BBYO Manhattan (Grades 8-12)

BBYO Manhattan is the fastest-growing Jewish teen program in Manhattan! Open to all Jewish teens in Grades 8 through 12, BBYO is the leading pluralistic Jewish teen movement in North America. With more than 600 chapters worldwide, Aleph Zadik Aleph (AZA) and B’nai B’rith Girls (BBG) offer a place for teens to grow as individuals and be part of something larger than themselves.

Founded in Fall 2014, Manhattan Region is BBYO’s newest region and serves all Jewish teens of Manhattan and the Bronx in New York City. A full array of activities – social, community service, and leadership development – are part of BBYO in Manhattan, all with teens in charge!

Manhattan Region is comprised of chapters in lower Manhattan, the Upper West Side, the Upper East Side, and Riverdale -- representing over 300 Jewish teens in New York City.

Interested? Email Emmy Goodman, Regional Director, at egoodman@bbyo.org.

Learn More

Questions? Email Emmy Goodman, Regional Director, at egoodman@bbyo.org, or Aliya Gottehrer Cohen, Associate Regional Director, at agottehrercohen@bbyo.org. 

Upcoming Events

To stay up to date on events in the BBYO Manhattan Region, including L'dor Vador BBG and Empire AZA chapter meetings, click here. A list of events can be found below.

Interested in Joining?

We recommend that teens "try out" BBYO by attending a few meetings and events before becoming members. BBYO membership is only $149 for all four years of high school, and can be purchased online at: bbyo.org/membership.

About BBYO International

As a global teen movement, BBYO reaches over 80,000 Jewish teens across 35 countries. To learn more, click here.