Parashat Tetzaveh
Candle Lighting 6:07 p.m.
Havdalah 7:08 p.m.
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Parsha Talk
When my brother Dr. Moshe Oberman was in high school, students were allowed to dress casually during exam time. Instead, he made it a point to dress extra nicely -- to communicate to himself how well prepared he was, down to the last detail. How does this tie in to this week's parsha? Find out in this week's Parsha Talk!
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A Heartfelt THANK YOU to our parent volunteers
Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they have the heart
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Diana Ayach, Mercedes Behar,
Suzanne Bershad, Aliza Bliberg,
Barry Gelman, Amy Goldstein,
Tamar Harosh, Natan Herc,
Bella Morgan, Steven Plumb,
Sharon Ruben, Annie Scheckter,
Eyal Shavitzky, Aaron Weitz,
Jenny Wolfe, Malkah Yellin,
Ezrie Yellin
To add your name to the list, be sure to document your hours in our parent
hitnadvut
(volunteer) binder located in the front office.
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This week's One Text - Many Voices features Ariella Ruben, Jake Teller, Avidan Abramson, and Alumna Eliana Ruben (Class of 2019).
Click here for their views on the following text:
וְלָֽקַחְתָּ֣ אֶת־הַבְּגָדִ֗ים וְהִלְבַּשְׁתָּ֤ אֶת־אַֽהֲרֹן֙ אֶת־הַכֻּתֹּ֔נֶת וְאֵת֙ מְעִ֣יל הָֽאֵפֹ֔ד וְאֶת־הָֽאֵפֹ֖ד וְאֶת־הַח֑שֶׁן וְאָֽפַדְתָּ֣ ל֔וֹ בְּחֵ֖שֶׁב הָֽאֵפֹֽד: וְשַׂמְתָּ֥ הַמִּצְנֶ֖פֶת עַל־רֹאשׁ֑וֹ וְנָֽתַתָּ֛ אֶת־נֵ֥זֶר הַקֹּ֖דֶשׁ עַל־הַמִּצְנָֽפֶת: וְלָֽקַחְתָּ֙ אֶת־שֶׁ֣מֶן הַמִּשְׁחָ֔ה וְיָֽצַקְתָּ֖ עַל־רֹאשׁ֑וֹ וּמָֽשַׁחְתָּ֖ אֹתֽוֹ: וְאֶת־בָּנָ֖יו תַּקְרִ֑יב וְהִלְבַּשְׁתָּ֖ם כֻּתֳּנֹֽת: וְחָֽגַרְתָּ֩ אֹתָ֨ם אַבְנֵ֜ט אַֽהֲרֹ֣ן וּבָנָ֗יו וְחָֽבַשְׁתָּ֤ לָהֶם֙ מִגְבָּעֹ֔ת וְהָֽיְתָ֥ה לָהֶ֛ם כְּהֻנָּ֖ה לְחֻקַּ֣ת עוֹלָ֑ם וּמִלֵּאתָ֥ יַד־אַֽהֲרֹ֖ן וְיַד־בָּנָֽיו:
And you shall take the garments and clothe Aaron with the tunic, with the robe of the ephod, with the ephod, and with the choshen, and you shall adorn him with the band of the ephod. You shall place the cap upon his head and place the holy crown upon the cap. You shall take the anointing oil and pour [it] on his head and anoint him.And you shall bring his sons near, and you shall clothe them with tunics. And you shall gird them with sashes, Aaron and his sons, and you shall dress them with high hats, and the kehunah will be a perpetual statute for them, and you shall invest Aaron and his sons with full authority.
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Tell Us How You Really Feel
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Best traditional Shabbat food is
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Friday night chicken soup
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The results are in...
For Purim I think the RMBA staff costume theme will be
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From the desk of our
S.T.E.A.M. Lab
This week our STEAM students put their creativity to the test as they created blueprints and engineered their own castles, like the castle in
Shushan
. Our ECE3 and ECE4 classes conducted an experiment to see if they could grow their own crystals for
Shushan's royal treasure. Our K - 2nd graders focused on the invention of the Gutenberg printing press. First they created their own scroll as part of a lesson on how stories were printed before the Gutenberg press. This will be followed up with an opportunity to create a printing press for STEAM, which the kids will use this Friday to make their own prints.
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Go Texan Day
Students in early childhood and lower school came dressed for the rodeo on Friday and got to enjoy a Western style breakfast of eggs, beans, and biscuits. They were also treated to a special line dancing lesson by Ms. Bigham. Yeehaw!
