BBYO Region Name Address City, State Zip

BBYO Region Name  Address  City, State Zip  www.bbyo.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Regional Staff Month Day, Year xxx.xxx.xxxx, [email protected]

LOCAL BBYO TEENS CELEBRATE SHABBAT WITH THOUSANDS WORLDWIDE AZA and BBG Global Shabbat Unites Global Jewish Community

City, State – On November 8-9, 2013, # members of the Aleph Zadik Aleph (AZA – BBYO’s high school fraternity for young men) and the B’nai B’rith Girls (BBG – BBYO’s high school sorority for young women) will celebrate Judaism’s most holy tradition, Shabbat, with their peers worldwide as part of AZA and BBG Global Shabbat.

An international initiative of BBYO, the world’s leading pluralistic Jewish youth movement, AZA and BBG Global Shabbat consists of unique Shabbat celebrations in BBYO’s many communities centered on the same theme at the same time all over the world.

For their local Shabbat programming, BBYO Region Name teens are [include information about Shabbat programming].

“[Quote from teen about the significance of AZA and BBG Global Shabbat on both the international and local level],” said Teen Name, a year-level and high school name. “[Finish quote].”

BBYO is teen-led and that is true of AZA and BBG Global Shabbat, too. Members nominate and then vote for the winning themes. Tthis year’s AZA theme is Im Tirzu Ein Zoh Agadah (If you will it, it is no dream) and the BBG theme is Omdim B’yachad, Am Echad, Bayit Echad (We Stand Together, One Nation, One Home).

For more information about your local AZA and BBG Global Shabbat celebration or to get involved with BBYO Region Name, please contact Staff Name, Staff Title, at email or phone.

About BBYO BBYO is the leading pluralistic Jewish teen movement aspiring to involve more Jewish teens in more meaningful Jewish experiences. For 90 years, BBYO‘s leadership programs the Aleph Zadik Aleph (AZA, high school fraternity) and the B’nai B’rith Girls (BBG, high school sorority) have been providing exceptional leadership programs and identity enrichment experiences, shaping the confidence and character of more than 400,000 alumni who are among the most prominent figures in business, politics, academia, the arts and Jewish communal life. Now, BBYO’s network of Jewish teens, alumni, parents, volunteers and philanthropists serves as the Jewish community’s most valuable platform for delivering to the post Bar/Bat Mitzvah audience fun, meaningful and affordable experiences. With year-round activities in hundreds of local communities and inspiring world-wide travel experiences, BBYO’s broad program menu enables teens to explore areas of leadership, service, civic engagement, Israel education and Jewish values.

Please note that BBYO should not be referred to as the B’nai B’rith Youth Organization, but rather by its acronym “BBYO.”

For more information on BBYO, please visit www.bbyo.org.