May 12, 2000
Looking
for a Few Good…High School Students
Senator Joseph Lieberman
Scholars Program Announced
Have you ever
pondered the inner workings of the Jewish political and social systems as
they navigate the labyrinth of the secular American world?
For those 11th graders looking for an outlet for their
politico-religious inquisitiveness, the Orthodox Union announces the
Senator Joseph Lieberman three-year scholars program that hopes to educate
and cultivate future leaders of the Jewish community.
Over the course of
the three years, those students who are chosen to participate will monitor
issues in the United States Congress, work in government offices and
attend educational programs and seminars.
A yearly $1,000 stipend will be given to each scholar as their
requirements are met.
Applicants, who will
be selected at the end of their junior year of high school, will be
assigned to monitor a major issue being presented in congress during the
following session. These high school seniors will have the opportunity to speak
with members of congress and other public policy officials while reporting
to and submitting quarterly written reports to an advisor. The Lieberman Scholars will also be expected to volunteer in
government related offices within their own communities.
After high school
graduation, the scholars are expected to spend a year studying in an
educational institution in Israel where they must volunteer in a
government office. They will
also attend programs that pay special attention to the political and
communal issues facing Israeli society.
During the third
year, when the scholars return from Israel and begin their college
studies, they will continue to monitor congressional issues as well as
attend educational meetings and seminars. Most important however, each scholar will act as the campus
liaison for the Orthodox Union’s Institute for Public Affairs and will
have the opportunity to coordinate social and political action on behalf
of the Jewish community.
At the end of the
three-year program, the Lieberman scholars will be given special
consideration for the IPA Congressional Internship Program where the best
and the brightest of today’s college students spend a summer working in
congressional offices on Capitol Hill.
Senator Lieberman
(D-CT) explains that “with this program we hope to take the brightest
and most ambitious minds of our Jewish youth and mold them into leaders
who can invigorate and revitalize their Jewish communities.”
High school juniors
who wish to apply are encouraged to do so as soon as possible.
Scholars will be chosen by June 30th.
Now in his second
term in the United States Senate, Connecticut's Joseph Lieberman has
earned a national reputation as a thoughtful, effective legislator. He is
a Democrat who speaks his conscience, forms bipartisan coalitions with
Republicans and works for the people of Connecticut.
Senator Lieberman is also a member of two Orthodox Union Synagogues
and a member of the Board of Directors of the Orthodox Union.
He is currently the highest ranking Orthodox elected official in
the United States.
For more information
contact Rabbi David Kaminetsky at the NCSY office at 212-613-8324.
The Joseph Lieberman
Scholars Program is a project of the Institute for Public Affairs and the
National Conference of Synagogue Youth (NCSY)-- divisions of the Orthodox
Union.
The Orthodox Union,
now in its second century of service to the Jewish community of America
and beyond, is the world leader in youth
work, advocacy for the
disabled,
synagogue services, adult education and
political action.
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