HAND IN HAND | יד ביד

GLOBAL SHABBAT

DECEMBER 10-11 | 7 טבת

This December, thousands of Jewish teens around the world will celebrate Global Shabbat—BBYO’s biggest Shabbat experience yet.

Each year, Holocaust survivors, business professionals, faith leaders, cross-cultural activists, politicians, and entrepreneurs join with Alephs and BBGs worldwide to share inspiring stories and take part in a meaningful, teen-led Shabbat experience. This year’s Global Shabbat will be embraced and elevated around the world through a diverse array of thoughtful programming designed to bring the community together around the strength that Shabbat brings to our communities.

Past BBYO Global Shabbat Highlights

Buenos Aires, Argentina | Diana Wang, President of Generaciones de la Shoa

Richmond, VA | Featuring Dr. Timothy Snyder at the Virginia Holocaust Museum

London, England | Community Havdallah

Memphis, TN | With the Muslim Student Association, Facing History and Ourselves

Edmonton, AB | Featuring Interfaith Clergy Forum

St. Louis, MO | Featuring Storytelling from Local Holocaust Survivors

Orlando, FL | Featuring Representative Amy Mercado at Chocolate Kingdom

Winnipeg, MB | Coffee House Havdallah at Forth Café

Minsk, Belarus | Shabbaton Featuring Hillel and Netzer

Denver, CO | Featuring Habitat for Humanity at the University of Denver

Izmir, Turkey | Community Shabbat Dinner

Planning

Making meaningful moments for Global Shabbat will require some planning. Take a look through the questions and resources listed below to spark ideas and ensure you didn't forget anything.
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If you still have questions after reading through the steps, that's totally cool. Feel free to contact your International Sh'lichim for planning support. Don't worry, we've got your back.

No matter the style of your Global Shabbat event this year, there are dozens of ways to bringing meaning and community to Jewish teens around the world.

Event Ideas
Stories
Framing and Scripting

Virtual Event Ideas

  • Friday Night Shabbat Candle Lighting and Shabbat Dinner

  • Chapter Chanukkah Celebration

  • Havdallah Around the City

  • Shabbat Morning Meditation/Reflection Service

  • Zikaron BaSalon with a local Holocaust Survivor

  • Shabbat Oneg Jam Session

  • Conversation with a Gamechanger Guest

  • Host Chapter Inductions to Welcome Your Newest Members

Hybrid (In-Person and Virtual Components) Event Ideas

  • Door-to-Door Candle Lighting or Havdallah

  • Hanukkah Menorah Lighting and Jelly Doughnut Delivery

  • Campfires in Multiple Locations, Zoom Together for a Havdallah Song Session

  • Chapter Challah Bake with Ingredient Delivery

  • Public Menorah Lightings in Various Cities

In-Person Event Ideas

  • Shabbat Lunch in a Local Park

  • Havdallah in a Park, on the Beach, or Around Town

  • City-wide Menorah Lighting

  • Take a Shabbat Walk with Friends in Your Neighborhood

  • Meetup With Others for Shabbat Activities, Games, or Rituals

  • Play Shabbat-Friendly Sports

Live with Rabbi Meir, check out these inspiring Hanukkah and Shabbat stories that you can adapt to use during your Global Shabbat Program!

  • The Global Shabbat Scripts resource is designed to help you connect your local program with Global Shabbat efforts worldwide by arming you with basic language to use in explaining to attendees what this initiative is about and how your community’s participation should feel connected to other Jewish teens programming alongside you across the Movement. Check it out for all of the details you need to build a great Global Shabbat!
  • The BBYO Sings team has assembled videos to support you in leading Hanukkah Blessings, Friday Night Shabbat Rituals, and a Havdalah Service.
  • For your virtual experiences, use our slide templates for Friday Night Meal Rituals & Kabbalat Shabbat and Havdalah
  • Use these slides to help bring light and kindness into your Global Shabbat event.
Learn
Ideate
Strategize
Hustle
Execute
Retain

Step 0: Learn

Before you dive into the planning process, be sure to learn what's important to the success of your event. Review the goals and parameters of the initiative you're working toward, and understand key opportunities for innovation to elevate your experience from good to WOW.

Understand Event Goals, Parameters, and Opportunities

  • What is the purpose of this initiative?

  • How can you maximize creativity and innovation in working toward stated goals?

  • How can this effort be layered into your programming calendar to enhance your funnels?

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Review Objectives and Define Success

  • What does success look like for this experience (including metrics tied to program engagement, quality, innovation/risk, etc.)?

  • How will achieve that success?

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Step 1: Ideate

Once you clearly understand the task at hand, IDEATE together with teen and staff leadership to build a unique experience that will best serve your community's needs within the context of the initiative. Do a community mapping exercise, clarify key responsibilities, and establish ambitious (and attainable!) goals.

Map Your Assets

  • What are the unique opportunities (and challenges) afforded by your community - including people, places, experiences, etc. - and how can you take full advantage of them to elevate your event?

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Define Leadership Roles

  • What responsibilities are key to the success of this experience, and how will you divide the work (among specific teens and staff) to define expectations and share the load, while also leveraging individual skills?

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Set SMART Goals

  • What specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound goals will enable you achieve your stated objectives to maximize success?

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Step 2: Strategize

With a clear vision to guide you, take time to STRATEGIZE everything you'll need to enable success. Solidify basic logistics, design your program budget, seek out partnerships, outline a clear marketing strategy and swag, designs, all while further elevating your program plan to produce a truly 'high res' experience.

Confirm the Basics

  • What are the key Who, What, When, Where and Why components of your event?

  • What program plan will you use to drive progress toward your desired outcomes?

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Elevate Your Outline

  • How will you push your event concept beyond the status quo to build an experience that is as inclusive as possible and that will defy all expectations?

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Create a Budget

  • How can you get creative to maximize your experience while minimizing dollars required?

  • Where might you apply for additional funding to go above and beyond for your program?

