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Study With A Buddy
Enclosed, please find a sample letter
of explanation. The purpose of this form is to supply you with information about who
in your chapter can teach what and who in your chapter wants to learn what. This is a
region-wide program! Your chapter members can be paired with other members across the
region to learn exactly what they want to! The process of the SWAB program is simple:
- Mail out the SWAB letter and application to every member in your chapter.
- Wait for people to respond. **If you are not receiving adequate responses, make
some phone calls or create a SWAB encouragement phone team to do so.
- Advertising SWAB-member Shabbatons or other activities for SWAB members will help
encourage more people to participate.
- Send your completed SWAB applications as you receive them to your Regional Office
so the Regional Religion/Education Vice President can pair up prospective learners with
teachers.
- Immediately inform the participants who their buddies are. This way, participants
can begin as soon as possible with their teaching or learning. Inform the teachers and
buddies that tapes are available through Project Daven by contacting your Regional
Office.
- Follow up on the USYers' progress! It is important to remember that the purpose
of this program is to increase service participation. Remain aware of the SWAB members'
progress. Once someone has learned something, immediately assign him/her to lead that
part in the service at a convention or synagogue service. Certificates (much like a
bar/bat mitzvah certificate) should be available to be given to both the teacher and
student of the SWAB team so that all their hard work may be acknowledged.
One person alone can not make this program work! The success of this program relies
on everyone's commitment and participation. I am willing to help in any way possible. If
you have any questions you can email Karen Stein in the
USY Central Office. Feel free to use your Rabbis and your USY friends for ideas and
suggestions on how to make SWAB work in your chapters. Thank you for all your hard work
and good luck!
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