How to be THE BEST Chapter Shaliach In 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

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 24th Regional 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 will be 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 help them 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

What youre in charge of as Shaliach: 3 Folds: Community Service, Jewish Heritage and Social action Planning and leading creative and FUN services for Friday night and Havdallah Planning Judaic Programming (like during holidays) Picking a Stand UP cause an organization to work with 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 youre not excited, then your chapters definitely wont be) Revolutionizing the position of Shaliach in a new, fun, and innovative way

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 how to help within in our community. This term, as chapter Shaliach, it will be your job to organize at least two community service projects. This year, in order to make planning community service projects easier, you will be partnering with a specific organization in which you can advocate 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 this term.
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 passionate about and interested in, the projects will not only have a high number of members in attendance, but most importantly-the projects will be more meaningful and hopefully impactful on your chapter in the future.

Decide the kind of community service project your chapter 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 a specific organization, or do you want to plan a carnival on your chapters own for this specific organization and they bring all the kids? These are the choices that you and your chapter will have to make this term in order to really bring back meaningful community service.

PLAN AHEAD!!
Make sure all of the logistics of your project are worked out way in advance, so youre not doing any last minute rushing around. Even if you think that you think that you will be able to plan the project a few days before it starts, you should start earlier because there are always little things you need to remember. If you plan early, you can make sure attendance is high! Especially because you will only have a few big community service projects per term, they should 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 the project! This could be your chapter Godol, Sgan, or a representative from the organization youre working with, having someone to help you 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 is always something to do. Make sure that whenever your chapter becomes distracted that you try to regain their focus because the projects will be very meaningful. If you have options of doing different activities, that is always very helpful so that people dont get bored of doing the same thing for

too long. Example project: Lets say that your chapters Stand UP cause was for individuals with special needs. You partnered with the Friendship Circle, a local Houston Jewish organization that coordinates events for individuals with special needs. You plan a project in which you have tons of actives such as cookie decorating, dreidel making, a treasure hunt, and karaoke. Your chapter gets to interact with the kids and have a meaningful experience thats also fun!

Stand UP Campaign
Simple! Stand UP for a cause that you and your chapter support..The basis of this campaign is for each chapter to choose one thing to stand up for. Example: Loeb AZA Stands UP for children with cancer or CA AZA Stands UP for homelessness. Choose a cause that your chapter is passionate about because once again, that will make all the difference. Lonestar Region will choose its own Stand UP cause, and chapters can pick out a cause similar to that cause if they want to plan projects similar to the region-wide ones, or you can pick one on your own! So, here is the rundown: 1. Choose something you feel strongly about and know that your chapter can work with successfully throughout the term. 2. Pick an organization that deals with this cause. We will be sending out a mass list of organizations as a follow up to this packet and you can pick from there! After picking an organization, you will be able to plan the projects with them.

3. Make sure to advocate your Stand UP cause and organization throughout normal weekend programming. 4. Do a philanthropy project to raise money for your cause. 5. Organize an interactive community service project for your Stand UP 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, and Advocacy (SPA) your chapter will do for the term. You will be able to make your chapter aware of major issues occurring globally, inspiring them to get involved and then doing something about it.

SPA Goal
A great way to do social action is to bring in a speaker. There are MANY people in the HoustonAustin-San Antonio area who specialize in a certain field and would be delighted field and would be delighted to come and share a lesson or experience with a group of interested teens. Ask around and get in the know. Another thing to do for social action is to write letters to authority. If you read an anti-Israel article filled with untrue statements in your local paper (and this happens often), write a letter to the editor with your chapter explaining the

fallacies. A social action program should be included in your overall Stand UP! plan for the term. After you have chosen your organization/cause, educate your chapter about it. This makes it easier to get them involved and passionate about the organization. For example, if your chapter is standing up for children with disabilities, bring in a speaker and educate your chapter about the different disabilities. Show them that those kids are no different from us. It will 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 hour community 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 a cause. Advocacyyour goal for the term is to have 30 hours of advocacy (whether that be through a speaker, hearing an organization come speak, or teaching others about the cause.

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 and knowledge of Judaism to you chapter. This is part is VERY important because the best way to get people excited about Jewish Heritage programs is to be excited yourself!

The ways to incorporate Judaism

Make sure to incorporate all aspects of the Jewish culture that you are teaching about into the project. Even if a project isnt centered around Judaism, you should always incorporate a religious aspect into it besides services. In order to maintain your chapters interest at a Judaism centered project, you have to create a program that the girls can relate to and what they care about. Make what you teach applicable to everyday life. By doing this, an Aleph can really connect and care about a certain aspect of Judaism. Also be sure to be creative with the way you present your interesting information. A way that you could present the information is through songs or even having other people in your chapter come up with skits. This way, you are able to introduce the topic in an interesting way and additionally getting other members involved! The program will only be effective if it is informative as well as interesting. 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 programming is going to TAKE OVER Lonestar and we are going to put the Judaism back into the organization. Chapters are going to be just waiting for us 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