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Identify and Engage Target Partners

  • Considering the nature of your event, what local/national organizations can you engage as community, program, and/or brand partners?

  • How can you leverage parents, alumni, and other stakeholders to help?

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Develop an Action Plan

  • What steps are required to turn your program idea into a reality?

  • What tasks and support are needed to make that happen, and along what timeline?

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Define Your Marketing and Social Media Strategies

  • How will you leverage your network using all available communication channels to promote your event far and wide?

  • Who will own each touchpoint, and along what timeline?

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Determine Pre/During/Post Swag Offerings

  • What relevant, sophisticated, and desirable swag will you offer before/during/after your event to surprise and delight your guests?

  • Where are there opportunities to bulk order items to keep costs low?

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Step 3: Hustle

Good things come to those who HUSTLE. Use branded templates and an all-in approach to promote your event early and often. Create smart online systems to stramline registration. Dig deeper to recruit more teens across all social circles, and make sure the press (and the Order!) hear about what you have planned.

Prep Marketing Materials

  • How can you leverage (and customize) available promotional items to build major buzz about your event through a variety of digital, print, and live sharing platforms?

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Launch Online Registration

  • How will you use BBYO's online registration portal to promote your event and encourage pre-registration for planning purposes?

  • What other fun information could you collect to inform surprise-and-delight opportunities?

Deploy Your Marketing and Social Media Plan

  • How can you activate your recruitment plan in a way that builds real FOMO among your target audience, and what exciting incentives can you offer to encourage hustling toward pre-registration?

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Engage the Press

  • How can you pitch the community impact of your event (to elevate BBYO's brand) in a way that will attract local/national media to take note and either attend or cover the experience?

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Celebrate Internally

  • What information can you share about your event to help BBYO build a strong global narrative touting the reach and impact of our Movement's most influential programs?

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Step 4: Execute

As you gear up for the big day, get ready to EXECUTE. Send out final reminders, walk through the event with your steering committee, prep supplies and swag for distribution, and BBYO-ify your venue. Steward prospects (and members) with intention, and surprise and delight your guests to leave a lasting impression.

Confirm Final Logistics

  • What unanswered questions remain, and how will you address them?

  • How can you use final pre-event reminders and confirmation messages to enhance overall buzz throughout your network?

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Prepare the Leadership Team

  • What program moments should be scripted in advance (versus free form), and how should leadership team members plan to handle any issues as they arise?

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Transform Your Space

  • How can you use branding and signage, as well as lighting, A/V, risers or other fun seating options, reserved VIP areas, and other venue elements to bring your space to life and enhance its fullness?

Steward Guests from Start to Finish

  • What expectations can you set and systems can you put in place to easily identify prospects (and under-active members) to ensure that all new attendees are well taken care of from the time they arrive to when they leave?

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Leave a Lasting Impression

  • What fun surprises, snacks, and/or other program enhancements can you offer to ensure all attendees leave eager for more BBYO?

  • How will you share upcoming event information so everyone knows what's next?

Step 5: Retain

Take advantage of the shared energy and momentum from your event while it's fresh to make sure attendees keep coming back for more. Coordinate an individualized follow-up plan to gather input to inform future programs, say a heartfelt thanks to all involved, and close out the MRIHA model by making the Ask!

Collect Feedback

  • How can you use technology and/or individualized outreach to gather input from prospects and other attendees to help improve your community's WOW programs in the future?

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Say Thank You

  • How can you customize available branded templates to personalize your follow-up outreach to all key guest segments (prospects, members, parents, partners, stakeholders, etc.)?

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Make the Ask

  • How can you coordinate targeted 'Ask' outreach to invite all prospect attendees to join BBYO in a timely and effective manner?

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Explore Resources

Branding

Make your event look flawless from when you begin promoting your event through all of the thank you follow ups. Below are some examples of what you can find in the Global Shabbat Branding Kit. We encourage you to get creative and utilize these tools to elevate your experience and make this special weekend feel like it's happening everywhere. These tools are also available on BBYO's Canva Team.

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Resource

52 Program Ideas for 52 Weeks of the Year

Get inspired for your next program.

Form

BBYO Sibling Communities

Being paired with a sibling community is an awesome opportunity to connect with Alephs and BBGs around the world! Fill out this form if you want to start a new partnership or you already have one.

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BBYO Sings | Birkat HaMazon

Learn the Birkat HaMazon with BBYO Sings.

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BBYO Sings | Hanukkah Blessings

Learn the blessings we say during Hanukkah.

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BBYO Sings | Havdalah Blessings

Learn the blessings we say during a Havdalah service.

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BBYO Sings | Kabbalat Shabbat Blessings

Learn the blessings we say during Kabbalat Shabbat.

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BBYO Sings | Songbook

Explore lyrics and chords to your favorite BBYO music and prayers!

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BBYO Stand UP Values Matrix

Explore Jewish values and concepts to identify what you would like to program around or advocate for.

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Birkat HaMazon

Say this blessing at the end of every meal.

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Blessing Over the Children Cards

Print Blessing Over the Children cards that staff, advisors, or parents can use to welcome Shabbat by creating a beautiful generational moment.

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Branding Epic Event Spaces

Brainstorm what you already have and what you want to buy to make your spaces look and feel epic.

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Building a Sibling Community

Learn about sibling communities, how you can get one, and all that you can do together!

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Creating Shabbat Atmosphere: Guide to Regional Shabbat Box

A guide to using your Shabbat ritual items to create an inviting Shabbat atmosphere.

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Creating a Pluralistic Shabbat Environment

Find inspiration on building inclusive and pluralistic atmospheres to celebrate and practice Shabbat.

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Elevating BBYO Environments

Use this visual aid to be inspired on how to elevate common BBYO environments.

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Engagement Events Planning Guide

Explore great ways to add the 'WOW' factor to elevate your engagement events.

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Engaging Teens in Planning Shabbat

Check out some great ways to involve more teens in planning Shabbat.

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Event Promotion Plan

Map out how you’re going to get the word out to your audience using multi-platform communications.

