About the International Leadership Network (ILN)

The Grand Board of the Aleph Zadik Aleph and the International Board of the B’nai B’rith Girls lead, manage, and support the
Movement’s teen leadership and membership via the International Leadership Network (ILN). The ILN is the core of the Movement
around the world—it builds, shapes, and leverages the power of AZA & BBG and Jewish teens worldwide.

Learn about the different areas of the ILN and explore current opportunities that exist below. New opportunities to serve on the ILN will pop up on the Lead Hub throughout the year. The largest wave of opportunities open in June. See who is currently serving on the ILN leadership team for this school year.

If there’s something you’re interested in doing that you don’t see on here, let us know. We love hearing new ideas and finding ways for you to use BBYO as a platform for good. We believe that every member can add unique value to enhance our Order and the global Jewish community. We need your help to make that happen.

96th Grand Board of the Aleph Zadik Aleph & 76th International Board of the B'nai B'rith Girls

The Grand Board of the Aleph Zadik Aleph and the International Board of the B’nai B’rith Girls lead the Movement’s 55+ countries forward while supporting more than 725 chapters to be the strongest homes they can be for Jewish teens worldwide.

Aleph Engagement Task Force

This task force is working with Alephs and BBYO professionals to advance BBYO's engagement, recruitment, hosting, and program strategies to reach, inspire, and involve more Jewish teen males. This committee is managed by our Grand Aleph Godol and Grand Aleph Moreh. Learn more about the Presidents Network and Morim Network.

All Abilities Inclusion Task Force

The All Abilities Inclusion Task Force is working to create programs and resources for communities with a focus on people of all abilities, lead planning for Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month (February), promote BBYO participation in Jewish Disability Advocacy Day, and lead monthly discussions, events, trainings, and interviews on BBYO On Demand.

BBYO Voice Your Vote Field Organizing Corps

The BBYO Voice Your Vote Field Organizing Corps is working to organize, mobilize, and plan to get teens, and folks of all ages, registered to vote in the US 2020 Election on November 3rd. Through innovative programming, resource development, and relevant speaker engagements, the Voice Your Vote Field Organizing Corps is helping teens become more aware of the issues surrounding the election.

BBYO On Demand Team

The BBYO On Demand Team runs the rapidly expanding hub that BBYO On Demand is, which offers various ways to share ideas, learn, laugh, watch TV, make music, challenge each other, make the world a better place, celebrate all that we are, and have a great time while doing it. The team is working to engage teens with exciting content, featured guests, incredible speakers and entertainers, and most importantly, other Jewish teens.

Climate Crisis Task Force

The Climate Crisis Task Force is committed to building a more sustainable future through advocacy, education, and international organizing. The Task Force is working to make BBYO programs more environmentally friendly and advocates for the protection of the Earth's environment and lead monthly discussions, events, trainings, and interviews on BBYO On Demand.

CLTC Hype Squad

The CLTC Hype Squad is working to get the most teens, ever, to a Chapter Leadership Training Conference this summer 2021. Through exciting programming, calling parties, rallying calls, and excitement, this committee is dedicated to CLTC 2021. This committee is managed by our International Morim. Learn more about the Morim Network here.

Eastern European Council

This team of 10 European teens is working on bringing the Eastern European community together through various initiatives, projects, and activities. Striving to make the far-reaching community more cohesive, each council member is serving as an ambassador from their local communities to the Eastern European community.

Explore Israel Committee

The Explore Israel Committee (EIC) is serving as a hub of idea generation, open conversation, and resource collection to bring Israel awareness and dialogue to the AZA & BBG experience around the world. Through small group work in Chevrutah on passion projects, the EIC is elevating the frequency and strengthens the content of Israel-centric programming.

Gamechanger Granting Committee

Gamechanger Grants are a crucial tool to help us create exciting and innovative chapter programs and grow our chapters. The Gamechanger Granting Committee is working to delegate funds, coach chapters to meet (and surpass!) their goals, and meet weekly to raise the bar for chapter program excellence across the Movement. This committee is managed by our International Gizborim. Learn more about the Gizborim Network and Gamechanger Grants.

Genocide Education Comittee

This committee is working to advocate for, support, and endorse Holocaust and genocide education legislation on state and local levels, as well create resources for all Alephs and BBGs to use in their home communities and beyond to advocate and educate about genocide awareness and the Holocaust.

