The ILN is the core of our Movement's leadership around the world. This network builds, shapes, and leverages the power of Jewish teens to strengthen our priorities, connect our communities, and develop new leaders. Opportunities are open for members from every community, regardless of position, grade, or past experience.
If you are new to the ILN, create a profile to apply for or join committees, clubs, and experiences. Write down the pin you create when setting up your profile to make joining any team quick and easy. You can update your profile or information anytime. If you have any issues, send us an email.
Opportunities for teens to work together to plan events, mobilize the Movement, or work toward a shared goal on a project.
★ These roles are appointed or selected
Exclusive leadership experiences focused on building new skills and gaining content expertise.
★ These roles are appointed or selected
Global Israel Fellowship
The Global Israel Fellowship a unique, fully funded opportunity that provides a constructive space for young teen leaders from around the world to learn about, grapple with, explore, and engage with Israel.
Open
Due September 2
Roles for teens to lead tracking, recruitment, and programming for Movement-wide experiences or initiatives.
★ These roles are appointed or selected
Teens from around the Movement can start or join a club around a topic, hobby, shared identity, or passion that they're interested in. All club events can be found on BBYO On Demand.
Any member, anywhere can be a Club Host. Start a Club here →
★ These opportunities are open to everyone
Passionate about art or mental health? Join this club to connect with a community of Alephs and BBGs that share your hobbies and let your creativity flow. We can't wait to see you at our next program.
Club Host: Noa Sussan, South Jersey
Join our club to be part of the BBG spirit and spread the love to everyone. Support one and other to be inclusive members of their chapters, while learning/teaching BBG traditions and rituals.
Club Hosts: Madi Brand, Nassau Suffolk
Are you a BBG and you are Interested in knowing more about STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)? This club will enrich your interests in STEM, and cultivate you to discuss, and learn more about your interests. Come learn and make new friends, while empowering other BBG’s to be the best version of themselves by doing what they love and are passionate about.
Club Hosts: Eva Piskun, Gold Coast
This club is a safe, inclusive, and accepting environment for members of BBYO with Autism to be themselves, talk about their experiences on the spectrum, and make community.
Club Hosts: Rivi Jay, South Jersey
Missing Camp? This Club is your solution. Join while we talk about camp experiences, rituals, BBYO summer opportunities, and more. Connect with Aleph’s and BBG’s around the movement, and share why camp is so special. We believe that BBYO is like a summer camp throughout the year and is a way for us to connect with our friends from far away and to bond with our Jewish communities. Come discover your passion for summer camps as we all have one, and get ready for an amazing Summer 2024.
Club Hosts: Vera Jacobs and Ike Diamond, Lonestar; Rachel Lewin, Miami; Emma Berger, Delta
Interested in learning about business and finance through creative and fun initiatives. In this club, you would make connections, build your business idea, access the entrepreneurship tools, and learn the skills to be successful financially. You don’t need to be an expert on the topic, learn, and think together; the best businesses are the ones have multiple people involved and everyone works as a team, come be part of the best team. Within the BBYO Finance Club, they are two sectors of the club, with one focused on business content, and one focused on stock market content.
Club Hosts: Joshua Fleishman, Turner Getz, and Ike Diamond, Lonestar
Ever thought to network with your besties in BBYO? Come and discover your professional interests and create a plan to get there. Share ideas with other members and help each other grow their leadership skills.
Club Hosts: Morgan Rodriguez, Gold Coast
Let’s talk all things GREEN! the BBYO Green Team will focus on the impact and importance of progressing towards a net zero carbon emission lifestyle. Join other BBYO citizens and stewards of the planet as we decrease our carbon footprint.
Club Hosts: Adam Bachrach, Northern Region East: DC
BBYO Sings is the place where musical leadership is fostered in BBYO. The goal is to build a cohort of musical leaders within BBYO who can lead their peers in worship, songleading, and community building through music.
Club Hosts: Julia Sabra, Eric Hunker, BBYO Director of Music and Aleph Engagement
Go to a boarding school? Want to meet other Jewish teens attending boarding schools from across the International Order? Join the boarding school club to make friends, share your boarding school experiences, attend virtual programming, and get more involved in BBYO.
Club Hosts: Leah Heimer, Asia Pacific; Rachel Solomon, Manhattan; and Evie Salem, Eastern: North Carolina
Reading & Chill? If you’re up for it, sign up for the Book Buffet club to read, share your thoughts and opinions on your book of choice and, of course, meet some new friends around the order.
Club Host: Mihaela Grigorova, Bulgaria
Join the Climate Crisis Club to build resources, learn, and make a difference for our most important resource - the environment. Take initiative with BBYO to help support the end of global climate change. Start here - there's no Planet B.
Club Host: Rabbi Meir Tannenbaum, BBYO Director of Jewish Enrichment
The Diversity Culture Club gives you a space to share and explore the different cultures inside Judaism. Find new passions and make new friends. Open to Jewish people of all cultures, races, and ethnicities to join.
