Parashat Acharei Mot
Candle Lighting 7:41 p.m.
Havdalah 8:43 p.m.
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Parsha Minute
This week's parsha suggests that we have to make a choice between positive and negative; neutral is not a viable option. Hear more about it in this week's Parsha Minute!
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The 1993-1994 Girls Softball Team
Back row (l-r): Susan Schanler, Donna Rappaport, Natalya Kharmats, Liraz Kamely, Shellie Guttman
Front row: Azalia Orner, Lisa Kellerman, Stephanie Hassan, Shelly Garteiz, Lara Arch, Danya Irwin
Not pictured: Liat Avivi
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This week, 9th grader Elie Gelman explores a fascinating
mashal
(parable) to explain a seemingly repetitive phrase in
Parshat Acharei Mot
(click
here
to read)
while 11th Graders Daniel Gross and Noah Diner highlight songs and art as they reflect on the Parsha (click
here
to read).
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From the desk of our
S.T.E.A.M. Lab
This week in STEAM we took a virtual trip to Israel where we learned all about the Israeli invention of drip irrigation. All of our students got to play in our drip irrigation water station and see how this invention makes a difference in the way water gets to crops.
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Yom HaShoah
Upper school students participated in an assembly commemorating the 6 million lives lost in the Holocaust. Students read excerpts from diaries and heard from guest speaker Barry Halpern, who spoke about his father's story as a Navy commander in both the American and Israeli navies. His message to always stand up for what is right resonated strongly with everyone.
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J Teen Art Scene
We are excited to announce that 9 RMBA high school students had artwork chosen for this year's J Teen Art Scene Exhibition at the ERJCC. The students featured in the exhibition include: Julia Brown, Rebekah Lemeshev, Jacob Plumb, Yael Passy, Olesia Rosenberg-Johnson, Eliana Ruben, Aileen Sar Shalom, Coral Vaknin, and Coral Yeudai. The art will be on display in the Joe Frank Theatre at the ERJCC through May 31st. Pictured above is Olesia Rosenberg-Johnson's papercuts titled "12 Tribes" which won Best of Show.
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Super Sunday
Thank you to all our volunteers who showed up to represent RMBA at the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston's Super Sunday event! We are so proud that our school recruited the most volunteers and that we were able to show our support to an organization that gives us and the entire community both locally and globally so much.
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People Preparation
The students in Ms. Rantz's 2nd grade class are hard at work researching characters for a biography project. Students are learning about biographies, important figures from history, and creating reports. All students will present their reports at the People Fair on May 17.
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Atzmaut Preparations
Morah Aviva's EC4 class began preparing for Israel's 70th birthday this week! The children used their creative talents to draw unique Israel poster cards using different shades of blue markers, crayons, and pencils. They also designed their own Israeli flags by using an assortment of textures and materials, and cut out their own triangles to make Magen Davids!
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To purchase your copy of the 2018-2019 RMBA Yearbook please
click here.
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Please join us for
Beneath the Helmet
Movie Screening
May 7, 2019
2:40 - 4:00 PM
and a
Yom HaZikaron Ceremony
May 8, 2019
10:00 - 10:40 AM
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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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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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We Stand Together
World Bnei Akiva, together with Israel Bnei Akiva will light candles in memory of Lori Gilbert- Kaye, who was murdered in an anti-semitic shooting attack on a synagogue in Poway, CA this past week.
How to participate? When lighting the Shabbat candles this Friday night, light another candle in her memory and take pictures of yourselves with a sign saying "we stand together"
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Bnei Akiva Snif
Parshat Acharei Mot
5/4/2019
5:00 - 6:00 PM at UOS
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Bnei Akiva Houston and
United Orthodox Synagogues
YOM HA'ATZMAUT
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
6:30 p.m. Mincha Service
6:45 p.m. Yom Hazikaron/Aztmaut Ceremony
7:20 p.m. Festive Maariv Service
$10 per peson
$40 per family
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Houston Celebrates Israel
Israel at 71 Celebration
May 9, 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
The Merfish Teen Center
9000 South Rice Avenue
See flyer for details
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Avukat Or
3 on 3 Charity
Basketball Tournament
May 19, 2019
12:30 - 6:00 p.m.
RMBA Gym
$15 per person
Teams of 3-5 people
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River Tubing & BBQ in San Marcos
9th 0 12th Grade
Monday, June 6, 2019
6:45 AM
Chabab $35
Hadracha $25
Reserve your spot with Gabri Kupfernan by May 15
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