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Remembering and Continuing to Believe
We returned from Pesach break yesterday and jumped right back into the annual "Jewish Memory Season." This is a term I learned from my...
Stephanie Ives
May 3, 20243 min read
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Billy Joel, 8th Graders, and Passover
Each school day is packed with a year's worth of stories. I could not possibly share all the beautiful stories from this week. Or can I?...
Stephanie Ives
Apr 19, 20244 min read
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A Week of Memory Making
We shared a week of communal learning and memory-making. On Monday, K-8 traveled to Riverside Park to watch the solar eclipse, where many...
Stephanie Ives
Apr 12, 20242 min read
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Less is Moh(s)
The following is a speech given by Chativah Teacher Adam Kahn at a student's in-school Bat Mitzvah. Every time a student has a b'nai...
Adam Kahn
Mar 29, 20243 min read
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Flipping the Switch: Holding Ta'anit Esther through Purim
Yesterday, we observed Ta'anit Esther, the Fast of Esther that immediately precedes Purim and commemorates Esther’s request to the Jewish...
Stephanie Ives
Mar 22, 20242 min read
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Appreciating Communal Art in the Parashah and Today
This week's parashah, Parashat Vayakhel, calls all artists, craftspeople, and those whose hearts are moved to bring their talents and...
Stephanie Ives
Mar 8, 20242 min read
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Gratitude for the Sounds, Smells, and Sights of Our Hallways
This morning, I stood around the corner from our second-grade class, smiling while listening to the sounds of the students praying...
Stephanie Ives
Mar 1, 20242 min read
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It's All About Purim Katan!
The following is an objectively true statement: the last period of the day on Friday is the worst period of the week to teach anything....
Stephanie Ives
Feb 23, 20243 min read
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Meet Our Incoming Board Chair
Thank you so much for the outpouring of love after last week’s announcement about the change in leadership for our Board. It feels a bit...
Rachel Wolf
Feb 2, 20243 min read
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Making Tu B'Shevat
Have you ever heard the phrase "making Shabbat"? As in, "are you making Shabbat this week," or "I'm sorry, I have to head home to make...
Stephanie Ives
Jan 26, 20243 min read
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Sensitivity with Sefer Shoftim: A Window into Teaching with Mindfulness
I am copied on all Beit Rabban Outlook distribution lists, which means I see a lot of reminders to parents about snowsuits for outdoor...
Stephanie Ives
Jan 19, 20243 min read
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The Torah Reading Ceremony: a Birthright and Rite of Passage
This morning was our annual second-grade Torah Reading Ceremony, a critical rite of passage in the lifetime of a Beit Rabban education....
Stephanie Ives
Jan 12, 20244 min read
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Wholly Home - Whole School Project 2023
From Wednesday, December 20 through Thursday, December 21st, each student from Kindergarten through Eighth Grade came together for this...
Beit Rabban Day School
Dec 22, 20231 min read
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8 Gifts for the 8th Day
We have eight gifts for you on this eighth day of Chanukah. Please enjoy the following seven short reports from our student's week, plus...
Stephanie Ives
Dec 15, 20233 min read
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An Invitation With Humility and Urgency
Thank you for supporting my visit to Israel last week, arming me with love packages, and eagerly listening to my reports upon return....
Stephanie Ives
Dec 8, 20233 min read
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Emphatically Listening
I am writing this message from Jerusalem, where I have been all week. Like many of you, since October 7, I have been longing to get to...
Stephanie Ives
Dec 1, 20235 min read
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Relief and Hope
Yesterday, I joined eighth-grade students for a session to process our experience at the March for Israel on Tuesday. About 200 notecards...
Stephanie Ives
Nov 17, 20234 min read
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Sharing Meaningful Joy
I have been having trouble praying since October 7. I desperately want to pray for the safety and welfare of individuals and groups in...
Stephanie Ives
Nov 3, 20232 min read
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Give Them Some Air: The Importance of Giving Your Child Airtime
I studied painting in college, and my professor, Susan Gardner, insisted that budding artists needed to delve into art history alongside...
Stephanie Ives
Oct 27, 20235 min read
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Dvar Torah from Our Latest Bat Mitzvah
Rainbows are beautiful on the outside. But we understand from our Parsha that they may not be as beautiful as they seem. In Parshat...
Beit Rabban Day School
Oct 20, 20233 min read
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