Parashat Vayetzei
Candle Lighting 5:04 p.m.
Havdalah 6:05 p.m.
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Parsha Talk
With Thanksgiving just behind us, what does our parsha have to say about being grateful? 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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Anat Chen
Barry Gelman
Sara Goldberg
Ronna Bush
Sarah Kronman
Melissa Poteet
Jason Rosenzweig
Yaarit Saar
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 includes last week's Parashat Toldot as well as this week's Parashat Vayetzei. Students featured are Orly Lashak, Jeremy Morgan, Ezra Miller, Natanya Ruben, Yael Passy, and Aaron Ayach.
Click here
for their views on the following texts:
Parashat Toldot:
And Esau said to his father, "Have you [but] one blessing, my father? Bless me too, my father." And Esau raised his voice and wept. And his father Isaac answered and said to him, "Behold, your dwelling place shall be the fat places of the earth and of the dew of the heaven from above. And you shall live by your sword, and you shall serve your brother, and it will be, when you grieve, that you will break his yoke off your neck."
Parashat Vayetzei:
And Rachel and Leah replied and said to him, "Do we still have a share or an inheritance in our father's house? Are we not considered by him as strangers, for he sold us and also consumed our money? But all the wealth that God separated from our father is ours and our children's. So now, all that God said to you, do."So Jacob rose, and he lifted up his sons and his wives upon the camels.
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Tell Us How You Really Feel
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My favorite annual event at RMBA is
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Grandparent and Special Friend Day
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Yom HaAtzmaut Celebrations
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High School Drama Performance
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The results are in...
I am filling my plate on Thanksgiving with
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From the desk of our
S.T.E.A.M. Lab
Fall has taken over STEAM! Our lower school students have learned how the earth's tilt and rotation around the sun create each of our four seasons. They learned why the leaves change colors and what the leaves give to the trees. They extracted chlorophyll from different color leaves to see which color has the most chlorophyll, allowing us to also review the scientific method. The students also learned that Texas is on the migration path for many birds. They learned what migration is and why it happens in the fall, finishing up the lesson by making bird feeders to help migrating birds find food on their way south. Our ECE students investigated the changes we are seeing outside as fall nears its end. They used squirrels, pumpkins and leaves to practice math concepts such as number recognition, counting, and shape sorting. ECE students also discussed what kind of preparations are being made by animals, people, and plants during the fall months so they may be ready for the colder winter months.
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Head of School Meeting
The Jewish Federation of Greater Houston hosts heads of school regularly to discuss items of shared interest. This time RMBA hosted the group. The group had the opportunity to see the maker space, the STEAM lab, and of course the magical forest pictured above.
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Senior Trip
Welcome back to our Class of 2020 who spent 14 days on a life-changing trip to Israel! This little space in the Buzz is certainly not enough room to describe what a fabulous time they had, or everywhere they visited, but stay tuned for a recap including additional photos and videos of the special bonding that took place on their Senior Trip.
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Importance of Saving
Students in 11th grade enjoyed participating in a financial education workshop presented by RMBA Board member Eyal Shavitzky (SVP Institutional Services at Regions Bank) about the Importance of Saving
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Rodeo Art
ECE4-12th Grade art students created entries for this year’s Rodeo School Art Competition. This prestigious art competition for schools in Houston and the surrounding areas takes place in January each year. RMBA
will participate in the Private Schools Division on January 14th, 2020 at NRG. In the pre-show of work, now hanging throughout our school, 10 Elementary (ECE4-5th), 10 Middle School, and 10 High School artworks will be selected for the January 14th competition.
Judging for the Pre-Show will take place this Friday, December 6. All 1st place artworks will go on to the Private School Competition. Please stop by to see all of our students' rodeo art on display.
