Lonestar Chapter Shaliach Counterpart Packet 2013

7/29/2019 Lonestar Chapter Shaliach Counterpart Packet 2013

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How to be THE BEST

Chapter ShaliachIn the Order

What is a Shaliach? What will YOU do for your chapter?

Youve come to the right place.

Compiled by Nathaniel Aaron Silverblatt

Lonestars 24th Regional Shaliach


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My brother Alephs,

Congratulations on being elected to Shaliach, the most

important, and the most fun position on board! I am so excited

to be one of the first to welcome you an amazing term! If you

dont know me, my name is Nate Silverblatt and I am Lonestar

Regions 24thRegional Shaliach, and your regional counterpart.

I cant wait for you to join me and become an important source

of information for your chapter in Judaism, community service,

and social action. Youre always more than welcome to ask me

for help whenever you need it!! I hope that I can help you along

the way as you help your chapter. I will ensure that this term willbe the most successful one yet!

As Shaliach, it is your duty to spread your passion of Judaism

and community to the rest of your chapter. You know what the

other guys like, and what they dont like. Be creative with your

planning and do what will get your chapters involve! Always

strive for excellence, no matter what youre working on. Teach

your chapter to understand what they dont know and helpthem find their place in the diverse world of Judaism and get

involved with community service.

I have compiled this Shaliach counterpart packet in order to

guide you through your journeys. Once again, if you need

anything that isnt in this packet, just ask me! Get ready, my

brother Alephs. Judaism, social action, and community service

in your chapter are about to be revolutionized.

Frats,

Nate Silverblatt

Your 24th Lonestar Regional Shaliach


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What youre in charge of as Shaliach:

3 Folds: Community Service, Jewish Heritage andSocial action

Planning and leading creative and FUN services forFriday night and Havdallah

Planning Judaic Programming (like during holidays)

Picking a Stand UP cause an organization to workwith that supports your cause

Coordinating at least 2 community service projects

Representing Israel by incorporating Israel advocacy

into at least 1 project

SPA-Service, Philanthropy, and Community Service(With your Stand UP Theme and Organization)

Being excited about services and Judaism (if yourenot excited, then your chapters definitely wont be)

Revolutionizing the position of Shaliach in a new, fun,and innovative way


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Part 1: Community Service

Mission: To bring community service back to Lonestar by planning

fun, interactive community service projects for your chapter.

This is one of the most vital folds in BBYO as it serves to teach us howto help within in our community. This term, as chapter Shaliach, it willbe your job to organize at least two community service projects. Thisyear, in order to make planning community service projects easier,you will be partnering with a specific organization in which you canadvocate for throughout the whole term.

You must find your chapters passion in order to be

successful!!

First, pick a cause that your chapter will support thisterm.

Examples:

Hunger

Homelessness

Environmentalism

Helping with Children

Illness awareness

Underprivileged Children

Military Support

If you pick a cause that the guys in your chapter are passionateabout and interested in, the projects will not only have a highnumber of members in attendance, but most importantly-theprojects will be more meaningful and hopefully impactful on yourchapter in the future.


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Decide the kind of community service project yourchapter wants to do:

Lets say youve chosen your cause to be Special Education. Do you

want to have a project where you take part in volunteering for aspecific organization, or do you want to plan a carnival on yourchapters own for this specific organization and they bring all thekids? These are the choices that you and your chapter will have tomake this term in order to really bring back meaningful communityservice.

PLAN AHEAD!!

Make sure all of the logistics of your project are worked out way inadvance, so youre not doing any last minute rushing around.

Even if you think that you think that you will be able to plan theproject a few days before it starts, you should start earlier becausethere are always little things you need to remember. If you plan early,you can make sure attendance is high! Especially because you willonly have a few big community service projects per term, theyshould be hyped up with high attendance!

For the duration of the community service project:

You need to make sure you have help while giving directions at theproject! This could be your chapter Godol, Sgan, or a representativefrom the organization youre working with, having someone to helpyou will always be beneficial in the long run of the project.

Often times, just as in any normal program, people will losse interest.Especially in short 2-3 hour community service projects, it is really

important that we always try to maintain itnerest becasue there isalways something to do. Make sure that whenever your chapterbecomes distracted that you try to regain their focus because theprojects will be very meaningful.

If you have options of doing different activities, that is always veryhelpful so that people dont get bored of doing the same thing for


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too long.

