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To: Regional Youth Directors Regional Presidents Regional Chapters of the Year From: Michael Sacks, 2013 International USY President On behalf of the 2013 International Executive Board

International Chapter of the Year Award Shalom! Mazel tov on your Regional Chapter of the Year nomination. Our fantastic chapters are what drive our organization and set the example for others to follow. You are now eligible to be “USY’s International Chapter of the Year!” In order to receive this prestigious title, you must apply by filling out the following application. Please see the guidelines below for the “International Chapter of the Year” award application. Your Regional 2012 – 2013 Chapter of the Year should fill out this application. Only electronic files will be accepted. Please be advised that ONLY members of the Regional Chapter of the Year should complete the application. Only one chapter (selected by its region) may apply for this award. Once all of the selected chapters have submitted their application, application and supporting documents will be posted via a secret link for USY leaders (one per region) to review and place their votes via an electronic survey program. The “International Chapter of the Year” award will be announced at International Convention in Boston, this December. I wish you the best of luck and ask that you feel free to contact me with any questions. Once again I applaud your chapter for its continued growth and success within the United Synagogue Youth community.

B’Shalom,

Michael Sacks International USY President

president@usy.org

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USY International Chapter of the Year Award

Application

The following should be filled out by the 2012 - 2013 Regional Chapter of the Year and should be submitted to the USY International Office by for consideration.

Applications should be sent by e-mail only as a Word Document. All flyers and photos should be sent as PDF or JPEG (photos). Any other file types will not be accepted. Please e-mail questions and the application to Misha Gross: Nativ@uscj.org by TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2013. Keep in mind that Chagim begin immediately in September this year, so you don’t have much time to leave it to the last minute. We cannot give compensation days for the loss of school/work days in Tishrei. Once your application has been submitted, it will be uploaded to the survey program for USYers to review and vote. Voting: Only the International Executive Board and Regional Presidents will be part of the voting process. Regional Presidents will not have a vote for their own region. Eligible voters will have a determined time period to review all applications and submit a vote for each one. They will vote according to specific benchmarks and standards in specific categories. Votes will be cast confidentially and will be based on a 1 – 5 point system. Each chapter will receive a score based on their:

• Overall Israel Performance • Overall Religion/Education Performance • Overall Social Action/Tikun Olam Performance • Overall Membership/Kadima Performance • Overall Communication Performance • Overall Chapter Performance

*Please view the “Standards for a Chapter of Excellence” on page 7. Voters will use these questions to help them determine what makes one chapter stand out from another in various program areas. You may want to use this as a guideline when filling in your chapter accomplishments. Voting will take place through an internet survey prior to the 2013 International Convention where the “International Chapter of the Year” award will be announced.

B'hatzlacha,

Michael Sacks International USY President

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International Chapter of the Year Award Application

Please fill out the information below using 12 point font Times New Roman. No graphics or borders please. Region: CRUSY Chapter: B’nai Jeshurun USY (BJUSY) Please list the following:

• Total USY Membership as of June 30th 2012: 29 • Total USY Membership as of June 30th 2013: 31 • How many 6th graders are in your synagogue religious school: 7 • How many 6th graders from your synagogue are in Jewish Day schools: 6 • Total Tikun Olam monies raised between July 1st 2011 and June 30th 2012: $590 • Total Tikun Olam monies raised between July 1st 2012 and June 30th 2013: $350 • Per Capita Tikun Olam Total between July 1st 2012 and June 30th 2013: $20.34 • Per Capita Tikun Olam Total between July 1st 2012 and June 30th 2013: $11.29

Did your chapter allocate its Tikun Olam money? To the CRUSY allocation Chapter Board

1. List and describe in 1 sentence all Executive Board positions. a. President: Oversees and guides the chapter in all aspects of membership,

event planning, and communication with help of the youth director. b. Communications Vice President: Oversees and facilitates aspects of the

chapters communications from the website, to flyers and newsletters. c. Israel/World Affairs Vice President: Helps to bring in and plan events

with aspects of Israeli culture and affairs. d. Membership/Kadima Vice President: Oversees and facilitates chapter

membership, along with being a liaison to the Kadima chapter. e. Religious Education Vice President: Helps to bring in and plan events

with religious aspect and oversees the religious education of the chapter. f. Social Action/Tikkun Olam Vice President: Oversees and facilitates the

chapters social action, through planning charitable events, and tikkun olam through raising money and setting yearly goals.

