Parsha Minute
What is the difference between "Love your neighbor as yourself" and "What is hateful to you, do not do to others"? Find out in this week's Parsha Minute!
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The Israel Advocacy Club 2016-2017
Tania Blanga, Goldie Serwatien, Adam Hoffman, and Deborah Brown
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This week, Eve Vaknin (class of 2021) and Sapir Tessler (class of 2019) enhance our study of
Parashat Kedoshim
with a beautiful painting by Yoram Ranaan and various other artists.Click
here
to read Eve's summary and click
here
to read Sapir's.
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From the desk of our
S.T.E.A.M. Lab
This week in STEAM we took a trip to the Dead Sea. Our EC students had a great time playing in and painting with the Dead Sea mud.
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Alamo City
The 4th grade visited San Antonio and the Alamo this week on a day trip. They had a great time touring the city and bonding with each other.
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Amazing Austin
The 5th grade had an amazing time touring in Austin and celebrating their last year in lower school. The students visited Barrington Farms where they visited the home of Anson Jones, the last president of the Republic of Texas. They also went to the LBJ Presidential Library, the Bat colony on Congress Avenue Bridge, and the Capitol where they saw the House of Representatives and the Senate in session. The trip was not complete without a stop at Buc-ee's!
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Teen Ambassadors
Mazal Tov to
Gavriel Hampel and Rebekah Lemeshev who have graduated from the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston's Israel Teen Ambassador Program, a 2 year fellowship which teaches teens how to defend Israel on college campuses and beyond. Thank you to Michael Duke, who was the lead teacher!
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Yom HaZikaron
On Wednesday, in memory of Israel's fallen soldiers and victims of terror, RMBA upper school students commemorated Yom HaZikaron with a special
tekes
(ceremony) honoring the 23,741 heroes who died
'al kiddush Hashem'
(sanctifying G-d's name) and gave their lives for the establishment and defense of Israel. Thank you to Rafi and Stacey Engelhart, Gal Haim, and Ori Cohen for coordinating the touching and meaningful ceremony.
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Yom Atzmaut Sameach!
Happy 71st Birthday Israel! In honor of Israel's special day, celebrations are ongoing today, Thursday at RMBA. The morning started off with a special
Hallel
and Harkada (dance) and was followed by the Middle School
Daglanut
(Israeli flag dance) performance. Throughout the day students in Early Childhood through High School are participating in various activities such as a carnival, art projects, BBQ, a staff vs. student
machanaim game, and much more. Please follow along on our
Facebook page where we are continuing to post live updates of the excitement and fun!
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Help our Cadena Team Win!
Remember the fun game created by our middle school students Leeor Catran, Aaron Ruban, and Alex Schwartz called "Perfectly Prepared: Pat and Penny's Disaster Adventure" which they debuted at our STEM Fair in April? Their game is a board game designed to help teach children how to prepare and act in situations following natural disasters. Voting is now open on Cadena's Facebook page, and the public vote counts for 20% of the judging! Leeor, Aaron and Alex will be traveling to Mexico next week to present their project along with 20 other schools. Please help them out by voting for their video
here
!
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All about Israel!
Morah Gila's 3rd grade class worked on a project about cities in Israel this week. Each student chose a different city and researched the history, population, origin of the city name, synagogues, sports, and tourist attractions. They made posters with all the information, which will be displayed at the upcoming Torah Fair on May 21.
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A HUGE thank you to our amazing and wonderful PTO for spoiling the staff and faculty all week in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week being celebrated nationally. Staff and faculty were treated to a delicious candy bar, individual goodie bags with selected treats, a pop corn bar, a sushi and salad lunch, a donut bar, and fun decorations throughout school! Thank you to Eyal Shavitzky, Lee Gross, Adi Arussi, Roza Gross, Dina Silberman, Natalie Chorev, Loren Chorn, Stephanie Mitzner, Paul Oberman, Esty Shavitzky, Rachel Kronman-Gross, and Julia Aronov for helping out with the planning and coordinating.
Let's help grow our fantastic PTO - please show them your love and support by liking the PTO
Facebook page. This is the best place to stay up to date on their news!
Also, if you have not yet done so this year, please sign up
HERE to volunteer to serve pizza lunch or pick up salad. There are only 3 weeks left!
Finally, please make sure to donate to the Teacher Appreciation Week Gift Campaign which is in lieu of a physical and end of year gift. We would like to send a strong message to our teachers about how important they are to us! Click
here to contribute. Today is the last day to do so.
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To purchase your copy of the 2018-2019 RMBA Yearbook please
click here.
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Sunday Funday at RMBA
Sunday, May 19, 2019
10 AM - 12 PM
Click
here to sign waiver
BYOS
Bring your own snack!
Open to the community
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RMBA Lower School
Torah Fair
Kindergarten - 5th
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
4:15 - 5:15 PM
Join us as we celebrate a year of outstanding
Torah Learning!
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RMBA Movie in the Park
Adults Only
Open to the Community!
Wednesday, June 5, 2019
8:30 PM
RMBA Amphitheater
Featuring:
Back to the Future
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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.
Beren Basketball Camp Resuming
The Beren Basketball Camp will resume next Wednesday, May 8. The camp will take place
from 4:15-5:45
. The turnout has been great and all of the kids have worked very hard to improve their skills. The remaining dates are listed below.
Sports Uniforms are due
If any players still have a sports uniform from this year, it needs to be turned in to Coach Cole as soon as possible.
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Accessing the current schedule
Please re-sync your calendars weekly.
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Houston Celebrates Israel
Israel at 71 Celebration
May 9, 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Updated Location:
ERJCC
5601 S. Braeswood
It will NOT take place at
the Merfish
See flyer for details
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Avukat Or
3 on 3 Charity
Basketball Tournament
May 19, 2019
12:45 - 4:45 p.m.
Boys 8th grade and up
RMBA Gym
$15 per person
Teams of 3-5 people
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River Tubing & BBQ in San Marcos
9th - 12th Grade
Thursday, June 6, 2019
6:45 AM
Chabab $35
Hadracha $25
Reserve your spot with Gabri Kupfernan by May 15
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