On Monday, December
8th, after having spent the day in preparation at TI on Sunday, ten
TI teens visited the MA State House for lobby meetings with their own State
Senators and Representatives. The group included Abby Rosovsky, Rosa Stern Pait, Ayden Mallory,
Ada Levine, Petra Huang, Sarah Groustra, Daniel Lebedinsky, Mariel Ehrlich, Lily Sher, and Noah Solomon, and
it was accompanied by TIKKUN teachers Andrew Oberstein and R’ Matt Soffer, and
Teen Ed Director Mike Fishbein. The students toured the State House, and then
met with legislative aides of Rep Sanchez and of Sens. Chang-Diaz and Creem,
and directly with Sen Brownsberger and with Reps Coppinger, Balsar, and Smizik.
They lobbied for reproductive rights, early childhood education, training and
education on self-injurious behavior, and mental health support and care. They
brought these issues from their own interests and passions, shared their
stories, and were powerful advocates. In the coming weeks, these students will
deliver a d’var Torah at a Shabbat service, in which they will share their
experiences and reflections with our community – keep watch for that date!
Welcome to The TI Teen Ed Bulletin! Here you'll find articles written about the Teen Education program and community at Temple Israel of Boston, by TI Teen Ed students, staff, and alums. Thanks for being here!
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