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Gamechanger Grants: General Application

Apply for a Gamechanger Grant to give your chapter the opportunity to receive $50-$1,000 directed for programs and initiatives that will make a bigger difference in your community, expand programming, pilot new recruitment/rush techniques and elevate your local chapter experience.

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Gamechanger Grants: General Reporting Form

Let us know the details of a program you ran funded by a Gamechanger Grant.

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Global Shabbat: Branding Kit

Utilize these design templates to elevate your Global Shabbat promotion and hype.

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Global Shabbat: Framing Scripts

Utilize these scripts at key moments during your Global Shabbat experience.

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Global Shabbat: Inviting and Hosting Gamechanger Guests

Use this guide to add a Gamechanger Guest to your Global Shabbat experience.

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Global Shabbat: Program Submission Form

Tell us what amazing events you're planning this Global Shabbat!

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Global Shabbat: Quote and Value Slides

Use these slides to help bring light and kindness into your Global Shabbat event.

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Hanukkah Candle Lighting Blessings

Recite the Hanukkah Candle Lighting Blessings in English, Hebrew, and Transliteration.

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Havdallah Blessing Card

Find printable cards with some common prayers we say at BBYO programs below.

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High Resolution Programming

Learn a new strategy to elevate the content of your experiences.

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Honorary Induction of Gamechanger Guests

Officially welcome a Gamechanger Guest to BBYO during your Global Shabbat event.

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Honorary Inductions Certificate: AZA

Honor and celebrate a guest by inducting them as an Honorary Member of your AZA Chapter.

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Honorary Inductions Certificate: BBG

Honor and celebrate a guest by inducting them as an Honorary Member of your BBG Chapter.

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Honorary Inductions Certificate: BBYO

Honor and celebrate a guest by inducting them as an Honorary Member of your Region.

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Hosting Special Guests at Regional Conventions

Use these guidelines as a blueprint to seamlessly host and plug-in your guests.

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How to Build Hype and Create Hustle

Learn how to cultivate the right energy when building great programs.

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How to Moderate a Panel

Bringing in guests is an awesome opportunity for a chapter or community. Make sure you know how to appropriately and successfully moderate a conversation or panel with them

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Inductions Ceremony of the Aleph Zadik Aleph

Keep this guide handy when it’s time to induct your Alephs-in-Training (AITs) or new members into AZA.

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Inductions Ceremony of the B'nai B'rith Girls

Keep this guide handy when it’s time to induct your Members-in-Training (MITs) or new members into BBG.

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Jewish Enrichment: Online Resources

Use this as a starting point when looking for Jewish resources from a variety of traditions and viewpoints

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Movement Initiatives Cheat Sheet

Understand why we run Movement Initiatives and how it ties to our year-round MRIHA strategy.

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Order of Prayers

Use this handy dandy guide to remember (or learn!) which services need which moments to be complete.

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Outcomes and Methods Planner

Use this tool to identify your desired outcomes and how you will achieve them.

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Promoting Events on Social Media

Social media can be an amazing tool when it comes to driving program awareness and attendance. These tips will help you promote your awesome events to social media audiences. They’ll work for a variety of platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat.

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Prospect List: Membership

Make a copy of this record spreadsheet to recruit new members to your chapter.

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Service Page Number Charts: Kabbalat Shabbat

Find the Siddurim page numbers for all Kabbalat Shabbat services in this handy chart. Siddurim include ArtScroll, Koren Sacks, Sim Shalom, Mishkan Tefillah, and Kol HaNeshema.

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Service Page Number Charts: Saturday Morning Services

Find the Siddurim page numbers for all Saturday Morning Services in this handy chart. Siddurim include ArtScroll, Koren Sacks, Sim Shalom, Mishkan Tefillah, and Kol HaNeshema.

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Service Page Number Charts: Weekday Mincha and Ma'ariv

Find the Siddurim page numbers for Weekday Mincha in this handy chart. Siddurim include ArtScroll, Koren Sacks, Sim Shalom, Mishkan Tefillah, and Kol HaNeshema.

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Service Page Number Charts: Weekday Shacharit

Find the Siddurim page numbers for Weekday Shacharit in this handy chart. Siddurim include ArtScroll, Koren Sacks, Sim Shalom, Mishkan Tefillah, and Kol HaNeshema.

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Shabbat Ritual Blessings: Friday Night

Use these Shabbat songs and ritual moment blessings to build a meaningful Friday Night experience.

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Shabbat Ritual Guide

Use this ritual guide to lead a meaningful Shabbat discussion, meal, or program.

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Sibling Community Pairing and Tracking

Being paired with a sibling community is an awesome opportunity to connect with Alephs and BBGs around the world! Fill out this form if you want to start a new partnership or you already have one.

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Step and Repeat

Print this Step and Repeat to put up at all of your events for the perfect branded photo area.

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T'filah and Jewish Ritual Moment Planning Guide

Use this template to plan your Jewish prayer, learning, and ritual experiences.

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T'filah and Jewish Ritual Moments

Learn how we bring these special Jewish moments to life in BBYO.

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Text Sign-In Templates

Put your event sign-in information on this graphic to easily track attendance.

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Tips for Writing Great Press Releases

Use these tips to write a strong press release to build more brand awareness and engage with your community.

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Toolbox: Requests and Submissions

Let us know new tools you'd like to see in the Toolbox and share your own to be added to the library.

Design

Zoom Backgrounds

Use some of these epic BBYO Zoom Backgrounds on your events and meetings.

Share Square

✪ Available on BBYO's Canva Team
‍Blast this image on all of your social media channels and be sure your friends share it on their personal accounts. Add your event information in the caption of the image.

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Photo Watermark

✪ Available on BBYO's Canva Team
Drop this watermark on your photos to promote your event on social media!

