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September 5, 2014
Bridge Building 2014
Baruch Dayan Emet Bridges are up in Mrs. Eliaser's CP physics classes! Twenty juniors pitted their wits against tension, compression and material strain as they sought to build the most efficient bridge in the
A Taste of Torah
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school. E mily Zfrani and Sarah Gilman's Pratt truss was the best in the
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morning crew, supporting 14 times its own weight, while Becca Abrams and Maya Michaelewicz's wholly original design boasted 15. Rose Johnson and Azeyah Boyd's featherweight Pratt edged ahead in the efficiency game with its minimalist design, while Josh Lederman's modified Howe put its heavy weight to good use!
The P.O. is pleased to continue the gift card "Gelt" program. This program is designed to help families earn money toward their children's junior year Panim program and/or the Senior Israel Experience. Faculty and staff can also buy Gelt to support programs provided for the school by the P.O. By buying things you ordinarily purchase anyway, you can earn money which will be credited to your family or class for designated school trips. Contact Sheri Sandrof at ssandrof@cjhs.org or call her at 847.324.3723.
In second place for this year is Max Gruenberg and Matt Dulberg's doublelayer Warren, supporting 31 times its own weight, while our new junior champions, Seth Wein and Jake Lankford were seen doing the victory dance over their doubledecker creation, whose Warren overdeck and Howe underdeck supported 39 times its own weight.
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College Visits CJHS is pleased to welcome the following schools this season:
College Muhlenberg College University of Washington College of Charleston Case Western Reserve University Vanderbilt University Boston University Washington University in St. Louis Illinois Institute of Technology Elon University Tufts University Dickinson College Indiana University at Bloomington Goucher College Grinnell College University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Rochester Dartmouth College
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Seth and Jake will follow senior champions Ruli Warner-Rosen and Jacob Erlichman to the Chicago Regional Bridge Building Competition in January.
Syracuse University Haverford College Emory University University of Maryland, College Park Hampshire College University of Chicago Wesleyan University Yeshiva University Bradley University Binghamton University Barnard College DePauw University University of Wisconsin, Madison Yale University University of Pittsburgh Clark University McGill University Swarthmore College Oberlin College Purdue University
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Student Activities Fair
Northeastern University University of Michigan Amherst College Jewish Theological Seminary of America Northwestern University University of Denver Knox College Drake University Hofstra University University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Kansas Skidmore College Franklin and Marshall College Pitzer College Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya
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Community News and Events Join Jerusalem U's Celebration of Israeli Soldiers Buffet reception and exclusive sneak peek of
Candy? Glittery posters? Sign-up sheets? When these sights fill the hallways of CJHS, it must be time for the annual Student Activities Fair. On Thursday, student groups new and old showed freshmen, transfer students, and everyone else the best of what they have to offer. In addition to the sweets which are always a fan favorite, groups found other creative ways of luring potential members to their tables. The Engineering Club deconstructed a computer for onlookers to gawk at and fiddle with. The United States Politics Club handed out issues of their first Policy Forum of the year, tackling the tragedy in Ferguson, Missouri. Members of Va'ad Yisrael sold sleek bracelets in suppor t of an IDF unit. The bells and whistle s
worked students were wowed and excited by what they saw. A number of new clubs made their first appearances at the fair. The Knitting Club, the Movie Club, the Film Club, and the Broadcast
Club took the school by storm. Vaad Tikkun Olam,
A film about the lives, dreams, fears and dilemmas of young Israeli soldiers.
Tuesday, September 30 7:00 p.m. Home of Lori Komisar and Morrie Silverman 765 Sheridan Road, Winnetka, IL Head over to http://www.jerusalemu.org/chicago for more details.