2. Does your chapter have a General Board or any yearlong committees? Yes a. Photographer b. Communications Designer c. Religious Education Assistant d. Membership/Kadima Assistant e. Senior Representative

3. List an approximate number of board meetings held per year. Once a month (12) 4. Is your Youth Director/Advisor full time or part time? Part Time

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5. Are there any other staff members in addition to your Youth Director/Advisor? Yes the Kadima chapter has a part time advisor.

Chapter Activity and Programming

1. List 15 chapter programs held in the past year with a 1-sentence description of each program.

Event Description Bonfire Social event with schmoozing, mixers, games and a bonfire with

smores Shabbat Pool Party

Social and Religious event where attendees had fun in the pool before bringing in Shabbat and having a nice Shabbat dinner camp style

SATO Movie Night

Social and SATO event. Attendees ate delicious snacks and watched a movie they bid on with proceeds going to SATO

Mystery Party Bus Ride

Social event. Attendees went on a mystery party bus to a corn maze.

Chocolate Lounge Night

Social event. Attendees played lots of chocolate themed games, ate lots of chocolate and socialized with friends.

Hanukkah Shabbat Dinner

Religious and Social event. Attendees participated in Kabshab, a gift swap, and a cake decorating contest along with a Hanukkah dinner

Chocolate Tu’Bshevat Seder (Kadima and USY)

Religious Event. Attendees participated in a Tu’Shevat Seder with lots of chocolate, while learning all about Tu’Bishvat.

Whirlyball and Costume Contest (Kadima and USY)

USYers and their Kadima buddies played Whirlyball and Lasertag while having a costume contest between the USY and Kadima buddy pairs

Temple Run (Kadima and USY)

Social, Religious and SATO event. Attendees participated in life size versions of app games such as Fruit Ninja and Temple Run. Beforehand many attendees read megillah and after attended the shul’s Purim coffeehouse for karaoke and fun

SATO Movie Night

Social and SATO event. Attendees ate delicious snacks and watched a movie they bid on with proceeds going to SATO

IDF/Lag Ba’omer Celebration

Israel and Religious event. Attendees praticipated in IDF activities while learning about Israel and advocacy topics

Taste of USY Attendees will get a taste of USY and go on a limo scavenger hunt across Cleveland that will involved religious, Israel, and SATO components.

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2. List the average number of attendance at each chapter program. 20 attendees 3. List approximate number of programs or events per month. 1 per month 4. List the number of Regional Conventions held per year and attendance from your

chapter. 4 conventions a year a. Fall Boards: 13 b. Fall Kinnus: 23 c. Specialty Kinnus: 12 d. Regional Convention: 16

In 200 words or less per topic, please describe your best:

• I/A: Our best Israel program was our IDF and Lag Ba’Omer Celebration on April 28. Attendees participated in rigorous IDF style training exercises and learned about Israel and the IDF. Attendees also learned Israeli dances, played a game about Israeli culture, and ate Israeli chocolate around a bonfire.

• Rel/Ed: Our best Religious Education program was our Chocolate Tu’Bshevat Seder. There 50 attending Kadimanicks and USYers including 27 new attendees joined together in a chocolate themed Seder. We said blessings over all the seven species, dipping them in chocolate, drank cups of chocolate milk, learned about Tu’Bshevat and ate lots of lots of chocolate.

• SA: Our best SA program was our Taste of USY event on May 19. Attendees brought canned goods to donate along with donating SATO money through competing in a limo scavenger hunt and earning advantages through their donations. Through the event attendees will learn about various SATO causes while getting a social USY experience.

