Shira Zemel

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Shira M. Zemel is the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism's director of youth leadership development. She holds a master's degree in education from SUNY University at Buffalo. Shira is from Arlington, VA, and is a member of Temple Micah in Washington, D.C.

Join us for Jewish Teen Activism During COVID-19

Shira Zemel
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.

What Will You Go to Bat for in 5776?

Shira Zemel

I enjoyed many trips to Nats Park this summer to watch the Washington Nationals play. . I’ve been thinking a lot about baseball, our national pastime.  I grew up with a love of the game because my dad is a diehard Chicago White Sox fan.  As a young girl, I had