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Ruach AZA #2388

Ruach AZA #2388 is a chapter in The Grand Order of the Aleph Zadik Aleph. It is a member of the international youth-led fraternal organization for Jewish teenagers, founded in 1924 and currently existing as the male wing of BBYO Inc., an independent non-profit organization. It is for teens starting in 8th grade, through 12th grade. AZA's sister organization, for teenage girls, is the B'nai B'rith Girls. Ruach AZA #2388 currently resides in Temple Sholom of Flatbush in Brooklyn New York. It is a member of BAR (Big Apple Region) and was formerly the only chapter in Brooklyn. Ruach AZA was founded on March 11th 1987 and it a member of the "Big 3" (Exodus, Ruach, Leviticus) and was the second AZA chapter in Big Apple Region. It is one of the few AZA chapters that survived the Covid-19 pandemic. Ruach AZA is the only AZA chapter in Big Apple Region that does not have an abbreviation. (Exo, Lev, Maccs, Ruach). Ruach AZA used to be apart of Ruach BBG during the early days, but after Ruach AZA accumulated a substantial amount of members, it became it's own chapter and was given the chapter identification number 2388.

History

Ruach AZA #2388 was formerly the only chapter in Brooklyn. This sprouted the joke that it was the "Best" Chapter in Brooklyn. Previously, all of Big Apple Region's chapters were in Queens and non-convention regional events took place majority in Queens. Which caused Ruach members to have to organize carpools and leave hours before the event started just to be there on time. Later on, chapter such as Kings Bay BBYO and Kane Street BBYO were established which gave Ruach more of a voice in deciding locations of chapter events. During Ruach's founding it resided in Canarsie JCC. Ruach was then moved to reside in Madison Jewish center but was brought to Temple Sholom after Kerri, who works in the office, brought it to Temple Sholom so that her children did not have to travel such distances. Ruach had many altercations with USY throughout it's existence, but the most notable occurred when Ruach was moved to Temple Sholom. There was already a USY chapter in Temple Sholom that as functioning, once Ruach was brought in, it took a majority of the members due to it's superior programming, this caused the USY chapter to fold and Ruach absorbed all of their members.

Secession

For a brief period in 2016, the Ruach chapter was on track to secede from the Region. The regional passion was starting to dwindle and Ruach's godol favored more towards the intimate chapter meetings over the large scale regional gatherings. Along with growing tiresome of regional interference. Regional traditions such as the Blue book and Spirt were starting to appear less and less in meetings and rituals like Closing business were replaced with readings form the Communist manifesto. With Ruach's current Godol, the one heading a majority of these activities, just short of the votes needed to secede he performed a hail marry effort during that season's convention. He made the spirit skit of that year a Hamilton parody in which the words of the song about the colonies breaking away form Great Britain, with lyrics of Ruach breaking away from the Region. There was even a moment where a Ruach member played the regional director as King George telling them they'd be back. This did not result in a secession from the region but instead resulted in spirit skits needing approval from regional staff indefinitely.

Co-Ed Conflicts

Ruach BBG and Ruach AZA were inseparable and almost Co-Dependent throughout their reigns and since their respective founding's. However, even though these two chapters are very much codependent and their members are mostly inseparable, they have still shared their share of conflicts in the past. For example, in 2019 Ruach AZA planned to have 2 different non standard chapter events in the latter half of the programming year. One would be a chapter overnight, and the other would be a regional dance. Years earlier there had been a dance planned by the chapter. This dance was run together by Ruach AZA and Ruach BBG, although Ruach AZA put more time and energy into the planning of the event, Ruach BBG got more money and credit out of the event. This was because Ruach BBG had much more money to put into the dance in the first place. This was because Ruach BBG had monthly membership dues at the time. They put in more money so they got more more out of the event. This took place during a period where the 37th AZA board members were still lower classmen. They had experienced this conflict and were left with prejudices against the BBG Board because this event shaped their future views. During the planning of their regional dance, a BAR Mitzvah, it was suggested by the assistant regional director that they work together. During the beginning part of meeting, a screaming match ensued between the Mazkirah, N'Siah. Godol, S'gan, and Siganit over a budgetary issue. This fight warranted the phrase "It's Ruach AZA and Ruach BBG, not Ruach BBYO". This giant tussle warranted the girl's advisor to have to break off the fight. The Assistant Regional director later made the Ruach AZA board stay after the meeting in order to have conflict resolution time. The dance was never spoken of again.

Recurring Games/Programs/ Traditions

Ruach Ball

Ruach Ball is a game where everybody stands in a circle and a hand all is bounced. The bounce has to happen at least a foot in front of the person you are throwing it to. After it bounces the person you threw it to has to catch it. If they touch it and then drop it, or they miss it all together, then they are out. If it is a bad throw or it doesn't bounce then the person who threw it is out. This game was the part A to most programs and it usually consumed the first half hour of every meeting.

