An interview with Jeff Veley of Squabbles, a program recently introduced schoolwide at BMA.

• Hosts: Ami S, Joseph A, Cara H, Eyal W, Daniel J, Sophia H, Nessa H, Nehorai G
• Guest: Jeff Veley
• Sound techs: Abby I & Aviel D
• Director: Avi Frier

BMAzing: The Podcast is a production of the Brauser Maimonides Academy Middle School

Our student hosts interview several South Florida educators about advocacy, school choice, and the power of student voices, followed by a conversation with Congressman Randy Fine.

This episode features shortened versions of the educator interviews. To hear the full interviews, check out Episode 5A, right after this one, for every conversation in its complete, unedited form.

Guests (in order of appearance):

• Danny Aqua, Teach Florida
• Rabbi Chaim Albert, Landow Jewish Academy
• Rabbi Shloime Denburg, Lubavitch Hebrew Academy
• Rabbi Ari Leubitz, Scheck Hillel Community School
• Dr. Roni Raab, Katz Yeshiva High School
• Congressman Randy Fine
• Jacob Fine

Hosts: Nessa H, Sophia H, Ami S, Eyal W, Cara H, Daniel J, Joseph A

Sound techs: Abby I & Aviel D

Director: Avi Frier

BMAzing: The Podcast is a production of the Brauser Maimonides Academy Middle School

This companion episode to Episode 5 includes extended conversations with South Florida Jewish educators, followed by the full conversation with Congressman Randy Fine.

Guests (in order of appearance):

• Danny Aqua, Teach Florida
• Rabbi Chaim Albert, Landow Jewish Academy
• Rabbi Shloime Denburg, Lubavitch Hebrew Academy
• Rabbi Ari Leubitz, Scheck Hillel Community School
• Dr. Roni Raab, Katz Yeshiva High School
• Congressman Randy Fine
• Jacob Fine

Hosts: Nessa H, Sophia H, Ami S, Eyal W, Cara H, Daniel J, Joseph A

Sound techs: Abby I & Aviel D

Director: Avi Frier

BMAzing: The Podcast is a production of the Brauser Maimonides Academy Middle School

BMA 6th grader Nessa H. shares the story of her battle against USA Gymnastics to have her points count, when they scheduled a major tournament on the first day of Passover.

• Hosts: Eyal W and Sophia H
• Guest: Nessa H
• Sound tech: Abby I
• Director: Avi Frier

BMAzing: The Podcast is a production of the Brauser Maimonides Academy Middle School

Rabbi Joey Rosenfeld speaks with Brauser Maimonides Academy middle school podcasters about what we can learn from Parshat Noach about achieving balance in our lives.

Hosts: Daniel J, Eyal W, and Ami S
Guest: Rabbi Joey Rosenfeld
Also featuring: Rabbi Yoni Fein
Sound tech: Aviel D
Director: Avi Frier

BMAzing: The Podcast is a production of the Brauser Maimonides Academy Middle School

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Brauser Maimonides Academy middle school podcasters share their memories of October 7, 2023 and the days, weeks, and months that followed.

Brauser Maimonides Academy middle school podcasters talk about the simanim, the symbolic foods, that we eat on Rosh Hashanah.