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In AZA and BBG, there is no limit to your leadership. This is your hub for all of the current opportunities to make an impact on our Movement. Check back often to see what's available!
The ILN is an opportunity for members from every community, regardless of position or grade, to raise their hand to help build our Movement. Whether you want to plan events, envision new ways to strengthen our priorities, or build bridges between our communities across the world—there are endless ways for you to step up and lead. Learn more about the structure and opportunities in the ILN.
All current opportunities (unless specified in the description) will remain open and will welcome new Alephs and BBGs on a rolling basis.
This year, we're trying something new and rolling out ILN opportunities in waves. We'll have more opportunities than ever—some that are for the full year, some only for a few months, and everything in between. Make sure to come back and check for more.
Email or text +1-202-852-7019 if you need anything or have an idea for something you don't see here. Please share these opportunities with any Aleph or BBG that you think can make a difference in our Order. Everyone should have the opportunity to apply, so spread this to as many of your friends as possible (groups, emails, text, WhatsApp, GroupMe, etc.). Talk to you soon!
Fill out the universal information form for the International Leadership Network (ILN). If you're not already signed in to JotForm, make sure you either create an account or sign in to one you already have. This will allow you to keep tabs on the committees and task forces you're interested in, as well as save them and come back.
Whether you're signing up for one opportunity or three, you only have to fill this form out once. Let us get to know you!
Sign up for any of the ILN Opportunities that you are interested in. All of the forms are saveable, so feel free to save your work and come back later if needed.
Work 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 opportunity is rolling, so sign up as soon as you’re ready to jump in! We’ll keep welcoming new members every few weeks.
The All Abilities Inclusion Task Force will 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 interview on BBYO On Demand.
This opportunity is rolling, so sign up as soon as you’re ready to jump in! We’ll keep welcoming new members every few weeks.
The BBYO Field Organizing Corps will be responsible for registering voters, pledging voters, working at the pools (and getting their friends ther too), promoting deadlines, running events, and educating teens about voting. This team will be the core team running BBYO's Voice Your Vote campaign.
This opportunity is rolling, so sign up as soon as you’re ready to jump in! We’ll keep welcoming new members every few weeks.
The BBYO Sings Committee 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.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Rachel Dingman at rdingman@bbyo.org. This opportunity is rolling, so sign up as soon as you’re ready to jump in! We’ll keep welcoming new members every few weeks.
The Climate Crisis Task Force is a cohort of teens committed to building a more liveable future through advocacy, education, and international organizing. The Task Force works 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.
Teams will be assigned on September 1st, so please fill out the application prior to that date. Email bbyoclimatecrisis@gmail.com with questions or concerns.
Are you passionate about CLTC? Do you like presents? Are you ready to make sure your friends near and far have the time of their lives at CLTC 2021? We know you are! Go below and click the Join button to join the most hype hype squad of them all!
This application is rolling, so sign up as soon as you're ready to jump in! We'll keep welcoming new members every few weeks.
The Explore Israel Committee (EIC) serves 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 elevates the frequency and strengthens the content of Israel-centric programming. This committee will additionally lead (at least) monthly discussions, events, trainings, and interviews on BBYO On Demand.
This opportunity is rolling, so sign up as soon as you’re ready to jump in! We’ll keep welcoming new members every few weeks.
The Genocide Education Committee will advocate for, support, and endorse Holocaust and genocide education legislation on state and local levels. In addition to the above, this group will steward BBYO's Zikaron BaSalon campaign, create resources for all Alephs and BBGs to use to advocate in their home communities and beyond, and lead monthly discussions, events, trainings, and interviews on BBYO On Demand.
This opportunity is rolling, so sign up as soon as you’re ready to jump in! We’ll keep welcoming new members every few weeks.
The ISF (International Service Fund) is AZA & BBG’s Global Treasury. As communities, chapters, and individuals donate to the ISF, it gives AZA & BBG’s teen leadership network the opportunity to choose how to make an impact on behalf of the Movement, whether that be through scholarship, philanthropy, crisis relief response, or otherwise. The ISF Committee is made up of Alephs and BBGs who are aspiring to seek out personal contributions, so that the AZA & BBG can continue to give back, something central to principles and values we have within BBYO and as Jewish people.
This opportunity will close October 4th. If you have any questions, please email Nolan Hausler at nhausler@bbyo.org.
The LGBTQ+ Task Force will create tools for communities to faciliate 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.
This opportunity is rolling, so sign up as soon as you’re ready to jump in! We’ll keep welcoming new members every few weeks.
The Maccabi Tzair Fellowship is will strive to connect Israeli teens to the Jewish world outside of Israel, instilling contents and skills from the world of “Shlichut”, and build a global network of Jewish leaders that will carry on this involvement through their adult life. This is a great opportunity for any and all Jewish teens in Israel.
This opportunity is only for Israeli teens and will close on September 10th. Please forward any questions to Nitzan Ben Shaya at nbenshaya@bbyo.org.
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. We are looking for 15 teens or more to field 2-3 teams that will represent BBYO at this premiere event and help us bring home this year’s trophy.
This opportunity will close on October 5th and team meetings will begin October 18th. Please forward any questions to Rabbi Mier Tannenbaum at mtannenbaum@bbyo.org.
The Membership Task Force will 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 opportunity is rolling, so sign up as soon as you’re ready to jump in! We’ll keep welcoming new members every few weeks.
The Mental Health Task Force will create tools for communities to faciliate 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 with a mental health focus.
This opportunity is rolling, so sign up as soon as you’re ready to jump in! We’ll keep welcoming new members every few weeks.
