Editing Ema Shelcha

Ema Shelcha AZA #2495, whose Alephs are also known simply as '''Emas''' is an [[Aleph Zadik Aleph]] chapter located in Agoura Hills, California where it serves the Conejo Valley, including: Agoura Hills, Westlake, Oak Park, Thousand Oaks, Newbury Park, Moorpark, Simi Valley, and surrounding areas. It is one of twelve active AZA chapters in the [[Pacific Western Region]] #44. 

==Leadership==

Ema Shelcha's chapter runs according to parliamentary procedure. The Chapter has a Godol (President), S'gan (VP of Programming), Moreh (VP of Recruitment), Shaliach (VP of Judaism), Mazkir (Secretary), Gizbor (Treasurer), and Kohen Godol (Past President). Leadership terms last 6 months, at which point leadership is re-elected.

===Advisers===

Ema alumni and UCSB grad student Dustin “Poseidon” Weissman took over as Ema’s adviser in August of 2008. One year later, Alumni Justin Rosenberg began acting as an unofficial adviser. Dustin then returned and is the current chapter advisor.

===Meetings===
Ema, like other chapters, has weekly meetings held every Monday night. The chapter comes together to discuss old and new business, hear reports given by chapter officers, and come together as a community once more.

===Namesake===
Ema Shelcha is Hebrew for ‘Your Mother’. The name is a throwback to AZA's cardinal principal, Filial Love, which is respect for ones mother and father. It is also a reference to "the Motherland", which is Israel.

===Symbols and Traditions===
Ema's chapter colors are red and black. They are not black and red. 

A chapter mascot of Ema Shelcha has the following requirements: (1) It must be a mother (2) She must be Jewish (3) She must have red hair

The chapters original mascot was Shelia Broflovski (Kyle's Mom) from South Park
'''Jane Jetson''' had been the chapter's mascots for several years after.Jane Jetson was considered the perfect example to represent a chapter called your mother; June Cleaver appears on "The Non-Weekly Ema" publication

The week before Convention 2011 at an Ema Convention Planning Meeting, a motion was passed to change the chapters mascot to [[Lois Griffin]] from the Family Guy T.V. Series. She has remained the Chapter Mascot as of recently.

In 2012, a few chapter members liberated an old play horse. Aleph Noah Bidna named this horse Carlos Spicyweiner. It has been decreed an unofficial Chapter Mascot. 

The chapter newsletter is called "Ema's Monthly Periodical". Then-Aleph Sopher Edan Levanon released the first publication in early 2012.

===Sister Chapter===
Ema Shelcha AZA's sister chapter is [[Echad BBG (PCR)|Echad BBG]]. Ema and Echad share a strong brother-sister bond and participate in a number of events together throughout the term.

==Chapter Aleph Godolim==
*'''28th''': Jacob Hershko '' <span style="font-size:88%">Summer/Fall 2013</span>
*'''27th''': Edan Levanon '' <span style="font-size:88%">Winter/Spring '12-'13</span>
*'''26th''': Brandon Grunberg'' <span style="font-size:88%">Summer/Fall 2012</span>
*'''25th''': Eliran Hershko '' <span style="font-size:88%">Winter/Spring '11-'12</span>
*'''24th''': Ethan Bidna '' <span style="font-size:88%">Summer/Fall 2011</span>
*'''23rd''': Ethan Banton'' <span style="font-size:88%">Winter/Spring '10-'11</span>
*'''22nd''': Ethan Banton '' <span style="font-size:88%">Summer/Fall 2010</span>
*'''21st''': Paul Fox'' <span style="font-size:88%">Winter/Spring '09-'10</span>
*'''20th''': Eliran Hershko'' <span style="font-size:88%">Summer/Fall 2009</span>
*'''19th''': Michael Fienberg'' <span style="font-size:88%">Winter/Spring '08-'09</span>
*'''18th''': Steven Sera'' <span style="font-size:88%">Summer/Fall 2008</span>
*'''17th''': Steven Sera'' <span style="font-size:88%">Winter/Spring '07-'08</span>
*'''16th''': Steven Sera '' <span style="font-size:88%">Summer/Fall 2007</span>
*'''15th''': Michael Rich/Steven Sera'' <span style="font-size:88%">Winter/Spring '06-'07</span>
*'''14th''': Ben Iker'' <span style="font-size:88%">Summer/Fall 2006</span>
*'''13th''': Dustin Sherman'' <span style="font-size:88%">Winter/Spring '05-'06</span>
*'''12th''': Zac Friedman'' <span style="font-size:88%">Summer/Fall 2005</span>
*'''11th''': Ben Iker'' <span style="font-size:88%">Winter/Spring '04-'05</span>
*'''10th''': Mike Sera'' <span style="font-size:88%">Summer/Fall 2004</span>
*'''9th''': David Dworkin '' <span style="font-size:88%">Winter/Spring '03-'04</span>
*'''8th''': Shane Steiner'' <span style="font-size:88%">Summer/Fall 2003</span>
*'''7th''': Blake Heller '' <span style="font-size:88%">Winter/Spring '02-'03</span>
*'''6th''': Dustin Weissman '' <span style="font-size:88%">Summer/Fall 2002</span>
*'''5th''':  Justin Flam '' <span style="font-size:88%">Winter/Spring '01-'02</span>
*'''4th''': Alon Goren '' <span style="font-size:88%">Summer/Fall 2001</span>
*'''3rd''': Michael Lotan'' <span style="font-size:88%">Winter/Spring '00-'01</span>
*'''2nd''': Adam Liebling '' <span style="font-size:88%">Summer/Fall 2000</span>
*'''1st''': Adam Liebling'' <span style="font-size:88%">Winter/Spring '99-'00</span>

==Charter Members==
*Elon Amihud
*Dani Bar-Zion
*Adam Eisenberg
*Justin Flam
*Michael Gillman
*Yonatan Gorodenzik
*Alon Goren
*Blake Heller
*Casey King
*Adam Liebling
*Damon Liebling
*Benjamin Lotan
*Michael Lotan
*Nick Sonnenberg

==Founders==
*Michael Bliss
*Jeremy Bliss