RYFTI Teens' DC Lobby Speeches

 

As you might know, 15 Temple Israel teens recently spent a weekend in Washington, D.C., learning about the political process and lobbying our senators and congressmen on important issues. We met with aides from the offices of Senators Kerry and Brown and Congressmen Frank, Markey and Capuano.

 

Want to know what our teens had to say? The RYFTI members who went to DC delivered portions of their lobby speeches at Qabbalat Shabbat services on February 3. The full transcripts are linked below.

 

Please support the teens by reading about the policy issues close to their hearts.

 

Speech Transcripts

 

Adam Rintell & Aaron Sege, Stem Cell Research
Jessie Powers, Norah Herzog and Dora Cronin, Reproductive Rights
Talia Lepson, Gabe Hodgkin and Abe Hyatt, Campaign Finance Reform
Ben Berke, Zoe Davis Jake Wolf-Sorokin and Ari Zimmet, Climate Change
Eva Ackerman, Ella MacVeagh and Ella Bunnell, LGBTQ Worker's Rights

 


 

Note to 6th and 7th grade families: This is a great opportunity to leaarn about an incredible trip TI offers our teens every two years. Check it out - this could be you!

  

RYFTI at the House Offices 

 

Please contact Naomi Sobel at 617-566-3960 x 126.