Transforming Jewish Values Into Political Reality
The Bernard and Audre Rapoport L'Taken Social Justice Seminar is an intensive four-day study kallah in Washington, DC, focusing on Jewish values and social justice. Every year more than 100 congregations from across the country bring their high school students to participate in this exciting event. This unique Washington opportunity enables students to hear from experts both inside and outside the Jewish community. Every L'TakenSeminar covers several different issue areas in a variety of interactive formats. Each seminar includes an opportunity for students to tour the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and participate in Havdalah services at one of the memorials. Student also sample the vibrancy of Georgetown and other exciting areas of Washington, DC.
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2008-2009 Dates
December 5 - 8, 2008 COMPLETELY FULL
December 12-15, 2008
January 9-12, 2009
January 23-26, 2009
January 30 - February 2, 2009 Almost Full
February 27 - March 2, 2009
Please contact us regarding the availability of a particular weekend.
Please note, this year the required ratio is 1 chaperone per every 9 students
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Programming for the weekend begins at 6:00 p.m. with Shabbat dinner and concludes on Monday at 3:00 p.m.Participants are required to attend the entire program.
If you will need special arrangements, such as a sign-language interpreter, please let us know immediately.
This program was made possible through the generosity of: Bernard and Audre Rapoport The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation The Gus and Barbara Kuhn Fund The Righteous Persons Foundation |
