An RKYHS delegation of eleventh graders attended the Schusterman AIPAC Advocacy Institute High School Summit in Washington D.C. from October 29-31. AIPAC partners with a select number of Jewish day schools, synagogues, national youth groups and teen leadership organizations to bring 400 high school students from across the country to Washington D.C. for Israel advocacy and political activism training. The goal of the summit is to educate students on the U.S.- Israel relationship and to help them become effective pro-Israel political activists on and beyond their school campus.

The students spent an inspiring few days learning to advocate for Israel and interact with pro-Israel high school students from around the country. On the final day of the conference, RKYHS students had the opportunity to turn their political activism training into action by lobbying their member of Congress, Congressman Rodney P. Frelinghuysen.