Connecticut Valley Region
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Connecticut Valley Region BBYO spans many smaller communities. A region of over 600 members, CVR is a top tier region within the international order of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization
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Geography
CVR spans all of Connecticut, South Western Massachusetts and Westchester, NY. There are chapters in:
- Greater Bridgeport Area (CT)
- Stamford (CT)
- Greenwich (CT)
- Greater New Haven Area (CT)
- Ridgefield (CT)
- Greater Newtown Area (CT)
- Greater Hartford Area (CT)
- Amherst (MA)
- Willimantic (CT)
- Eastern CT
- Longmeadow (MA)
Chapters
Chapters divide regions into smaller groups. Each chapter encompasses an area and draws members from the local Jewish population. They hold weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly meetings. These are the chapters within CVR:
AZA
- Gottlieb AZA #2196 (Fairfield, CT area)
- Leviticus AZA #2387 (Stamford, CT)
- Exodus AZA #1372 (New Haven, CT area)
- Achla AZA #2532 (Ridgefield, CT)
- Andre Spitzer AZA (Greenwich, CT area)
BBG
- Adirah BBG (Fairfield, CT area)
- Tikvah BBG #1233 (Stamford, CT)
- Samuel D. Aarons BBG #1547 (New Haven, CT area)
- Sabbaba BBG #2524 (Ridgefield, CT)
- Aviva BBG (Greenwich, CT area)
BBYO
- Noah Pozner BBYO #5299 (Newtown, CT area)
- L'chayim BBYO #5393 (Longmeadow, MA area)
- Nadav BBYO #5231 (Greater Hartford, CT area)
- Yachad BBYO (Eastern CT and Shoreline area)
- SALTY BBYO (Madison CT and Shoreline area)
Regional Boards
These are the elected youth leaders that run the region.
AZA Regional Board 2017-18
The 7 Alephs comprising the AZA Regional Board for the 2015-16 Programming Year.
- Regional Aleph Godol Ness Low (Andre Spitzer AZA)
- Regional Aleph S'gan Paul Samberg (Noah Pozner BBYO)
- Regional Aleph Moreh Jonathan Schachter (Exodus AZA)
- Regional Aleph Mazkir Brandon Goodman (L'chayim BBYO)
- Regional Aleph Shaliach Etan Gabay (Leviticus AZA)
- Regional Aleph Gizbor Brett Lubliner (Leviticus AZA)
- Regional Aleph Rakkaz Matthew MacGregor (Achla AZA)
- Regional Aleph Kohen Godol David Cohen (Nadav BBYO)
AZA Regional Board 2016-17
The 7 Alephs comprising the AZA Regional Board for the 2015-16 Programming Year.
- Regional Aleph Godol David Cohen (Nadav BBYO)
- Regional Aleph S'gan David Weinstein (Nadav BBYO)
- Regional Aleph Moreh Cory Sachs (Exodus AZA)
- Regional Aleph Mazkir Jake Pappas (Gottlieb AZA)
- Regional Aleph Shaliach Jason Bangser (Achla AZA)
- Regional Aleph Gizbor Brandon Goodman (L'chayim BBYO)
- Regional Aleph Rakkaz Matthew MacGregor (Achla AZA)
- Regional Aleph Kohen Godol Jason Schoen (Andre Spitzer AZA)
BBG Regional Board 2017-18
The 7 BBGs comprising the BBG Regional Board for the 2016-17 Programming Year.
- Regional N'siah Shani Katz (Aviva BBG)
- Regional S'ganit Julia Arnowitz (Sabbaba BBG)
- Regional Aym HaChaverot Claudia Tanner (Tikvah BBG)
- Regional Mazkirah Mayah Sachs (SDA BBG)
- Regional Sh'licha Sarah Rosenfeld (Nadav BBYO)
- Regional Gizborit Yazzy Goodman (L'chayim BBYO)
- Regional Sadranit Evie Wolpo (Tikvah BBG)
- Regional Madricha Nohar Segal (SDA BBG)
BBG Regional Board 2016-17
The 7 BBGs comprising the BBG Regional Board for the 2016-17 Programming Year.
- Regional N'siah Nohar Segal (SDA BBG)
- Regional S'ganit Marlee Dubin (Sabbaba BBG)
- Regional Aym HaChaverot Yazzy Goodman (L'chayim BBYO)
- Regional Mazkirah Abigail Knopf (Adirah BBG)
- Regional Sh'licha Sarah Rosenfeld (Nadav BBYO)
- Regional Gizborit Shani Katz (Aviva BBG)
- Regional Sadranit Jenny Kramer (Sabbaba BBG)
- Regional Madricha Shaina Lubliner (Tikvah BBG)
Regional Director - Tyler Pepe
Cheers
1)We are CVR, Rewind the VCR, Drive that CRV, once again, who are we? (repeat)
2)The C is for Connecticut the V is for the Valley the R is for the Region and that is why we say, we say, C-V-R-C-C-V-R C-V-R-C-C-V-R (repeat)
3)C-O-N-N-E-C-T I-C-U-T VALLEY!
4)CVR SPIRIT FINGERS! ohhhhh, 1-2-3-4-5, CVR we keep it alive! 6-7-8-9-10, CVR we're at it again! CVR don't mess with us! CVR we'll mess you up! C-V-C-V-C-V-argggg
5)CVR es Buenooooo!
6)Connecti- what? Connecticut! (repeat)
7) Aint nothin’ but tuttie fruitie CVR gets lots of booty Booty, booty, booty, booty, WOO! (x2) (repeat entire thing)