Example project:

Lets say that your chapters Stand UP cause was for individuals

with special needs. You partnered with the Friendship Circle, alocal Houston Jewish organization that coordinates events forindividuals with special needs. You plan a project in which youhave tons of actives such as cookie decorating, dreidelmaking, a treasure hunt, and karaoke. Your chapter gets tointeract with the kids and have a meaningful experience thatsalso fun!

Stand UP Campaign

Simple! Stand UP for a cause that you and your chapter support..Thebasis of this campaign is for each chapter to choose one thing tostand up for.

Example: Loeb AZA Stands UP for children with cancer or CA AZAStands UP for homelessness. Choose a cause that your chapter ispassionate about because once again, that will make all the

difference.

Lonestar Region will choose its own Stand UP cause, and chapterscan pick out a cause similar to that cause if they want to planprojects similar to the region-wide ones, or you can pick one on yourown!

So, here is the rundown:

1. Choose something you feel strongly about and know that yourchapter can work with successfully throughout the term.

2. Pick an organization that deals with this cause. We will be sendingout a mass list of organizations as a follow up to this packet andyou can pick from there! After picking an organization, you will beable to plan the projects with them.


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3. Make sure to advocate your Stand UP cause and organizationthroughout normal weekend programming.

4. Do a philanthropy project to raise money for your cause.

5. Organize an interactive community service project for your StandUP cause!

Part 2: Social Action

Mission: To raise awareness of major global issues in your

chapter.

Social Action is a fold that represents the Service, Philanthropy, andAdvocacy (SPA) your chapter will do for the term. You will be able tomake your chapter aware of major issues occurring globally, inspiringthem to get involved and then doing something about it.

SPA Goal

A great way to do social action is to bring in aspeaker. There are MANY people in the Houston-Austin-San Antonio area who specialize in a certainfield and would be delighted field and wouldbe delighted to come and share a lesson or

experience with a group of interested teens. Askaround and get in the know. Another thing to do forsocial action is to write letters to authority. If you readan anti-Israel article filled with untrue statements inyour local paper (and this happens often), write aletter to the editor with your chapter explaining the


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fallacies. A social action program should be includedin your overall Stand UP! plan for the term. After youhave chosen your organization/cause, educate your

chapter about it. This makes it easier to get theminvolved and passionate about the organization.For example, if your chapter is standing up for

children with disabilities, bring in a speaker andeducate your chapter about the different disabilities.Show them that those kids are no different from us. Itwill make them want to help out!

Serviceyour goal for the term is to have 60 hours of

community service! This means that at a 3 hourcommunity service project, if you have 20 girls there,that will be 60 hours of community service.

Philanthropyyour goal for the term is to have 500$

donation money! You can do this by having

fundraisers such as bake sales or car washes for acause.

Advocacyyour goal for the term is to have 30 hoursof advocacy (whether that be through a speaker,

hearing an organization come speak, or teachingothers about the cause.


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Part 3: Jewish Heritage

Mission: To incorporate Judaism in your chapter with innovative

Judaic programming.

Jewish Heritage is the base of BBYO. This fold covers Jewish holidays,Jewish culture, and services. It is your job to spread your love andknowledge of Judaism to you chapter. This is part is VERY importantbecause the best way to get people excited about Jewish Heritageprograms is to be excited yourself!

The ways to incorporate Judaism

Make sure to incorporate all aspects of the Jewish culture that youare teaching about into the project. Even if a project isnt centeredaround Judaism, you should always incorporate a religious aspectinto it besides services.

In order to maintain your chapters interest at a Judaism centeredproject, you have to create a program that the girls can relate toand what they care about. Make what you teach applicable toeveryday life. By doing this, an Aleph can really connect and careabout a certain aspect of Judaism. Also be sure to be creative withthe way you present your interesting information. A way that youcould present the information is through songs or even having otherpeople in your chapter come up with skits. This way, you are able tointroduce the topic in an interesting way and additionally gettingother members involved!

The program will only be effective if it is informative as well asinteresting. Often times, when people hear that we are going to

have a program centered around Judaism, they are not to thrilled,but this year, we are going to change that! The Jewish programmingis going to TAKE OVER Lonestar and we are going to put the Judaismback into the organization. Chapters are going to be just waiting forus to have our Jewish Heritage projects! The challenge is now yours,and it is a big one! Make Judaism effective by making sure that it is


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interesting, informative, exciting, applicable to everyday life,innovative, and fun!

