Parashat Vayikra Shabbat Candle Lighting 7:22 p.m. Havdalah 8:30 p.m.

BerenTube  Congratulations to all our teachers and students who participated in RMBA's Fun Run and Color Run and collectively raised $11,000!!! Thank you to Abby Ackerman for chairing the incredible project, to Michael Duke and Christie Goldstein for their amazing pictures, and to all the parents who came out to cheer on the students and help mark their laps. Everyone is counting down to next year's run!

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OZ RMBA's High School Drama Society performed the musical Oz at the ERJCC on March 23rd and 25th. Pictured here are cast and crew members on stage right before their first performance! Thank you to Director Sophie Lee Landau, Art Director Colleen Bryant, and all cast and crew for a great production. AIPAC Policy Conference 9 RMBA students were among more than 18,000 pro-Israel Americans that attended the powerful 3 day AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. this week. The conference culminated with the opportunity for delegates to lobby their members of Congress in support of legislation that enhances the relationship between the US and Israel.

ADL Visit Rabbi Kellerman's Men's Seminar visited the ADL this week with Mr. Dayan Gross. Students learned about the importance of advocating for the civil rights of everyone. The rights of the Jewish people are directly tied to those of every other minority group. Elementary State Fair Lower School students 1st through 5th grades each displayed information they had researched and learned about on a state they had chosen. They also performed a very catchy alphabetical song on the 50 states and were excited to present their family and friends their projects. Pictured above is 5th grade student Raya Sulman.

Health Week This week was Health Week at RMBA. The week was kicked off with a wonderful healthy snack buffet. Students were encouraged to try new foods or try foods they may not like. Throughout the week different grades were visited by different health professionals and listened to talks on varying topics. 1st- 3rd grade heard from dentist, Dr. Carl Bloom. 4th and 5th grade heard from Dr. Jeffrey Morgan about the heart. Middle School had a talk on skincare, acne and sunburns by Dr. Marc Rubenzik. 9th and 10th grade listened to Mr. Moe Schlachter about nutrition and 11th and 12th grade were visited by genetic counselors from Baylor. Thank you to all our guest lecturers! Matching the Makot Kindergarten students were eager to match miniature makot (plagues) to the appropriate cards. After learning about the makot, each student was handed a card to match up and had to describe what happened. Everyone enjoyed the interactive learning.

Pessach Preparations 4th grade students have been creating their own haggadot including their own interpretations written in Hebrew and unique art work. They were very proud to show off their work in progress! Fun with Frogs EC 15 students enjoyed learning all about Pessach during circle time this week and had fun jumping around like frogs. They then enjoyed crafting frogs to bring home for the seder.

Save the Date

Pre-Pesach Car Wash an 11th Grade RMBA Israel Trip Fundraising Project Sunday, April 2, 2017 UOS Parking Lot 9001 Greenwillow St. Email israeltripfundraising@gmail.com to reserve a spot

RMBA's  Women's Seminar Women & Girls Only  Fashion Show Sunday, April 2, 2017 7:00 PM Join RMBA's 11th and 12th grade girls as they model the latest in modest fashion. Please click on the image for additional details.

Athletic Updates

Sports Award Dinner The Beren Academy Sports Award Dinner will take place tonight, Thursday March 30th at 6:00 PM . This dinner will honor all of the sports teams from the 2016-2017 school year.  All athletes in lower school, middle school and high school and their families are invited to come celebrate. To Access the Athletics Calendar Click Here 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

The Jewish Federation of Greater Houston cordially invites you to attend Teacher Appreciation Evening Thursday, March 30, 2017 7:30 PM Honoring Esther Saghian  Click on the image to enlarge

NCSY & Bnei Akiva Parent & Teen Beth Midrash Tuesday, April 4, 2017 8:00 PM  Beth Rambam 11333 Braesridge Dr. Light dinner will be served. Please click on the image for additional details.

The Jewish Federation of Greater Houston presents The Big Gig with Seth Meyers opening act the Maccabeats. Sunday Evening, May 21, 2017  Smart Financial Centre in Sugar Land. To purchase your tickets, visit  www.JFedBigGig.com. Please click on the image for additional details.

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