Invite your students who have previously participated in L'Taken to come back for a second year. It's all the great parts of the L'Taken experience, plus specialized programming and opportunities to take a passion for social justice and tikkun olam to the next level.

Below is an outline of the Returning L'Taken experience:

  • Arrival: When students arrive, those that are returning attendees will have a special flag/ribbon for their nametag that identifies them as a returning L'Taken students.
     
  • Friday Night Dinner: Returning students will be invited to help lead the blessings before the meal, including HaMotzi, the blessing over the candles, and the blessing over the wine.
     
  • Friday Night Programming: Friday evening is the kick-off program for this cohort. The program runs at the same time as the traditional Friday evening Economic Justice program. The goal of this program is to explore concepts of power as framework for examining social justice and the process of creating change on a systematic level.
     
  • Saturday Morning: During Shabbat morning services, returning students will be invited to help lead sections of the service.
     
  • Havdalah: Returning students may assist in leading the community in Havdalah with our songleader and RAC staff.
     
  • Saturday Evening Elective Program: Returning students are encouraged to sign-up for a new issue-area--a program that they have not participated in previously.
     
  • Sunday Morning Storytelling Program: Returning L'Taken participants will repeat the storytelling and we will look to the returning students to help other students develop their stories and volunteer to model their stories in front of the room.
     
  • Sunday Morning Elective Program: Returning students are encouraged to sign-up for a new issue-area--a program that they have not participated in previously.
     
  • Sunday lunch: Eat with the RAC's Eisendrath Legislative Assistants (LAs) to learn more about working with the RAC, what they do on a day-to-day, and how to be more involved. 
     
  • Peer Mentorship: Chaperones of returning participants are encouraged to connect with each other to learn about peer mentorship opportunities to have their returning support first-time students in their delegation! Please email Kara Weiner and she can put you in touch with chaperones that can share their best practices.

Utilizing Returning Students Resource

Email Kara Weiner with questions about the Returning L'Taken program.