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February 19, 2016

Next Stop, Miami!

Women's Basketball Shabbaton

Women's Basketball Shabbaton Studio Art Rabbi Hart Speaks Bowling Banquet Save the Date Community Events Alumni Trivia A Taste of Torah

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The Rochelle Zell women's basketball team packed up their gear and headed to Florida this week for the 11th annual RASGHA Girls Basketball Shabbaton. On Thursday, the girls basketball

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team lost a close game 31-­‐29 to Columbus Torah Academy and another to the Yeshiva of Flatbush. The team rebounded with Ulpanat from Toronto and scored their first win, 43-­‐20!

Go Tigers! Stay tuned for the results from Friday's 12:30 p.m.

CST game!

This past Saturday night, the Tigers took on the Aces of Ida Crown. The boys were triumphant as they won by a score of 62 to 55. Felix Rosen scored 13 points and Sammy Hoffman added 12 as the Tigers earned a split of the season series with the Aces. Wish the team luck as they conZnue into their tournament season!

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Save The Date ​February 17-­‐21 Girls' Basketball in Miami February 28 Musical Showcase March 2-­‐6 Model UN Conference March 11 No School March 18-­‐19 All School Shabbaton

1:15 Dismissal March 24 Purim March 25 2:15 Dismissal Begins

Studio Art Contemplates Who Am I?

STEM Corner High school students are invited to the BUILD IT -­‐ 2016 Raspberry Pi Student ApplicaZon Challenge.

Students will compete in 2 categories: Sensor Category or ArZsZc Category that are built using a Raspberry Pi microcomputer and peripherals. Illinois InsZtute of Technology and Illinois IT Learning Exchange are coordinaZng the event.

RegistraZon deadline is February 25 at 5:00 p.m.

Mrs. Synder's studio art students were asked to design symbols that say something about themselves. Students created pa^erns with the symbols and colored them on Zles. The pa^erns will be recreated onto a pair of blue jeans which will be a part of this semester's art exhibit this spring.

If Not Now, When?

Rabbi Ari Hart Speaks at Rochelle Zell Rochelle Zell welcomed social jusZce champion Rabbi Ari Hart, brother of freshman Molly Hart, to speak about his work with Syrian refugees on the ground in Europe. In addiZon to teaching in Rabbi Silver's classes, Rabbi Hart addressed the whole school last Friday, exhorZng everyone present with a prophet's voice as he pushed the need to act, not post, to take charge, not take offense, and to live with the courage of our convicZons. He shared stories of his Zme in the refugee camps of Greece, of the nobility of spirit he witnessed there and the soul-­‐changing work of making a difference in others' lives. Moreover, he noted, the kiddush Hashem of being a Jew on the ground in the face of Muslim suffering is the most important thing we can do to benefit not just the vicZms of ISIS, but worldwide Jewry: to help and raise a new generaZon of Muslim immigrants who see us as friends and brothers, not as compeZZon. Read his sZrring reminiscences

here.

Bowling Banquet On Wednesday abernoon, the Rochelle Zell Jewish High School bowling team and it's advisor, Mr. Goldenberg, celebrated with pizza and awards in the Shapiro Dining Hall. It's been a great season!

Save the Date!

Essay Contest Submissions Due February 28 The Atlantic & College Board Writing Prize

The AtlanZc & College Board WriZng Prize essay contest is closing soon. This contest invites high school students worldwide ages 16–19 to write an essay analyzing and interpreZng a meaningful work of art. The deadline to submit an essay is Feb. 28, 2016, so please submit your students' essays soon. The prize winner will have his or her essay published in the September 2016 issue of The AtlanZc, be recognized at the 2016 AtlanZc EducaZon Summit in Washington, D.C., and receive $5,000. More informaZon about the suggested artworks, contest rules, and contest Zmeline is available on the college board website.

Save the Date P.O. Movie Night May 5 Join us for the Rochelle Zell Parent OrganizaZon movie night on May 5, when we will present the movie Nicky's Family. This docudrama tells the story of Nicholas Winton, an Englishman who organized the rescue of 669 Czech and Slovak children just before the outbreak of World War II. Winton, who died last year at 106 years old, did not speak about these events with anyone for more than half a century.