Global Leadership Academy

The Global Leadership Academy (GLA) prepares an elite cohort of Jewish teens from around the world with marketable leadership skills and experiences that are transferable throughout their lives. Learn more about the Global Leadership Academy and check out our current 2020-2021 cohort here.

LGBTQ+ Task Force

The LGBTQ+ Task Force is working tocreate tools for communities to facilitate conversations and programs with a focus on LGBTQ+, lead the planning of BBYO Global Pride (June), and lead monthly discussions, events, trainings, and interviews on BBYO On Demand.

Maccabi Tzair Ambassadors

The Macabi Tzair Ambassadorship is a unique and exclusive cohort of Israeli teen leaders that are working year-round on building and expanding the Macabi Tzair and BBYO relationship, learning about Global Jewry and gaining necessary leadership skills. The team is working on ongoing community projects, leading and planning for Movement Initiatives, meeting with BBYO delegations, and writing for the Shofar.

Maimonides Moot Court Competition Team

Maimonides Moot Court Competition (MMCC) is a program for high school students to grapple with modern ethical challenges through a prism of Jewish legal tradition. The BBYO team is working to bring home this year’s trophy through debate and discussion.

Membership Task Force

The Membership Task Force is working to identify and help execute on building stronger pipelines and growing membership locally and throughout the order with a focus on North America and lead monthly events, rallies, trainings, or info sessions on BBYO On Demand. This committee is managed by our International Morim. Learn more about the Morim Network here.

Mental Health Task Force

The Mental Health Task Force is working to create tools for communities to facilitate conversations and programs with a mental health focus, lead the planning of Mental Health Awareness Month (May), and lead monthly discussions, events, trainings, and interviews on BBYO On Demand.

Press Corps

The Press Corps captures stories from around the Movement to provide ongoing updates for The Shofar: The International Newsletter of AZA & BBG, helps build BBYO’s brand, and celebrates initiatives, campaigns, and events from around the Order. You may see members from this team running around at events taking photos, posting on social media, filming videos, and documenting our experiences in any way possible.

Racial Justice Education Task Force

The Racial Justice Education Task Force is working towards both educating and providing tangible action steps for the Movement to take regarding the injustices that the Black community, Indigenous people, and People of Color (BIPOC) face across the world. This includes (but won’t be limited to): creating actively anti-racist BBYO environments, formalizing BBYO’s support through written legislation, educating on voter suppression, providing teens with opportunities to learn from professionals, and lifting the voices of BIPOC. This committee is managed by our Grand Aleph Shaliach and International Gizborit. Learn more about the Sh'lichim Network and the Gizborim Network.

Rise UP Task Force

The Rise UP Task Force is working to establish Rise UP as a Movement priority by building programming resources, launching the Rise UP website, and continuing to combat anti-Semitism. The Task Force will work with professionals in the Jewish community to lift the voices of Jewish teens and speak out against anti-Semitism.

Standing Up for Upstanders Task Force

COVID-19 has affected so many people around the world, but we can’t forget about the people who risk their lives and their health for strangers every day. It’s time that we give back to them and thank them for all that they do. The Standing Up for Upstanders Task Force is a cohort of leaders who drive how we as a Movement can respond to the COVID crisis by raising money, building service projects, and hosting programs on BBYO On Demand.

Summer Coordinators

Serving as a BBYO Summer Coordinator is a huge honor and comes with a high degree of dedication and responsibility. This year, more than ever before, the summer coordinators must inspire the future leaders of our order. Summer Coordinators are working to innovate, recruit, program, and mobilize the movement to get excited for the best summer yet.

Virtual Shabbat Task Force

The Virtual Shabbat Task Force is working to plan and implement virtual Shabbat and Havdalah programs. This team is working together to create multiple Shabbat and Havdalah experiences throughout the year that highlight different global communities and offer experiences that represent BBYO’s pluralistic approach to Judaism.

Wellness Task Force

The Wellness Task Force is working to create tools for communities to facilitate conversations and programs with a wellness focus, build and run virtual and in-person Zen Zone experiences, and lead monthly discussions, events, trainings, and interviews on BBYO On Demand.

Sounds like fun, right? Learn how you can join the ILN →