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At L'Taken, Students Advocate on Refugee Resettlement

Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism

February 22, 2017

Over the winter, nearly 2,000 Reform Jewish high school students came to Washington, D.C. for the Bernard and Audre Rapaport L’Taken Social Justice Seminar, where they learn how to be effective advocates and to think about how issues of contemporary social

Eisendrath Legislative Assistants

Meet the 2016-2017 Eisendrath Legislative Assistants

Sarah Greenberg

September 9, 2016

The beginning of the program year is always an exciting time at the RAC, as we begin a new cycle of tikkun olam work.

L'Taken Seminars

L'Taken Stays With Us Long After the Season Ends

Sarah Greenberg

March 30, 2016

With another L’Taken season ended, and preparations already beginning for next year, the current class of legislative assistants spent some time reflecting on their experiences working with the teens and chaperones who come to Washington, D.C.

L'Taken Seminars

L'Taken Ruach Week!

Shira Zemel

September 21, 2015

Thanks to everyone who participated in our inagural L'Taken Ruach Week! This post has been updated below to show the winners of our four prizes. And to thank everyone who participated at L'Taken we will have a special gift for you at L'Taken.

At the RAC, we

Eisendrath Legislative Assistants

Introducing the 2015-2016 Eisendrath Legislative Assistants!

September 9, 2015

It’s that time of year! The newest class of Eisendrath Legislative Assistants arrived at the RAC two weeks ago, and jumped right into the Washington, D.C.

L'Taken Student Lobbies to End to Violence Against Women

March 10, 2015

Over the course of six L’Taken seminars this winter, I had the opportunity to work with inspiring groups of teen advocates dedicated to ending violence against women. At the final seminar of this season, Sasha Halpern, from Temple Brith Achim in King of

L'Taken Seminars

Coming Together as a Movement Through Social Justice

December 15, 2014

By Reuben Bank When people ask me why I’m passionate about social justice I always struggle to find the correct answer. There are several generic responses that I could go to such as, “because there are so many unjust things in the world,” or another classic, “because I have a passion for helping people,” but these never seem to work for me. They don’t encompass the real reasons that I am passionate about tikkun olam, about repairing the world. I’m not passionate about social justice by itself, I’m not interested in doing random community service hours every weekend. As a Reform Jewish teenager, I am passionate about being a part of a movement.

L'Taken Seminars

Teens Connect to Judaism Through Justice

Joy Friedman

Annabelle Hanflig

Rabbi Greg Litcofsky

Rabbi Michael Namath

January 4, 2013

Every year, nearly 2,000 high school-aged Reform Jewish students participate in the Religious Action Center's L'Taken Seminar in Washington, D.C. At the beginning of December, Rabbi Greg Litcofsky, took the confirmation class at his congregation, Temple Emanu-El of West Essex, to Washington D.C. to participate in the L’taken Seminar. The program is designed to expose students to a variety of public policy issues, explore the Jewish values surrounding these issues and teach the skills of an effective advocate. Below, Rabbi Litcofsky and one of Temple Emanu-El’s students, Annabelle Hanflig, reflect on their experience.

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