Beren Buzz - February 1, 2018

Parashat Yitro

Candle Lighting 5:43 p.m.

Havdalah 6:51 p.m.

BerenTube

Our high school students had a fantastic time competing in color war games and enjoyed a weekend bonding experience at Camp Young Judea last week. We hope you enjoy the following videos they created on behalf of their teams. Thank you to Rafi and Stacey Engelhart for coordinating the amazing activities and trip.

Ultimate Parsha

This week's parsha, Yitro, contains a concept that confused me for a very long time--the idea that Hashem "visits the sin of fathers upon children to the third and fourth generations." Surely I am not responsible for my father's sins, and my children are not responsible for my sins! Instead the sages suggest that the real issue is children adopting the sinful choices of their parents, repeating them and passing them along to the next generation to the point where this sin is now the culture of this family. In this case it is incumbent upon a knowledgeable child to break this trend.

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2 Truths & A Lie

We are excited to feature someone from the RMBA family in every issue of the Buzz via this fun game! Want to be featured? Email Tania Levenstein your 2 truths and a lie!

Dinu Lalu, EC2 Teacher

I have been to the Taj Mahal and Sri Lanka where I rode on an elephant.
I got kicked off the grounds of the Taj Mahal for screaming.
I am fluent in Malayalam.

Click here for answer key

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Thursday Trip

7th grade students enjoyed a class trip to the Houston Museum of Natural Science which was a joint science and social studies field trip.

8th Grade Washington Trip

8th grade students have been enjoying a whirlwind trip to Washington, D.C. which included visits to the Newseum, International Spy Museum, the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Arlington National Cemetery (pictured above), the White House and Freedom Plaza, the Holocaust Museum and many more stops and activities. Thank you to their amazing chaperones Gila Chen, Colleen Bryant, and Paul Oberman.

Hanoch Piven Workshop

Students in 5th and 6th grade enjoyed a joint Jewish Day School art workshop hosted by the Jewish Federation with Israeli artist Hanoch Piven.

Chumash Centers

Morah Rivkie's 3rd grade class loves their new Chumash centers where they now have the opportunity to practice their skills together.

Torah Cafe

This week in the Middle School Torah Cafe students learned about the sage Shammai and his contrasted personality to Hillel's. They also enjoyed delicious treats!

Tu Bi'Shvat Art

Students in Morah Roza's 2nd grade class prepared beautiful Tu Bi'Shvat art this week. They were first tasked with collecting various artifacts from outdoors prior to painting and assembling their masterpieces. While in class, they learned all about trees and their different parts, as well as all the different things that trees provide us.

Chag La'ilanot (Trees)

Bnot Sherut Shira and Osi prepared a fun activity for all the lower school students in honor of Tu Bi'Shvat this week. Students created their own planters and ate various dried fruits from Israel in celebration of the festival of trees. Click here to view more pictures.

Marshmallow Launch

In an exciting classroom activity last week, 8th grade students examined the relationship between force and distance while launching marshmallows with balloon launchers. They measured force with Newton scales and used four different forces to launch the marshmallows. They then measured the distance the marshmallows traveled. The students ran multiple trials for each force applied, then had to analyze and graph the data.

Save the Date

* RMBA YEARBOOK ORDERS *

Ads in the yearbook are available for purchases as follows:

Full Page $350

1/2 Page $200

1/4 Page $150

1/8 Page $75

To place an ad please CLICK HERE.

To order the RMBA yearbook please CLICK HERE .

The deadline for both ads and orders is February 16th.

RMBA Lower School Presents:

Jewish Texas Fair & Museum

Thursday, February 22, 2018

4:30 - 6:30 PM

Texas style dinner will be served!

All In For RMBA's 1st Annual

MEN'S NIGHT POKER TOURNAMENT

Saturday, March 10, 2018

8:30 PM Play Begins

Genesis Steakhouse & Wine Bar

Must register ahead!

Cash & other great prizes!

Please click here to RSVP

Athletic Updates

Please see the Beren Academy Calendar as your most up to date source for information. The Week at a Glance is a snapshot, but does not reflect any changes made after that date.

Lower and Middle School Basketball

MS Girls

The middle school girls wrapped up their season last week. Congratulations to all the girls on the team for their hard work and dedication this year. They have all improved tremendously under Coach Frontiera's instruction. The team consisted of the following players:

Shani Yanowitz, Nava Teller, Daniella Schneider, Sarah Plumb, Devorah Gerlitz, Noa Geralnik, Shayna Garner, Ellen Morgan, Hailey Morgan, Celeste Juarez, and Klil-Or Katz.

4th-6th Boys

The 4th-6th boys basketball team wrapped up their season last week and really saw a lot of improvement under Coach Grice. Congratulations on a great year boys. The members of this team were:

Alex Schwartz, Gilad Yarmush, Aaron Yellin, Ezra Miller, Yosef Seifert, Dovi Schoen, Ofir Tessler, Matan Chen, Rafi Miller, Simcha Levitt, Michael Sulman, and Samson Roisman.

MS Varsity Boys

The MS boys Basketball team also closed out their season last week and had a great year. Coach Grice said that he was impressed with how far this team has come. The members of the Varsity Boys were:

Jonnie Katz, Jacob Kupferman, Aaron Koual, Daniel Bublil, Elie Gelman, Rafi Gross, Ariel Diner, Abe Behar, Alex Yellin, and Nissim Ruben.

High School Basketball Teams

HS Girls Basketball

The High School Girls Basketball team has started off with a 2-0 district record and are sitting alone in first place. They will look to extend their lead with the second round of district play. On Tuesday, February 6th, the girls will play a non-district game vs. Pasadena First Baptist at 6:00 in the Beren Academy Gym.

HS Boys Basketball

The High School Boys Basketball team is currently 5-0 in district and 17-3 overall. They will look to continue their streak next week with a non-district game vs. Pasadena First Baptist at 7:30 in the Beren Academy Gym.