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Customizable Flyer

Guest: ✅ | Partner: ✅
✪ Available on BBYO's Canva Team
Share the details about your event with this customizable flyer template.
Size: 8.5'x11''

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Customizable Flyer

Guest: ✅ | Partner: ❎
✪ Available on BBYO's Canva Team
Share the details about your event with this customizable flyer template.
Size: 8.5'x11''

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Customizable Flyer

Guest: ❎ | Partner: ✅
✪ Available on BBYO's Canva Team
Share the details about your event with this customizable flyer template.
Size: 8.5'x11''

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Customizable Flyer

Guest: ❎ | Partner: ❎
✪ Available on BBYO's Canva Team
Share the details about your event with this customizable flyer template.
Size: 8.5'x11''

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Poster (Customizable)

✪ Available on BBYO's Canva Team
Hang the official Global Shabbat poster all over your city to create buzz and excitement. This poster is also available in a customizable version to add your basic event details.
‍Size: 11''x17'' or 24''x36''

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Letterhead

✪ Available on BBYO's Canva Team
Utilize this letterhead when making formal asks to community partners or guests to join your event. If you're an overachiever, you can put all of your official Global Shabbat program outlines in this document.

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Header and Footer

✪ Available on BBYO's Canva Team
When sending your targeting email blasts to your friends, parents, prospects, and community members pop-in these headers and footers.

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Customizable Promotion Slips

✪ Available on BBYO's Canva Team Customize them, cut them up, and hand them out to all of your friends at school, practice, clubs, and more to make sure everyone knows they're invited to your Global Shabbat.

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Cover Photo

✪ Available on BBYO's Canva Team
Make your Facebook event and personal social media profile look sharp with this event cover photo.

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Customizable Postcard Invite

✪ Available on BBYO's Canva Team
Everyone loves getting something in the mail that feels personal. Reach out to your community with this customizable postcard.

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Welcome Board

✪ Available on BBYO's Canva Team
Place this board outside of your event entrance so everyone knows they're in the right place.
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Suggested vendor: Vistaprint
Instructions: Order from Vistaprint (or any local print shop) a 22”x28” full-color
foam core board.
Ballpark price: $40

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Vinyl Banner

✪ Available on BBYO's Canva Team
Place this banner at the heart of your event. Be sure it's visible for any special photo moments.

Suggested vendor: Echod Graphics
Instructions: Select vinyl banners > 13 oz. vinyl banner > 4’Hx8’W. Depending on your space add grommets or pockets for hanging. Grommets are recommended every two feet and work with command hooks. Pockets are great if you already have a banner stand. Upload artwork after you order and be sure to get a proof.
Ballpark price: $50

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Step and Repeat

✪ Available on BBYO's Canva Team
Order a step and repeat to make everyone feel like a VIP. Bring additional props and throw a red carpet in front of the step and repeat to really go big.

Suggested vendor: Echod Graphics
Instructions: Select vinyl banners > 13 oz. vinyl banner > 8’Hx10’W or 8'Hx8'W > 0 grommets, Pockets on top and bottom only (no hems). Upload artwork after you order and be sure to get a proof. Buy a stand for your step and repeat here.
Ballpark price: $100

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Poster (Standard)

✪ Available on BBYO's Canva Team
Plaster every wall of your event with this poster. If a step and repeat is not in your budget, print out a few dozen of these posters to make a photo wall.

Instructions: Order from Vistaprint (or similar
printing company) a full-color print
on card stock paper or print at local office.
Ballpark price: $1/print
‍Size: 11''x17'' or 24''x36''

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Hand Washing Station Sign

✪ Available on BBYO's Canva Team
Suggested vendor: Echod Graphics
Instructions: Order from Echod Graphics (or any local print shop) a 22”x24” full-color
foam core board.
Ballpark price: $40

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Shabbat Shalom Sign

✪ Available on BBYO's Canva Team
Suggested vendor: Echod Graphics
Instructions: Order from Echod Graphics (or any local print shop) a 22”x24” full-color
foam core board.
Ballpark price: $40

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Backup Sign-In Sheet

✪ Available on BBYO's Canva Team
We recommend that your event sign-in be online through a form, but we know things happen. Maybe your venue doesn't have WiFi or the sign-in link isn't working. Whatever the case may be, print out a few dozen copies of this sign-in form to ensure you capture the information of everyone at your event.

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Customizable Program Book

✪ Available on BBYO's Canva Team
Build a beautiful program book to place on all of your guests seats featuring an evening schedule, special honors, and more.
Size: 8.5''x11''

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Table Runner

Suggested Vendor: Totally Promotional
‍Instructions: Select one of the 'best sellers' and find a size that works for your budget. Upload the AZA and BBG seal or BBYO logo for the front.
Ballpark price: $30/item

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Quotes & Values Signage

Bring this year’s theme, With All Our Might, to life by decorating your event space with this collection of notable quotes from some of history’s greatest gamechangers.
Size: 11"x17"

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Diner Placemat

Instructions: Utilize this interactive placemat at your food experiences and meals for participants to learn more about how Judaism connects to food.
Size: 17"x11"

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Build Your Shabbat Box

Be sure you have all of the supplies you need to run a Shabbat. Many of these general Judaic pieces can be borrowed from family members or synagogues if you ask, but feel free to order a set for your chapter too! Be sure to order these items at least two weeks before your event to avoid any rush fees.

Challah Cover

✪ Available on BBYO's Canva Team Suggested vendor: 4imprint
Instructions: Upload artwork and order a 14'x14' bandana. Try ordering an assortment of colors to enhance your space.

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Custom Kippot

Suggested vendor: Skullcap Co.
Instructions: Add the AZA or BBYO seals or BBYO logo to some custom made kippot for the big weekend. Minimum order of 60. These take 2-4 weeks to produce.
Ballpark price: $2.50/item

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Hand Washing Cup

Suggested Vendor: Totally Promotional
‍Instructions: Select one of the 'best sellers' and find a size that works for your budget. Upload the AZA and BBG seal or BBYO logo for the front.
Ballpark price: $30/item

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Tzedakah Box

Price: $15

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Kiddush Cup

Price: $15

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Havdallah Kit

Price: $59

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Tea Lights

Price: $15

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Friday Night Shabbat Candles

Price: $12

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Candle Holders

Price: $20

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About Global Shabbat (One Sheet)

Learn the basics of Global Shabbat and how you can start planning an event to 'WOW' your community. (2019 version coming soon.)