To coordinate a Jewish Heritageprogram

Planning a program centered around Jewish Heritage is difficult, butin the end it will be worth it, and your participants will be thankingyou for planning such a fun program! In order to make this kind ofproject fun, you could have it based on a Jewish holiday. You coulddo a fun Hanukkah project with dreidel making and learning about

different traditional Hanukkah rituals or have a fun Purim party whereeveryone comes dressed up and brings food. If you make theproject out to be fun and creative, then more people will want tocome! There are so many ideas you can come up with. Dont limityourself, usually your first instinct is the right one, so take your ideaand have fun with it!

When you begin to plan your project, it is good to get in contactwith your Sgan. At the beginning of the term, your Sgan should

know that at least one of her projects should be centered aroundJudaism and/or a Jewish holiday. It is a good idea to work with yourSgan when you are planning a big program. He will be able to helpyou execute an excellent program for your chapter.

Make sure all of your logistics are down (where the program will beheld, what you will need to buy, how many people will be there,etc.) and that your program is, if you want it to be, set and plannedout. This will keep your mind organized and it will make sure everyone

has something fun and meaningful to do at all times.And theres another point, make your programs MEANINGFUL andFUN! You want everyone to walk away from your program talkingabout it, having learned something, and being excited to attend thenext program. Especially with Jewish Heritage programs, we need tomake sure that they are planned thoroughly because there are very


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few of them. Hopefully, though, after the first one you will havelearned how to execute a program and plan another! Keep in mindyou will also be responsible for planning a Stand UP communityservice project and a Speak UP Program too in which you center it

around Israel advocacy (explained later).

In order to make your project successful, attendance is extremelyimportant. You should start promoting your programs at least twoweeks in advance because creating an event last minute onFacebook two days before the project will not give you the resultsyou want. Talk up your project at school, text people about it, post itin your chapters Facebook group, send it out in notifications.Planning a program is difficult, but with the help from your chapterGodol, Sgan, and if you need, me, together we will be able to planan amazing project!

Creative Services... lets go!

Typically, services are the Oh, no part of the project always, butthey dont have to be, and shouldnt be! Services can beinteractive, creative and fun. Together well come up with new ideasthat we can do for services instead of just the traditional prayer

service.1. First thing, check with your Sgan to see what sort of program he isplanning (if youre planning a service to go with a larger program).See if youll be planning a Friday night, Saturday morning, orHavdalah service so you can get a basic idea of what youll need todo. Find out the theme of the program. The best way to make aservice fun is to have a theme that can relate each prayer in aninnovative way. Ive seen services that were themed around theBeatles, princesses, and Jewish athletes. But if you dont have to planthe service for a larger program, even better! Think of your owntheme! Choose a movie, TV show, book, country, or even aninanimate object to be your core. Remember to pick something thatresonates within your chapter. If you cantthink of anything, take a walk around your house and look aroundfor inspiration. Another idea is to make slideshows with funny pictures


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in the background. I used to find funny pictures of my chaptersnoms on Facebook, and then put them in the slideshows that hadthe services on them. The feedback was great.

2. Then, you can pick out aspects of your theme to connect to thedifferent prayers, and take short breaks between prayers to talkabout these connections. You can even elect people from yourchapter to read off your little connections (this is a great way to getpeople involved!). For example, if my theme were food, I couldrelate the appetizer to the Barchu (because it gets people ready forprayer) and the menu to the Shema (because it teaches us many ofthe laws of Judaism). I would explain these connections to mychapter, teach them about the prayers, and maybe even illustratepictures of the characters for some extra umph.

3. Its finally time to put your service together! Draw and writeanything you need to make your service most effective. Then, log onto buildaprayer.org, a website that makes it easy to put servicestogether. Youll use your b-linked information to log in. Choose theservice you want to plan, and follow the steps on the website! Itspretty easy to figure out but ask me if you have any questions. Thisyear, we will create a generic service type on Google Docs so thatyoull always have it. This way the services are always created and

all you have to do is add in your own twist.Although, if you still would like to use Build-A-Prayer, here is a list ofservices to include:

FRIDAY NIGHT SERVICE OUTLINE: - Candle Lighting- Wine Blessing- Lecha dodi

- Barchu

- Shma- Vahavtah &Vayomer- Mi Chamocha- Veshamru- Chatzi Kaddish- Amidah- Kaddish Shalem


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- Aleinu- Kaddish Yotam (mourners) - Adon Olam

SATURDAY MORNING SERVICE OUTLINE (if needed, but we dont haveprojects usually then):- Ma Tovu- Barchu

- Shma- Veahavta & Vayomer- Mi Chamocha- Amida- Torah Service (its a great idea to give a little dvar Torah during thistime) - Chatzi Kaddish

- Aleinu- Kaddish Yatom (mourners)- Ending prayer

HAVDALAH SERVICE: -

- Wine Blessing- Spice Blessing- Fire Blessing

- Prayer of Separation - Eliyahu Hnavi- Shavua Tov

Speak UP Campaign

Speak UP is a new BBYO campaign to initiate support and awarenessfor our beloved country of Israel. Especially in the midst of the currentturmoil in the Middle East, it is vastly important to support Israel. Afterall, it IS the Jewish homeland.

