BMAzing: The Podcast
Stories, opinions, and interviews by middle school students of Brauser Maimonides Academy in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Episodes
Students interview their Head of School, Rabbi Yoni Fein, about the direction their school is moving.
- Hosts: Nessa H, Daniel J, Carter L
- Guest: Rabbi Yoni Fein
- Tech: Cara H, Aviel A
- Director: Avi Frier
Student podcasters interview BMA alum Nofi Genet, who, after serving as a tank commander in the IDF, began helping fellow veterans heal from PTSD. Nofi talks openly, at a middle school level about how he helps soldiers through the healing process.
- Hosts: Cara H, Sophia H, Ami S, Eyal W
- Guest: Nofi Genet, HealingTrails.org
- Tech: Aviel A, Abby I
- Director: Avi Frier
An interview with Marc Levine, Sam Jacobs, and Avi Frier, three of the magicians of Magic4Israel, an organization dedicated to "Making Smiles Appear" for people affected by war in Israel.
Watch to the end for some amazing magic and a special appearance by Uri Geller!
- Hosts: Nessa H & Ami S
- Guests: Marc Levine, Sam Jacobs, Avi Frier
- Special Appearance: Uri Geller
- Tech: Abby I & Aviel A
- Director: Avi Frier
Avi Liberman talks about the business of comedy, supporting Israel, entertaining the troops, and more.
- Hosts: Eliana K, Ami S, and Eyal W
- Guest: Avi Liberman
- Director: Avi Frier
BMAzing: The Podcast is a production of the Brauser Maimonides Academy Middle School
Torah cartoonist Andrew Galitzer talks about doodling during class at BMA and how it led to a career as a published cartoonist and Torah educator.
- Hosts: Joseph A, Nessa H, Daniel J, and Carter L
- Guest: Andrew Galitzer
- Sound Techs: Abby I, Aviel D
- Director: Avi Frier
BMAzing: The Podcast is a production of the Brauser Maimonides Academy Middle School
Comedian Yechiel Jacobs faces his toughest interviewers to date.
- Hosts: Eliana K, Sophia H, Eyal W, Ami S, Nessa H
- Guest: Yechiel Jacobs
- Sound techs: Aviel D & Abby I
- Director: Avi Frier
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Rabbi Yosef Weinstock, Senior Rabbi of Young Israel of Hollywood-Ft. Lauderdale, talks about the rabbinate, Seinfeld, lighthouses, winter break, half marathons, and more.
- Hosts: Joseph A, Nessa H, Daniel J, and Carter L
- Guest: Rabbi Yosef Weinstock
- Sound techs: Abby I & Aviel D
Podcasters visit the STEM lab for a sneak peek at what the robotics team has planned for this year's competitions.
- Hosts: Sophia H, Cara H, and Eliana K
- Guests: Hanna Shekhter, Stacy Konstam, Reuven Levovitz, Oriel Matilsky, Daphne Reich, Susie Kaweblum, and members of the BMA Robotics Team
- Director: Avi Frier
Middle schoolers answer questions from the BMA Pre-K.
- Hosts: Joseph A, Harel A, Nehorai G, Sophia H, Cara H, Nessa H, Daniel J, Ami S, and Eyal W
- Guests: Meital, Mitchell, Binyamin, Avery, Elsie, Gav, Benjamin, and Hannah
- Sound techs: Abby I & Aviel D
- Director: Avi Frier
BMAzing: The Podcast is a production of the Brauser Maimonides Academy Middle School
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 Fl...
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
- ...
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.
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