BBYO IN THE NEWS

Oct 10 2014

Shabbat dinner with Waldflowers BBG

On Sept.19, Waldflowers BBG (B'nai B'rith Girls) hosted the first Shabbat dinner of the fall term. Waldflowers BBG is the BBYO girls-only Orlando chapter, open to all Jewish teens in 9th through 12th grade. This Hollywood-themed Shabbat dinner was hosted at Arielle Cohen's house and...

Oct 09 2014

BBYO: A Truly International Experience

BBYO teens around the world had been waiting with great anticipation for the morning of Sept. 30, when online registration opened for the organization’s largest convention of the year — the International Convention.

Oct 01 2014

South Jersey region’s chapters start the year on a high note

During the first two weekends of September, the chapters in South Jersey Region BBYO all held their chapter kickoffs – a time for chapter members to reunite after the summer and “kick off” the year. 

Sep 22 2014

2 Teens Give Back to Community at MJCCA

From coordinating a Hunger Summit in Michigan through BBYO, to working with the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta’s J-Serve (the annual International day of Jewish youth service run by teens, for teens), the Bruck sisters have always made it a priority to take on leadership roles...

Sep 17 2014

BBYO teens gather down the shore to start new year

After a relaxing, engaging and overall amazing Kickoff, South Jersey Region BBYO is off to a fantastic start of the new programming year.

Sep 17 2014

Greenwich teens dig in for a good cause

On Sunday, Sept. 7, teens from Temple Sholom’s Judah BBYO chapter, along with the Greenwich synagogue’s teen choir and JTeen of Westchester, gathered in New Rochelle to volunteer for Habitat for Humanity of Westchester.

Sep 10 2014

Growing BBYO leaders in Windsor

Although campers had already packed up their knapsacks and headed home, on August 18 the Mandell JCC’s Camp Shalom in Windsor once again was filled with kids, when more than 200 BBYO teen leaders, volunteer advisors and staff from the Connecticut Valley, New England, Westchester and Big...

Sep 09 2014

JCC and BBYO join forces and recalibrate shared teen focus

In a push to strengthen Jewish teen outcomes and the South Hills community, the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh and the Keystone Mountain Region of BBYO announced an expanded strategic partnership and a joint effort to raise $2 million.

Sep 05 2014

BBYO celebrates director’s 13 years of service with a virtual “Bat Mitzvah”

Ellen Goldstein has served the BBYO Eastern Region of North Carolina and Southern Virginia’s Jewish communities for the past 13 years as BBYO Eastern Region’s regional director.