Yeshiva Darchei Torah and Kol Yisroel partner together to give bachurim a meaningful understanding of civics and community advocacy.
Earlier this winter, Shmulie Hartstein approached Rabbi Bender with an idea: to teach bachurim the basics of civics and how local government functions. Rabbi Bender immediately saw the value and referred it to Rabbi Dachs, principal of Yeshiva Darchei Torah. Together with Hartstein and Kol Yisroel, they developed a serious and well-structured program for the entire 11th grade.
All 75 bachurim participated in every session. The first session was given by Shmulie Hartstein on the importance of getting involved and understanding how government impacts our communities. Former New York State Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder gave a class on state government, followed by Maury Litwack from Jewish Voters Unite speaking about the importance of voting and civic engagement. The final session was delivered by former U.S. Congressman and current Inspector General at the U.S. Department of Labor Anthony D’Esposito.
This video is a true testament to the impact of the program and how engaged the bachurim were throughout. Kol HaKavod to Yeshiva Darchei Torah and Kol Yisroel for starting this trend. Other mosdos are already beginning to follow, and hopefully many more will as well.
