Youth Visions Getting in the Swing of Things with Chai Chaverim BBG

The Charlotte Jewish News ■ February 1999 - Page 11 Youth Visions Getting in the Swing of Things with Chai Chaverim BBG

By Dana Gotthean and Melissa Stewart. BBYO sum mers provide chances for leader Chai Chaverim. BBG has been ship, learning, friendships, and fun, busy throughout the winter months, and even vacationing in Israel. and shows no sign of stopping any Anyone who is interested should time soon! In December, both Chai not hesitate to register right away! Chaverim BBG and MBA AZA Space is always limited. We also had a great showing at Regionals, a held a formal business meeting to convention held for all of Eastern understand the rules and rituals that Region in Raleigh, NC. It was a go along with Parliamentary wonderful convention filled with Procedure and vote for our Beau interesting programs and bonding from Mickey Barak Aberman. with friends from across the region February will keep right with the and was coordinated by our very swing of things as we learn to own Erin Claire Goldstein. swing dance with MBA AZA and December was also a time to dance Chai Chaverim Sh’licha, (Jewish then show our moves on the dance Older and younger members enjoy a group hug during a away at the annual Chanukah floor at Sweetheart Beau 1999. Big Sister/Little Sister program. dance with NFTY and USY and Awareness person) Ruthie Warshenbrot presents the “Hebrew word-of-the- This annual event will be especial learn about A2^ as we had our first day” at a chapter meeting. ly phenomenal this year and will be A 2^ theme night to learn about the coordinated by Rebecca Frucht and Institute convention. ble Chapter Leadership Training rituals and traditions of our broth dents, chairmen and chairwomen, Mitchell Gartner. Best of luck to Chai Chaverim. continues to Institute, and the chance to keep on ers. We had a blast dressing up as and the BBG and AZA council them, along with all committees flourish under strong leadership growing. On a personal note, as the the boys. January brought MITS boards in Greensboro on January that are working to make this from the board, the excellent chair proud N’siah (President) of Chai the chance to let their colors shine 16th for executive council meet evening special for the many women, and the spirit of a large Chaverim BBG #1548-552,1 am so in their own MIT meetings, lead by ings. We also held an exceptional dancegoers from all of North MIT class that is always eager to lucky to watch the beautiful B’nai MIT N’siah (President of Summer Programs program to pro Carolina and Virginia. February learn. The rest of the year brings B’rith Girls of my chapter grow, Members-in-Training) Alyssa mote the amazing experiences any will also be the month to concen more community service, an Israeli change, and become sisters. I am Levine and MIT Mom Michelle BBYOer can have in the summer. trate on our Jewish Heritage by theme night, a sisterhood sleep- confident the rest of the year will Meier. Our BBYO leaders of The program was planned with participating in active community over, board bonding, a slave auc only bring new experiences to Charlotte joined with other presi- AZA and by BBC's Sarah Passe service and attending the Judaism tion, more MIT elections, a possi enjoy! O Consolidated High School of Jewish Eastern Region BBYO Studies Salutes Outstanding Students Regional Convention 1998 By Erin Claire Goldstein crs (planners) for the programs, By Sue Littauer, Director Jewish Women, Nicki Levine, Ivy Littman and make a schedule. David and I Albert Livchin Editor *s Note: Erin Goldstein, a Instructor junior from Chai Chaverim BBG split up the responsibilities and The following students have Pam Dembinski Rachel Martin been selected by their teachers to was the coordinator of the Eastern everything worked out. We didn’t Jessica Frucht Laurel McEwen even procrastinate. David and I, receive the distinction * of Michael Osbom Region Regional Convention in Rena Chemotsky along with about eight dorm lead “Honorable Menshen” for the first Sarah Passe December 1998. She shares her Amy Eggenberger ers, went up to the convention a ten week session of school. BuUding Blocks to Jewish Lauren Rauch experiences as a coordinator Honorable Menshen is based on Identity, Mark Titlebaum, Chase Reiss below. — Dana day early to do registrauon, room attendance, participation and con Instructor Dana Rosenbaum On December 22-24, 1998, 1 ing, and fill the hotel with some duct. Mazel Tov to all of our recip Alison Rosenberg Ben Sass was the lucky B’nai B ’rith Girl “BBYO lovin’!” The next day ients! Building Blocks to Jewish Jessica Underwood who got to coordinate Eastern came quickly and the moment that Holocaust and Anti-Semitism, Identity, Arthur Kramer, Matt Weisbeig Region BBYO’s Regional we all were waiting for was final Vicki Neumann, Instructor Instructor Confirmation,Temple Israel, Convention. Regionals was held ly there. I was so excited and ner Richie Gumpert Jessica Frucht Rabbis Ezring and Kasman, in Raleigh, NC at the Raddison vous. I had no idea what was Adam Freiberg Emily Mattos Instructors Governor’s Inn at Triangle Park. going to happen, if anything was Alyssa Levine Adam Russ Rayna Bernstein This was the biggest convention of going to go wrong, or if the pro Seth Glazer Hebrew Language, Michael Borreson the year because it wis held in a grams were going to be okay. Lisa Kaye Guy Pearlman, Instructor Phillip Brodsky hotel. When I got the call that I When everyone arrived and we Sharon Lintz Stefeny Pollack- Mitchell Gartner was coordinator, so many thoughts introduced ourselves, I knew at Scratch Etch Art, Vicki Neumann, Ron Ezring Matthew Gordan ran through my mind. I didn’t that moment that everything was Instructor Mitzvot A-Z, Roz Cooper, Jenny Horowitz know if I could handle it, but I going to be all right. Sara Hunt Instructor Andrew Klein made a promise to myself not to It is very hard to get 150 Alison Rosenberg Amy Eggenberger Jordan Klemons stress and not to go crazy. Inside, I teenagers quiet but David and I Amy Mann Jena Coen Ben Kweskin knew everything would be all handled it well. Eastern Region Alex Pharr Rena Chemotsky Ian Mazur right because I had the best AZA BBYO was so respectful. I was so Josh Zukerman Lisa Kaye Rachel Orange CO in the world. His name is David proud to be a leader and member Marissa Sherman Sharon Lintz Jessica Sachs Smock and he is a member of of the B’nai B’rith Youth Jews in Western Civilization, Alyssa Levine Michael Stein Katan AZA in Richmond, VA. Organization. This was definitely David Lash, Instructor Benji Cohen Shelley Wadsworth Many people may ask, “How one of the most amazing experi Lia Beresford Brian Goldsmith Allison Wallsh did you coordinate a convention ences I have ever had in BBYO. I Andrew Sadow Mark Sussman Ruth Warshenbrot when David lives so far away?” It am also North Carolina Council Jena Coen Lindsay Comen Rabbinic Driving Manual, all worked out with the sharing of Mazkirah (secretary) which is Jewish Cooking, Dodie Brodsky, Diana Levine Nicki Levine, Instructor phone calls and one trip up to amazing. I really did love coordi Instructor Eric Eisenberg Jacob Komisar Richmond to work on it. In the nating Regionals 1998. 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