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L'Taken participants celebrating Havdalah at the Lincoln Memorial

L'Taken Seminar Empowers Young Women's Political Ambitions

Sara Barrack

July 26, 2022

L'Taken is a transformational, innovative, and fun four-day program in Washington, D.C. that teaches high school students about the intersection of Jewish values and public policy. The program also trains them in leadership skills.

Fatima Goss Graves, Jeremy Heimans, and Rev. Cameron Trimble

Leadership Development

Registration Open & Speakers Announced for Leading Change: A URJ Summit

Leah King Kaufman

March 14, 2022

Are you motivated to become a focused, intentional leader of transformation in your congregation and community? If so, Leading Change: A URJ Summit is for you! In this moment of hopefulness and transition, the timing is perfect to take stock, look ahead, and take big steps to transform our communities.

View of the Washington Monument through the columns of the Lincoln Memorial

Jewish Values

Democracy Is a Promise We Renew Every Day

Barbara Weinstein

January 8, 2021

Democracy is, indeed, a promise we renew not just on election day, but every day. Democracy does not exist independent of our contributions to it. Citizens and immigrants, voters, and presidents – all of us build democracy.

Civic Engagement

Join us for Jewish Teen Activism During COVID-19

Shira Zemel

April 29, 2020

The world has changed significantly since the RAC concluded our 2019-2020 L’Taken Social Justice Seminar season in early March. After 2,000 high school students came to Washington D.C. and successfully lobbied their members of Congress, the RAC staff tallied up the results of the teens’ efforts.

L'Taken Seminars

Top 8 Highlights from the 2019 L'Taken Season

Lizzie Stein

Shira Zemel

April 4, 2019

Check out the top 8 moments from the 2019 L’Taken Social Justice Seminar from two participants.

L'Taken Seminars

Loving Israel and Lobbying for Peace

Anya Byrne

March 29, 2019

Although Israel is a small country thousands of miles away from us, I believe that the U.S. has an important role to play in facilitating peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. The U.S. has historically fostered a strong, mutually beneficial relationship with Israel, now providing $3.8 billion per year in Foreign Military Financing,

Three Burstein fellows bless the reading of the Torah on Shabbat morning

L'Taken Seminars

Reflections from the 2019 Burstein Fellows

March 29, 2019

Inspired by Rabbi Marcus Burstein's commitment to Torah, social justice and developing a new generation of Jewish leaders, the Rabbi Marcus Burstein Fellowship strengthens the group of college students and young professionals helping lead the L'Taken Social

L'Taken Seminars

Reform Jewish Teens Say to Congress: Pass a Pathway to Citizenship for DREAMers and TPS holders!

Mahalya Meyer and Benny Jimenez

March 22, 2019

In March, we attended the RAC’s L’Taken Social Justice Seminar with Camp Harlam and chose to lobby our members of Congress about the importance of comprehensive immigration reform and refugee resettlement.

L'Taken Seminars

I Lobbied for Expanded Background Checks - And My Representative Listened

Sammy Polliack

March 22, 2019

This January, nearly 650 high school students from across the United States converged on Capitol Hill to lobby their members of Congress as part of the RAC’s L’Taken Social Justice Seminar.

Teens and Rabbi stand in front of the US Capitol Building

L'Taken Seminars

5 Ways for your Teen Group to get involved in the Civic Engagement Campaign

Lizzie Stein

October 3, 2018

This January will mark my third season of the L’Taken Social Justice Seminars as a member of the Religious Action Center staff.

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