Card Games

Drug Dealer

This a card game in which card are dealt. If you receive a card that is not a Jack or a King, you are a customer and your job is to buy drugs from the drug dealer. Once the drug dealer gives you a signal, which could be a wink or a tongue stick, you throw down your card. Once every customer buys the drugs the drug dealer wins. If you get a Jack, you are the drug dealer. Your job is to sell drugs to everyone except for the Detective who is the King. The Detective's job is to catch the Drug Dealer giving somebody the signal and then throw their card down and yell bust.

Secret Hitler

Secret Hitler was played every year on the bus rides to and form convention. Secret Hitler is a game that is really hard to understand and really complicated to play. The only ones who truly understood how to play the game were Jason Nagourney and Jacob Meyers. Once they graduated the game was never played again.

Card Against Humanity

Card Against Humanity is an R- Rated version of Apples to Apples. The card present in the game are very dirty and repulsive. Andrew Fourerstein, who was the regional director at that time, came to a meeting once where this game was being played because he had not told the S'gan that he was coming. Andrew was so appalled and disgusted by what he saw on the cards that he forced Ruach to fill out program forms and applications for every meeting, we were then never again allowed to have a meeting without an advisor present.

During a chapter overnight, the game was being played as one of the activities. After everyone went to sleep, Alephs Zachary Miller and Noah O'Neill stayed up all night watching To Catch a Predator videos on their phones. This was also the inspiration for the To Catch a Predator Spirit Skit years later. During this night, Noah took out the cards and was throwing them at the wall, however, on one throw he missed and the card went hurdling into the Temple Sholom kitchen. Noah and Zachary went to look to see where the card went but they could not find it. There is now a fear among the chapter that once day, the custodian will find the card while cleaning the kitchen and then see the repulsive answer on the card, and Ruach will be kicked out of the Temple.

Membership

Beige Shading Indicates they were a paper Member

Green Shading Indicates they were a new Member

2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
Jason Nagourney	Ryan Ebermen	Jacob Meyers	Noah O'Neill	Zachary Miller	Jared Miller
Yitzchak Luster	Jacob Meyers	Ethan Brod	Jake Wasserman	Soly Levy	Jake Wasserman
Ryan Ebermen	Jared Adler	Noah O'Neill	Soly Levy	Jared Miller	Sam Maresca
Matt Broner	Jack Housman	Ronnie Ditchek	Jared Miller	Sam Maresca	Sefir Olevsky
Ronnie Ditchek	Ethan Brod	Zachary Miller	Zachary Miller	Myles Pasetsky	Aiden Sollecito
Jack Friedman	Ronnie Ditchek	Julius Kaye	Myles Pasetsky	Jake Wasserman	Ben Guber
Jared Adler	Matt Broner	Jared Adler	Ethan Brod	Ethan Brod	David Finkylstein
Jacob Meyers	Jack Friedman	Jack Friedman	Sam Adler	Noah O'Neill	Ross Belkin
Jack Housman	Zachary Miller	Royce Satz-Jacobowitz	Royce Satz-Jacobowitz	Royce Satz-Jacobowitz	Soly Levy
Ethan Brod	Julius Kaye	Matt Broner	Sam Maresca	Sammy Adler	Myles Pasetsky
Julius Kaye	Noah O'Neill	Jake Wasserman	Matt Broner	Justin Matushnansky	Sammy Adler
Noah O'Neill		Sam Adler	Jack Hausman		Justin Matushnansky
		Myles Pasetsky	Justin Matushnansky
		Jack Hausman
		Ryan Ebermen
		Justin Matushnansky

The Big Man

The big man was a zoom bombing incident which took place during a virtual program during the 2020-2021 programming year. A prospect presumed to be named "Kyle Vechsler" (allegedly) was supposed to sign on that evening. An hour before the meeting was supposed to start a person named "iPhone" entered the waiting room.

Ruach BBG Boards

Ruach BBG #2312 Boards

Board	Year	N'Siah (President)	S'ganit (Programmer/ Vice President)	Aym Ha-Choverot (Recruitment Manager)	Shlicha (Jewish Enrichment)	Mazkeerah (Treasurer)	Gizborit (Tresureur)
41st	2022-2021	Abby Konisgberg	Jolie Wasserman			Eliana O'Neill
40th	2021-2022	Jillian Morano	Gabby Levine	Kaitlyn Chann	Abby Konigsberg	Jolie Wasserman	Mattie Glazer
39th	2020-2021	Sophie Haber	Mattie Glazer	Jillian Morano
38th	2019-2020	Julianna Wasserman	Sophie Haber	Hannah Doulman	Elyssa Doulman	Jillian Morano	Sarah Mantuano
37th	2018-2019	Sarah Bernholtz	Zoey Pasetsky	Julianna Wasserman	Hannah Doulman	Ilana Weinstein	Elyssa Doulman
36th	2017-2018	Ava Ben David	Monica Hershkovitz	Jenna Wasserman		Julianna Wasserman
35th	2016-2017	Naomi Levinshtein		Ava Ben David	Jenna Wasserman	Sarah Bernholtz
34th	2015-2016		Jacklyn Azoff	Sarah Bernholtz		Ava Ben David
33rd	2014-2015	Maxine Gross	Lizzie Spencer	Naomi Levinshtein	Rachael Newman	Sara Marcus	Jessica Newman
32nd	2013-2014	Deidre Broner	Janet Cohen	Gabrriella Yemyashev	Maya Miller	Elizabeth Spencer	Naomi Levinshtein
31st	2012-2013	Rebecca Nussbaum	Deidre Broner	Jessica aharon	Maxine Gross	Nicole Schoefeld	Lindsay Krieger
30th	2011-2012	Samantha Hupart	Heather O'Donovan	Lindsay Krieger	Jessica Aharon	Nicole Schoefeld	Rebecca Nussbaum