• TO Program: Our best Tikkun Olam program was our movie night. USY attendees ate lots of scrumptious food and bid on which movie they wanted to watch with the proceeds going to SATO. Participants had a great time watching I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry. Overall $100 was raised for SATO. We expect to have another great SATO program in our car wash that will happen after regionals and has yet to be fully planned.

• Social Program: Our other best social program was Temple Run. Temple Run, conceived as a “Pun” on running through the temple, was integrated into the shul’s Purim festivities. Beforehand many USYers and Kadimanicks participated in the megillah reading and after attending the annual Purim coffeehouse for karaoke, coffee and more. At Temple Run, 47 Kadimanicks and USYers attended, with 25 new attendees, all of whom had a blast. Attendees played life size app games such as Temple Run and Fruit Ninja, running through the shul, and having a great time.

In addition to each write-up, feel free to include supplies list, notes, program outlines, and/or any other pre-planning tools used to prepare for your program. Kadima Involvement with the USY Chapter Do you have a Kadima Chapter? Kadima Advisor? If yes, is he or she Full time/Part time/also your USY advisor? Kadima Board? If yes, what positions?

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We do have a Kadima chapter with a part time advisor. There is no Kadima board. Describe in 200 words or less the relationship between your USY and Kadima Chapters. The BJUSY USY and Kadima chapters are thoroughly integrated. Starting in January all 8th graders are welcome and encouraged to join chapter events. An average 30-40% of all USY events are open to Kadima as well. Our Kadima chapter has events at about the same frequency as our USY chapter and has a membership of a similar size. Due to the fact that Kadimaniks are welcome at many BJUSY programs, incoming freshman transition smoothly into USY from Kadima. This past year, a buddy system was implemented for all of Kadima and USY. Every member of BJUSY was given 3-4 Kadimaniks that were their year-long buddies. Additionally, members of BJUSY attended some Kadima events in order to establish a USYer presence within our Kadima chapter. (If you do not have a Kadima Chapter, please write “No Kadima Chapter”) Note: Success in the Kadima Chapter will not have weight in the final evaluation of the USY Chapter of the Year, however, the interaction between the USY Chapter and its Kadima counterpart will play a role in the judging. Communication Describe in 300 words or less your chapter’s means of communications. (For example, USY Chapter Yellow Pages, Chapter Newsletters, Chapter Webpage, listserv, phone calls, etc.) Our chapter communicates in a number of different ways. For each event a facebook event is made and everyone in the I Love BJUSY facebook group is invited along with any friends we know of who could come. We leave the event open so that guest can invite their own Jewish friends too, who are not currently in the I Love BJUSY group. The event is also added to the website and put in the shul’s weekly Shabbat bulletin handed out on Saturday mornings and the monthly tidings. The board also has a calling list and each general and executive board member makes calls to 10-12 people telling them about upcoming events and conventions and encouraging them to come. We also send out monthly emails through our BJUSY.comm Gmail. New this year, our Communications Vice President, Madi Jackson, created newsletters, BJUSY NEWSY, which we sent out and placed around the shul. These newsletters contained news about previous and upcoming events, and a little section for each board position. All of the newsletters are also found on our website, www.bjusy.weebly.com. We also had to mailings this year where we sent out membership forms, newsletters, flyers, and upcoming events to all shul teens in order to get them exciting for USY. These mailings were decorated with stickers as to look interesting and make sure the teens opened them.

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USY International Chapter of the Year Award Signature Page

I hereby submit this chapter for consideration for the “International Chapter of the Year” Award. By signing this document, I agree that all information provided in this application is true to the best of my knowledge and understand that the application is subject to removal at the digression of the International Executive Board if false information is found. I testify that this document and its contents was compiled and completed only by the USYers of this chapter. Chapter President: ____________________________________ Chapter Youth Director/Advisor: ____________________________________ Synagogue Youth Chair: ____________________________________ Regional Youth Director: ____________________________________ Synagogue Rabbi: ____________________________________

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Standards of Excellence for a USY Chapter Questions to Consider When Voting for a Chapter of the Year or Chapter of Excellence

Programming

a. General - Diversity and creativity - Were there any programs you hadn’t yet heard of or seen before? Were programs

diverse in fromat and structure? b. Israel - “There’s more to Israel than falafel.”

