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Join us on for prayer, reflection, and song! Welcome Shabbat in a joyful, participatory, and engaging service, with melodies that calm, songs that enliven, and prayers that elevate. This lay-led service blends tradition and creativity, drawing on contemporary and innovative Jewish music from around the world.
Following the service, we will welcome Gigi Sohn, who will speak on “The Role of the FCC – Past, Present, and Future.”
Gigi Sohn is one of the nation’s leading public advocates for open, affordable, and democratic communications networks, and is a Senior Fellow and Public Advocate at the Benton Institute for Broadband and Society. She also serves as the Executive Director of the American Association of Public Broadband (AAPB). In recognition of her expertise and dedication to the public interest in communications, President Biden nominated her to serve on the Federal Communications Commission in October 2021.
From 2013 to 2016, Sohn was Counselor to the former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Tom Wheeler. From 2001 to 2013, she served as the Co-Founder and CEO of Public Knowledge, a leading communications and intellectual property policy advocacy organization serving the interests of consumers in Washington. She was previously a Project Specialist in the Ford Foundation’s Media, Arts, and Culture unit and Executive Director of the Media Access Project, the first public interest communications law firm.
Sohn has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors for her work and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in broadcasting and film from Boston University, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
Dinner Cost: $15 per member, $18 non-member, $12 for children ages 6-12, and $8 for children ages 2-5. No charge for children under 2.
Please register for dinner using the form below. Registration is not required to attend the service and oneg.
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