National Council of Young Israel Executive Vice President Rabbi Pesach Lerner recently traveled to Washington, DC, where he met with members of Congress concerning the recent situation in Syria and how it relates to the Israeli MIA’s who may be living in captivity in Syria, including Zachary Baumel and Guy Hever. Rabbi Lerner is currently taking a six-month sabbatical, during which time he is representing the National Council of Young Israel as he focuses his efforts and energy on a number of critical and pressing issues that face the Jewish community and the State of Israel, including the ongoing effort to learn information about the status of the Israeli MIA’s and working towards securing their release.