Connecticut Valley Region

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These are the elected youth leaders that run the region.
These are the elected youth leaders that run the region.
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===AZA Regional Board 2011-2012===
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The 7 Alephs comprising the AZA Regional Board for the 2011-2012 Programming Year
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*Regional [[Aleph]] [[Godol]] Michael Zahn ([[Gottlieb AZA]])
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*Regional [[Aleph]] [[S'gan]] Ben Garbow ([[Achla AZA]])
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*Regional [[Aleph]] [[Moreh]] Logan Ratick ([[Gottlieb AZA]])
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*Regional [[Aleph]] [[Mazkir]] Joey Zimmerman ([[Achla AZA]])
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*Regional [[Aleph]] [[Shaliach]] Sam Shapiro ([[Mishpacha BBYO]])
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*Regional [[Aleph]] [[Gizbor]] Zach McKinstry ([[Exodus AZA]])
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*Regional [[Aleph]] [[Rakkaz]] Noah Freed ([[Gottlieb AZA]])
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*Regional [[Aleph]] [[Kohen Godol]] Dave Gaizler ([[Leviticus AZA]])
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===BBG Regional Board 2011-2011===
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*Regional [[N'siah]] Jessi Gerowitz ([[Tikvah BBG]])
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*Regional [[S'ganit]] Sophie Needleman ([[Sabbaba BBG]])
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*Regional [[Aym HaChaverot]] Genna Fudin ([[Genesis BBYO]])
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*Regional [[Mazkirah]] Sara Rubin ([[Adrienne Levine BBG]])
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*Regional [[Sh'licha]] Yarden Tepper ([[RAM BBG]])
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*Regional [[Gizborit]] Lily Schacht ([[Tikvah BBG]])
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*Regional [[Sadranit]] Fay Stoloff ([[Mishpacha BBYO]])
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*Regional [[Madricha]] Lila Kohrman-Glaser ([[Genesis BBYO]])
===AZA Regional Board 2010-2011===
===AZA Regional Board 2010-2011===
The 7 Alephs comprising the AZA Regional Board for the 2010-2011 Programming Year
The 7 Alephs comprising the AZA Regional Board for the 2010-2011 Programming Year

Revision as of 00:32, 11 April 2011

eltaleltoua Connecticut Valley Region BBYO spans many smaller communities. A region of just over 300 members, CVR has been a stable and consistant region for many, many years.

Contents

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)
  • Cheshire (CT)
  • Greater Hartford Area (CT)
  • Amherst (MA)
  • Willimantic(CT)
  • Westchester - Scarsdale(NY)

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

BBG

BBYO

Regional Boards

These are the elected youth leaders that run the region.

AZA Regional Board 2011-2012

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

BBG Regional Board 2011-2011

AZA Regional Board 2010-2011

The 7 Alephs comprising the AZA Regional Board for the 2010-2011 Programming Year

BBG Regional Board 2010-2011

The 7 B'nai B'rith Girls comprising the BBG Regional Board for the 2010-2011 Programming Year

Past Regional Boards

Staff

These are the paid professionals that make this region function

  • Senior Regional Director Josh Cohen (Nadov BBYO)
  • Regional Field Staff Aron Pinkussohn, Sarah Lornie Rousseau
  • Regional Adult Commission Chair Person Ken Ginsberg (non-paid)
  • Secretary Patricia Antonucci

Advisors

Advisors are volunteers. They are usually BBYO Alumni. They attend all chapter and regional events and oversee everything that happens in the chapters while still allowing youths to run them.

AZA

  • Gottlieb AZA - Aron Pinkussohn (Gottlieb AZA), Oren Guttmann
  • Leviticus AZA - David Klein, Josh Perlman
  • Exodus AZA - Jeff Weiss
  • Achla AZA - Aron Pinkussohn, David Klein

BBG

  • LeVine BBG - Mindy Schultz (Levine BBG),Jamie Pinkussohn(RAM BBG) and Sheryl Grabiec
  • SDA BBG - Ali Ashford (RAM BBG)
  • RAM BBG - Sarah Lornie (RAM BBG)
  • Tikvah BBG - Paula Snyder, and Mallory Allinson
  • Layna BBG - Beth Joseph
  • Nadov BBG - Gayle Helfand

BBYO

  • Chai BBYO - Dan Kasal (Chai BBYO)
  • Genesis BBYO - Julie Goldstein, Ben Striano
  • Ruach BBYO -
  • Sabbaba BBYO - Leah Wapnitsky

Regional Office

The central location of the region:


CVR BBYO

360 Amity Road

Woodbridge, CT 06525

(203) 389-2127

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 (Regional Leadership Training Institute, 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)
  • Brotherhood Overnight (a one night convention for all the AZAs of CVR. Has hasn't in several years.)
  • Sports & Spirit (an overnight combining Sports, Spirit, and games. Sometimes it is combined with the Brotherhood, and Sisterhood overnights. Usually occurs in mid-October. Hasn't happened in a couple years.)
  • Fall Convention (a convention in late November)
  • Kallah (Regional Judiac Insitute, held in January or February)
  • AZAA (AZA Athletics. Regional AZA Basketball tournament pitting AZA chapter against chapter. It begins a few weeks after Kallah and goes for 5 weeks. AZA is on Sunday nights at the Regional Office, at the New Haven JCC.)
  • Beau Sweetheart (a Dance where the Regional Beau and Regional Sweetheart are elected, happens in early spring)
  • Spring Convention (a convention happening in mid-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

AZA Mascot

The current AZA mascot is Clarice the Goat.

BBG Mascot

The current BBG mascot is Snoopy.

Color

CVR BBYO's color is Yellow. It was elected at B'Yachad 2005.

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