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There are so many things I love about BBYO, but here are my personal top 20 favorite things!

20. Icebreakers

19. Board clipboards

18. Candles

17. Color coded chapter instagram feeds

16. Making platforms

15. Sisterhood sleepovers

14. The pile of uggs by the door during events

13. Merch

12. Song sesh

11. Dressing up for shabbat

10. Mazkirim network & promotion

9. SJR’s Tourneys

8. Havdalah

7. Being on board

6. South Jersey Region #35

5. Dafna BBG #1110

4. Regional conventions

3. Spirit circle

2. Separates

1. The BBYO community

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