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Adam Kahn
Mar 29, 20243 min read
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...
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Stephanie Ives
Mar 22, 20242 min read
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...
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Stephanie Ives
Mar 8, 20242 min read
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...
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Stephanie Ives
Mar 1, 20242 min read
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...
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Stephanie Ives
Feb 23, 20243 min read
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....
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Rachel Wolf
Feb 2, 20243 min read
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...
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Stephanie Ives
Jan 26, 20243 min read
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...
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Stephanie Ives
Jan 19, 20243 min read
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...
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Stephanie Ives
Jan 12, 20244 min read
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....
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Beit Rabban Day School
Dec 22, 20231 min read
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...
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Stephanie Ives
Dec 15, 20233 min read
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...
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Stephanie Ives
Dec 8, 20233 min read
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....
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Stephanie Ives
Dec 1, 20235 min read
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...
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Stephanie Ives
Nov 17, 20234 min read
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...
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Stephanie Ives
Nov 3, 20232 min read
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...
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Stephanie Ives
Oct 27, 20235 min read
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...
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Beit Rabban Day School
Oct 20, 20233 min read
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...
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Beit Rabban Day School
Oct 13, 20231 min read
Sending Love to Israel
This week's Weekly Shabbat Sha'Slideshow is a compilation of our community members and families, past and present, in Israel over the...
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Stephanie Ives
Oct 13, 20232 min read
Sounding the Shofar During a Time of Crisis
This morning, our fifth and sixth grades families started their day learning Mishnah together, an annual tradition right after the...
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Stephanie Ives
Oct 6, 20231 min read
Commandment To Rejoice
The Torah famously commands us in the book of Devarim to "rejoice in our holiday" of Sukkot, and we refer to this chag as "the time of...
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