Parashat Bo
Candle Lighting 5:32 p.m.
Havdalah 6:34 p.m.
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Parsha Talk
- Pick a number between 1 and 9
- Multiply this number by 2
- Add 5
- Multiply your number by 50.
- If you have already had your birthday this year, add 1771. If you have not, add 1770.
- Now subtract the year that you were born.
You should end up with a 3 digit number. The first digit will be your original number, and the last 2 digits should be your age!
How does this bit of "mathemagic" tie in to this week's parsha?!
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Thank You!
Thank you so much to everyone who participated in RMBA's first giving day We are so grateful to you all. We surpassed our goal and raised $11,451 with over 75% family participation! Kol Hakavod RMBA!
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This week's Mussar and a Mitzvah features Noa Geralnik (10th grade) and Orly Lashak (12th grade). Click here to read about a mussar and mitzvah in Parashat Bo. |
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From the desk of the STEAM Lab
This week in STEAM we learned about trees for Tu B'Shvat! We planted apple seeds, brought nature indoors for art, went to the magical forest to measure tree widths, made bark impressions, and learned about the rings of a tree!
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Germination
While learning about plant life cycles, 6th graders in Ms. Goldstein's life science class are observing germination in lima beans. Once they sprout, they will plant the beans inside of a dark obstacle course in order to observe plant tropism - how plants will grow toward the smallest amount of light.
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Spanish Elective
Middle school students in Mrs. Rosenzweig's class have learned a lot of vocabulary including colors, animals, clothing, and enough grammar to make sentences. This week Sarah Nevah enjoyed playing the role of teacher's assistant and teaching her friends.
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Beren + Oberman = oBERmEN
Please make some time to listen to our new RMBA podcast! Dr. Oberman has begun to interview some of the most important people at RMBA—our teachers! Take a moment to listen to Gveret Erlichman and Mrs. B (Bonnie Blumberg), and subscribe to hear from more long-time, amazing Beren educators! A new episode drops each Friday. |
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Hopping Hats
ECE3 students in Morah Alissa and Morah Sandy's class made grasshopper hats this week to represent the 8th plague "arbeh" (locust) in this week's parsha.
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Pumped up for Math
7th Grade students in Mrs. Rosenzweig's class were pumped to take a two-step equations quiz by playing kahoot! The class got all the questions correct!
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Operation Dugo
As part of Hebrew and Judaic elective classes with Ori and Aviva, the middle school and high school took part in "Mivtza Dugo" (operation Dugo) in honor of Dugo Leiter, a Holocaust survivor who, on the yearly anniversary of the day he left Auschwitz, eats Falafel to celebrate his victory. Once a private and family celebration, now Operation Dugo is celebrated all around the world, by eating Falafel and holding up signs with the words "Am Yisrael Chai, Kayam v'mabsut" (Am Yisrael is alive, well, and thrilled to be here!).
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Ethical Dilemmas
Rabbi Ouzzan's Seminar class was tasked to prepare ethical dilemma presentations in pairs. Jeremy Morgan and Jake Teller discussed what Judaism would want an individual to do if he/she only had one day out of jail. Which Mitzvot have priority? Molly Goldstein and Yael Passy discussed how far we go to save a life in Judaism. Julia Brown and Eve Vaknin discussed whether in Judaism we can sacrifice a life to save another.
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Rodeo Art
This past week lower school students celebrated their hard work through the completion of the long-standing school tradition known as the Rodeo Art Competition. This competition focuses on the Western art of today or our historic past. Each grade level had a differing theme and medium in which to challenge their creative interpretation of Western Art.
Congratulations to the following in-school competition winners:
ECE4: 1st place - Jordy K., 2nd Place - Maayan C., 3rd Place - Mimi B.
Kindergarten: 1st place - Maya S., 2nd Place - Luna W., 3rd Place - Liam L.
1st Grade: 1st place - Mia T., 2nd Place - Noa G., 3rd Place - Shmuel G.
2nd Grade: 1st place - Ellie B., 2nd Place - Henry H., 3rd Place - Daniel A.
3rd Grade: 1st place - Libby W., 2nd Place - Ezra S., 3rd Place - Odia S.
4th Grade: 1st place - Miriam S., 2nd Place - Basya G., 3rd Place - Ryan G.
5th Grade: 1st place - Liviya S., 2nd Place - Lexi B., 3rd Place - Zachary M. and Eli N.
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Books, Blankets, and Bears
Kindergarten through 2nd grade students enjoyed “Books, Blankets, and Bears” with Dr. McKernan. The reading event, with its camping theme, was a celebration of literacy for young readers. Research supports the fact that engagement in literacy promotes a love of books—and we all know that “readers are leaders.” Read aloud time, independent reading, reading to stuffed bears, and learning about bears in our non-fiction selections are all activities to support our youngest readers.
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On January 31, please join the
Jewish Federation of Greater Houston for our community’s ONE NIGHT event.
Joining with the Jewish Federations in Dallas, Milwaukee, and St. Louis, this evening will feature comedian Sebastian Maniscalco, the WNBA’s Sue Bird, and lead guitarist Don Felder, formerly of the Eagles.
The event is chaired by Rachael Levy, Dorit & Rick Guttman, and Joanne & Bruce Levy. Honorary chairs are Velva G. & H. Fred Levine.
There is no cost to attend.
Additional information and registration for this virtual event is available here.
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YOM LIMMUD 2021
Sunday, February 14, 2021
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Our event will be entirely virtual this year. This offers our community the incredible opportunity to hear from presenters from around the world! Each presenter will either currently live or have lived in the country they discuss. We will host 20 sessions including a PJ Library program, a family program for middle school ages and up, as well as a teachers' track.
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Bnei Akiva Houston Presents
Superbowl Family Watch Party!
2/7/2021
5:00 - 8:30 PM at RMBA
More details coming soon!
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Snif This Shabbat
1/23/2021

4:15- 5:15 PM at UOS
Grades 1st- 12th
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
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Purim- save the date!
2/21/2021
Join UOS for pre-Purim fun for the whole family!

Sunday afternoon at UOS
more details coming soon!
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Bnei Akiva/ UOS/ RMBA Purim Baskets
Order your Mishloach Manot now for family and friends!
All proceeds from the baskets go towards the educational programming of Bnei Akiva Houston
Password: texas
Order deadline: 2/7/21
$20 late fee until 2/14/21
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