Chag Sameach, Tigers! 21 Tishrei, 5774
This Week at CJHS Sukkah Hop Club Gidwitz GenFem Minyan Candidates Forum RSVP for Opera Trip Blood Drive Cross Country Wins Volley for the Cure From the P.O. Model U.N. Movie Night Parlor Meetings P.O. Book Club Save the Date Alumni Trivia A Taste of Torah
October 15, 2014
Sukkah Hopping in the Rain Hoshanot are rocking, aravot are whacking, the Torah-horas are circling through the hallway, lunchtime treats are accompanied by a full tisch of singing, and Sukkot has once again come to CJHS!
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Wednesday, Oct. 15 Hoshannah Rabbah - 1:15 Dismissal Thursday, Oct. 16Friday, Oct. 17 Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah - No School Sunday, Nov. 2 Open House Friday, Nov. 14 No School
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P.O. Corner The P.O. is pleased to offer the gift card or "Scrip/Gelt" program, designed to help families earn money to apply towards their students' Shabbatonim, Junior Class trip, and Senior Israel Experience. By purchasing gift cards through the school for vendors where you ordinarily shop (groceries, gas, household items, etc), a percentage of what you spend each time will be placed in your family's account to be used for these trips. Gift card
To celebrate zman simchateinu, the festival of our joy, the Vocal Ensemble and Jazz Band performed on Tuesday during lunch. Rain dampened only the ground outside; the Shapiro dining hall was hopping with the talents of CJHS students. In addition to individual performances, the instruments and voices joined together for a Pink Panther medley. By the end of lunch, seniors got up and danced to the music. Thank you to Ms. Singer and Mr. Roothaan for their excellent teamwork and direction of our performing arts!
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Grandparents and Special Friends Association Help us get in touch with some very special people in your students' lives! Please reply here with the names, addresses, and emails of their grandparents and/or special friends so we can forward them a membership form to join our "Grandparents and Special Friends Organization". If you provide an email address, they can also begin receiving CJHS enews. Contact Sheri Sandrof at 847.324.3723 or ssandrof@cjhs.org with any questions.
College Visits CJHS is pleased to welcome the following schools this season:
College
Date 10/20/14 Elmhurst College 9:56 AM 10/20/14 Drake University 2:34 PM 10/20/14 Hofstra University 3:30 PM 10/21/14 Columbia University 9:00 AM University of Illinois at 10/21/14 Chicago 9:56 AM 10/21/14 Lynn University 12:30 PM Michigan State 10/22/14 University 9:00 AM University of 10/22/14 Massachusetts, Amherst 10:52 AM 10/22/14 University of Kansas 1:26 PM Illinois State University 10/22/14
As the Va'ad said so well, the key to the Sukkah Hop is sometimes the HOP rather than the sukkah! Due to rain, we began the annual tradition this year with appetizers in the Shapiro Dining Hall and headed over to Moriah Congregation in Deerfield for pizza and desserts. No Sukkah this year, but plenty of hop! Va'ad HaStudentim President Eli Schrayer and VP of Programming Bobbi Hochberg introduced the program to the school and students spent the entire afternoon socializing with friends and faculty about topics ranging from favorite all-time television series to where to study in Israel post-high school. Thank you to Moriah Congregation for opening their doors to our community and to the Vales and Foresters for volunteering their Sukkot!
2:34 PM 10/23/14 Macalester College 9:00 AM 10/24/14 Nativ 9:15 AM 10/27/14 Skidmore College 9:00 AM Franklin and Marshall 10/27/14 College 1:26 PM 10/29/14 Pitzer College 2:34 PM Interdisciplinary Center 11/6/14 (IDC) Herzliya 10:30 AM
Community News and Events
Carl Schrag at NSSBE Join the Florence Melton/Rachel Wasserman Scholar Series Class entitled "BEYOND BORDERS: The History of the ArabIsraeli Conflict" Taught by Carl Schrag
Club Gidwitz Club Gidwitz is at it again! In what is rapidly becoming a CJHS Sukkot tradition, a busload of CJHS students visited Gidwitz assisted living facilities down the block to and went outside to help the residents decorate their Sukkah with corn stalks, pumpkins, and homemade artwork. Senior Rayna Gorstein reports, "It was such a fun experience--making paper chains, putting up decorations, and meeting new people." Many thanks to our neighbors at CJE for their hospitality, and we'll be back soon!
