Connecticut Valley Region

From Wikibbyo

eltaleltoua Connecticut Valley Region BBYO spans many smaller communities. A region of just over 460 members, CVR has been a stable and consistant region for many, many years.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Chapters 2.1 AZA 2.2 BBG 2.3 BBYO 3 Regional Boards 3.1 AZA Regional Board 2012-2013 3.2 BBG Regional Board 2012-2013 3.3 AZA Regional Board 2011-2012 3.4 BBG Regional Board 2011-2012 3.5 Past Regional Boards 4 Regional Events 5 Spirit 5.1 Songs and Cheers 5.2 AZA Mascot 5.3 BBG Mascot 5.4 Color

Geography

CVR spans all of Connecticut, South Western Massachusetts and Westcheseter, NY. There are chapters in:

• Greater Bridgeport Area (CT)
• Stamford (CT)
• Greater New Haven Area (CT)
• Ridgefield (CT)
• Greater Newtown Area (CT)
• Greater Hartford Area (CT)
• Amherst (MA)
• Willimantic(CT)
• Eastern CT
• Longmeadow (MA)

Chapters

These are the next division for CVR below the regional level. Each chapter encompasses an area and draws members from the local Jewish population. They hold weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly meetings.

AZA

• Gottlieb AZA #2196 (Fairfield, CT area)
• Leviticus AZA #2387 (Stamford, CT)
• Exodus AZA #1372 (New Haven, CT area)
• Achla AZA (Ridgefield, CT)
• Chazak AZA #2544 (Hartford, CT)

BBG

• Adrienne LeVine BBG #124 (Fairfield, CT area)
• Samuel D. Arons BBG #1547 (Amity, CT area)
• Rabbi Albert Martin BBG #1360 (Fairfield, CT area)
• Tikvah BBG #1233 (Stamford, CT area)
• Layna BBG #2388 (Hamden, CT area)
• Sabbaba BBG (Ridgefield, CT area)
• Nadav BBG (Hartford, CT area)

BBYO

• Chai BBYO #5199 (Amherst, MA)
• Genesis BBYO #5299 (Newtown, CT area)
• Mishpacha BBYO #5383 (Willimantic, CT)
• L'Chaim BBYO (Longmeadow, MA)
• Eastern CT BBYO (New London, CT area) -- Future
• Westport BBYO (Westport) -- Future
• Greenwich BBYO (Greenwich) -- Future

Regional Boards

These are the elected youth leaders that run the region.

AZA Regional Board 2012-2013

The 7 Alephs comprising the AZA Regional Board for the 2012-2013 Programming Year

• Regional Aleph Godol Logan Ratick (Gottlieb AZA)
• Regional Aleph S'gan Sam Shapiro (Mishpacha BBYO)
• Regional Aleph Moreh Seth Samowitz (Gottlieb AZA)
• Regional Aleph Mazkir Evan Wexler (Genesis BBYO)
• Regional Aleph Shaliach Jason Horowitz (Genesis BBYO)
• Regional Aleph Gizbor Lucas Winson (Achla AZA)
• Regional Aleph Rakkaz Jesse Rubinstein (Gottlieb AZA)
• Regional Aleph Kohen Godol Michael Zahn (Gottlieb AZA)

BBG Regional Board 2012-2013

• Regional N'siah Genna Fudin (Genesis BBYO)
• Regional S'ganit Lily Schacht (Tikvah BBG)
• Regional Aym HaChaverot Caroline Casey (Mishpacha BBYO)
• Regional Mazkirah Emma Strumpf (Genesis BBYO)
• Regional Sh'licha Yarden Tepper (RAM BBG)
• Regional Gizborit Emmie Herbstman (Sabbaba BBG)
• Regional Sadranit Eva Allison (Mishpacha BBYO)
• Regional Madricha Jessi Gerowitz (Tikvah BBG)

AZA Regional Board 2011-2012

The 7 Alephs comprising the AZA Regional Board for the 2011-2012 Programming Year

• Regional Aleph Godol Michael Zahn (Gottlieb AZA)
• Regional Aleph S'gan Ben Garbow (Achla AZA)
• Regional Aleph Moreh Logan Ratick (Gottlieb AZA)
• Regional Aleph Mazkir Joey Zimmerman (Achla AZA)
• Regional Aleph Shaliach Sam Shapiro (Mishpacha BBYO)
• Regional Aleph Gizbor Zach McKinstry (Exodus AZA)
• Regional Aleph Rakkaz Noah Freed (Gottlieb AZA)
• Regional Aleph Kohen Godol Dave Gaizler (Leviticus AZA)

BBG Regional Board 2011-2012

• Regional N'siah Jessi Gerowitz (Tikvah BBG)
• Regional S'ganit Sophie Needleman (Sabbaba BBG)
• Regional Aym HaChaverot Genna Fudin (Genesis BBYO)
• Regional Mazkirah Sara Rubin (Adrienne Levine BBG)
• Regional Sh'licha Yarden Tepper (RAM BBG)
• Regional Gizborit Lily Schacht (Tikvah BBG)
• Regional Sadranit Fay Stoloff (Mishpacha BBYO)
• Regional Madricha Lila Kohrman-Glaser (Genesis BBYO)

Past Regional Boards

• Past CVR AZA Regional Boards

• Past CVR BBG Regional Boards

I LOVE YOU SOOOO MUCH – even without this gift.  Unconditional Love ♥and I would like to share a verse that I relaly like: Love is patient. Love is kind. It does not envy. It does not boast. It is not proud. It is not rude. It is not self-seeking. It is not easily angered. It keeps no record of wrong doing. It does not delight in evil, but rejoices in the truth. It always protects, trusts, hopes, perseveres.   1 Corinthians 13God Bless

Regional Events

These are overnights, dances, and conventions open to the entire region. They are opportunities for members to learn, develop, see their friends from around the region, and have an all out amazing time.

• B'Yachad (a convention occurring in late August. B'yachad is crucial for chapter board members to learn about the positions they will hold for the next year.)
• Kickoff Dance (a Dance to open the programming year in September or October)
• Sisterhood Overnight (a one night convention for all the BBGS of CVR. Will not be occuring in 2012.)
• Fall Convention (a convention in November. Is often themed as the "Spirit Convention".)
• Kallah (Regional Judiac Insitute, held in January)
• AZAA (AZA Athletics. Regional AZA Basketball tournament pitting AZA chapter against chapter. Held on two Sundays in May.)
• Beau Sweetheart (a Dance where the Regional Beau and Regional Sweetheart are elected, happens in February or March)
• Spring Convention (a convention happening in April or May to elect the next year's regional boards)

Spirit

CVR has very few songs and cheers and is currently looking for more good ones. If anyone has any feel free to inform them. CVR has many changing mascots, rarely keeping one for more than a year.

Songs and Cheers

• C is for Connecticut
• C-V-Who?
• Bueno
• A-N-D-Y
• We are CVR!
• CVR SPIRIT FINGERS!

AZA Mascot

The current AZA mascot is Clarice the Goat.

BBG Mascot

The current BBG mascot is Snoopy.

Color

CVR BBYO's colors are Blue Yellow. It was elected at B'Yachad 2005.