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Feb 17, 2010

New Website Allows Jewish Teens to Customize Shabbat Services Online

For anyone who has spent hours photo copying prayers out of the siddur (Jewish prayer book) and pasting them onto sheets to make custom services for a youth group or camp setting, a new tool has arrived. BBYO, Inc., the world’s leading pluralistic Jewish youth movement, has recently launched Build a Prayer, an online space where Jews of all backgrounds can connect on a deeply personal level with prayer and Shabbat.

Feb 3, 2010

BBYO's 2009 Annual Report

In 2009, BBYO took pride in offering tens of thousands of Jewish families a place where their teens could find joyful Jewish experiences and a reprieve from the stresses so many families faced as a result of the economy. As we celebrate our 85th year, know that BBYO is a greater force than ever in enriching the lives of young people and making the Jewish community more vibrant. Please click to read our 2009 Annual Report.

Jan 26, 2010

BBYO Global Action Alert: Haiti Earthquake Response

BBYO members, alumni, parents, family and friends – We write you with an urgent message regarding the devastation across Haiti following the Caribbean’s worst earthquake in more than 200 years. The basic infrastructure of the country has been shattered. The community is left without schools, hospitals and thousands of homes leaving an estimated 3,000,000 Haitians in need of life essentials like food, shelter and healthcare. The death toll is presumably in the hundreds of thousands, and the need is increasing each day.

Dec 16, 2009

BBYO Summer Registration Now Open

Summer 2010 will be a one of a kind experience! With a menu of more than 20 programs designed for all Jewish teens regardless of BBYO membership, BBYO Summer Experiences allows teens to build a dream summer trip to best suit their interests. Teens interested in travel, community service, Judaism, outdoor adventure, college prep or leadership will find a multitude of options to develop leadership skills within a community of Jewish teens who will become lifelong friends.

Dec 7, 2009

Teens Meet with Members of Congress in Washington, DC

Seventy –eight high school students from around the country came to Washington, DC, for Panim el Panim a four day seminar by PANIM: The Institute for Jewish Leadership and Values of BBYO, to meet participate in service, advocacy and meet with members of Congress at the U.S. Capitol.

Nov 30, 2009

BBYO Wins “Best Large Nonprofit” in Jewish Choice Awards

BBYO is excited to announce that it has won the “Best Large Nonprofit Award” in the South category as part of the inaugural Jewish Choice Awards.

Nov 12, 2009

BBYO Teen Reporters Interview Jewish Leaders at the GA

More than 3,000 Jewish communal leaders gathered in Washington, DC November 8 – 10 for the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America, the annual conference of the Jewish federation system. BBYO teens from the DC area were given the unprecedented opportunity of serving as Teen Digital Reporters, asking GA participants the question do you remember when you thought anything was possible (the GA theme)?

Oct 9, 2009

BBYO Teens Stand Up For Those in Need

Washington, DC -- In an effort to engage youth in service, social justice and philanthropy efforts that are meaningful to them, BBYO has launched a campaign called Stand Up: BBYO’s Campaign For Those in Need, aimed at getting teens involved locally with partner organizations that support causes that matter most to their communities.

Oct 9, 2009

BBYO Supports National Breast Cancer Awareness Legislation

Committed to making a difference in the world around them, BBYO teen leaders will be working hand-in-hand with Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Shultz’s (D- FL) office to support her proposed bill, The EARLY Act—legislation advocating breast cancer awareness and early detection education. Through a series of awareness campaigns and events, BBYO will make The EARLY Act an integral part of its service and advocacy agenda through its new Stand Up for Those in Need Campaign.

Aug 26, 2009

BBYO’s Top Teen Leaders Convene for “August Execs 2009”

Before the summer officially came to a close, 100 of BBYO’s top regional leaders and the International Boards, travelled to Waynesboro, PA for four days of workshops and programming intended to inspire ideas and action among BBYO’s “Execs” Body.

Jun 19, 2009

BBYO's Top Teen Leaders Convene in Nashville to Set Goals for Coming Year

The ten teen leaders from across North America who make up the International Boards of BBYO’s Aleph Zadik Aleph (AZA) and B’nai Birth Girls (BBG) gathered in Nashville, TN to develop a strategic plan for the upcoming school year. Since BBYO is celebrating its 85th anniversary this year, the teen leaders discussed how to continue to grow the organization, which currently engages 27,000 Jewish teens, while also adapting its programs to meet the interests of today’s teens.

Jun 19, 2009

BBYO Teens Call March of the Living a "Life-Changing Experience"

From April 19 – May 2, 56 BBYO teens participated in the March of the Living, an international, educational program that brings Jewish youth from all over the world to Poland on Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Memorial Day, to march from Auschwitz to Birkenau, the largest concentration camp complex built during World War II, and then to Israel to observe Yom Hazikaron, Israel Memorial Day, and Yom Ha’Atzmaut, Israel Independence Day.

Jun 12, 2009

BBYO Represents Largest Teen Delegation at AIPAC Policy Conference

Nearly 50 teens representing BBYO traveled from across the country to the nation’s capital on May 3-5 to attend the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference, which brings together more than 6,500 activists annually to hear from top Israeli and American policy leaders. The conference is the pro-Israel community’s pre-eminent event, and BBYO teens played an active role this year as the largest high school delegation out of the nearly 200 high school students in attendance.

Jun 11, 2009

BBYO Teens Volunteer Nationwide for J-Serve 2009

Thousands of BBYO teens made up the approximately 10,000 teens that spent April 26, 2009 as a united movement committed to making a difference in more than 70 communities across the country as a part of J-Serve 2009: a national day of Jewish youth service.

Apr 27, 2009

BBYO Featured in New York Jewish Week

An April 22 article in the New York Jewish Week calls BBYO “one of the most successful examples of Jewish youth engagement in recent memory.” The article highlights BBYO’s growth since its independence from B’nai B’rith in 2002, as well as its innovative strategies to engage teens in Jewish life.

Feb 17, 2009

Top Teen Leaders Gather From Around the World for BBYO's Largest International Convention In Its History

More than 750 of the world's leading Jewish communal thinkers – all 18 years of age or younger – gathered in Long Branch, New Jersey from Feb. 12-16 for BBYO's largest International Convention (IC) in its 85-year history. IC set the course for the upcoming year, determining strategies for strengthening BBYO as a youth-led movement and connecting teens to the Jewish community at large.

Dec 1, 2008

BBYO Members Now Receive 10% off Kaplan Test Prep Courses

Committed to helping teens prepare for high school and beyond, BBYO has just secured a partnership with Kaplan Test Prep to provide a 10% discount to BBYO members off any undergraduate prep work and to BBYO Friends & Alumni Network (FAN) members off any graduate prep work.

Nov 1, 2008

New Survey Reports BBYO Alumni Value Jewish Connection at a Significantly Higher Rate Than Those in the General Jewish Population

A survey reveals that BBYO has a significantly positive impact on classic indicators of Jewish connection and BBYO alumni value Jewish connection at a much higher rate than do Jews in the general population.

Nov 1, 2008

BBYO Teens Join Hundreds of Teen Activists in Nation's Capital in Support of Strong US-Israel Relationship

More than 50 teens representing BBYO, the world’s leading pluralistic teen movement, traveled from across the United States to Washington, DC, from November 9-11, to participate in the fourth annual Schusterman Advocacy Institute High School Summit.

Oct 24, 2008

More Passport Stamps for Teens - BBYO Expands Summer Travel Portfolio

BBYO has expanded its travel division to incorporate even more destinations for Jewish teens to travel in a safe, group environment.

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