Thursdays, Begins Oct 23 9:15 - 10:45 a.m. NSS Beth El, Highland Park This class provides a strong text-based historical overview from the late 19th century through today. The course material is designed to encourage discussion and debate, and to challenge students to appreciate the basis of the conflicting historical claims by all sides in the conflict. The complexity of the conflict forces us to grapple with issues of religion, culture, history, politics, economics, identity and survival- all reflected through primary sources. Tuition: $290 for each of the two 10class sessions. (NOTE: NSSBE members will be able to register for $240@, as they will receive a $50 subsidy.) To register go to the BJE website. For further information, including scholarships available through the Marcia Fisher Webb Adult Education Fund, contact
GenFem Minyan Last Tuesday, junior Sarah Comar led the way
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Helene Hoffman Memorial Concert for Chai Lifeline At 3:00 p.m. on Sunday October 26, Congregation Beth Shalom in Northbrook will host Friends in Harmony: A Neighborhood Concert, featuring Cantor Jen Frost of BJBE, Cantor Stewart Figa of West Suburban Temple Har Zion and Cantor Steve Stoehr of Congregation Beth Shalom. The concert will benefit Chai Lifeline of Chicago whose mission is to provide free services to children diagnosed with cancer, life-threatening, or lifelong illnesses and provide emotional, social, and financial support to their families. General admission is $25 and sponsorships are available. Tickets can be purchased at the door. For advanced tickets and information call: 847.498.4100.
with the first student presentation in our Gender and Judaism minyan. Sarah led us in a conversation about "Feminism and the Feminine in Orthodoxy." With a PowerPoint which spanned the Lubavitcher Rebbe to Beyonce, Sarah engaged her fellow students in a stimulating overview of and conversation about the limits, challenges, and opportunities for women within centrist and open Orthodoxy, the difference between a commitment to the feminine and being a feminist, and the role of a siddur in enhancing women's tefillah experience or rendering them marginal. Sarah's presentation inspired her peers to lean in and volunteer for the next rounds of student-led discussions and presentations.
North Shore Candidates Forum
David Broza Live at Oak Park Temple Oak Park Temple kicks off 150th Anniversary with world-renowned recording artist: David Broza November 1, 2014 Oak Park Temple announces David Broza in Concert to kick off its 150th Anniversary celebration. This one-night-only concert with the world-renowned Israeli recording artist will be held 7:30 p.m. on November 1, 2014, at Oak Park Temple, 1235 N Harlem Ave in Oak Park. Tickets for David Broza in Concert are $20 for general admission; preferred tickets are $50 and include premium seats to the concert. Tickets are available online at http://davidbroza-opt.eventbrite.com . The event is open to the public.
Sponsor Breakfast What's better than a birthday celebration with friends? Celebrate your student's birthday or other milestone with a special breakfast at CJHS.
Monday night was the North Shore Candidates Forum, sponsored by nearly thirty synagogues and local Jewish institutions. The event featured candidates for Illinois Attorney General, Treasurer, and Comptroller, candidates for the Illinois House and Senate, and U.S. House candidates Brad Schneider, Bob Dold, Suzanne Atanus, and Jan Schakowsky. Members of the CJHS U.S. Politics Club took a leadership role in the program, starting by attending a session beforehand with David Prystowsky of the JCRC on issues of civic engagement in American society. During the Forum itself, students worked one-on-one with candidates to guide them through the event, and read descriptions
of the various positions represented at the Forum. It was a great opportunity for our students to engage with community leadership and the political process.
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USPC senior Sari Mishell reports, "It was so informative to hear all of the different candidates share their views. It was also so amazing that the CJHS students were able to participate in such an important event as the candidate forum."
A Night at the Opera On Wednesday, October 22, CJHS students and associates will have a unique opportunity to see a fabulous production of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, Live in HD from the Metropolitan Opera in New York City! In addition to the close-up camera work that will give our Chicagoland viewers the best seats in the house, the production will also include exclusive interviews with the performers and designers! The free bus will leave CJHS at 5:15 p.m. and return after 10:20 when the opera is over. Tickets will be $24 (or $22 if you're over 60). RSVP to Ms. Friedman, lfriedman@cjhs.org, by October 20, so we can get a headcount for the bus!
Blood Drive
Students were "pumped up" this week by the CJHS Blood Drive. Students and faculty came together to donate twenty units of blood, and did it all with smiles on their faces. Needles and iodine were no match for the desire of Tigers young and old to perform a mitzvah and help save lives. Thank you to the Heartland Blood Center for facilitating our donation, and to the Va'ad Studentim for organizing and running the Blood Drive. Stay tuned for another chance to donate this Spring!
Cross Country Sloshes To Victory Despite the intense downpour of rain, our spirits and hearts were not dampened. Stomping through puddles of mud, the Cross Country team won the Junior Varsity and Varsity Men's race, leaving the meet with a trophy in hand and an undesired extra layer of mud. The CJHS Cross Country team did not surrender to the threatening weather conditions, and we gloriously sang and danced as we cheered each other on with full support. In the Junior Varsity race, winner Josh Pliskin finished first, followed by Sol Treister, Liam Lynch, and Adam Gilman, CJ taking places #1-4. Junior Ranan Vales reports, "Our victory was an uplifting end to the season, and a great reward for all of our hard work throughout the past two months!"
Volley For the Cure
The women's volleyball team took on Northtown Academy last week for its annual Volley for the Cure! Students and faculty tricked out in their loudest pinks to raise money for breast cancer research and cheer on our graduating senior girls. Cocaptain Carly Silvers reports, "Tuesday's game was so much fun! The stands were filled and everyone was cheering really loudly. Unfortunately, we lost, but it was a really close game and we fought the entire way through." Northtown may have won the battle, but we are over $300 closer to winning the war against cancer!
