Parashat Emor Candle Lighting 7:45p.m. Havdalah 8:46 p.m.

Parsha Talk In this week's parsha, Emor, we read that "You shall not desecrate My holy Name, rather I should be sanctified..." This is a critical charge that we as Jews receive--to be a light unto the nations both in our relationship with Hashem and in our relationship with other people. I am proud to say that we at Beren Academy have made a kiddush Hashem this year in numerous ways. Hear more in this week's Parsha Talk!

In Case You Missed It Lone Star Museum will fly 30 vintage aircraft over Houston to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII in Europe. Friday, May 8 at 11:30 a.m. See map for flight path.

One Text - Many Voices This week's One Text - Many Voices features Ellen Morgan, Noah Diner, Noa Geralnik, Eyal Catran, Jacob Plumb, and Isaac Gateno. Click here for their views on this week's parsha.

Tell Us How You Really Feel

How are you celebrating Mother's Day this weekend? Virtually Select A Nice Letter/ Card Select Scrapbook/video collage Select Flowers Select

The results are in... What is your preferred method of virtually hanging out?

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My Buddy's Speech Congratulations to 12th grade student Daniel Gross who has been selected as RMBA's winner of the Better 2 Write / Tov L'chtov contest. Daniel will be awarded a scholarship to his camp or Israel program of choice by the Better Together program. Better Together strives to bring together Jewish teens and seniors for learning, sharing, and relationship building. To read Daniel's powerful essay click here . Teach, Love, Inspire "A teacher takes a hand, opens a mind, and touches a heart" This week the RMBA community celebrated its faculty and staff in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week. There are simply no words that are adequate to show our appreciation for those whose words empower our children to chase their dreams. We are excited to share this small token of our appreciation that continues to grow as our students and families post on our appreciation wall. We encourage all our alumni and alumni families to add to the wall and show our teachers the impact they have had on your lives.

Venn Diagrams Students in Ms. Shelly's STEAM classes learned all about Venn Diagrams this week. They were tasked with comparing and contrasting the pollinator cookies they made last week and the salt dough they made (and later painted after a 3 hour baking process) this week. Friendship Painting Students in Morah Aviva's ECE4 class enjoyed an art and science lesson in which they learned how to turn regular colors into pastel colors. Students then were tasked with painting a picture for a friend and telling Morah Aviva who it was for and what the illustration was about. The assignment also included listening to slow music while painting and telling Morah Aviva how the music made them feel!

Geometric Lines Students in Ms. Bigham's lower Montessori class learned about different kinds of lines and line segments, along with their names and how to determine which kind of line it is. They were then asked to draw the lines and label them. Siman Tov U'Mazal Tov RMBA wishes a big Mazal Tov to two of our former Bnot Sherut (Israeli National Service girls) on the occasion of their engagements. Mazal Tov to Osi Bronner (Bat Sherut, 2018) on her engagement to Harel Barak, and Mazal Tov to Shira Himmelstein (Bat Sherut, 2017) on her engagement to Itai Jacobs. We wish both couples much health and happiness, and look forward to sharing only good news with each other.

Zoom Report Cards We thought these new zoom teacher report cards comments were so funny, we couldn't resist sharing them here with you: • Frequently turns camera off. • Frequently muted when should be unmuted. • Frequently unmuted when should be muted. • Frequently forgets to unmute/remute before speaking. • Sits too close to the camera. • Sits too far from the camera. • Frequently plays with pets during class. • Frequently plays with younger siblings during class. • Frequently attends class in pajamas. • Frequently attends class in bed. • Answers "me" when asked to identify who is speaking. • Frequently changes background. • Frequently changes profile name to nobody. • Frequently arrives awkwardly early for class. • Frequently forgets he is unmuted before yelling across house to Mom. • Takes too long to unmute self before speaking. • Sits too close/far to the microphone. • Please contact me regarding your home's slow connection speed Learn, Compete, Win! For the first time ever, we will be having a Middle school Yediot Klaliot (Judaic general knowledge) Bee for Middle School students. It will take place in 3 stages, with great prizes for the winners! Click here for the learning booklet.

Save the Date

Robert M. Beren Academy proudly announces the graduation of the Class of 2020 Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at 6 p.m. Virtual details to follow

Save the Date

Bnei Akiva Pre-Shabbat Snif Friday, May 8, 2020 4:00 p.m. Click here to join

UOS Kabbalat Shabbat Car Step outside to hear some Shabbat music, get some candy, and bring in Shabbat with a fun atmosphere! Click here for route info Friday, May 8, 2020 5:00 p.m. Click here to follow on Facebook live

Bnei Akiva DIY Lag Baomer kit for families Enjoy a "Lag Sameach" with a DIY Lag Baomer kit, full of everything you need to experience the chag! Come pick up your kit on Sunday, May 10, 2020 We have a limited number of kits, so sign up ASAP!

Bnei Akiva presents a Special Lag Baomer Snif For grades 1-6 Sunday, May 10, 2020 4:00 p.m. Click here for zoom link

Hatzalah-Thon May 11 at 8 PM to May 12 at 11:59 PM Join us for a day of joy and unity in appreciation to the Hatzalah volunteers in North America with a 24-hour fundraising drive and live concert! Click here for the free concert

UOS Presents Arguing with God Join us for five fascinating and provocative sessions Dates: 5/11, 5/18, 5/25, 6/1, 6/8 8 PM Click here to join

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