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Friday Night Shabbat Blessings and Prayers for Israel

Place this booklet on your Shabbat dinner tables to guests can follow along with the beautiful prayers of Shabbat.

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Inviting and Hosting Gamechanger Guests In Your Community

Part of what makes Global Shabbat so special is the amazing guests brought in to enhance the evening. Learn how to invite a gamechanger guest to your event.

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Havdallah Blessing Cards

Use this Havdallah Card so everyone can participate in the prayers! Havdallah is best when you can hear everyone's voice.

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Birkat HaMazon Cards

Print these cards for all tables so everyone is able to follow along and participate in the prayer after each meal.

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Jewish Enrichment Guide for Shabbat

This guide is intended to serve as a resource to enrich Shabbat experiences with additional Jewish content and ideas.

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Inductions Certificate

✪ Available on BBYO's Canva Team
If you are inducting any gamechangers (special guests) into AZA or BBG at your Global Shabbat experience, print out an official certificate to give them during or after the ceremony.

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Inductions Script

Use this script for the honorary inductions ceremony for AZA and BBG.

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Framing Script

Use this customizable script to share with your participants the significance of this mega-moment for our Movement.

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See You Next Time Cards

✪ Available on BBYO's Canva Team
Hand these out at the end of your event to invite your friends to the next big thing (hint: Spring Kickoff or Winter Convention). These are customizable for you to share information about your next event.

Instructions: Order from Vistaprint (or similar
printing company) a 3.5"x2" full-color business card.
Ballpark price: $10 for set

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Local Press Release Template

Want to share the news about your local or regional Global Shabbat event? Edit this customizable press release template to showcase your program and send out to local media contacts ASAP. Share the success of your Global Shabbat experience and make sure to tag @bbyoinsider on social, too, so we can help spread the word!

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Past BBYO Global Shabbat Highlights

Past Gamechanger Guests

Check out some of the amazing guests who have participated BBYO's Global Shabbat worldwide.

Rabbi Jacob Blumental

Head Rabbi, Congregation Shaare Torah
Montgomery County, MD

Andrea Bolender

Treasurer, Holocaust Museum and Tolerance Center of Nassau County
Great Neck, NY

Stephen Brickman

Songleader & Music Educator
Boston, MA

Nevida Butler

Former Executive Director, Ecumenical Hunger Program
Los Gatos, CA

Rabbi Micah Caplan z"l

Spiritual Leader at Congregation Or Tzion
Scottsdale, AZ

Racquel Chariah

Exec. Coordinator, Beautiful Me
Great Neck, NY

Max Eisen

Holocaust Survivor, Author and Educator
Richmond Hill, ON

Rabbi Serena Eisenberg

Regional Director, American Jewish Committee of Northern California
Great Neck, NY

Paul Galan

Speaker & Holocaust Survivor
Chicago, IL

Carlos Galindo-Elvira

Arizona Regional Director for Anti-Defamation League
Scottsdale, AZ

Professor Marc Gopin

Director of the Center for World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University
Fairfax, VA

Marty Haberer

Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix
Scottsdale, AZ

Kathleen St. Viller Hill

Director, Elijah Cummings Youth Program in Israel
Baltimore, MD

Azra Hussain

Co-Founder and President of the Islamic Speakers Bureau of Arizona
Scottsdale, AZ

Mariela Icicson

Educational Councilor, Healthy Development Dept., Government of Buenos Aires City
Buenos Aries, Argentina

Husain Jaffer

InterfaithCouncil of Central Florida
Orlando, FL

Paula Joffe

Executive Director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Southern New Jersey
Cherry Hill, NJ

Chris Katulka

Assistant Director of North American Ministries for The Friends of Israel
Cherry Hill, NJ

Luke Levine

Young Jewish Transgender Activist
London, United Kingdom

Kevin Levy

Director of Eastern Canada Corporate Sales, Global Business Payments at Scotiabank
Vaughan, ON

Wilek (Bill) Loew

Holocaust Survivor and Educator
Montgomery County, MD

Farshad Fani Marvasti

Physician Leader, Medical Educator, Health Coach and Author
Scottsdale, AZ

Phil Mastrocola

Grace Baptist Church Homeless Outreach Coordinator
Los Gatos, CA

Yoni Michanie

West Coast Campus Coordinator, CAMERA
Montgomery County, MD

Elizabeth Moore

Former Neo-Nazi, Speaker and Educator
Toronto, ON

Tom Myers

Executive Director, Community Services Agency ofMountain View and Los Altos
Los Gatos, CA

Rabbi Andrew Paley

Senior Rabbi, Temple Shalom
Dallas, TX

Jeremy Paris

Principal, The Raben Group
Cleveland, OH

Bill Peduto

Mayor of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA

Arleen Peltz

Holocaust Education Specialist
Milwaukee, WI

Courtney Pories

Account Executive, kglobal and Founding Member of Beyla BBG
Bethesda, MD

Estee Portnoy

SVP Marketing, Live Nation (JUMP.DC)
Montgomery County, MD

Jonathan Posner

Rabbinical Student, Jewish Theological Seminary
Cherry Hill, NJ

Reverend Carol Reynolds

United Church of Christ (Scottsdale Congregational UCC)
Scottsdale, AZ

Rabbi Isaiah Rothstein

Rabbi-in-Residence, Hazon and Beíchol Lashon
Danbury, CT

Pamela Schuller

Inclusion Advocate and Stand-up Comic
Denver, CO

Rabbi Daniel Septimus

CEO of Shalom Austin and Former Grand Aleph Godol
Austin, TX

Clare Stern

Executive Director of Kansas City Interfaith Youth Alliance and Faith Always Wins
Kansas City, MO

Josh Stevens

Senior Development Associate, Mid-Atlantic Region at Friends of the Israel Defense Forces
Rockville, MD

Laurie Strongin

CEO & Founder, Hope for Henry Foundation
Rockville, MD

Dr. Russell Taylor DMD

First Counselor, Paradise Valley Stake Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Scottsdale, AZ

David Williamson

Founder, Central Florida Freethought Community
Orlando, FL

Global Shabbat 2020 Events

Over 300 Global Shabbat events are happening in nearly 40 countries. Check out some of the incredible experiences from around the world below.