Good luck and godspeed to four-year veterans and team VIP's Sari Mishell, Hannah Lynch, Lena Rabinowitz, and Carly Silvers, all of whom were honored at a pregame ceremony. Many thanks to all the families who came out to cheer on their girls-including all five of Carly's brothers, tricked out for the occasion! Come watch the team take on Faith Lutheran next Monday, and good luck to the Lady Tigers as they go into tournament season!
From the P.O. Many thanks to Anne McDonagh and Andrea Becker for putting together gifts of apples and honey to show appreciation to our fantastic faculty and staff at Rosh Hashanah. Coming soon... the Chanukah Gift Fund. Watch your inboxes for information on how to contribute. Please feel free to contact us with questions or if you're interested in volunteering with the PO. We'd love to hear from you! Email
po@cjhs.org or find us on Facebook.
Alumni Trivia Which of our distinguished alumni has just been interviewed in the Economist?
Model U.N. Fundraising Event Sunday, October 26, 6:30 p.m. Tickets : $10 Who are the Kurds? Why has Western media paid so little attention to them? With over 35 million Kurds, why do they not have their own land? What do the Kurds have in common with the Jewish community or Israel? What role are the Kurds presently playing in the Middle East and the events focusing on ISIS? The Kurdish film "Turtles Can Fly" will be shown, followed by a discussion led by members of the Chicago Kurdish Community. You can purchase tickets from MUN members, including seniors and co-presidents Joe Cohen and Ruli WarnerRosen, juniors Josh Pliskin, Melissa Levin, and Ranan Vales, sophomores Felix Rosen and Zev Mishell, and freshmen Emma Mati and Eli Ecanow. Mr. Eskin and Dr. Auslander will also have tickets for sale, as will the front office.
P.O. Book Club October 20, 2014 7:00 p.m. at CJHS Once We Were Brothers by Ronald Balson RSVP to susan.m.laney@gmail.co m by October 17. 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.
Save the Date - Honoring Dr. Schorsch
Thursday, November 13, 2014/20 Heshvan 5775 7:00 p.m. Dr. Rebecca Schorsch, Moderator Panelists Jacob Cytryn, Director, Ramah Wisconsin Tamar Cytryn, Director of Jewish Studies and Campus Life,
Chicago Jewish Day School Tzivia Garfinkel, Head of Jewish Studies, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School Rabbi Ben Kramer, Director of Jewish Life and Learning, Sager Solomon Schechter Day School Lisa Alter Krule, Director of Regional Engagement, United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism Rabbi Zachary Silver, Rav Beit Sefer, Chicagoland Jewish High School
Alumni Trivia Sandy Johnston ('07) now the well-known blogger Itinerant Urbanist, hopes that someone-grassroots lobbyists, Congress or both--can bring Amtrak to heel about their counterproductive boarding procedures and refusal to acknowledge public pressure. Read all about it at The Economist. Sandy studied archaeology at Columbia and Bible at JTS; he is now becoming an Urban and Transportation planner at the University at Albany, where he specializes in urban public transit, freight rail, intercity rail, land use, and affordability.
A Taste of Torah: Sukkot and Ushpizin
I was very confused when looking through Ushpizin, to discover that we attribute to Yaakov the characteristics of tiferet, or harmony and honesty. Yaakov's life is pretty much in chaos at this point -- he is certainly not in harmony with his family and he has just lied to his father. Why do we remember Yaakov as harmonious and honest? One way to look at it is that we are supposed to learn from Yaakov's mistakes, do what he could not. I think that Yaakov's encounter with G-d changed him so much that he got his life in order. As a result of his experience, he became more balanced and honest. The text supports this argument because after Yaakov wakes up from his dream, he exclaims that G-d is with him and will be his guide. Yasher koach to sophomore Lizzie Jansen for her eye-opening dvar Torah about Ushpizin this past week at Kol Sasson in Skokie! Read the full text here.
--Lizzie Jansen ('17)
Chag Sameach and Shabbat Shalom
Candlelighting erev Shmini Atzeret will be at 5:50 p.m. Chag sameach to all our readers everywhere! E-News will resume after Simchat Torah. ש ְבי ָה הָעומְדִ ים ּבֵין ּ ַביָם ַ,אחֵינו ּכָל ּבֵית י ִּש ְָראֵלַ ,הנְתונִים ְבצ ָָרה ובַּ ִ וְיוצִיאֵם ִמצ ָָרה ל ְִר ָוחָה ,ו ֵמ ֲא ֵפלָה ,ובֵין ּ ַביַבָּשָהַ ,המָקום י ְַרחֵם ֲעלֵיהֶם שתָ א ּ ַב ֲעגָלָא ו ִבזְמַן ק ִָריב ְאורה ,ומִ ּשִעְבוד ִלגְ ֻּאלָה ,הַּ ְ ל ָ