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'''Palmach AZA''' is a chapter of [[Atlanta Council]] [[BBYO]] located in the Marietta/East Cobb area. Palmach is one of the newest chapters in [[Atlanta Council]]. The chapter colors are green and white, and the mascot is the Kool-Aid Man.
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'''Palmach AZA''' is a chapter of [[Atlanta Council]] [[Southern Region]] [[BBYO]] located in the Marietta/East Cobb area. Palmach is one of the newest chapters in [[Atlanta Council]]. The chapter colors are green and white, and the mascot is the Kool-Aid Man.  
[[Image:KoolAidManShotgun2.jpg|frame|thumb|Palmach AZA Mascot]]
[[Image:KoolAidManShotgun2.jpg|frame|thumb|Palmach AZA Mascot]]
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== History ==
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Palmach AZA was established in 2005. The name [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmach Palmach] comes from the special operations unit of the Haganah.
Palmach AZA was established in 2005. The name [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmach Palmach] comes from the special operations unit of the Haganah.
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At the beginning of the 2004-2005 school year, Exodus AZA #2505-0420 knew that its membership numbers (which exceeded 75) were extraordinarily large and that a split of some kind was necessary either in the middle of that year or at the end.  Alephs Shaun Lee and Sammy Shapiro served as co-S’gans of that chapter, and when the split/fuse (members from Hazakah AZA were supposed to join as well, yet only a few did) took place at the end of that unsuccessful Exodus year, Shaun and Sammy went their separate ways to each be the Godol of a chapter, Shaun of Exodus, and Sammy of the new Atlanta Council AZA chapter. 
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At the beginning of the 2004-2005 school year, [[Exodus AZA (SR-AC)| Exodus AZA]] #2505-0420 knew that its membership numbers (which exceeded 75) were extraordinarily large and that a split of some kind was necessary either in the middle of that year or at the end.  Alephs Shaun Lee and Sammy Shapiro served as co-S’gans of that chapter, and when the split/fuse (members from [[Hazakah AZA]] were supposed to join as well, yet only a few did) took place at the end of that year, Shaun and Sammy went their separate ways to each be the Godol of a chapter, Shaun of [[Exodus AZA (SR-AC) |Exodus]], and Sammy of the new [[Atlanta Council]] AZA chapter.   
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The first elections of Palmach took place at Adam Taylor’s house.  Members who attended the elections had already agreed to volunteer to join and help begin this new Atlanta chapter.  Jon Sadow (having already been elected 77th Atlanta Council Aleph Godol [2005-2006]) presided over the election alongside Kevin Mendel (2004-2005 Exodus Godol).  Sammy ran unopposed for Godol.  The S’gan election consisted of sophomores (served as juniors) Stuart Miller, Adam Taylor, and Michael Craig, with Stuart as the victor.  The Moreh election was between sophomore Ryan Trepte and freshman Jonathan Cohen.  Trepte’s cousin Sam Gruber read his speech for him in his absence.  Jonathan won.  Adam Taylor slid to Mazkir and was victorious there, and Michael Craig slid to Shaliach where he also won.  Jason Fleet beat out Josh Kirsh for the position of Gizbor.  Ryan Trepte, though still absent, was elected as the original Aleph Sopher, yet later declined the position and it was handed to freshman David Gorvy.  The first executive board of Palmach AZA was now finalized.
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The chapter name was thought up not too long after by Jon Sadow at AC LTI 2005.  Telling the guys that the Palmach was a special-ops unit of the Israeli army in the early days of the State, the new chapter adopted the name for the purpose of the weekend.  During the weekend, Sammy ran the first ever Palmach Good and Welfare.  It went as follows:
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1st Palmach AZA #Pending Good and Welfare
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Leadership Training Institute 2005
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Camp Ramah Darom
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April 15, 2005
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Members present: Sammy Shapiro, Stuart Miller, Jonathan Cohen, Adam Taylor, Michael Craig
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Purpose: Have members speak about what they would like to see happen or make happen during the course of the 2005-2006 programming year
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I. Michael Craig (Aleph Shaliach)
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a. Talks of having a headache at the time
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b. Jokes about his seizures
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c. Did not have fun during the course of the 2004-2005 year
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d. Likes the new chapter board
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e. Says we need good freshmen
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II. Adam Taylor (Aleph Mazkir)
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a. Wants to change the overall view of what the Mazkir position is, and wants to strive to be more than just what is expected of his position
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III. Jonathan Cohen (Aleph Moreh)
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a. Wants to “retent the hell out of the freshmen”
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b. Wants a good relationship with the freshmen
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c. Since we can no longer have a pool party for recruitment, a luau might be a fun idea
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d. Wants 20+ active freshmen
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IV. Stuart Miller (Aleph S’gan)
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a. Wants to wipe out Exodus
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b. Wants to become better than Exodus