Ruach AZA Boards

Background shading indicates that the board position was not filled during the standard June election

Ruach AZA #2388 Boards

Board	Year	Godol (President)	S'gan (Programmer/ Vice President)	Moreh (Recruitment Manager)	Shaliach (Jewish Enrichment)	Masgiz (Treasurer)	Masgiz Chair
41st	2022-2023	Sefir Olevsky		David Finkylshtein	Ben Guber	Aidan Sollecito
40th	2021-2022	Jared Miller
39th	2020-2021	Zachary Miller	Jared Miller			Sam Meresca
38th	2019-2020	Noah O'Neill	Jake Wasserman	Soly Levy	Zachary Miller	Jared Miller
37th	2018-2019	Jacob Meyers	Ethan Brod	Noah O'Neill	Zachary Miller	Ronnie Ditchek	Julius Kaye
36th	2017-2018	Ryan Ebermen	Jacob Meyers	Jared Adler	Ethan Brod	Jack Housman	Ronnie Ditchek
35th	2016-2017	Jason Nagourney	Yitzsach Luster	Ryan Eiberman	Ronnie Ditchek	Matt Broner
34th	2015-2016				Landon Yem	Ronnie Ditchek
33rd	2014-2015
32nd	2013-2014	Jacob Syd Kaye	Brandon Farber	Michael Cabrera	David Finetuck	Marc Genero	Joey Dankmen
31st	2012-2013	Sammy Ditchek	Jeremy Wadowski	Jeffrey Benholz	Tomer Kornfed	Jacob Kaye	Craig Cantor
30th	2011-2012	David Alperin	David Abecassis	Matthew Epstein	Brandon Tenzer	Sammy Ditchek	Jeremy Wadowski

Big Apple Region Boards

Background shading indicates that the board position was not filled during Spring Convention, which is the norm

Board	Year	Godol (President)	Chapter	S'gan (Programmer/ Vice President)	Chapter	Moreh (Recruitment Manager)	Chapter	Shaliach (Jewish Enrichment)	Chapter	Maskeer (Secretary)	Chapter	Gizbor (Treasurer)	Chapter
45th	2022-2023	Matthew Benjamin	Sagiv	Jared Miller	Ruach	Sam Maresca	Ruach			Benny Gedanke	Yalla	Jake Wasserman	Ruach
44th	2021-2022	Jake Wasserman	Ruach					Trevor Boshnack	Leviticus	Sam Maresca	Ruach	Ben Ravkman	Kings Bay
43rd	2020-2021	Jackson Benjamin	Maccabees	Elias Cohen	Yallah	Ashtin Reich	Exodus	Jake Wasserman	Ruach	Ethan Brod	Ruach	Zach Cytren	Exodus
42nd	2019-2020	Tyler Winter	Leviticus	Ethan Brod	Ruach	Jackson Benjamin	Maccabees	Daniel Yellnick	Leviticus	Daniel Nahoom	Leviticus	Ashtin Reich	Exodus
41st	2018-2019	Jarrett Glickman	Leviticus	Dylan Assil	Exodus	Jared Adler	Ruach	Tyler Winter	Leviticus	Ray Winters	Exodus	Troy Ahmad	Leviticus
40th	2017-2018	Logan Leeds	Leviticus	Matt Fertig	Leviticus	Ryan Cahn	Maccabees	Jake Weingarden	Exodus	Matt Broner	Ruach	Matt Broner	Ruach

Spirit Skits

Year	Winter Convention	Winner	Spring Convention	Winner
2021-2022	Astro World Parody	Ruach AZA #2388	Calling People	Ruach AZA #2388
2020-2021	Spirit Skit About Writing A Skit	Ruach AZA #2388	Chris Handsome's To Catch a Prospect	Ruach AZA #2388
2019-2020	Winging It		N/A	Leviticus AZA #2486
2018-2019	Bohemian Jacksody	Ruach AZA #2388	Cereal Killer
2017-2018			G-d v. Atheist: Battle of the Century
2016-2017
2015-2016
2014-2015				Ruach AZA #2388