Student from Bellevue spends summer in D.C.

Published 1:10 pm Monday, August 15, 2011

Ben Phelps’ passion for Judaism, social justice and advocacy brought him to Washington, D.C., where he participated in the Machon Kaplan program at the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism.

Machon Kaplan is a summer study-internship program that exposes students to social justice issues from both the academic and practical viewpoints.

Phelps is a junior studying history at the University of Rochester.