- Creativity, meaning and educational value. Did Israel programming foster personal and meaningful connections to Israel? What kind of value did the Israel programming provide in terms of strengthening chapter members personal ties to Israel and knowledge of Israel?

c. Religion/Education - Did rel/ed program extend beyond religious services? Was Judaism incorporated

into other program areas? Was the “ed” component integrated into programming in creative ways? Did the chapter use local resources such as rabbis and educators in effective ways?

d. Social - Were social programs diverse and creative, to attract differing interests? Could

these programs have attracted a diverse group of (new) people throughout the year?

- Did social programs contribute to or encourage membership growth? How? e. Social Action/Tikun Olam

- Did SA/TO programming extend into the community? Did activities involve other community members or organizations? Were there any “hands on” community service programs? Did the chapter use creative Tikun Olam fundraising techniques? What causes did the chapter commit to through SA/TO programming?

Synagogue/Community Involvement Leadership in the Synagogue Community

- How involved was the chapter in the greater Kehilla (synagogue)? - Was the USY chapter involved in the Congregational School at all? For example,

did the USYers run an activity for the school? Were USYers madrichim or assistants in the Congregational School?

- How was the USY chapter incorporated into general synagogue programming such as holiday observances and celebrations?

- Did the USY chapter take a leadership role in any synagogue event or activity? - Did the chapter utilize the clergy or congregational school staff in effective

ways? You may get a better idea of this by reading the rabbi recommendation letter.

- Did the USYers represent the Kehilla in community-wide events such as a social action day?

Membership

- Did the chapter reach out to new members using new or creative recruitment techniques? - What types of ideas were implemented to make newcomers feel welcome? - What did the chapter do to try and increase membership numbers, USY affiliation or

participation in programs?

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- Do the 2013 membership numbers reflect the outreach efforts described? Does attendance reflect the membership outreach efforts or communication efforts (example: could better communication or more creative programming have contributed to high attendance?)

To whom it may concern:

I could tell you that our chapter was excellent from the beginning, our board full of

energy and enthusiasm, ready to lead our chapter to new heights. But I’m not going to lie. Our

chapter did not get off on the right foot.

When I was elected President I was excited for the year. We had a good board, albeit

filled with sophomore girls; and a great chapter that had just won CRUSY’s Most Improved

Chapter of the Year. I was excited.

But slowly, as the summer came to an end, things started to go downhill. We had a lot of

trouble planning our first event, finding a location just a week or two before. Many calls were

not made and fewer people than expected showed up. It was still a good event, but it just didn’t

live up to our expectations. We had had grand ideas, but we’re never able to put them into

operation.

Our board meetings were filled with spewing of programming ideas, which were great,

but led to very little else getting done. We argued and were very bad at communicating with each

other.

Something needed to be done. So Dana Blocker, our youth director, planned a board

training session, with Beth Rosenberg, a former corporate executive who has training many

corporate boards. During that board training session we bonded as a board, sharing our thoughts

and problems with the current state of the board, and how we we’re going to help to change it.

We wrote down way we could improve our communication and told each other things that we

could improve and change about our actions as a board.

Walking out of that room, I had no idea how much that training helped. Soon after we

began communicating better, our meetings were smoother and filled with actual business, rather

than spewing ideas, and the board did they assigned tasks. We quickly began planning programs,

filling up the calendar from October through January.

From that day forward we continued onto have an excellent year. Our board turned the

chapter around and began fulfilling their duties, while continuing the plan exciting and fun

events.

From our Mystery Party Bus to a corn maze, where attendees got lost, bonded and

eventually made it out of a corn maze, to our Temple Run event, where attendees played life size

Iphone app games, such as Temple Run, in the temple, each and every event was well attended

and those who came had a blast. We averaged over 18 attendees at each event, and never had any

less than 15. At our Temple Run event, we had over 45 people from B’nai Jeshurun USY and

Kadima show up to run around the shul clothed in their Purim costumes. After each program,

USYers went home even more excited for the next program, which was only 2-3 weeks away.