His exploits would have probably been forgo^en if his wife, fiby years later, hadn't found a suitcase in the ahc, full of documents and transport plans. Today the story of this rescue is known all over the world. Dozens of Winton's "children" have been found and to this day his family has grown to almost 6,000 people, many of whom have gone on to achieve great things themselves. Following the movie, we will hear from Renata Laxova, one of the children saved by Sir Nicolas Winton.

Community News and Events

JUF's Annual Jewish Day School Night Tuesday, March 29, 2016

DAY SCHOOL PARENTS, EDUCATORS & BOARD MEMBERS are cordially invited to a^end The 6th Annual Jewish Day School Night on behalf of the Jewish United Fund Tuesday, March 29, 2016 Dessert RecepZon: 7:15 PM Holiday Inn Northshore 5300 West Touhy Avenue in Skokie, IL PRESENTING "CreaZve Problem Solving" Making Kids Part of the SoluZon Featuring naZonally recognized clinical child psychologist and developer of the research-­‐based method now called CollaboraZve & ProacZve SoluZons Ross W. Greene, Ph.D. Day School Night Co-­‐Chairs Bluma Broner & Rabbi Michael Schwab ReservaZons required. Dietary laws observed. Valet parking available.

Register here.

There is no charge to a^end this program.

A meaningful gib to the 2016 Jewish United Fund Annual Campaign is strongly encouraged.

For more informaZon, please contact DaySchoolNight@juf.org.

Mazel Tov! Rochelle Zell Jewish High School wishes a hearty mazal tov to Ma`hew Miller (CJHS '11) and Georgia Levine on their engagement!

Mazal tov to the proud parents, Rhonda and Paul Miller and Tanya Levine (Edward Levine z"l). Mazal tov to the proud grandparents, Marion and Bernie Cass and Gloria Sterrie. Mazal tov to the joyous siblings, Aaron Miller (CJHS '11), Lorne Miller, Eli Levine and Anna Levine. The Levine family lives in Manchester, England.

A Taste of Torah: Tetzaveh

This week, the Rochelle Zell women’s basketball team headed off to Miami for the Hyman Galbut Basketball Tournament. In the airport, they took a beauZful picture in their warm-­‐ups, teammates sihng on top of each other, everyone hugging the next. With everyone wearing the same clothing, the team looked prepared and condiZoned to head into its first-­‐ever travel experience as a single unit.

How do clothes represent who we are? As the common aphorism goes, do the clothes really make the person? In dressing the high priest in his holy vestments, Parashat Tetzaveh speaks precisely to the role of clothes in society.

Rabbi Nabali Tzvi Yehuda Berlin, in his commentary HaEmek Davar, suggests that Aaron’s vestments, described to be “for splendor and beauty” are designed for the community, who will see this individual and realize that he is in a higher state than them. The clothing represents to the outside world that the person who inhabits the garb embodies the character needed to execute the will of God and the people. Common ciZzens who will see him dressed like this will immediately recognize that he is the leader of the religious community of the Israelites and is currently operaZng on their behalf.

In turn, the anonymous author of the 13th century text Sefer HaChinuch suggests that the vestments help Aaron, a human of mortal flesh, to embody this posiZon — it “reminds him and awakens in his heart before whom he serves.” Everyone can use a boost of confidence, even the

High Priest of Israel. By puhng on this clothing, Aaron is be^er able to assume the role of being an intermediary between God and the people Israel.

Of course, these two commentaries complement each other. Clothing can, and does, help people to “dress for success.” It also serves as a reminder to recognize that certain representaZves who are acZng on their behalf.

In two weeks, our Model United NaZons team will head to New York, where they will dress in suits and also don kippot throughout the tournament. As the only Jewish school in the tournament of over 200 schools, students and faculty members from around the world immediate recognize the Rochelle Zell team as not only a perennial champion, but as also representaZves of the Jewish people. Each year, we can be spo^ed throughout the United NaZons General Assembly. And we thrive in puhng ourselves out into the internaZonal community as proud Jews. Our students, in turn, regularly speak about how davening in the morning, celebraZng Shabbat, and parZcipaZng in the tournament gives them a unique synthesis of what it means to live fully Jewish and American lives. The clothing we wear is an important part of this.

Aaron’s beauZful and splendorous clothing gives us pause to think about how we represent ourselves to the outside world. Puhng on these clothes oben posiZons one to assume a parZcular role — the uniform helps the individual to embody the posiZon or job. The uniform also signals to the outside world that the person wearing it represents something greater than merely herself.

-­‐-­‐Rav Beit Sefer Zach Silver

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