Kehilah BBYO
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This chapter was in the Lafayette Hill/Blue Bell area and was a part of Liberty Region #13. This chapter encompassed the western suburbs west of Philadelphia (north of the Schuylkill River) including Plymouth, Whitemarsh, Lower Gwynedd, Whitpain, Upper Dublin, Worcester, Springfield, East Norriton, West Norriton, and Lower Providence Townships, along with the boroughs of Conshohocken, Norristown, and Ambler. The chapter is now defunct due to its split into Hatmadah AZA and Kochavim BBG in January 2019.
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Chapter Characters
- Chapter Namesake - “Community” in Hebrew
- Chapter Number - 5405
- Chapter Mascot - Larry and Lanie the Kehilah Limes (Kehilah sounds like the drink tequila, which is typically served with limes)
- Chapter Colors - Green and White
Chapter Social Media
- Twitter - @KehilahBBYO
- Facebook - @kehilahbbyo
- Instagram - @kehilahbbyo
- Email - kehilahbbyo@gmail.com
Kehilah’s Formation and Early History
Kehilah BBYO was founded during their first meeting at BTBJ on September 3rd, 2014. Their first election was in BTBJ’s sukkah on October 8, 2014. Kehilah filed their Petition for Permanent Charter on May 13, 2015.
Past Boards
Kehilah BBYO 5th BBG Board (June 2018 - January 2019)
- Chapter N’siah - Talia Kaganovsky
- Chapter S’ganit - Lindsay Kaplan
- Chapter Morah - Melissa Hans
- Chapter Sh’licha - Elie Lubin
- Chapter Mazkirah - Hope Barrist
- Chapter Gizborit - Melanie Halbert
- Chapter Madricha - Barrie Berger
Kehilah BBYO 5th AZA Board (June 2018 - January 2019)
- Chapter Aleph Godol - Sam Rosenberg
- Chapter Aleph S’gan - Cooper Bell
- Chapter Aleph Moreh - Vacant (David Harris was originally elected to serve this position before a resignation occurred)
- Chapter Aleph Shaliach - Vacant (Seth Elkins was originally elected to serve this position before a resignation occurred)
- Chapter Aleph Mazkir - "Abe Stein"
- Chapter Aleph Gizbor - Dylan Mandel
Kehilah BBYO 4th Chapter Board (2017-2018)
- Chapter N'siah - Barrie Berger
- Chapter Aleph S’gan - Sam Rosenberg
- Chapter S'ganit - Abby Cutler
- Chapter Aleph Moreh - Vacant (Tyler Goodman was originally elected to serve this position before a resignation occurred)
- Chapter Morah - Jordyn Goldring
- Chapter Sh’licha - Talia Kaganovsky
- Chapter Mazkirah - Jenna Berman
- Chapter Gizborit - Hope Barrist
- Chapter Aleph Kohen Godol - Ari Kaganovsky
Kehilah BBYO 3rd Chapter Board (2016-2017)
- Chapter Aleph Godol - Ari Kaganovsky
- Chapter Aleph S’gan - Robbie Gutman
- Chapter S'ganit - Alyssa Green
- Chapter Aleph Moreh - Jared Harris
- Chapter Morah - Julia Schwenderman
- Chapter Sh’licha - Amanda Kaliner
- Chapter Mazkirah - Sarah Edelson
- Chapter Gizborit - Mollie Blum
- Chapter Madricha - Mollie Fink
Kehilah BBYO 2nd Chapter Board (2015-2016)
- Chapter N'siah - Mollie Fink
- Chapter S'ganit - Julia Schwenderman
- Chapter Aleph Moreh - Evan Klein
- Chapter Morah - Amanda Kaliner
- Chapter Co-Sh’lichot - Mollie Blum and Zoe Patent
- Chapter Mazkirah - Alyssa Green
- Chapter Aleph Gizbor - Ari Kaganovsky
- Chapter Madricha - Jess Edelson
Kehilah BBYO 1st Chapter Board (2014-2015)
- Chapter N’siah - Jess Edelson
- Chapter S'ganit - Mollie Fink
- Chapter Aleph Moreh - Evan Klein
- Chapter Morah - Zoe Patent
- Chapter Sh’licha - Mollie Blum
- Chapter Aleph Mazkir - Ari Kaganovsky
Regional Board
Jess Edelson: Mazkirah (2015-2016) Adam Center: Gizbor (2015-2016) Mollie Fink: Sh’licha (2016-2017) Julia Schwenderman: N’siah (2017-2018) Jess Valentine: Gizborit (2017-2018) Julia Schwenderman: Madricha (2018-2019) Abby Cutler: S’ganit (2018-2019) Jess Valentine: Mazkirah (2018-2019) Sarah Gruber: Gizborit (2018-2019)
International Board
Jess Edelson: 72nd International Mazkirah (2016-2017)
Kehilah’s Split
In the first half of 2018, it was decided, after Kehilah BBYO had reached a very large size and not enough Alephs were getting leadership positions, that it was time to split into a Kehilah AZA and a Kehilah BBG. Two separate boards were elected at ChapCon 2018 and built up the AZA and BBG sections of Kehilah over the course of that fall. The split officially happened during a meeting at BTBJ on January 16, 2019. At this meeting, Kehilah BBYO #5405 became Hatmadah AZA #1943 and Kochavim BBG #1635.