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c. Says that other chapters may think we suck, so let’s not
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d. Hopes to have good programs
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V. Sammy Shapiro (Aleph Godol)
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a. Says that the he likes the new board
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b. Says that we are unstoppable if we use TEAMWORK
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c. Says that everyone should know what’s going on in the chapter
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d. Tells of the plan to have chapter meetings on the first Sunday of every month
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e. Wants biweekly board meetings
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f. Important relationships include the Godol/ S’gan relationship and the S’gan/ Mazkir relationship
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g. Quotes Jon Sadow in saying you can never be doing too much.
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h. Claims that the chapter has a FIRE going and we can’t let it die down
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However, the name was not finalized until the first official board meeting held at Jonathan Cohen’s house on May 5, 2005.  The meeting went as follows:
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1st Official Business Meeting of New Chapter AZA #Pending
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Jonathan Cohen’s House
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May 5, 2005
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I. Opening Rituals- Meeting officially started: 7:56 PM
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II. Roll Call- 8:04
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a. Body: 3 present, 3 voting
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i. Jess Johanneson, Josh Kirsch, Joe Blum
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i. Aleph Godol Sammy Shapiro- 1 present, 1 voting
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1. Interesting Fact: “I am getting braces at 16 years old”
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ii. Aleph S’gan Stuart Miller- 1 present, 1 voting
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1. Interesting Fact: “I have nothing interesting to say”
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iii. Aleph Moreh Jonathan Cohen- 1 present, 1 voting
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1. Interesting Fact: “I watch TV there” (points to his own television)
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iv. Aleph Mazkir Adam Taylor- 1 present, 1 voting
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1. Interesting Fact: “I am Aleph Bitch”
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v. Aleph Shaliach Michael Craig- 1 present, 1 voting
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1. Interesting Fact: “I don’t know my cell phone number”
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vi. Aleph Gizbor Jason Fleet- 1 present, 1 voting
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1. Interesting Fact: “That tapestry is cool” (points to tapestry on the wall)
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vii. Aleph Sopher David Gorvy- 1 present, 1 voting
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1. Interesting Fact: “I am Jewish”
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Motion to move into reading of past minutes: Jonathan Cohen
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Second: Jason Fleet
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Call: Body
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Passes at 8:09 PM
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IV. Old Business: 8:11 PM
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a. Chapter Elections- we now have a board
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b. LTI 2005- Michael Craig talks about the convention
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Motion to move into New Business: Jason Fleet
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Second: Michael Craig
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Call: Body
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Passes at 8:12 PM
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a. Extended Board- Adam Taylor reads off extended board positions available
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b. Program Recommendations
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i. Jess and Fleet laugh at my writing
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ii. Sweet Heart Court
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iii. Outdoor Laser Tag w/ another chapter
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iv. Tradition Shpeel
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v. Spoon Jousting- involves an eating utensil and a potato
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vi. Andretti
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vii. Braves Game
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viii. Six Flags
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ix. Long term community service- we go to the ghetto
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x. Bon fire
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xi. Choco-Shabbat
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xii. Overnight rafting trips (chapter convention)
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xiii. Rabbi Silverman
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xiv. Karaoke
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xv. Miss BBYO Pageant
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xvi. Chapter Video to show freshmen
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i. Palmach- elite Jews with guns
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ii. Rabbi Harry Epstein
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iii. Golanim- Israeli tank force
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d. Discussion of colors