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Read Across America
In celebration of Dr. Seuss's birthday, students in lower school had the opportunity to read in the school lobby with lower school principal Dr. Dawn McKernan. Dr. Seuss is best known for authoring over 60 children's books. The yearly observance was inaugurated by the National Education Association.
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Bracha Bee
Students in lower school participated in a Bracha Bee this week! We are so proud of all the students who demonstrated their knowledge and understanding. Students in 3rd through 5th grade were asked to name the
bracha rishona (1st blessing) and
bracha achrona (after blessing) of various foods, while students in Kindergarten through 2nd grade had to identify the
bracha rishona. Congratulations to 1st place winners (in their categories) Sivan Melnik and Yehonatan Gilad, and runner-up winners Basya Gottlieb and Sammy Scheckter. Kol Hakavod!
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Say Something
We are proud to take part in Say Something Week, an initiative designed to prevent violence in schools. Staff and Faculty filled out signs that were hung up that detailed why each can be a student's trusted adult. Students and staff took the pledge to look for warning signs, signals, and threats, to act immediately and take things seriously, and to say something to a trusted adult, all to help create a safe and healthier school.
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Making a Difference
RMBA Art Students in Kindergarten through 6th Grade created original designs for the Treasures of the Texas Coast Children's Art Contest. This contest, sponsored by the Texas General Land Office, gives children the early opportunity to learn more about the Texas Coast and discover the importance of keeping it clean.
While we had to send the original works of art to the contest, we made sure to scan the children's artwork before it was mailed for the following flip books:
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Secret Recipe
We were proud to participate in the 9th annual Houston Kosher Chili Cookoff which took place last Sunday at Congregation Beth Yeshurun. Thank you to our wonderful volunteers/ chili team Loren Chorn, Harry Brown, Liat Goldstein, Marisa Brown, and Missy Bernosky. Not to brag, but we certainly noticed the amount of people coming back for seconds, thirds, and even fourth helpings!
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GO STARS
Basketball has come to an end, and we are so incredibly proud of our varsity team that took home the State Runnerup title. It was very special for our school community to spend Shabbat in Temple, TX with over 115 people there to support the team. To read a special blog post by Rabbi Barry Gelman of UOS about the weekend please click
here. Stay tuned for information regarding a banner hanging ceremony.
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Please join in the special dedication of the
Eishet Chayil Mechitza
donated in loving memory of
Carolyn Barnett-Goldstein, z'l'
by Amy Goldstein and Molly Goldstein
Restoration of the Beren/Jefferson
Bet Midrash Mechitza
Thursday, March 12, 2020
Shacharit 7:45 a.m.
Dedication 8:30 a.m.
A breakfast will follow the ceremony
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Save the Date
RMBA's 2nd Annual STEAM Fair
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
3:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
11333 Cliffwood Drive
All ages invited! Open to the community
Additional details to follow
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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.
Athletic Award Dinner
High School Boys Basketball
The HS boys basketball season came to an end Saturday night with a loss in the State Finals. It was an amazing run by a great group of boys who already have their eyes set on next season. Many boys received honors for this season and are listed below.
TAPPS DISTRICT 1A FIRST TEAM ALL DISTRICT
NOAH DINER - MVP
ARIEL DINER
JAKE TELLER
AARON AYACH
TAPPS DISTRICT 1A SECOND TEAM ALL DISTRICT
ISAAC GATENO
IDAN BINJAMIN
STATE TOURNAMENT ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
NOAH DINER
ARIEL DINER
JAKE TELLER
ILAY KATZ
ALL STATE FIRST TEAM
NOAH DINER
ARIEL DINER
Congratulations to these boys for their accomplishments.
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Accessing the current schedule
Please re-sync your calendars weekly
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Snif this week
3/7/20
Parashat Tetzaveh
4:40 p.m. - 5:40 p.m.
at UOS
For grades 1-12
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Teen Purim Bash
3/9/20
9:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.
Torch Centre
9th - 12th grades
$7 online/ $10 at the door
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Bnei Akiva and UOS are proud to present:
Purim Carnival 2020
3/10/20
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. at UOS
$6 per person
BBQ Seuda will be available for purchase at the event
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Ulpan Shemesh invites you to Summer Camp in Hebrew!
Ivrit B'kef Ulpan Shemesh is partnering with the ERJCC!
Please see flyer for additional details.
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UOS/ HOD/ RMBA/ HCRJ/ TORCH/ BRITH SHALOM/ BETH YESHURUN present:
The 15th Annual
Man's Mock Seder
March 29, 2020
7:15 p.m.
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