Breaking News: Chapel AZAA, Sweetheart Elections, and More
Chapel AZAA Football Team News:
In the early hours on Sunday, October 3rd, the feet of 8 Trojans crunched the soft turf of the Jewish Community Center outdoor field as they lined up to play against Masada. Ryan Levenson and Noah Bender, the team’s coaches, have been drilling the team for weeks, in preparation for the game. Yet while Chapel lost the game, the team came surprisingly close, due to the efforts of the team’s coaches and the amazing players they hand-selected. The team won narrowly by just negative 74 points. We applaud all of our Chapel Trojans on our AZAA Team.
Do you want to sign up to play on our Chapel AZAA team? Our AZAA team plays every couple weeks and continues to boast an incredible negative point winning streak each season. Players get access to special Chapel AZAA merchandise and much more. Contact Ryan Levenson (856–938–8308) or Noah Bender (856–938–9199) to join the team.
Chapel Sweetheart Elections:
Do you love sweethearts? So does Chapel. Yesterday, in the late hours of October 3rd, the Chapel Trojans successfully elected two sweethearts: Rachel Rosin and Romi Levy. Rachel and Romi are members of the Neshef BBG Chapter and will be attending many of our Chapel events in the future. As our chapter sweethearts, Rachel and Romi facilitate in furthering our connections with our sister chapter, Neshef BBG.
The elections were hosted around a warm campfire where the Chapel Board led different activities. There was pizza, smores, snacks, and much more! The event was free for prospects and we were very happy to see so many of them there. Thank you everyone for attending this event and making it fun. We hope to see you at our next event.
Chapter Speakup
As many people have noticed over the past few months, anti-semitism has been on a rise. Through social media mainly, people are constantly blaming the Jews for bad things. Why? Anti-semetic hate comments most often un-punished, largely due to weak social media policies. If you see something anti-Semitic in real life, always contact the ADL, and your synagogue’s Rabbi. This will help you combat the anti-semetism and seek help recovering if needed. Online, however, it is more complicated. You should always report anti-semetic posts, comments, and users. You should also block the poster and potentially even message them to explain why they are incorrect. The important thing is to not ignore anti-semetism, especially online, as it helps contribute to a culture that accepts anti-semetic ideologies.
Written by Trojan Shaliach Jesse Sklar
Community Service:
Our very own Trojan Shaliach is organizing various community service opportunities for members of Chapel. Stay tuned for the next newsletter, to hear about these oppurtunities!
Shabbat Shalom and thank you for reading!