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i. Camouflage
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ii. Blue and maize
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iii. Green and white
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iv. UNC colors
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v. FSU colors
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vi. Adam’s shoes
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e. Discussion of Mascot
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i. Thirst
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ii. Kool-aid Man
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iii. Sour Patch Kid
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iv. Alfred E. Newman
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v. Hebrew Hammer
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f. Sweetheart court
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i. Jordan Brezel
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ii. Alison Hahn
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iii. Laura Galanti
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v. Arielle Kahn
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vi. Stacy Light
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(Call them and say congratulations)
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Motion to move into Special Business: Stuart Miller
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Second: David Gorvy
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Call: Body
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Passes: 9:03
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c. Election of Chapter Colors
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Choices: Michigan vs. Michigan State
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Michigan: 3 votes
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Motion to move into Closing Rituals: Stuart Miller
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Second: Adam Taylor
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Call: Body
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Passes: 9:18
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VII. Closing Rituals
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Meeting officially ended: 9:20 PM
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With a name, mascot, and colors chosen, the guys were (almost) officially a chapter. Once summer had ended, it was time for recruitment.  Palmach’s first ever Recruitment Party was held at East Cobb Park with Agadah BBG.  77th Atlanta Council Aleph Godol Jon Sadow and 77th Atlanta Council Aleph S’gan Josh Balser attended the party to help get the new chapter off the ground.  More recruiting was done at the 2005 New Member Convention, where AJ Shapiro (Sammy’s younger brother) was named AIT (Aleph in Training) Representative (serving as an honorary liaison between the AITs and the Council Board).  Recruitment was officially over soon afterward and the results came in: Palmach had taken in the most freshmen in East Cobb with nearly 20.  On top of that, more older members joined, skyrocketing Palmach’s numbers to around 45.   
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Now Palmach was truly a chapter, and was ready to begin its first year.  The first real program was Initiation, held at Adam Taylor’s house.  The board met a few times beforehand to discuss this program, along with new advisors Jed Selkowitz and Brian Monk.  (The two were both 31 at the time and had grown up in AZA together.  They had much knowledge of the organization and it seemed that they were going to contribute.)  The board knew that anything that they did at the first Initiation would set the precedent for all future Initiations, so they had to make this one count.  By this time in Atlanta Council history, kidnapping had been disallowed for the first program of the year.  This had gone in effect the year before, and had helped to cause Exodus’ suspension for hazing, but that’s a whole different story.  So, the Palmach board took a different approach. 
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As the kids arrived at the Taylor’s house that night, they were welcomed by the older members and served pizza and snacks.  An icebreaker was done in which the AIT’s were put into pairs and chained to one another, and there was only one way to get out.  They were forced to work together to get free.  (This idea was given to the board by Cathy Miller, Stuart’s mom, who contributed her fair share of ideas to the chapter as many a board meeting was held in her living room.)  Next came the chapter meeting and the election of the AIT board, which (Sammy and Stuart had decided) would play a bigger role than previous AIT boards in other chapters.  The meeting went as follows:
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    Official Business Meeting of Palmach AZA #Pending
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Adam Taylor’s House
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Palmach Initiation
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September 24, 2005
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I. Opening Rituals- 8:35
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a. Jason Fleet reads part of Shotare Kotone
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i. Old Members: Jason Rogers, Jess Johanneson, Sam Gruber, Josh Kirsch, Doug Halpert, Steven Rudel
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ii. AITs: Daniel Yaniv, Chase Fain, AJ Shapiro, Johnny Kleinman, Jeremy Sheftel, Jared King, Sam Wetstone, Justin Waxman, Matt Stein, Daniel Mendel, Josh Lansky, Shane Ward, Adam Engelhard, David Lurie
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i. Aleph Godol Sammy Shapiro, Aleph Moreh Jonathan Cohen, Aleph Mazkir Adam Taylor, Aleph Shaliach Michael Craig, Aleph Gizbor Jason Fleet, Aleph Sopher David Gorvy
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i. AIT Shane Ward speaks about the convention.  It is announced that AIT AJ Shapiro was elected the AIT Representative at the convention
