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May 05 2016

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‘What Is Shabbos?’ A Houston teen answers

Seth Goodman, then 16, was sitting around with a group of friends from the Randy Reisbord chapter of the Jewish youth group AZA. The conversation turned to the topic of Shabbat and Goodman’s reminiscences of Friday nights spent with family and with the local Chabad house at his former Fort...

Apr 29 2016

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Holocaust Survivor Shabbat

Jews around the world will commemorate Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, on May 5th. At a time when the number of Holocaust survivors is dwindling, we listen to one survivor, Lola Byron, who shares her story with teenaged Jewish girls at a Sabbath dinner aimed at encouraging future...

Apr 27 2016

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They came to ‘repair the world’

They were not alone; more than 11,000 Jewish teens took part in J-Serve, the International Day of Jewish Youth Service, in communities around the globe.

Apr 19 2016

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The Child Also Rises

Despite what Pew says about young Jews, BBYO is flourishing with a student-to-student message.

Apr 14 2016

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Politi elected to BBYO International Board

Leah Politi of Columbus BBYO's Aliah BBG chapter was elected to the BBYO International Board at the BBYO International Convention in Baltimore last month.

Apr 14 2016

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How the Jewish Community Prepared Me for The Shark Tank

On Friday, April 8th, PrideBites – the company that my co-founders and I started out of our dorm room just a few short years ago – appeared on ABC’s The Shark Tank and received an investment offer from QVC Queen, Lori Greiner & Cyber Security billionaire, Robert Herjavec.

Apr 13 2016

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South Jersey Region’s future is bright at IT 2016

On Friday, April 1, the newest members of South Jersey Region gathered at the JCC Camps at Medford for our IT convention. The acronym stands for “in training,” which is used to describe these fledgling but capable Alephs and BBGs.

Apr 06 2016

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A BBYO weekend to remember

Over the weekend of January 29, 350 Jewish teens from throughout Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island gathered together in Hartford for the annual Kallah Winter Convention of BBYO Connecticut Valley Region. 

Apr 05 2016

The recently formed Milwaukee Jewish Youth Council is attempting to maintain the integrity of pre-existing area youth groups while fostering togetherness. The MJYC convenes four area youth groups

On Friday, August 14, 2015, the Executive Leaders of the Aleph Zadik Aleph (AZA) and the B'nai B'rith Girls (BBG), the high school leadership fraternity and sorority of BBYO, passed a motion to ensure BBYO continues to be fully gender inclusive and pluralistic.