COMMUNITY
Nurturing community, both within our school and among our parent body, is an essential ingredient of the Beit Rabban experience. Our school community, comprised of parents, grandparents, faculty, staff, and alumni, works to nourish, support, and celebrate each other.
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
MANNA FROM HEAVEN - WEDNESDAY, MAY, 31ST
Please join us for an evening of community, inspiration, and joy at our annual gala Manna from Heaven: Only Simchas in the (NEW) Building.
Celebrate Beit Rabban’s upcoming move to our permanent home in B'nai Jeshurun’s Community House!
END OF YEAR MEET UP - SUNDAY, JUNE, 11TH
All are welcome to join Sunday, June 11th from 3:30-5:30PM. Join us in the open park area in front of the Abraham and Joseph Spector Playground, near the West 85th Street entrance (up the hill and to the left).
DEVASH WEEKLY
PARASHAH MAGAZINE
Devash (honey) is a weekly parashah magazine, produced by the Hadar Institute, that makes learning Torah sweet like honey. By engaging directly with texts, Devash helps children and adults discover new ideas, values, and sweet morsels in the weekly Torah portion. We hope that Devash helps enrich your family's Torah learning, both on Shabbat and throughout the week!
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COMMUNITY UPDATES
MAY 2023 MAZAL TOVS
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Mazal tov to the members of Beit Rabban's Chidon HaTanakh team who advanced to the national finals!
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Aiden Sol on your Bar Mitzvah!
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Lia and Eytan Schiller on welcoming a new baby girl to the family!
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Yotam Samet on your Bar Mitzvah!
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
Mazal Tov to alum, Shoshana Akabas, we are so proud to be connected to you! Thank you for all you do for our community, and thank you for inspiring our students when you came to share your work with them!
Shoshana Akabas Barzel, the founder and executive director of New Neighbors Partnership, a non-profit that welcomes refugee families by matching them with local families, was selected as one of the New York Jewish Week’s 36 to Watch (formerly 36 Under 36). This distinction honors leaders, entrepreneurs and changemakers who are making a difference in New York’s Jewish community.
BEIT RABBAN PARENT ASSOCIATION (BRPA)
The Beit Rabban Parent Association (BRPA) supports both our community and our school. BRPA dues are paid as part of FACTS tuition contracts. We use those dues to pay for a variety of activities. Some of them include:
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Sending Support (such as meals or groceries) to our families through our Caring Community Initiative.
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Family Programming like picnics and holiday celebrations.
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Parent learning like Salon Beit Rabban (which showcases the skills and expertise of our parent body), and parenting workshops (recent topics have included digital citizenship, child safety, first aid and CPR, and positive discipline).
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Parent activities like running clubs, book festivals, cooking classes, and paint nights.
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Hakarat HaTov – Staff Appreciation, such as gifts and occasional lunches for our fabulous faculty and staff.