Over the past year we had 12 outstanding programs. Each program incorporated different

aspects of USY. From our Tu’Bshevat Seder, where we learned about different aspects of

Tu’Bshevat to our IDF and Lag Ba’Omer celebration where we had intense IDF training

exercises followed by a festive bonfire to commemorate Lag Ba’Omer.

And our outstanding programming led to our great membership. With dwindling

teenagers participating in USY these days most chapters lose membership year after year. It’s

usually just an accomplishment if you stay consistent. However our chapter grew, added more

new members from around the Cleveland area. And our members were active, attending events,

conventions, and taking a role in the chapter.

Our members, both new and old, are leaders, taking roles at the chapter, regional and

even international level. This past year we have eight CRUSY regional general board members

along with a member of our chapter on CRUSY regional board. Two of our members ran for

CRUSY executive board 2013-2014, with one being elected as CRUSY regional Israel/World

affairs vice president. A member of our chapter was selected to be on international general

board.

We hosted a convention, Fall Kinnus that was staffed by two of our board members.

They worked tirelessly, to make the convention a success and created, The Game of Chai, an

interactive Life board game where convention families spun the wheel through their Jewish lives.

At Fall Kinnus, we had 23 attendees, and never had less than 10 attendees at a CRUSY

convention.

Our chapter was diverse in its programming, had great membership and leadership

throughout the chapter and region, proved by the seven awards we won at Regional convention,

along with Chapter of the Year. We grew as a board and a chapter, ultimately helping us to

achieve CRUSY chapter of the year. I hope you consider B’nai Jeshurun USY for International

Chapter of the Year.

Sincerely,

Ari Ross 2012-2013 BJUSY Chapter President

To whom it may concern, I highly recommend Bnai Jeshurun USY in Cleveland, Ohio for the award of international chapter of the year. I have been the youth director and advisor for this chapter for six years. The chapter won the award of CRUSY region chapter of the year, as well as a host of other highly sought after programmatic awards in the spring of 2013. While it was wonderful and

exciting for the chapter to be recognized on such an esteemed level, I am more impressed and excited about the journey.

The chapter board and chapter members overcame a great deal of internal strife, politics and opinions in order to work together as a unit. There were arguments, tears and hurt feelings along the way. Each member had to commit to growth and teamwork, community building and loyalty. They did, and not only did the commit to each other, they committed to their

synagogue, Judaism and USY community.

The chapter leaders attended an afternoon long board training led by a national expert in building corporate boards. At this training each attendee chose to let down their guard, share their fears and limitations and support each others expression. This is where the real growth occurred and leadership training took effect. The kids were brave and were willing to be challenged.

The group was able to move forward cohesively and negotiate differences after the shared

experience because of their commitment to USY. This commitment is what made BJUSY 2013 different and special. This commitment is what qualifies BJUSY for chapter of the year. Sincerely, Dana Blocker MSW LISW-S

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BJUSY NEWSY!

Volume 1, Issue 1

September, 2012

B’NAI JESHURUN USY page1

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Saying hello makes friends 1

Upcoming Events 1

USY fact of the month 1

Radical REL/ED 2

Kadima Corner 2

From the President 2

The IN with I/A 2

Super SA/TO 2

Pictures 3

Contact Us 3

About BJUSY 3

“The words you choose to say something are just as important as the decision you choose to speak.”

Last year I first heard this anonymous quote at a Speech and Debate tournament for my school. A few months ago I used it to make a point in my speech for BJUSY elections. This time, I am bringing it back once more to share it with our BJUSY community. Sometimes speaking to new people isn’t easy. It’s not a skill that comes naturally to everybody. In this world there are those people who are shy, those who are outgoing, and those who are somewhere in the middle , just waiting for the right person to come up to them. However sometimes it is a simple “Hi! What’s your name?” that makes a person feel welcomed.