This year, as a region, we are aiming to speak up against the de-legitimization of Israel on school campuses. We also want to educateeveryone about the MODERN history of Israel (not the this land waspromised to us in the bible defense that doesnt mesh well withmost people) in order to arm everyone with the knowledge they


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need to defend the right if Israel to exist.

Some things you can do: Bring in speakers who are knowledgeableabout the topic you want to discuss. You can also make apowerpoint presentation for your chapter and send out weekly IsraelFacts emails.

Other Israel programming can be very fun too. Try out an IsraeliDefense Forces day and give your chapter a little taste of what itslike to be in the Israeli Army. You can do an Israeli food and cultureprogram as well, in which you learn all about how Israel is similar anddifferent to us in America. Israeli dancing is a really fun activity thatwill get people involved in your program easily and quickly. Talk toone of the girls chapters so that you arent dancing by yourselves!

I love Israel and everything that has to do with it, so if you have anyquestions about this, especially since we dont do much Israeladvocacy programming, feel free to contact me with yourquestions. Lets get our chapters to love and feel passionately aboutIsrael just like we do!

Part 4: Jewish PolicyMission: To be a model Jew in and out of BBYO, specifically by not

breaking the rules of Shabbat.

BBYO has a very detailed policy in which all of the rules andregulations are laid out. Here are the ones that pertain to you asShaliach:

No business (including elections) will take place on Shabbat.

Shabbat is a time for contemplation, prayer, or educationalprograms (or any other program that harmonizes with the spirit ofShabbat)

BBYO encourages members to go to services in Synagogue orTemple on Shabbat and Jewish holidays, but may conduct servicesin other locations at times.


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BBYO shall not sponsor anything other than a religious service at thetime when services are normally held on Shabbat. However, anOneg Shabbat-type program may follow a service on such days.Chapters are permitted to hold Oneg provided that these programs

follow the ideals of Shabbat and deal with Religion, Jewish culture,or social awareness.

No formal group travel in BBYO shall be arranged on Shabbat.

No athletic tournaments or league activities may be held onShabbat. This does not apply to less formal recreational activitiesthat may be held on Shabbat.

BBYO groups may perform community service on Shabbat. No

fundraising is allowed on Shabbat.

The only programs held on Friday nights are to be Jewish Heritage,Social Action, and Community Service.

KASHRUT:The rules of Kashrut shall be observed at official BBYO functionswhenever possible. When it is impossible to serve kosher food, nomeat may be served. Only fish, dairy, or vegetarian food ispermitted. This is applicable for BBYO events, both youth and adult,

on the chapter, city, council, regional, and international levels.

Part 5: 7 Other Sources

Mission: Work with the other Lonestar Board Members!

I will be working with seven other guys on board thisyear. If you have any troubles that I cannot help you

with, they are here for you as well. Here is all theirinformation:


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Regional Godol: Micah [email protected]

Regional Sgan: Sam [email protected]

Regional Moreh:Danny [email protected]

Regional Mazkir: Felix [email protected]

Regional Gizbor: Jonathan Downing

[email protected]

SCC Godol: Edan Coben I

[email protected]

GHC Godol: Sam Spier

[email protected]

The 29th Regional Board is here for you! Use us whenever!

We would all be more than happy to help you out!
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Gentlemen, I love Judaism. That is the sole reason that

drives me in the work that I do as Shaliach. Hopefully, this

packet helps you in your endeavors as Shaliach! Im so

excited for you and cant wait to see all the great things

that you accomplish in your chapters. To all those that say

that Judaism isnt fun-show them why its fun. Show them

that services can be meaningful, that community service

isnt something that youre doing just volunteer hours, that

Israel MEANS something to us.

Lets do this, my brother Alephs.

Do something different. Change your chapter.

Change the Region.

Judaism is back in Lonestar.

Fraternally Submitted with undying love for

Lonestar Region #73, Randy Reisbord AZA #1935,and each of you having an amazing term,

I forever remain,

Aleph Nathaniel Aaron Silverblatt

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