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f. Carly Migdall is officially presented to the chapter as our sweetheart
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Motion to move into New Business: Jason Fleet
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a. Election of the AIT Godol
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i. Declared Candidates: AIT’s Shane Ward, Adam Engelhard, AJ Shapiro, Justin Waxman
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We have been unsuccessful.  The new choices are: Justin Waxman, AJ Shapiro
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We have been successful.  The AIT Godol is: AJ Shapiro
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We have been unsuccessful.  New candidates: Chase Fain, Justin Waxman
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We have been successful.  The AIT S’gan is: Chase Fain
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Sammy asks the AIT’s if anyone would like to volunteer.  Brian Monk talks to the AIT’s about stepping up to be leaders among their peers and future leaders of the chapter.
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*[[Godol]] - Zachary Fram
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*[[S'gan]] - Max Smith
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*[[Moreh]] - Corey Ratnowky
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*[[Moreh]] - Sam Shaprio
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*[[Mazkir]] - Sam Marticke
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*[[Shaliach]] - Ben Kahen
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*[[Gizbor]] - Josh Peretz
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*[[S'gan]] - Parker Goldstein
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*[[S'gan]] - Max Smith
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*[[Moreh]] - Corey Ratnowky
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*[[Moreh]] - Cecil Moskowitz
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*[[Mazkir]] - Josh Peretz
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*[[Shaliach]] - Sam Marticke
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*[[Gizbor]] - Matthew Friedrich
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*[[Kohen Godol]] - Wryan Ward
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==2006-2007 2nd Palmach AZA Executive Board==
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*[[Godol]] - Adam Taylor
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*[[S'gan]] - AJ Shapiro
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*[[Moreh]] - Jonathan Cohen
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*[[Moreh]] - Jared King
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*[[Mazkir]] - Daniel Mendel
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*[[Shaliach]] - Michael Craig
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*[[Gizbor]] - Jonathan Kleinman
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*[[Sopher]] - Shane Ward
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*[[Mayamen]] - Josh Kirsch
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*[[Kohen Godol]] - Sammy Shapiro
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==2005-2006 1st Palmach AZA Executive Board==
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*[[Godol]] - Sammy Shapiro
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*[[S'gan]] - Stuart Miller
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*[[Moreh]] - Jonathan Cohen
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*[[Mazkir]] - Adam Taylor
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*[[Shaliach]] - Michael Craig
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*[[Gizbor]] - Jason Fleet
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*[[Sopher]] - David Gorvy
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Once the meeting had ended, the older members put in the movie The Last Castle for the AIT’s as they went upstairs to further discuss the events for the rest of the evening.  At around midnight, when Stuart arrived, it was time to begin initiation.  The older members stormed the basement, turned off the movie, and had all of the freshmen get up and walk out of the house.  They were marched in silence to the neighborhood pool parking lot where a series of team-building tasks was laid before them.  These included holding up buckets of water for extended periods of time, push-ups, throwing raisons at a team member who had peanut butter on his face, and a couple others as well.  In the middle of it all, one of the neighbors had heard the commotion and came to investigate.  However, Jed and Brian told him the situation, and he left us without a complaint.  Upon completing the tasks, the AIT’s were silently marched back to the Taylor’s house where they finished to movie and went to bed. 
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Southern Region Convention was held in November that year, along with the annual Region runoffs.  The competitions held were T-shirt design, Banner, Storytelling (the topic being What Passover Would Be Like If ________ Came To My Seder), Video making, and a formal speech.  Adam Taylor took it upon himself to not only make a banner, but a plaque as well, covered in camouflage tape with the words Palmach AZA Est. 2005 on it.  This plaque would come to be known as the Palmach Spirit Stick.  Sammy and Adam wrote the storytelling, which Sammy read aloud at runoffs.  Stuart would give the speech.  The video was made on the Thursday before SRC by Sammy, AJ Shapiro, Josh Kirsch, Michael Craig, Adam Taylor, and Stuart Miller.
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The results came in Sunday of the convention.  Palmach won 2nd place in the banner, 2nd place in the video, 1st place in the storytelling (using the Pilsbury Dough Boy as the person we would invite to Seder), and 1st place overall, winning Southern Region Runoffs in its first year of existence.  This was a huge confidence boost for the newly established chapter. 