Club Host: Ike Diamond, Samuel Antonoff, Lonestar
Hub of idea generation, open conversation, and resource collection to bring Israel awareness and dialogue to the AZA & BBG experience around the world.
Club Host: Ofir Shinhertz, BBYO's Central Shaliach
The Military Teens Club welcomes all Jewish teens with a parent on active duty in the U.S. military or diplomatic corps. Join the club to connect with other Jewish teens who may have similar life experiences and attend virtual programming. Our goal is to build a fun, supportive BBYO community!
Club Host: Ruthie Perlman, BBYO's Manager of New Chapters and Community Expansion
This is a space for BBYO members-of-color. Join the MOC Alliance to meet other MOCs, find friends, resources games, and check up on how everyone’s doing.
Club Host: Morgan Rodriguez, Gold Coast
Passionate about Jewish heroes in our lives? Stars of the Tribe Club celebrates Jewish champions in sports, music, and beyond to challenge stereotypes and build Jewish pride in a time of rising antisemitism through multimedia content.
Club Host: Nate Berman, Liberty
Want a place to get some work done while hanging out with Alephs and BBGs from around the Order?
The Study Buddies club is for whoever needs to catch up on school work and needs people to do it with. With breakout rooms for different subjects, and other hardworking teens to hang out with, you'll want to join us.
Club Host: Marissa Krieger, South Jersey; Ava Tringali, Connecticut Valley
If you’re a Swiftie, join this club! Meetings will include listening parties, trivia, theory sharing, analyzing lyrics, and more—a great way to make new friendships based on our shared interest.
Club Host: Talia Septimus, Gillian Lawrence, Lonestar
Club dedicated to the one and only Jewish rapper, Drake. Listening to parties for past and new albums, discussing how each song impacts the music world, and having fun activities related to the singer. Join the Drake Fans around the order and foster your connections.
Club Host: Zach Thorner, Rocky Mountain; Evan Drazin, North Texas Oklahoma
Come with us on an adventure into the world of plants! In The Secret Garden, we grow flowers, share our progress, paint, and make good friends while having fun. Enjoy a good time and do the things we love as is admiring and give love to nature.
Club Host: Mihaela Grigorova, Diana Noteva, Bulgaria
A club for those interested in theater to connect with each other and talk about our various experiences and shows!
Club Host: Brenna Halper, Northern Region East: DC
World traveler or want to be one? Together we'll share, teach, learn, and explore AZA and BBGs fom across the moment experiences traveling around the world.
Club Host: Matthew Agay, Great Midwest
Groups of teens unite in-person or virtually for travel, education, and Ambassadors exchanges.
★ Participation for these experiences is based on organizational role or selection by application
Sibling Communities are partnerships where chapters from different communities are paired together. After filling out the form, your chapter will be matched with a sibling chapter to run events together, create pen pals and communication systems, share traditions and rituals, and so much more. All year long, sibling chapters will receive resources and special programming to have the opportunity to build an elevated global BBYO experience. Paired chapter-to-chapter, the Sibling Communities network will be empowered to make programming, Centennial celebrations, and these unique relationships their own.
August Execs is BBYO’s annual gathering of the highest-elected teen leadership (Teen Delegates) from every community across our Movement. During the conference, Alephs and BBGs come together to train on skills and strategies to finalize plans for the upcoming year. The conference will be filled with unique workshops, awesome programs, special events, and it will feature an International Business meeting.
Ambassadors trips are week-long visits to BBYO communities around the world. The purpose of Ambassadors trips are to connect BBYO members globally, expose members to Jewish life in other parts of the world, attend special community gatherings, and foster a sense of global Jewish responsibility for members.
Opportunities to travel the world with BBYO during the school year will be announced soon. Check back here for more information.
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for teens ages 18-19 (post high school) interested in having a unique Israel experience, coordinated and planned by Maccabi World Union. If you are looking for a meaningful year of exploring Israel, experiencing the Israeli culture and views, while learning and growing. Throughout the programs, there will be many opportunities to discover and see Israel from many perspectives while making connections to Jewish teens in Israel and from around the world.
Groups of teens with similar responsibilities in their communities.
★ These roles are elected locally, regionally, and internationally
Presidents are responsible for training and supporting local boards to ensure every chapter is healthy. All Regional and Country Presidents make up the Executive Body, AZA and BBG's core decision making group.
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The S'ganim Network focuses on BBYO's core product: experiences. They build great programs and teach others the ins-and-outs of planning events.
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The Morim Network focuses on supporting the recruitment, education, and retention of members in chapters. They ensure all new members are welcomed and hosted after joining BBYO.
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The Mazkirim Network focuses on communication, documenting meetings and experiences, social media, newsletters promotion, and connecting communities around the world.
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The Sh'lichim Network focuses on elevating, celebrating, and leading Judaic content, Israel programming, social action, and community service work.
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The Gizborim Network focuses on fundraising, stewarding the International Service Fund (ISF), managing money, grants, philanthropic efforts, and responsible fiscal behavior.
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