Aachen | December 11 | ZWST Global Shabbat
Acton | December 11 | NER Global Shabbat Celebration
Agoura Hills | December 11 | Intergenerational Global Shabbat
Albania | December 11 | BBYO Balkans Hanukkah Global Shabbat
Alberta | December 11 | Northwest Canada Global Shabbat
Altadena | December 11 | Intergenerational Global Shabbat
Amsterdam | December 11 | Global Shabbat from Amsterdam
Austin | December 11 | Tibor Ruben AZA Global Shabbat
Baldwin Place | December 12 | Neshama BBG Global Shabbat
Baltimore | December 19 | NRE Baltimore BBYO Global Shabbat
Barcelona | December 7 | Challah/Sufganiot Baking Event
Bat Yam | December 11 | Bat Yam Global Shabbat
Beachwood | December 11-12 | Midwest Global Shabbat
Beer Sheva | December 11 | Beer Sheva Global Shabbat
Belarus | December 18-19 | AJT Global Shabbat and AJT International Conference
Bellmore | December 11 | Nassau Suffolk Global Shabbat
Berlin | December 11 | ZWST Global Shabbat
Bochum | December 11 | ZWST Global Shabbat
Bogota | December 12 | Bogota Global Shabbat
Bonita Springs | December 12 | Southwest Florida Global Shabbat
Bosnia & Herzegovina | December 11 | BBYO Balkans Hanukkah Global Shabbat
Bremen | December 11 | ZWST Global Shabbat
Bridgewater | December 11 | Chaverim BBYO Global Shabbat
Bronx | December 11 | Global Shabbat with South Africa
Brooklyn | December 18 | Big Apple Regional Global Shabbat
Budapest | December 11 | Budapest BBYO ChanuCasino
Budapest | December 11 | Budapest BBYO Community Service Global Shabbat
Budapest | December 11 | Budapest BBYO Junior- 5 Candles
Buenos Aires | December 11 | Friday Night Service & Hanukkah Celebration
Carmel | December 11-12 | Midwest Global Shabbat
Central Region West | December 11 | Global Shabbat: Central Region West Alumni Dinner
Chandler | December 11 | Mountain Challah Bake Global Shabbat
Charlotte | December 11 | Ohavim Global Shabbat
Chemnitz | December 11 | ZWST Global Shabbat
Cherry Hill | December 11 | Chapel AZA Global Shabbat
Cherry Hill | December 11 | Chevrah BBG Global Shabbat
Cherry Hill | December 11 | Dafna BBG Global Shabbat
Cherry Hill | December 11 | Galim BBG Global Shabbat
Cherry Hill | December 11 | Koach BBYO Global Shabbat
Cherry Hill | December 11 | Marlcrest AZA Global Shabbat
Cherry Hill | December 11 | Masada AZA Global Shabbat
Cherry Hill | December 11 | Neshef BBG Global Shabbat
Cherry Hill | December 11 | Ohev BBG Global Shabbat
Cherry Hill | December 11 | Otzma AZA Global Shabbat
Cherry Hill | December 11 | Princeton BBYO Global Shabbat
Cherry Hill | December 11 | Shemesh BBG Global Shabbat
Cherry Hill | December 11 | Tovah BBG Global Shabbat
Cherry Hill | December 11 | Woodcrest AZA Global Shabbat
Cheshire | December 11 | Connecticut Valley Global Shabbat
Chicago | December 12 | Midwest Global Shabbat
Cincinnati | December 11-12 | Midwest Global Shabbat
Cleveland | December 11-12 | Midwest Global Shabbat
Connecticut Valley | December 11 | Global Shabbat: Connecticut Valley Region Alumni Dinner
Croatia | December 11 | BBYO Balkans Hanukkah Global Shabbat
Czech Republic | December 11 | BBYO Balkans Hanukkah Global Shabbat
Dallas | December 11 | Eamonn Lacey AZA Global Shabbat
Dayton | December 11-12 | Midwest Global Shabbat
Denver | December 12 | Rocky Mountain Global Shabbat
Detroit | December 11-12 | Midwest Global Shabbat
Dortmund | December 11 | ZWST Global Shabbat
Duisburg | December 11 | ZWST Global Shabbat
Düsseldorf | December 11 | ZWST Global Shabbat
East Cobb | December 11 | Lev Hadarom Hanukkah Party with Osher
East Greenwich | December 11 | NER Global Shabbat Celebration
East Meadows | December 11 | Nassau Suffolk Global Shabbat
East Northport | December 11 | Nassau Suffolk Global Shabbat
Eastern | December 11 | Global Shabbat: Eastern Region Alumni Dinner
Eastern Europe | December 12 | Eastern Europe Global Shabbat
Easton | December 11 | Tikvah Marla Zeiff BBG Global Shabbat
Fairfield | December 12 | Connecticut Valley Global Shabbat
Farmington Hills | December 11-12 | Midwest Global Shabbat
Florida | December 11 | Global Shabbat: Florida Regions Alumni Dinner
Flushing | December 12 | Sagiv BBYO Global Shabbat Havdallah
Framingham | December 11 | NER Global Shabbat Celebration
Frankfurt a. M. | December 11 | ZWST Global Shabbat
Fredrick | December 11 | Beyla & Anashim Global Shabbat
Frisco | December 12 | Lewis-Kravitz Global Shabbat Dreidel Tournament
Gedera | December 11 | Gedera Global Shabbat
Gelsenkirchen | December 11 | ZWST Global Shabbat
Georgia | December 18-19 | AJT Global Shabbat and AJT International Conference
Gezer | December 11 | Kfar Shmuel Global Shabbat
Glen Oaks | December 18 | Big Apple Regional Global Shabbat
Glen Ridge | December 8 | Lev BBYO Global Shabbat
Great Neck | December 18 | Big Apple Regional Global Shabbat
Greenwich | December 12 | Connecticut Valley Global Shabbat
