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by Adam Light We had a full day of meetings on our first day in Washington DC. First, we went to a meeting with William Daroff, theSenior VP of political affairs for the National Jewish Federations, a widespread Jewish organization that has almost 150 chapters across the country. He works with the local chapters to Continue Reading »
by Rachel Rosenthal Today wake up was at 7:30 and we had a small breakfast downstairs before heading off to downtown Philadelphia to see some of our nations most historic sites. First we got off the bus to see one of the first synagogues of the colonies. As we stood in front of the Jonathan Continue Reading »
by Ariana Schwartzberg Today was a relaxing day for everyone on Etgar. We woke up and loaded the bus for Walden Pond. Walden Pond was home to two of America’s greatest writers and philosophers : Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. We learned about how they both challenged society and had their own views Continue Reading »
by Ben Glinsky Today is July 24. We woke up and had a breakfast bar made for us by the hotel. We then had a talk for an hour about the legalization of marijuana and our thoughts on it. This was to prepare us for our upcoming meeting with the National Organization for the Reform Continue Reading »
by Julia Goldenberg My friend opened the door and yelled at us to wake up. We only had 15 minutes left and had to be down by 9:15. After putting our luggage on the bus, we headed to Harlem to discuss the intersectionality of Jewish activism and the racism that blacks experience as recently been Continue Reading »
by Michael Shaich We woke up this morning at 8:30. Some of us decided to take advantage of New York’s renowned bagels and made the short walk to grab bagels and shmear before breakfast. At 9:30, we all gathered and took the train down towards Battery Park. At Battery Parkwe looked out and saw Ellis Continue Reading »
by Hannah Garfinkle After sleeping in as long as we possibly could, we stumbled down to the lobby and departed for our first stop of the day, Freedom to Marry. We met with Evan Wolfson, a lawyer and activist with a long and almost intimidating list of credentials. Our group is united behind marriage equality, Continue Reading »
by Haley Price “Wake up!” said Becca at 6:30 am. The start of this morning was EARLY. We had to leave by 7:30 to make it to NYC on time. It was five and a half hours away and you never know what you’re gonna get when it comes down to New York traffic. We Continue Reading »
by Will Hess Today we traveled to Kent State University. There we met with Alan Canfora whowas injured during the Kent State shooting. He explained the events leading up to the shooting. It all started with Nixon’s announcement that the US would expand the Vietnam War into Cambodia. This made the radical hippies absolutely livid. Continue Reading »
by Josh Prieto “Wake up boys!” Shouted my counselor Joe trying to get us up at 7:45. Obviously all of us ignored him and proceeded to sleep until a comfy 8:10. I then popped out of bed and proceeded to take a hot shower. I stood in the shower thinking of the way the days Continue Reading »