to Register For Dinner
Families with Young Children Shabbat Service + Dinner
Service @ 5pm, Dinner @ 5:45pm
Join in a service led by Rabbi Weissfeld and members of the Adas band, followed by an informal Shabbat dinner. Pre-registration for FWYC dinner is required.
6:00pm: Join us for a vibrant Kabbalat Shabbat filled with soulful song, deep intention, and meaningful prayer, featuring talented musicians and inspiring guest speakers. Mosaic Playwright in Residence Psalmayene 24—author of the book and lyrics—will introduce and perform a musical excerpt from the play Young John Lewis: Prodigy of Protest
7:45pm: Enjoy a communal dinner (register here), led by the Social Action Committee, with engaging break-out groups for discussion and connection. Congressman Jamie Raskin will be in conversation with Adas Rabbis on the legacy of John Lewis and its current charge to strengthen community and build coalition across cultural, racial socioeconomic and ideological divides. We will reflect on the historic “Black-Jewish Civil Rights Alliance” and on where we are and need to get to today.
Shabbat Morning Service with Reginald L. Douglas and Musical Guests Roderick Giles & Grace Gospel Choir
Saturday, January 17, Beginning at 9:30am | Click Here to Join Live
Join us for a special Shabbat Morning Service honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., featuring guest D’var Torah speaker Reginald L. Douglas, Artistic Director of Mosaic and director of Young John Lewis. Reginald will reflect on the power of telling John Lewis’s story through theater and on God’s call to Moses in the book of Exodus.
Our service will also be enriched by musical guests Roderick Giles and the Grace Gospel Choir, offering inspirational moments of prayer and song as we celebrate Shabbat and MLK Weekend together.
Community Day of Service
Sunday, January 18 @ 10am - 2pm | Click Here to Register
Mosaic joins Adas Israel’s annual Day of Service to lead community members in gathering stories around what it means to make good trouble. So many of us have a John Lewis story -- a connection to the congressman, a moment of being inspired by a justice movement, a narrative about a time you felt the call to make some good trouble. Mosaic will facilitate a narrative collecting throughout the Day of Service, gathering stories centering justice from throughout the community. Come ready to share, listen, and connect around good trouble making.