Hadera | December 12 | Hadera Global Shabbat
Halle/Saale | December 11 | ZWST Global Shabbat
Hamburg | December 11 | ZWST Global Shabbat
Hannover | December 11 | ZWST Global Shabbat
Harrison | December 11 | Ahava BBG Global Shabbat
Hollywood | December 11 | Kesher BBG Global Shabbat
Holon | December 11 | Holon Global Shabbat
Houston | December 10 | Tikvah BBG Gloabal Shabbat
Huixquilucan | December 8 | Los Chiles BBYO Global Shabbat Hanukka Mexico
Irvington | December 11 | Sababa BBYO Global Shabbat
Israel | December 12 | Maccabi Tzair Global Shabbat
Izmir | December 11 | Liga BBYO Global Homes
Jacksonville | December 12 | Jacksonville BBYO Global Shabbat
Jericho | December 11 | Nassau Suffolk Global Shabbat
Johannesburg | December 12 | Joburg Havdalah & Concert
Kansas City | December 11-12 | Midwest Global Shabbat
Kazakhstan | December 18-19 | AJT Global Shabbat and AJT International Conference
Kiryat Gat | December 5 | Kiryat Gat Global Shabbat
Köln | December 11 | ZWST Global Shabbat
Krakow | December 11 | Krakow BBYO Global Shabbat
Kyrgyzstan | December 18-19 | AJT Global Shabbat and AJT International Conference
Lafayette Hill | December 4 | Kochavim's Annual Global Shabbat
Lewisville | December 12 | Neshama BBYO Global Shabbat
Little Neck | December 18 | Big Apple Regional Global Shabbat
London | December 12 | United Kingdom & Ireland Global Shabbat
Long Beach | December 11 | Nassau Suffolk Global Shabbat
Los Angeles | December 11 | Intergenerational Global Shabbat
Louisville | December 11-12 | Midwest Global Shabbat
Lutz | December 12 | Chalutzim Global Shabbat
Madison | December 12 | Connecticut Valley Global Shabbat
Mahwah | December 11 | Lizrom BBYO Global Shabbat
Maitland | December 11 | Waldflowers BBG Global Shabbat
Mamaroneck | December 11 | Mossad AZA Global Shabbat
Manhattan Beach | December 11 | Intergenerational Global Shabbat
Manhattan | December 12 | Global Shabbat with South Africa
Manhattan | December 5 | Upper East Side BBYO Global Shabbat
Mannheim | December 11 | ZWST Global Shabbat
Maple | December 11 | Achim AZA Global Shabbat
Marietta | December 12 | Greater Atlanta Global Shabbat
Melville | December 11 | Nassau Suffolk Global Shabbat
Memphis | December 11 | River City BBG Global Shabbat and Inductions
Memphis | December 12 | Lester Sherman Okeon AZA Global Shabbat
Memphis | December 12 | Peres Global Shabbat
Memphis | December 12 | Rose Belz Kriger BBG Global Shabbat
Miami Beach | December 11 | L'Olam BBG Global Shabbat
Miami | December 10 | Ha'lom BBG Global Shabbat
Miami | December 11 | Miami BBYO Global Shabbat
Miami | December 11 | Vered Hazakah BBG Global Shabbat
Miami | December 12 | Zrichah BBYO Global Shabbat
Michigan | December 11 | Global Shabbat: Michigan Region Alumni Dinner
Minneapolis | December 11-12 | Midwest Global Shabbat
Moldova | December 18-19 | AJT Global Shabbat and AJT International Conference
Montevideo | December 12 | Lighting with Sweetness
Montreal | December 18 | Montreal Global Shabbat
München | December 11 | ZWST Global Shabbat
Naperville | December 12 | Starlight Havdalah
Needham | December 11 | NER Global Shabbat Celebration
Ness Ziona | December 11 | Nes Tziyona Global Shabbat
Netanya | December 11 | Netanya Global Shabbat
Netanya | December 12 | Pulag Global Shabbat
Newton | December 11 | NER Global Shabbat Celebration
New Albany | December 11-12 | Midwest Global Shabbat
New London | December 11 | Connecticut Valley Global Shabbat
New York | December 11 | Global Shabbat: New York Regions Alumni Dinner
New York | December 11 | Nassau Suffolk Global Shabbat
Nili | December 11 | Erev Havay Global Shabbat
North Macedonia | December 11 | BBYO Balkans Hanukkah Global Shabbat
North Woodmere | December 11 | Nassau Suffolk Global Shabbat
North York | December 12 | Dor Chadash Global Shabbat & Havdallah
Northern Region East | December 11 | Global Shabbat: Northern Region East Alumni Dinner
Nürnberg | December 11 | ZWST Global Shabbat
Oceanside | December 12 | Citadel BBG Global Shabbat
Ohio Northern | December 11 | Global Shabbat: Ohio Northern Alumni Dinner
Oldenburg | December 11 | ZWST Global Shabbat
Omaha | December 11 | MZ Yoshanah BBG Global Shabbat
Omaha | December 11-12 | Midwest Global Shabbat
Ontario | December 11 | Dayan AZA Global Shabbat
Osnabrück | December 11 | ZWST Global Shabbat
Owings Mills | December 12 | Chana Senisch BBG's Around the World Cupcake Wars
Palo Alto | December 11 | West Coast Best Coast Global Shabbat with EGR and PWR
Pennsylvania  | December 11-12 | Liberty Winter Convention
Pepper Pike | December 11-12 | Midwest Global Shabbat
Philly | December 11 | Global Shabbat: Philly Area Alumni Dinner
Phoenix | December 11 | Emek HaMa'aravi BBYO | Abrahamic Social Justice Shabbat
Phoenix | December 11 | Felix Frankfurter AZA Global Shabbat
Pittsburgh | December 11 | Gesherim BBYO Global Shabbat