Save the Date - AIPAC Women's Parlor Meeting Please join us for a Women's Only AIPAC Parlor Meeting Sunday, October 5, 2014 at 4 p.m. at the Laney Residence 4102 Bordeaux Drive Northbrook, IL Light Refreshments will be served. R.S.V.P to Katie Rosenbert at 312.253.8972 or krosenberg@aipac.org
Sponsor Breakfast What's better than a birthday celebration with friends? Celebrate your student's birthday or
known as DEAP, made a strong pitch for social justice, presenting students with the chance to participate in direct service, education and advocacy, and philanthropic branches. The Spirit Club and Roar Store showed off last year's CJ regalia and recruit ed a bunch of studen ts excite d to design the next batch and boost the energy at Homecoming time. Vaad Tefillah made a pitch for students to play a role in shaping the prayer experiences of students at school. The Math Team, Quark Net, and DECA opened the door for students to develop skills in math, science, and business. The Theater Club dressed up to get students pumped up about a new array of performing arts experiences this year. The Literary Society (don't call them a book club-they read more than just books!) was a
other milestone with a special breakfast at CJHS.
For a donation of $180 (10x chai), bagels, cream cheese, and orange juice will be served to everyone. Announcements will be made in Tefillah and in the dining hall, and the occasion will also be listed in our weekly E-News and on the school announcement board. If you have any questions, please call 847.324.3713 or email idrazin@cjhs.org. Order forms are available online here.
favorite as well. And of course, the anchors of the CJHS club experience including IFYC, STAND, YPI, Ark Cafe, ARK Book Club, Gidwitz, Va'ad Shabbaton, RC Club, and Ga'avah and so much more showed why they are such an important part of student life at CJHS. Students, you've now had a chance to see what exciting things student groups at CJ have to offer. Now it's up to you to take advantage of the opportunity to take student activities to the next level!
Soccer Wins!
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It was a beautiful week at Goodman field, where the men's soccer team beat Chicago Hope on Wednesday with an impressive score of 4-1. Goals came from Ben Saxton, Jacob Erlichman, Shai Alima. (Congratulations again to Eliel Stofenmacher, who scored last week!) The women's volleyball team took on Lake Forest and Roycemore this week, under the leadership of team captains Lena Rabinowitz and Carly Silvers. Come on out on Monday and see them play North Shore Country Day School!
Tigers on the Web We are excited to announce the launch of our new athletic website! CJHS.org/athle tics is your allaccess pass to CJHS sports! Enjoy up-tothe-minute updates on athletic events, highlights and game information. Learn more about our athletic program and get an inside look at CJHS sports with interactive team pages featuring schedules, stats and media galleries. Click here to discover Chicagoland Jewish High School's athletic program!
Alum ni Sighti ng It's bon voyage and godspee d as CJHS goes to the Universi ty of Michigan ! Good luck to Tamar Meltzer ('14), Avery Wein ('14), Jonny Chasin ('14), Jeremy Goodman ('14), and masters' candidate Gita Karasov, who met up at the UMich Hillel's opening event this week!
Alumni Trivia Which former Va'ad president has just returned from Barcelona?
Introducing the CJHS P.O. Book Club October 20, 2014 7:00 p.m. at CJHS Once We Were Brothers by Ronald Balson Join us for an engaging evening with Ronald Balson. Once We Were Brothers is the compelling tale of two boys and a family that struggles to survive in war-torn
Poland, and a young lawyer who must face not only a powerful adversary, but her own self doubts. For more information about the book or author, visit the webpage here.
Back to School Night Many thanks to everyone who came out to make this year's Back to School Night a great success. Dozens of parents came to tour the classrooms and meet their children's new teacher. Extra special thanks go to Mr. Bruce Scher, Mr. Dale Griffith, Dr. Roger Stein, Ms. Becky Charous, and Mr. Jim Baumstark for their extra help in planning the evening!
Faculty in the News Congratulations to Rabbi Sam Feinsmith on the grand opening of the Orot center for Jewish mindfulness this weekend. Yom Iyun - Day of Learning Sunday, September 7 9:00 am - 12:30 pm Mallinckrodt Community Center, Wilmette Hearing the Call of Tishrei Finding New Light in Ancient Practices Teshuva, Tefillah, Tzedakah Prepare yourself for this season of individual and communal introspection by stepping away from your everyday routine and engaging in textual analysis, meditation, and discussion in a beautiful, serene setting. Join us for a day of reflective study and practice where we will explore these traditional themes of the High Holidays and
uncover their potential for personal meaning and transformation. Click here for details. Congratulations to art teacher Marla Snyder on being profiled in the Deerfield Review yesterday. Read all about it here.
