Bridges Not Walls , Reverchon B If the recent U . S . election has taught us anything , it is that we as a country are not as united as we once assumed . Conflict has boiled up to the surface in a bunch of different ways . From scathing Facebook posts and shouting matches at the dinner table to hate crimes and ugly public scenes caught on camera , the hatred and the anger is palpable . Yet , what if you had the tools to prevent conflicts from occurring in the first place ? Better yet , what if you could actually get those who are so sure they are right to stop in their tracks and open their hearts long enough to listen to you ? Come hear about a way to nip conflict in the bud . You ’ ll learn a fool-proof strategy that will help you to create peace at the dinner table , positive interactions on Facebook , and may even help you end bullying in your school . P . S . It can also wildly improve your experience with dating . Facilitator ( s ): Dara Barlin , Founder , DARE Consulting
Bringing Disability to the Table : The Seder , Disability and Jewish Resilience , Cumberland I The most published story in the entirety of Jewish history is the Passover Haggadah . The story tells the tale of our power in the face of injustice , something we can all relate to . Many of us face injustice as Jews and as people with disabilities , and many of us face injustice for other reasons . How have we found pride and holiness in degrading circumstances ? And where do we go from here ? Facilitator ( s ): Ruti Regan , Matan Kids
Building Your Own Non-Profit , Cumberland E Have you ever dreamed of forging your own path and breaking from what is “ expected ” of you ? Hear from Steve Eisenbach-Budner , Founder and Executive Director of Tivnu : Building Justice . You will learn about the joys , challenges , and insights from starting a non-profit from the ground up , and how to use your personal history and your Jewish identity to serve those around you . Facilitator ( s ): Naava Ellenberg , BBYO Central Region West ; Steve Eisenbach-Budner , Founder and Executive Director , Tivnu : Building Justice
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Community Spotlight : Active Jewish Teens , BBYO ’ s Sister Movement in the Former Soviet Union , Cumberland A Explore the Former Soviet Union with teens from Active Jewish Teens ( AJT ) and immerse yourselves in their history , culture , stories and more ! AJT , BBYO ’ s partner youth movement in the Former Soviet Union , has thousands of Jewish teens engaged in programming and experiences very similar to ours ! Join us as we see BBYO from beyond our borders ! Facilitator ( s ): Alephs , BBGs and staff from Active Jewish Teens across the Former Soviet Union
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Community Spotlight : Baltic Teen Clubs , Cumberland C Along the Baltic Sea in Europe lie Estonia , Latvia and Lithuania - three countries with dozens of Jewish teens involved in BBYO partner youth movements . Experience Judaism through their eyes and hear the excitement of the Baltic Alephs and BBGs as they share their history , culture , stories and more ! Facilitator ( s ): Alephs and BBGs from Estonia , Latvia and Lithuania
Community Spotlight : Maccabi Tzair , BBYO ’ s Sister Movement in Israel , Cumberland B Maccabi Tzair is the home of thousands of Jewish teens from across Israel and BBYO ' s partner youth movement in the Jewish homeland . If you ' ve traveled to Israel you may have seen the sights and sounds but you haven ' t truly experienced Israel until you ' ve seen it through the eyes of Maccabi Tzair teens . Immerse yourselves in Israeli culture and join us ! Facilitator ( s ): Alephs and BBGs from Maccabi Tzair in Israel
From BBYO to the Arts : Road Map to Activism , Gaston B Amy Horowitz and Patricia Giniger Snyder like to say that BBYO taught them to be effective leaders and advocates for change . For both , it has been through the arts : using video , music and PowerPoint presentations , they will show you ! Amy is an activist , producer , and writer who is a senior fellow at Indiana University . She received a GRAMMY award for the reissue of the Anthology of American Folk Music . She traces her activist and academic work to hearing Dr . Martin Luther King Jr at the March on Washington and Elie Wiesel at ILTC . Pat is an EMMY-nominated producer / director / writer who has tackled many issues through documentary filmmaking . Her current documentary , “ In the Footsteps of the Courageous ,” is about Jews who escaped over the mountains into Spain during WWII . Bring your own stories of how BBYO contributes to your activism , and how you can use your talents to affect sociopolitical change . Facilitator ( s ): Patricia Giniger Snyder , Rembrandt Films ; Amy Horowitz , Senior Fellow & Director of Galactic Center for the Study of the Middle East , Indiana University