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In December of that year, Palmach would hold its first ever chapter convention, caravanning to Stuart Miller’s lake house on Lake Lanier.  Though the weather was near freezing and the house had no heating system, the boys managed to have the time of their lives as they held a Five Fold program.  Community Service was done as the guys boxed up children’s books that Stuart had collected to be donated.  Socializing was done as the guys talked and ate and enjoyed themselves.  Athletics included wrestling (in the loft covered with mattresses) and bumper pool.  Judaism was included with a Havdalleh service led by Shaliach Michael Craig (using his very own Palmach Havdallah Service booklet).  Michael would also run an Education program as he brought up different worldly issues and discussed them with the chapter.
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*Jordan Remer
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==1st Palmach AZA Executive Board==
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==Sweethearts==
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*2005-2006: Carly Migdall (all-time honorary)
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*2006-2007: Laura Galanti
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*2010: Taylor Padawer
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*2011: Amanda Mizell, Beth Galaid, Hilit Jacobson
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*2012: Amanda Mizell, Elli Bock, Hilit Jacobson
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==Awards==
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*[[Southern Region]] [[Runoffs]] (2006)
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    1st Place Overall (2006)
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    1st Place Storytelling (2006)
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    2nd Place Video (2006)
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    2nd Place Banner (2006)
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*[[Godol]]-Sammy Shapiro
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*Atlanta Council Chapter of the Year (2006) (2010)
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*[[S'gan]]-Stuart Miller
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*[[Moreh]]-Jonathan Cohen
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*[[Mazkir]]-Adam Taylor
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*[[Shaliach]]-Michael Craig
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*[[Gizbor]]-Jason Fleet
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*[[Sopher]]-David Gorvy
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== Traditions ==
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*Golden Pen Award (Mazkir of the Year) to Adam Taylor (2006)
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Chapter Conventions are held at Stuart Miller's Lakehouse at Flowery Branch Lake Lanier in North Georgia.
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== Home Of ==
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* Chapter T-Shirts for EVERY SINGLE CONVENTION
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* Turkey in the straw
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* C-H-A-M-L-A-P- thats palmach backwards, dont mess with me
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* The Palmach Cheer
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P is for all the '''People''' in our chapter
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A is for '''Antelopes'''
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L is for '''Lolly pops''' and stuff
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M is for '''M's'''
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A is for '''Adam Taylor'''
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C is for '''Christopher'''
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H is for '''Handjobs''' and stuff
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*The ONLY Mayamen in AC (Josh Kirsch)- video/t-shirt guy
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*GREEN AND WHITE
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*Highest number of caucusing Council Board members (2006 election): Sammy Shapiro, Stuart Miller, Michael Craig, Adam Taylor
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*Two '06-'07 Council Board members: Stuart Miller (Shaliach) and Sammy Shapiro (Gizbor)
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*Chapter Conventions are held at Stuart Miller's Lakehouse at Flowery Branch Lake Lanier in North Georgia.
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*Shane Ward's life story
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*2010 Atlanta Jewish Teens' Basketball Champions(BBYO and Yeshiva Atlanta)
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*Without the R, it's ''spinkler'' (Michael Craig)
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*Retenting the hell out of freshmen (Jonathan Cohen)
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*'05-'06 AIT Representative AJ Shapiro
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*Chicks Dig T'fillen
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*spending $90 of chapter money on food...in one night (Adam Taylor and Alex Waxman)
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*David Lurie's Yellow Shoes.
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*Caren (Shane Ward's middle name)
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*Golden Pen Award (Adam Taylor)
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*Jacked as Hell (Cecil Matthew Moskowitz)
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*Shaliach for 6 terms (Reuben Levith)
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*Peanut Butter (Scott Greenwald)
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*AZA Hats (Max Smith)
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Reading Shane Ward's life story
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==Links and Stuff==
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*[http://www.acbbyo.org Atlanta Council Website]
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*[http://www.bbyo.org BBYO Website]
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*[http://www.filedropper.com/palmachconstitution Palmach Constitution]