Plainview | December 11 | Nassau Suffolk Global Shabbat
Plano | December 12 | Weinstein Hannukah White Elephant
Plantation | December 11 | Zera BBG Global Shabbat
Plymouth Meeting | December 11-12 | Kochavim and Kol Echad's Global Shabbat
Port Washington | December 11 | Nassau Suffolk Global Shabbat
Porter Ranch | December 11 | Intergenerational Global Shabbat
Port Washington | December 11 | Nassau Suffolk Global Shabbat
Potsdam | December 11 | ZWST Global Shabbat
Providence | December 11 | NER Global Shabbat Celebration
‍Ptahia | December 11 | P'tachiah Global Shabbat
Ramat Gan | December 11 | Or Yehuhda Global Shabbat
Ramat Gan | December 11 | Ramat Gan Global Shabbat
Rancho Palos Verdes | December 11 | Intergenerational Global Shabbat
Recklinghausen | December 11 | ZWST Global Shabbat
Redondo Beach | December 11 | Intergenerational Global Shabbat
Richmond | December 11 | Dr. Abraham Cohen BBG Global Shabbat
Richmond | December 12 | Eastern Region Global Shabbat Havdalah
Richmond Hill | December 12 | Kavod/Kehillah Global Shabbat
Riga | December 11 | Noar Latvia BBYO Traditional Global Shabbat
Rishon Letzion | December 12 | Rishon Letzion Global Shabbat
Rishon Lezion | December 11 | Rishon Merkaz Global Shabbat
Rockville | December 11 | Einstein, Melech, SiAt Global Shabbat
Rockville | December 4 | Achshav BBG and Ko'ach BBG Global Shabbat
Russia | December 18-19 | AJT Global Shabbat and AJT International Conference
Saarbrücken/Trier | December 11 | ZWST Global Shabbat
San Diego | December 11 | Intergenerational Global Shabbat
Santiago | December 13 | Santiago de Chile BBYO Global Shabbat
Scarsdale | December 11 | Aviv BBG Global Shabbat
Scarsdale | December 11 | Eden BBG Global Shabbat
Scarsdale | December 11 | HVR Global Shabbat Services
Scarsdale | December 19 | HVR Chanukah Global Shabbat Night
Seattle | December 11 | West Coast Best Coast Global Shabbat with CRW and PWR
Serbia | December 11 | BBYO Balkans Hanukkah Global Shabbat
Shaker Heights | December 11-12 | Midwest Global Shabbat
Silver Spring | December 11 | Lantos AZA Global Shabbat
Slovakia | December 11 | BBYO Balkans Hanukkah Global Shabbat
Sofia | December 11 | Gideon BBYO Global Shabbat
Solon | December 11-12 | Midwest Global Shabbat
Southbury | December 11 | Connecticut Valley Global Shabbat
Springfield | December 12 | Connecticut Valley Global Shabbat
St. Louis | December 11-12 | Midwest Global Shabbat
Stamford | December 12 | Connecticut Valley Global Shabbat
Stuttgart | December 11 | ZWST Global Shabbat
Swampscott | December 11 | NER Global Shabbat Celebration
Swampscott | December 11 | Donut Decorating
Texoma | December 11 | Global Shabbat: Texoma Alumni Dinner
Thornhill | December 12 | Ahava BBG Global Shabbat
Thornhill | December 12 | Chaverot BBG Global Shabbat: Havdallah
Toronto | December 11 | Magen AZA Global Shabbat
Toronto | December 12 | L'Chaim BBG Global Shabbat
Ukraine | December 18-19 | AJT Global Shabbat and AJT International Conference
Uzbekistan | December 18-19 | AJT Global Shabbat and AJT International Conference
Valley Glen | December 11 | Intergenerational Global Shabbat
Vancouver | December 13 | Sameach BBYO Global Shabbat
Vantaa | December 11 | Helsinki Jewish Tatar Dinner
Vaughan | December 12 | Exodus AZA Global Shabbat: Chanukah Edition  
Vaughan | December 12 | Kavod AZA & Kehillah BBG Global Shabbat
Vernon Hills | December 13 | Ahavah's Global Shabbat
Vienna | December 11 | Vienna BBYO Global Shabbat
Voorhees | December 11 | South Jersey Global Shabbat
Warsaw | December 11 | Hultaj BBYO Global Shabbat
Washington, DC | December 11 | Galim BBG Global Shabbat
Washington, DC | December 11 | Yachad and Nshama Global Shabbat
Westwood | December 11 | NER Global Shabbat Celebration
West Bloomfield | December 11-12 | Midwest Global Shabbat
West Friendship | December 4 | Oseh Shalom BBYO Global Shabbat
West Hartford | December 12 | Connecticut Valley Global Shabbat
West Hills | December 11 | Intergenerational Global Shabbat
West Orange | December 11 | Yachad BBG Stay-Awake-A-Thon
Westerville | December 11-12 | Midwest Global Shabbat
Westfield | December 12 | GJHRR: Central Global Shabbat
Wiesbaden | December 11 | ZWST Global Shabbat
Wilmington | December 6 | Wilmington BBYO Global Shabbat
Winnipeg | December 12 | Chaverim BBG Global Shabbat
Winnipeg | December 12 | Gabriels BBG Global Shabbat Game Night
Winnipeg | December 12 | Red River BBG Global Shabbat
Winter Park | December 13 | Rebels AZA Global Shabbat
Wisconsin | December 11-12 | Midwest Global Shabbat
Woodbridge | December 12 | Connecticut Valley Global Shabbat
Woodland Hills | December 11 | Intergenerational Global Shabbat
Würzburg | December 11 | ZWST Global Shabbat
Yavne | December 11 | Yavneh Global Shabbat
Zichron Yakov | December 11 | Zichron Yakov's Global Shabbat

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