INITIATIVES
BBYO Stand UP
Stand UP is ’s grassroots service, advocacy
and philanthropy effort. This initiative empowers teens
to identify a cause that inspires them and develop
their own campaign to take action to affect positive
change in their local and global community. Rooted
in Jewish obligation and tradition, Stand
UP is a new understanding of the old practice of tikkun olam, repairing the world. By implementing their
own campaigns at the local, regional and International
level, teens gain invaluable experience and cultivate important skills to become effective agents of change and
contributing members of the greater Jewish community.
Speak UP for Israel: A Campaign for Israel
Education and Advocacy
and have been a part of the State of Israel’s story
even before the existence of a modern state. In fact,
in February —months before Israel was born—
the rd Grand Aleph Godol, Orrin Kabaker, led
in passing a motion recognizing the new Jewish
State. The International and