Current revision as of 20:46, 14 May 2012

Palmach AZA is a chapter of Atlanta Council Southern Region BBYO located in the Marietta/East Cobb area. Palmach is one of the newest chapters in Atlanta Council. The chapter colors are green and white, and the mascot is the Kool-Aid Man.

Palmach AZA Mascot


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[edit] History

Palmach AZA was established in 2005. The name Palmach comes from the special operations unit of the Haganah.

At the beginning of the 2004-2005 school year, Exodus AZA #2505-0420 knew that its membership numbers (which exceeded 75) were extraordinarily large and that a split of some kind was necessary either in the middle of that year or at the end. Alephs Shaun Lee and Sammy Shapiro served as co-S’gans of that chapter, and when the split/fuse (members from Hazakah AZA were supposed to join as well, yet only a few did) took place at the end of that year, Shaun and Sammy went their separate ways to each be the Godol of a chapter, Shaun of Exodus, and Sammy of the new Atlanta Council AZA chapter.

For an extended history and minutes of Palmach business meetings, check out History of Palmach AZA

[edit] 2012 Fall Board


[edit] 2012 Spring Board

[edit] 2006-2007 2nd Palmach AZA Executive Board

[edit] 2005-2006 1st Palmach AZA Executive Board

[edit] Advisors

[edit] Sweethearts

  • 2005-2006: Carly Migdall (all-time honorary)
  • 2006-2007: Laura Galanti
  • 2010: Taylor Padawer
  • 2011: Amanda Mizell, Beth Galaid, Hilit Jacobson
  • 2012: Amanda Mizell, Elli Bock, Hilit Jacobson

[edit] Awards

   1st Place Overall (2006)
   1st Place Storytelling (2006)
   2nd Place Video (2006)
   2nd Place Banner (2006)
  • Atlanta Council Chapter of the Year (2006) (2010)
  • Golden Pen Award (Mazkir of the Year) to Adam Taylor (2006)

[edit] Home Of

  • Chapter T-Shirts for EVERY SINGLE CONVENTION
  • Turkey in the straw
  • C-H-A-M-L-A-P- thats palmach backwards, dont mess with me
  • The Palmach Cheer 
P is for all the People in our chapter
A is for Antelopes
L is for Lolly pops and stuff
M is for M's
A is for Adam Taylor
C is for Christopher
H is for Handjobs and stuff
  • The ONLY Mayamen in AC (Josh Kirsch)- video/t-shirt guy
  • GREEN AND WHITE
  • Highest number of caucusing Council Board members (2006 election): Sammy Shapiro, Stuart Miller, Michael Craig, Adam Taylor
  • Two '06-'07 Council Board members: Stuart Miller (Shaliach) and Sammy Shapiro (Gizbor)
  • Chapter Conventions are held at Stuart Miller's Lakehouse at Flowery Branch Lake Lanier in North Georgia.
  • Shane Ward's life story
  • 2010 Atlanta Jewish Teens' Basketball Champions(BBYO and Yeshiva Atlanta)
  • Without the R, it's spinkler (Michael Craig)
  • Retenting the hell out of freshmen (Jonathan Cohen)
  • '05-'06 AIT Representative AJ Shapiro
  • Chicks Dig T'fillen
  • spending $90 of chapter money on food...in one night (Adam Taylor and Alex Waxman)
  • David Lurie's Yellow Shoes.
  • Caren (Shane Ward's middle name)
  • Golden Pen Award (Adam Taylor)
  • Jacked as Hell (Cecil Matthew Moskowitz)
  • Shaliach for 6 terms (Reuben Levith)
  • Peanut Butter (Scott Greenwald)
  • AZA Hats (Max Smith)

[edit] Links and Stuff

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