Beren Buzz - February 23, 2017

Parashat Mishpatim

Shabbat Candle Lighting 6:00 p.m.

Havdalah 7:09 p.m.

BerenTube

High School students had a blast last week in friendly color war competitions that culminated at High School Retreat at Camp Young Judea in Wimberly, TX. We hope you enjoy this music video created, directed, and entirely edited by the 'Team Future' students.

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Random Acts of Kindness

Students in Lower School paid it forward with many random acts of kindness last week. Signs were put up throughout the school suggesting nice things that can be done. Beautifully displayed, is a tree with words of kindness, where every student wrote their name on a leaf which their peers later filled with kind thoughts.

ReelAbilities

Students K-12th grade watched various short films presented by the JFS Film Festival, which is currently running this month. Students then participated in a post-screening discussion related to each film that included issues such as isolation, bullying, awareness and diversity. These films were very powerful and had many important symbolic lessons.

A Special Visit

High School students were treated to a presentation by former Member of Knesset (Israeli Parliament) Rabbi Dov Lipman. The captivating and inspiring anecdotes of his road to the Knesset and life in Israel really engaged the crowd.

Aleph Bet

EC2 students Ariel Karo (top), Orin Gonik (left), and Noa Gilad (right) were proud to point to the first letter of their names on the Aleph Bet chart this week! Every student in the class knows the letter which their name begins with.

Rhythm and Melody

Middle School students (l-r) Kalli Poche and Rannanah Vorzman enjoy discovering new rhythms in their interactive Music elective.

Lincoln Logs

EC3 students Eliya Vaknin (l) and Mia Wolfe (r) enjoyed displaying their Lincoln log crafts from their Presidents unit. The students had a great time constructing Lincoln log cabins out of popsicle sticks the way they envisioned it.

Do you know what time it is?

2nd grade students Maayan Milo, Ariana Ackerman, Maya Bublil and Lilly Kolodny(pictured counter-clockwise) worked as a team learning all about telling time in Hebrew. Groups rotated through various time-telling stations, interacting completely in Hebrew.

Tree Club Saving Trees

Students Sarah Loiselle (l) and Ilana Katz-Warmflash (r) founded a Tree Club in order to save trees. To raise funds for The Hermann Park Conservancy, they baked over 100 cookies and set up a booth in Godwin Park in Meyerland. The girls were very successful selling many cookies and have donated the money in order to plant more trees in Houston. We are so proud of their wonderful midot and community involvement.

Save the Date

RMBA's Full House

Genesis Steakhouse and Wine Bar

February 25, 2017

ONLY 2 More Days!

Please click on the invitation to RSVP or purchase raffle tickets.

A Purim Celebration

Honoring Dena and Baruch Brody

March 12, 2017

Please click on the invitation to activate all of the links.

Athletic Updates

All District Selections Announced:

The TAPPS District 7-2A All-District selections have been announced and several Beren Academy players received honors.

Boys

Jonny Abitbol - 1st team

Akiva Garner - 1st team

Yisroel Yanowitz - 1st team

Noah Diner - 2nd team

Ariel Schneider - Honorable Mention

Jeffrey Collins - Honorable Mention

Girls

Gabrielle Kupferman - 1st team

Rebecca Grzebinski - 1st team

Gaby Bentolila - 1st team

Tali Miller - 2nd team

Sapir Tessler - 2nd team

Adina Passy - 2nd team

Eliana Ruben - 2nd team

Rena Schwartz - Honorable Mention

Maya Wadler - Honorable Mention

Shoshana Braun - Honorable Mention

Congratulations to all of the players on a great season.

Sports Award Dinner

The Beren Academy Sports Award Dinner will take place on Thursday, March 30th at 6:00 PM . This dinner will honor all of the sports teams from the 2016-2017 school year.

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Please re sync your calendars weekly if it is something that you do.

If you have any questions about sports, please contact Coach Cole at chriscole@berenacademy.org .

Community Events

Beth Rambam

The Windows To Our Future

Honoring:

Esther and Abraham Hakakian

Thursday, February 23, 2017

7:00 p.m.

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7th Annual

Houston Kosher Chili Cookoff

Sunday, February 26, 2017

12:00 - 4:00 p.m.

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Come sample delicious chilis and support the RMBA team!

Jscreen, an innovative, non-profit genetic screening program will be on site to help make genetic screening convenient, easy, and affordable.

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