The shabbat service at the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center next Friday, Jan. 16, at 5:30 p.m., will pay tribute to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his friend and colleague Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel.

The Martha’s Vineyard NAACP will cosponsor the tribute; Rabbi Caryn Broitman will lead the memorial service.

Excerpts from Rev. King and Rabbi Heschel’s speeches and writings will be read as part of the service.

Also, those who participated in the civil right movement and the March on Washington on August 28, 1963, and others will be invited to share their experiences as a part of the service. Freedom songs from the civil rights movement and from Jewish tradition will also be part of the evening.

All are invited to attend and participate in the service.