Rabbi Michael Namath

Rabbi Michael Namath (he/him) is the program director at the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism.

Group of teens standing in front of the US Capitol holding a Religious Action Center sign

An Update on Our In-Person L’Taken Social Justice Seminars

Rabbi Michael Namath

Shira Zemel

August 10, 2020

Due to the ongoing risks posed by COVID-19, we have made the difficult decision to cancel all in-person L’Taken Social Justice Seminars for the 2020-2021 season.

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.