Kochavim BBG

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Current revision as of 23:26, 17 September 2025

This chapter is in the Lafayette Hill/Blue Bell/Upper Dublin area and is a part of Liberty Region #13. The chapter was originally known as Kehilah BBYO until it split from its brother chapter, Hatmadah AZA, in January 2019. This chapter encompasses the western suburbs west of Philadelphia (north of the Schuylkill River) including Plymouth, Whitemarsh, Lower Gwynedd, Whitpain, Upper Dublin, Worcester, Springfield, East Norriton, West Norriton, and Lower Providence Townships, along with the boroughs of Conshohocken, Norristown, and Ambler. As of Fall 2023, we are currently the largest chapter in the entire region!

[edit] Chapter Characters

• Chapter Namesake - “Stars” in Hebrew
• Chapter Number - 1635
• Chapter Mascot - Stars
• Chapter Colors - Pink and Blue

Chapter Social Media

• Instagram - @bbgkochavim
• Email - kochavimnsiah1635@gmail.com

[edit] Split From Kehilah

In the first quarter of 2018, it was decided, after Kehilah BBYO had reached a very large size and not enough Alephs were getting leadership positions, that it was time to split into a Kehilah AZA and a Kehilah BBG. Two separate boards were elected at ChapCon 2018 and built up the AZA and BBG sections of Kehilah over the course of that fall. The split officially happened during a meeting at BTBJ on January 16, 2019. At this meeting, Kehilah BBYO #5405 became Hatmadah AZA #1943 and Kochavim BBG #1635.

[edit] Current Board

Kochavim BBG 8th Chapter Board (2025-2026)

• Chapter N'siah - Shayna Sulpovar
• Chapter S'ganit - Sophie Sulman
• Chapter Morah - Emma Appelstein
• Chapter Sh’licha - Brenna Fox
• Chapter Mazkirah - Dani Brog
• Chapter Gizborit - Dahlia Julie
• Chapter Madricha - Samantha Levin

[edit] Past Boards

Kochavim BBG 7th Chapter Board (2023-2024)

• Chapter N'siah - Samantha Levin
• Chapter S'ganit - Sydnie Zucker
• Chapter Morah - Phia Dunoff
• Chapter Sh’licha - Sophie Sulman
• Chapter Mazkirah - Shayna Sulpovar
• Chapter Gizborit - Emma Appelstein
• Chapter Madricha - Lucy Hess

Kochavim BBG 6th Chapter Board (2023-2024)

• Chapter N'siah - Lucy Hess
• Chapter S'ganit - Samantha Levin
• Chapter Morah - Samara Reibstein
• Chapter Sh’licha - Reese Fiergang
• Chapter Mazkirah - Dani Brog
• Chapter Gizborit - Sadie Hess
• Chapter Madricha - Julia Ravitz

Kochavim BBG 5th Chapter Board (2022-2023)

• Chapter N'siah - Julia Ravitz
• Chapter S'ganit - Melissa Canter
• Chapter Morah - Noa Sussan
• Chapter Sh’licha - Lucy Hess
• Chapter Mazkirah - Eliana Kaganovsky
• Chapter Gizborit - Brooke Weinberg
• Chapter Madricha - Rayna Handis

Kochavim BBG 4th Chapter Board (2021-2022)

• Chapter N'siah - Rayna Handis
• Chapter S'ganit - Neomi Kaganovsky
• Chapter Morah - Julia Ravitz
• Chapter Sh’licha - Maya Drossner
• Chapter Mazkirah - Carly Hans
• Chapter Gizborit - Melissa Canter
• Chapter Madricha - Zoe Gittleman

Kochavim BBG 3rd Chapter Board (2020-2021)

• Chapter N'siah - Zoe Gittleman
• Chapter S'ganit - Emma Ziff
• Chapter Morah - Dalya Dunoff
• Chapter Sh’licha - Rayna Handis
• Chapter Mazkirah - Maya Drossner
• Chapter Gizborit - Neomi Kaganovsky
• Chapter Madricha - Melissa Hans

Kochavim BBG 2nd Chapter Board (2019-2020)

• Chapter N'siah - Melissa Hans
• Chapter S'ganit - Elie Lubin
• Chapter Morah - Zoe Gittleman
• Chapter Sh’licha - Raya Gilman
• Chapter Mazkirah - Emma Ziff
• Chapter Gizborit - Lindsey Horowitz
• Chapter Madricha - Talia Kaganovsky

Kochavim BBG 1st Chapter Board (January 2019 - June 2019)

• Chapter N’siah - Talia Kaganovsky
• Chapter S'ganit - Lindsay Kaplan
• Chapter Morah - Melissa Hans
• Chapter Sh’licha - Elie Lubin
• Chapter Mazkirah - Hope Barrist
• Chapter Gizborit - Melanie Halbert
• Chapter Madricha - Barrie Berger

Carry over from Kehilah BBYO 5th BBG Board (June 2018 - January 2019)

• Chapter N’siah - Talia Kaganovsky
• Chapter S’ganit - Lindsay Kaplan
• Chapter Morah - Melissa Hans
• Chapter Sh’licha - Elie Lubin
• Chapter Mazkirah - Hope Barrist
• Chapter Gizborit - Melanie Halbert
• Chapter Madricha - Barrie Berger

[edit] Regional Board

Abby Cutler: S’ganit (2018-2019) Jess Valentine: Mazkirah (2018-2019) Sarah Gruber: Gizborit (2018-2019) Talia Kaganovsky: Sh’licha (2019-2020) Hope Barrist: Mazkirah (2019-2020) Melissa Hans: N’siah (2020-2021) Melissa Hans: Madricha (2021-2022) Dalya Dunoff: Morah (2021-2022) Emma Ziff: Mazkirah (2021-2022) Dalya Dunoff: N'siah (2022-2023) Carly Hans: Mazkirah (2022-2023) Melissa Canter: S'ganit (2023-2024) Eliana Kaganovsky: Mazkirah (2023-2024)