This new school year I would like to encourage each and every one of you to go out and speak to someone new. Say that simple “hello” that may break the

ice between two people. There is no place better to start making new friends then BJUSY! So come to an event, introduce yourself, and who knows? Maybe you will leave feeling not only more loved then you did before, but with a new best friend.

--Madison Jackson, Communications Vice President 2012-2013

Saying “hello” makes friends

Save the Date for these Upcoming Events You won’t want to miss out!

September 17th and 18

th: Teen Rosh Hashana Programming

September 22nd

: Mystery Party-Bus Ride

October 6th: Sukkot Event

October 18th-21

st: Fall Boards/Freshman Kinnus

The IN with I/A This year marked the 40

th anniversary of the Munich

Olympic Games, when eleven members of the Israeli team were

kidnapped and murdered, including David Berger of Shaker

Heights. Olympic officials refused to acknowledge this tragedy

during the 2012 games, not even setting aside a moment of

silence for the fallen athletes. Many opposed this, and Aly

Raisman, a Jewish American gymnast even did a routine to

“Hava Negilah.”

The Israeli Olympic team sent 37 athletes this year, but

for the first time since 1988, the team did not win a single medal.

Four athletes did qualify for the final rounds.

--Samara Wyant, Israel/World Affairs Vice President 2012-2013

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“Conventions are my favorite

part of USY, and Slow Ruach is

my absolute favorite part.” –Elana Ross, 10th Grade

Did you know…?

A shofar cannot be made out of a bull's horns, because it parallels the Golden Calf.

If the first day of Rosh Hashanah is not

on Shabbat, there is a total of 100

shofar blows on the holiday.

--Monica Sass, Religion/ Education

Vice President 2012- 2013

Radical REL/ED

Leadership Tip from the President

BJUSY NEWSY

Super...SA/TO!

Kadima Corner!

Be ready to improvise.

Sometimes your plans just don’t

work out but you have to

improvise on the spot to get stuff

done. As John Steinbeck said:

“The best laid schemes of mice

and men often go awry.”

--Ari Ross, BJUSY President

2012-2013

--Ari Ross, BJUSY President

2012-2013

5 Environmental Statistics:

1. Aluminum cans account for less

than 1% of waste due to

recycling programs.

2. One ton of recycled paper can

save 380 gallons of oil.

3. Americans throw away 25

million bottles each hour.

4. The average person generates

4.5 pounds of garbage each

day.

5. Plastic bottles take 700 years to

decompose.

--Sarah Shaw, Social Action/Tikkun Olam Vice

President 2012-2013

Kadima Meetings: Plan, Play and (eat) Pizza Have a program idea? Want to get involved? COME AND SHARE!!!

September 16 12:15-1pm

October 28 12:15-1pm

December 2 12:15-1pm

Kadima Events Oct 6 Sukkot Murder Mystery

November 11 TBD at Kadima Meeting

November 17 Join CRUSY Fall Kinnus Convention at B'nai Jeshurun for lunch and

activities

Dec 14 USY, Kadima, Jr. Kadima Shabbat and Channukah Extravaganza

BJUSY

B'nai Jeshurun Congregation

27501 Fairmount Blvd. Pepper Pike, Ohio

44124-4699

Madi Jackson Communications Vice President bjusy.comm@gmail.com

(440) 488-7460

Ari Ross President arijross@gmail.com

(216) 310-8384

Dana Blocker Youth Advisor danablocker123@yahoo.com

(216) 378-2021

We’re on the Web! See us at:

Bjusy.weebly.com

Facebook Group:

I Love BJUSY

NEWSLETTER TITLE

Pictures from BJUSY Bonfire!

BJUSY, B’nai Jeshurun USY, is a chapter of United Synagogue Youth,

the conservative affiliated youth group for Jewish high school students. BJUSY chapter is located in the Central Region of USY,

CRUSY. USY is an amazing experience for all high school students at

B’nai Jeshurun. We have fun events and lots of great times, friends, and memories.

About BJUSY…

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