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English Colonies
Eighth-graders are utilizing digital technology to learn and teach each other about life in the early English Colonies. The lesson challenged students to dig up artifacts from our nation's Colonial past, then print 3D models of those artifacts in RMBA's BIMA lab. Next, each student researched the artifacts and wrote about their usage in Colonial society. Displaying their artifact models and research together in a presentation, the students will tell the story of early English Colonies in what would become the United States of America.
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Timeline of Life
Students in Lower Elementary Montessori had a lesson on the Timeline of Life and learned about plants and animals from the beginning to the present.
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Dreidel Dreidel
Students in Morah Esther's ECE2 class enjoyed sorting
dreidels
by color and learning all about the upcoming holiday of Chanukah.
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The Great RMBA - Gatsby Casino Night
Saturday, December 14, 2019
8 p.m.
Evelyn's Park Conservancy
Click here
for sponsorship opportunities, tickets, and additional information.
Grand Poker Tournament Prize:
2 Round-Trip Economy Tickets
valued at approx. $2,500
You don't want to miss the glamorous and fun event in support of RMBA.
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Visit RMBA at the
ERJCC Holiday Craft Market
Friday, December 6, 2019
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 8, 2019
10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
5601 S. Braeswood Blvd.
Please see flyer for additional details
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RMBA Lower School
Chanukia and Menorah Competition
Completed Menorahs must be brought in by
Tuesday, December 17
Click
here
to book a time in the BIMA maker space
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RMBA's 5th Grade proudly presents:
The 16th Annual
International Festival
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. at RMBA
Meet the people | Hear the
music | See the customs | Taste the food
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* Please note the date change from previous years.*
Early Childhood and
Lower School Grandparent
and Special Friend Day
Thursday, December 19, 2019
8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Schedule forthcoming!
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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.
Sports pictures on December 12
Sports pictures will take place at 9:00 AM on December 12. Please have your children bring all of their sports uniforms on that day.
Middle School Girls Basketball
The MS Girls fought hard, but ultimately fell against a very good Cornerstone Christian team on Wednesday. They will travel to Bay Area Christian on December 14.
Middle School Boys Basketball
The 5th/6th grade boys defeated Beth Yeshurun before falling to Cornerstone Christian on Wednesday. They boys will play their next game at home on December 19.
High School Girls Basketball
The HS Girls defeated Briarwood on Tuesday night. They will open up TAPPS play next Tuesday when they travel to Bellville to take on Faith Academy.
High School Boys Basketball
The HS Boys improved to 7-2 on the year with an impressive home win over Briarwood. The boys open up TAPPS play next Tuesday when they travel to Bellville to take on Faith Academy.
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Accessing the current schedule
Please re-sync your calendars weekly
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Snif this week
Parashat Vayetzei
12/7/19
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
at UOS
For grades 1-12
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Come join Aviva and Ori Friedmann to discuss
The Wars of the Maccabees
and enjoy cold beer and Moroccan sfenj (doughnuts)
December 7, 2019
8:30 p.m.
Adults Only
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Mach Hach BaAretz
$50 credit for all who attend the meeting
Monday, December 9, 2019
8:00 p.m.
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Matok Balev meets TPG
December 15
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
$5 per child 1-6th grades
at RMBA
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Manhigut Dinner and Oneg
Friday, December 20, 2019
6:30 p.m.
at the Friedmanns home
Please RSVP with Ori or Aviva by 12/18
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Join UOS for a special
Pre-Chanukah Extravaganza
Kids Breakfast Minyab
December 22 at UOS
9:00 a.m.
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Join UOS for
A Taste of Chanukah
December 22, 2019
8:00 p.m.
featuring Trivia Night!
$5 members, $10 non-members
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Chevraya Bet Shabbaton
in Silver Spring, MD
January 9- January 12
See flyer for details
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CYJ is Coming to Houston!
Parlor Meeting with Camp Director Frank Silberlicht
Sunday, January 12, 2019
4:00 p.m.
At the home of
Neil and Annie Scheckter
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