Pearl River Teens Study Public Policy Issues in D.C.

High school students from Beth Am Temple of Pearl River were on Capitol Hill Dec. 8 meeting with Congressional offices following a weekend-long educational program run by The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (RAC).

RAC’s flagship youth program, the L’Taken Social Justice Seminar, seeks to educate Reform Jewish teens about relevant public policy issues of concern to the Jewish community. At the culmination of their conference, the students visit Capitol Hill to advocate for issues that they have learned about during the weekend.

Students from Temple Beth Am gave presentations to Congresswoman Nita Lowey’s staff on LGBTQ rights and the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA).

The students then spent 25 minutes speaking with the Congresswoman about Congress’ central role in ensuring a strong U.S.-Israel relationship, and Lowey also talked about the importance of voting and participating in the public policy process.

PHOTOS: Office of Congresswoman Lowey