Interested in journalism, writing, or hosting? Want to be the liaison between the movement and our news? Join the Press Corps– we'll capture stories from around the Movement to provide ongoing updates for The Shofar: The International Newsletter of AZA & BBG, serve as live news anchors for movement moments, and manage the TikTok for the Movement. We’re looking for a cohort of Alephs and BBGs to keep the content coming.
This opportunity is rolling, so sign up as soon as you're ready to jump in. Opportunities for leadership positions are now closed. Any questions? Email Ryan Ladd at rladd@bbyo.org.
The Racial Justice Education Task Force is a cohort of teens 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 opportunity is rolling, so sign up as soon as you’re ready to jump in! We’ll keep welcoming new members every few weeks.
The Rise UP Task Force will work 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.
This opportunity is rolling, so sign up as soon as you’re ready to jump in! We’ll keep welcoming new members every few weeks.
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. We are looking for a cohort of leaders to help us 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.
This opportunity is rolling, so sign up as soon as you’re ready to jump in! We’ll keep welcoming new members every few weeks.
The Virtual Shabbat Task Force will help to curate and implement virtual Shabbat and Havdalah programs. We will work together to create multiple Shabbat and Havdalah experiences throughout the summer that highlight different global communities and offer experiences that represent BBYO’s pluralistic approach to Judaism.
This opportunity is rolling, so sign up as soon as you’re ready to jump in! We’ll keep welcoming new members every few weeks.
The Wellness Task Force will 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.
This opportunity is rolling, so sign up as soon as you’re ready to jump in! We’ll keep welcoming new members every few weeks.
The Constitutions of the Grand Order of the Aleph Zadik Aleph and the International Order of the B'nai B'rith Girls are the chief governing documents of our Orders. We're looking for those government and democracy lovers (you might call us nerds?) who want to help update our Constitutions. Apply to join the Constitutional Task Force and jump right into editing, aligning, and modernizing these historical documents.
Join Rose Leveen, of Evergreen Region, and Hannah Merenstein, of Rocky Mountain Region, as we launch our inaugural Sustainability Task Force! If you're a lover of tikkun olam and believe that we can keep planning the high quality AZA and BBG experiences we all love while making more sustainable choices, you're in the right place. Raise your hand to help out and join the Sustainability Task Force.
The Press Corps is AZA and BBG's international news network. Join correspondents from around the world in sharing stories through writing, photos, and videos for The Shofar, our official newsletter. We are currently looking for some awesome Alephs and BBGs to join our team who love social media, storytelling, and communications.
Correspondent Job Description:
Submit at least one post for The Shofar per month.
Takeover BBYO Insider Snapchat story at local experiences.
Participate in viral video campaigns.
Record videos and take photos at local events.
Record vlog style interviews and testimonials.
Correspondent Open Positions:
Active Jewish Teens: Belarus
Active Jewish Teens: Georgia
Active Jewish Teens: Kazakhstan
Active Jewish Teens: Moldova
Active Jewish Teens: Russia
Active Jewish Teens: Ukraine
Active Jewish Teens: Uzbekistan
Australia
Austria
Balkans: Bosnia & Herzegovina
Balkans: Croatia
Balkans: Slovakia
Balkans: Macedonia
Bulgaria
China
Colombia
Connecticut Valley
Denmark
Eastern Canada
Eastern: Dixie
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greater Jersey Hudson River: Central
Greater Jersey Hudson River: Northern
Hagoschrim: Switzerland
Hungary
Italy
Jew Beyachad: Latvia
Kentucky Indiana Ohio
Keystone Mountain
Lithuania
Macabi Tzair: Uruguay
Maccabi Tzair: Israel
Manhattan
Mid-America: Kansas City
Mid-America: Omaha
Mexico
Miami
New England
Northwest Canada
Northern Region East: Baltimore
Ohio Northern
Poland
Red River
Rocky Mountain
Romania
South Jersey
Spain
Turkey
Vancouver
The Executive Body, which consists of all council, regional, and country presidents, meets in-person twice a year and virtually throughout the year to vote on legislation from you and your peers to move us forward. We update the constitution, vote on our Movement Priorities, commit AZA and BBG to tackling big issues, introduce new campaigns and initiatives, and celebrate major achievements.
One of the most beautiful parts of AZA and BBG is the ability for any member to have a voice in what they'd like to see for our Movement. What's your vision for how we move forward?
Submit legislation for February Executives Conference by Monday, January 13, 2020.
If you need a little help writing your legislation, take a look at the legislation docket from August Executives Conference 2018. If you have questions, email azabbg@bbyo.org
One of the greatest legacies any Aleph or BBG can leave is starting a new chapter or launching a new community in their council, region, or country. This is one of the fastest ways to grow BBYO around the world.
But why would you start a new chapter? Great question. There are three important questions to think about when it comes to chapter start-up:
Does your chapter have enough leadership opportunities for everyone involved?
Are there specialized groups of people in your community that could form a chapter (e.g., Summer camp alumni or Russian-speaking Jews)?
Is there a city, town, or suburb in your area that has Jewish people, but no chapter?
There are many reasons to start a new chapter. Utilize these tools below to guide you through the process for creating and sustaining a new AZA, BBG, or BBYO chapter.
Follow these steps to officially launch your AZA, BBG, or BBYO chapter. If you're looking for a Name Change Petition, head here. For more information, check out the Chapter Chartering Process Overview.
Hey, there's a lot of you out there! Sometimes we don't hear about everything going on. If you're working on an awesome project in your chapter, have a really cool idea for something AZA and BBG could implement, or have resources we could be utilizing on the International level, let us know! We love hearing from you.