Alumni Trivia Natalie Salzman ('11) is a senior at the University of Maryland, where she is majoring in psychology. Natalie studied abroad in Barcelona last spring to study Spanish art, culture, and language. She says, "It was an incredible experience!" She intends to go to graduate school for occupational therapy and spent this summer observing OT's and working at Ramah Day Camp. Natalie also works at a Hebrew school in Washington D.C. and is a campus representative for Cribspot, a startup company that helps students find housing. Good luck, Natalie! Are you studying abroad? Making headlines? Making aliyah? Serving in the armed forces-or as a barefoot bread baker for social justice? Send fun facts, life updates, and parental kvelling to your returning editor Mrs. Shira Eliaser, seliaser@cjhs.org.
Refuah Shleimah CJHS wishes a speedy recovery to Ms. Lynn Friedman, who is thankfully now back from the hospital and convalescing at home. "O, what a time have you chose out, brave Caius,
To wear a kerchief! Would you were not sick!" Get well soon, Ms. Friedman: CJHS isn't the same without you!
Baruch Dayan Emet The entire community expresses heartfelt sympathy to Dr. Roberta Miller on the tragic loss of her cousin Susan Choucron in Kansas City this past week. May her soul be bound up in the bond of life, and may Roberta and the rest of the family be comforted among all the other mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.
Sponsored Breakfast Happy birthday to Sarah Tenner and Anna Ecanow. Many thanks to their families for sponsoring bagels!
A Taste of Torah: Ki Teitze "If, along the road, you chance upon a bird's nest, in any tree or on the ground, with fledglings or eggs and the mother sitting over the fledglings or on the eggs, do not take the mother together with her young. Let the mother go, and take only the young, in order that you may fare well and have a long life." (Deuteronomy 22:6-7) Rabbinic commentators quickly note that there only two commandments in the Torah that explicitly state that those who practice this commandment will gain long life by doing so - this and the commandment to honor one's parents. What is common about these two commandments? When read midrashically, I think they are reciprocals of each other. Both the commandment to send
away the mother bird and to honor parents find themselves centrally in the lives of high school students. Sending away the parent who is looking after her/his children is a potentially traumatic event. After all, as the contextual (peshat) understanding of this verse suggests, there is real physical danger that could happen to these children in potentially dangerous surroundings. But parents allowing themselves to be sent away - sometimes by their own children - is also central to what it means for parents to honor their children. Allowing for children to fall, to fail, can be the most painful part of parenting. It is also the only way for children to learn to fly. In turn, honoring parents is a life-long commandment that requires children to provide for their parents in manifold ways spiritually, emotionally, physically, and financially. Where parents may find difficulty in leaving children on their own, honoring one's parents at its most difficult requires the exact opposite, being close to one's parents throughout their lives, even at their most frail. Paradoxically, it also means that children must reach out to parents during the precise time of life when they most wants freedom from this structure. High school is a time when students simultaneously seek the autonomy to soar and split the sky on their own and also reach out to their parents for the support that they have depended on throughout their lives. What does this have to do with long life? I would like to suggest that this is a descriptive statement. When parents allow for children to fly on their own and children also circle back to that original nest, the life and values of that family continue on forever. --Rav Beit Sefer Zach Silver
Shabbat Shalom Candlelighting this weekwill be at 6:59 p.m. Shabbat !Shalom ש ְבי ָה ַ,אחֵינו ּכָל ּבֵית י ִּש ְָראֵלַ ,הנְתונִים ְבצ ָָרה ובַּ ִ וְיוצִיאֵם ,הָעומְדִ ים ּבֵין ּ ַבי ָם ובֵין ּ ַביַבָּשָ הַ ,המָקום י ְַרחֵם ֲעלֵיהֶם שתָ א ּ ַב ֲעגָלָא ְאורה ,ומִ ּשִ עְבוד ִלגְ ֻּאלָה ,הַּ ְ ִמצ ָָרה ל ְִר ָוחָה ,ו ֵמ ֲא ֵפלָה ל ָ .ו ִבזְמַן ק ִָריב We pray for the peace and security of all our brothers and sisters everywhere.