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

To coordinate a Jewish Heritage program

Planning a program centered around Jewish Heritage is difficult, but in the end it will be worth it, and your participants will be thanking you for planning such a fun program! In order to make this kind of project fun, you could have it based on a Jewish holiday. You could do a fun Hanukkah project with dreidel making and learning about different traditional Hanukkah rituals or have a fun Purim party where everyone comes dressed up and brings food. If you make the project out to be fun and creative, then more people will want to come! There are so many ideas you can come up with. Dont limit yourself, usually your first instinct is the right one, so take your idea and have fun with it! When you begin to plan your project, it is good to get in contact with your Sgan. At the beginning of the term, your Sgan should know that at least one of her projects should be centered around Judaism and/or a Jewish holiday. It is a good idea to work with your Sgan when you are planning a big program. He will be able to help you execute an excellent program for your chapter. Make sure all of your logistics are down (where the program will be held, 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 planned out. 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 and FUN! You want everyone to walk away from your program talking about it, having learned something, and being excited to attend the next program. Especially with Jewish Heritage programs, we need to make sure that they are planned thoroughly because there are very

few of them. Hopefully, though, after the first one you will have learned how to execute a program and plan another! Keep in mind you will also be responsible for planning a Stand UP community service 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 extremely important. You should start promoting your programs at least two weeks in advance because creating an event last minute on Facebook two days before the project will not give you the results you want. Talk up your project at school, text people about it, post it in your chapters Facebook group, send it out in notifications. Planning a program is difficult, but with the help from your chapter Godol, Sgan, and if you need, me, together we will be able to plan an amazing project!

Creative Services... lets go!

Typically, services are the Oh, no part of the project always, but they dont have to be, and shouldnt be! Services can be interactive, creative and fun. Together well come up with new ideas that 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 is planning (if youre planning a service to go with a larger program). See if youll be planning a Friday night, Saturday morning, or Havdalah service so you can get a basic idea of what youll need to do. Find out the theme of the program. The best way to make a service fun is to have a theme that can relate each prayer in an innovative way. Ive seen services that were themed around the Beatles, princesses, and Jewish athletes. But if you dont have to plan the service for a larger program, even better! Think of your own theme! Choose a movie, TV show, book, country, or even an inanimate object to be your core. Remember to pick something that resonates within your chapter. If you cant think of anything, take a walk around your house and look around for inspiration. Another idea is to make slideshows with funny pictures

in the background. I used to find funny pictures of my chapters noms on Facebook, and then put them in the slideshows that had the services on them. The feedback was great. 2. Then, you can pick out aspects of your theme to connect to the different prayers, and take short breaks between prayers to talk about these connections. You can even elect people from your chapter to read off your little connections (this is a great way to get people involved!). For example, if my theme were food, I could relate the appetizer to the Barchu (because it gets people ready for prayer) and the menu to the Shema (because it teaches us many of the laws of Judaism). I would explain these connections to my chapter, teach them about the prayers, and maybe even illustrate pictures of the characters for some extra umph. 3. Its finally time to put your service together! Draw and write anything you need to make your service most effective. Then, log on to buildaprayer.org, a website that makes it easy to put services together. Youll use your b-linked information to log in. Choose the service you want to plan, and follow the steps on the website! Its pretty easy to figure out but ask me if you have any questions. This year, we will create a generic service type on Google Docs so that youll 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 of services to include: FRIDAY NIGHT SERVICE OUTLINE: - Candle Lighting - Wine Blessing - Lecha dodi - Barchu - Shma - Vahavtah &Vayomer - Mi Chamocha - Veshamru - Chatzi Kaddish - Amidah - Kaddish Shalem

- Aleinu - Kaddish Yotam (mourners) - Adon Olam SATURDAY MORNING SERVICE OUTLINE (if needed, but we dont have projects usually then): - Ma Tovu - Barchu - Shma - Veahavta & Vayomer - Mi Chamocha - Amida - Torah Service (its a great idea to give a little dvar Torah during this time) - 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 awareness for our beloved country of Israel. Especially in the midst of the current turmoil in the Middle East, it is vastly important to support Israel. After all, it IS the Jewish homeland. This year, as a region, we are aiming to speak up against the delegitimization of Israel on school campuses. We also want to educate everyone about the MODERN history of Israel (not the this land was promised to us in the bible defense that doesnt mesh well with most people) in order to arm everyone with the knowledge they

need to defend the right if Israel to exist. Some things you can do: Bring in speakers who are knowledgeable about the topic you want to discuss. You can also make a powerpoint presentation for your chapter and send out weekly Israel Facts emails. Other Israel programming can be very fun too. Try out an Israeli Defense Forces day and give your chapter a little taste of what its like to be in the Israeli Army. You can do an Israeli food and culture program as well, in which you learn all about how Israel is similar and different to us in America. Israeli dancing is a really fun activity that will get people involved in your program easily and quickly. Talk to one 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 any questions about this, especially since we dont do much Israel advocacy programming, feel free to contact me with your questions. Lets get our chapters to love and feel passionately about Israel just like we do!

Part 4: Jewish Policy

Mission: 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 and regulations are laid out. Here are the ones that pertain to you as Shaliach: No business (including elections) will take place on Shabbat. Shabbat is a time for contemplation, prayer, or educational programs (or any other program that harmonizes with the spirit of Shabbat) BBYO encourages members to go to services in Synagogue or Temple on Shabbat and Jewish holidays, but may conduct services in other locations at times.

BBYO shall not sponsor anything other than a religious service at the time when services are normally held on Shabbat. However, an Oneg 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 on Shabbat. This does not apply to less formal recreational activities that 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 functions whenever possible. When it is impossible to serve kosher food, no meat may be served. Only fish, dairy, or vegetarian food is permitted. 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 this year. If you have any troubles that I cannot help you with, they are here for you as well. Here is all their information:

Regional Godol: Micah Stalarow

mstalarow@gmail.com

Regional Sgan: Sam Ennis

enmusic09@gmail.com dnoorily@gmail.com

Regional Moreh: Danny Noorily Regional Mazkir: Felix Schigel

felixschigel@yahoo.com

Regional Gizbor: Jonathan Downing

jdowning82@gmail.com

SCC Godol: Edan Coben I

edancoben8@gmail.com

GHC Godol: Sam Spier

sam1024@me.com
The 29th Regional Board is here for you! Use us whenever! We would all be more than happy to help you out!

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