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Layne Long

Austin, Texas, United States

Class of 2028

Layne is an BBG from Litzor BBG #433 and loves to paint, write, and hang out with friends!

Back to The Shofar

Biography represents the author during their participation in BBYO.

August 12, 2025

How CLTC Helped Me Become More Connected With My Judaism

Attending CLTC made me love and become more connected with being Jewish

Austin, Texas, United States

August 12, 2025

My Top 3s From 3LTC

My favorite activities, foods, and songs from 3LTC

Austin, Texas, United States

Pride or Fear? My Struggle with Wearing a Star of David Necklace

Grappling with my fear of wearing my Jewish identity on the outside.

Austin, Texas, United States

The Aleph Zadik Aleph (AZA) and the B’nai B’rith Girls (BBG) are a fraternity and sorority for Jewish teens—together, we are BBYO. Since our founding in 1924 (AZA) and 1944 (BBG), we have been member-led. Our priorities and programs reflect the interests and issues that matter most to us. Our pursuits are as diverse as our participants.

AZA and BBG welcome Jewish teens of all backgrounds, denominations, gender, race, sexual orientations, and socio-economic status as well as those with a range of intellectual, emotional, and physical abilities.

BBYO: A Teenager’s Jewish Heaven

Seth Clarin

Miami, Florida, United States

CLTC – The 2 Weeks That Transformed My Jewish Identity

Mirabelle Megdal

Cherry Hill, New Jersey, United States

The Summer I Found My Inner Jew

Sophia Loew

Scotch Plains, New Jersey, United States

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