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This Week at Rochelle Zell
February 24, 2017
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Performing Arts Showcase Sacred Space Girls Win in Miami A Night at the Opera Spring Art Show DEAP and Civil Disobedience DECA Career Talks Registraĕon Student Wins the Gold
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A Night at the Opera Carmen at the Lyric
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Class Schedule
Monday, February 27
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Thursday, March 2
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Gorgeous music, electrifying choreography, magnificent voices – all these and more took center stage on Sunday a├ernoon, when a group of forty students, parents, and staff watched Carmen from main floor seats at the beauĕful Lyric Opera of Chicago. Capĕvated by the wiles of the sultry seductress and the unraveling of the doomed, lovesick Don José, our group joined the cheering crowds as the curtain came down. Watch for the next opportunity to experience the fascinaĕng combinaĕon of magnificent orchestral music, powerhouse singing, marvelous dancing, and stagecra├ on a grand scale! Many thanks to Ms. Lynn Friedman for organizing the trip!
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February 26 Performance Showcase
March 13 Shushan Purim ‐ Special Schedule
March 15‐19 Model U.N.
March 20 No School
March 31‐April 1 Note Date Change! All‐School Shabbaton
April 6 Spring Musical
This year's sophomore field trip on sacred space was the most ambiĕous to date! As part of their units on Massechet Brachot, Solomon's Temple, and Betzalel's mishkan, the class toured a record six houses of worship to consider the different hallmarks and philosophies of worship space. Rabbi Michael Siegel shared the poliĕcal visions of Anshe Emet's stained glass
April 23 Wagner Insĕtute
windows, while Rabbi David Wolkenfeld traced the comeback of modern Orthodoxy through Anshe Sholom's modest structure. Many hearĔelt thanks to Muhammad Saiduzzaman of the Dar‐us‐Sunnah Masjid of Evanston for his warm welcome and his gracious tour of a Muslim prayer space, where the mechitzah and sadaqah box looked familiar, but the ner tamid turned out to be purely ornamental. The class explored private prayers and more tradiĕonal liturgy in places grand and modest, courtesy of North Shore Congregaĕon Israel; they considered the beauty of silence and private meditaĕon in the spectacular grounds of the Bahai Temple. Thank you also to our good neighbors at Bnai Joshua Beth Elohim across the way, where mindful design issues were brought to bear on the service of God. Last but not least, thank you to the indefaĕgable Ms. Frankel and Rabbi Belgrad for planning an incredible day!
Girls Start Off Strong in Miami
Basketball Shabbaton
Ariel Saxton, Sam Wolf, Daphne Budin, Jenna Miller, Rikki Drexler, Rachel Gurin, and Elitsa Sklar are currently at the 12th Annual Rabbi Alexander S. Gross Hebrew Academy Basketball Shabbaton. The team started off strong with big wins against Fuchs Mizrachi and the Yeshiva of Los Angeles. The girls fought hard against Shalhevet but came up short. A├er group play (first three games), the team earned the sixth seed out of 12 teams. They played Fuchs Mizrachi for their second ĕme in their first seeded game to advance to the Elite Eight. The team won by 16 points and advanced to the quarterfinals Friday morning. They lost to Ida Crown 32‐22 and will play in the fi├h place game Saturday night. Go Tigers!
The varsity boys' basketball team was defeated in the opening round of the IHSA Regional Tournament by Fasman Yeshiva; the team was 1‐14 from three point range on the night. The Tigers were led in scoring by Felix Rosen with 15 points. Guy Ostroff and Samson Hoffman contributed with eight points apiece. The team had a very successful season, winning their first Chicago Prep Conference Championship in school history. The outlook is very bright for next year!
DEAP Guest Speakers Students Learn About Civil Disobedience and Protests
On Tuesday, DEAP and IFYC welcomed Rabbi Lauren Henderson of Mishkan Chicago and Rabbi Danya Ruĥenberg of Avodah to speak about civil disobedience and Jewish life. Rabbi Henderson and Rabbi Ruĥenberg recently parĕcipated in civil disobedience in New York where they were arrested, protesĕng the Execuĕve Order banning travel from seven Muslim‐majority countries; 19 rabbis were arrested that night . They described the protest, which began at a synagogue on the Upper West Side and proceeded several miles downtown to the Trump Hotel on West End Avenue. Students asked quesĕons broadly about the role of civil disobedience in rallying for social change and the views of Judaism on the public square, and more specifically about this event. Throughout the talk and subsequent quesĕons, Rabbi Henderson and Rabbi Ruĥenberg shared both their personal and professional reasons for taking part in this act.
DECA Kicks Off Career Talk Series
On Tuesday February 21, DECA welcomed Jeremy Treister, father of juniors Sol and Bea Treister, to give a career talk to the club. Mr. Treister is the owner and president of CMIT Soluĕons of Chicago Downtown, a computer consulĕng company that designs, implements and operates full Informaĕon Technology (IT) soluĕons for small and mid‐sized businesses. It was a great opportunity for students to learn about his company and career and to get a "behind the scenes look" at what it takes to operate a small entrepreurial operaĕon, especially how important it is to always be selling! Thanks Jeremy for dedicaĕng your ĕme to helping our students learn about business! Mr. Treister was the first of three speakers in DECA's planned guest speaker series.
Be Open To Creativity
Spring Art Show 2017
The new spring art exhibit now spans the balcony posts on the second floor. Ms. Snyder's art students were asked to pick two unrelated photos and bring them together with a new idea. "The concept," Ms. Snyder explained, "is that we can create art from anything and give it our own meaning." Students wrote about their artwork; if you look closely, you can discern the ellipĕcal form common to all. More math connecĕons in conic secĕons will be forthcoming, as the pieces expand into 3D with lampshades, circles, hyperbolas, and other conics. Each piece has a photo of the student next to it. Please engage with the students and ask them about their art!
Registration Forms Aĥenĕon, parents and students! Registraĕon forms for the 2017‐2018 school year are due on Monday, February 27. Don't delay‐‐late forms run the risk of schedule conflicts! If you have any quesĕons, please see Mr. Scher.
Students in the News
Rochelle Zell Junior Brings Home the Gold
USA! USA! USA! Kol hakavod to junior Claire Gruenberg and the Starlights, the American Synchronized Skaĕng team that beat out Team Berlin Junior and Convivium of Sweden for the Gold Medal in this week's Zagreb Snowflake Trophy in Croaĕa. The American team blazed ahead of thirteen other countries in this week's internaĕonal compeĕĕon. The American coach reports that her skaters are energized beyond measure, as the senior team looks ahead to the world championship with shining eyes. Way to go, Claire and the Starlights!
Alumni Trivia Where are the highest heels that CJHS ever saw? Hint‐‐you last saw them on the feet of a student
who even then was conducĕng medical research worthy of publicaĕon! (Remember her freshman geometry project on angles of shoe elevaĕon? Where is she now?)
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Yearbook Ad Book
Adverĕse your business in the Rochelle Zell Jewish High School ad book supplement to the yearbook. Recall memories, give a bit of advice, or simply extend good wishes to students, the community or to the faculty and staff. Click here for an order form, or pick up a form in the school office. Complete and submit to the front office at Rochelle Zell Jewish High School in an envelope marked 'yearbook'. All ad book submissions are due April 7. For quesĕons or more informaĕon, contact Ms. Averbach at 847.423.5977.
Save the Date P.O. Book Club
Baruch Dayan Emet It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Marion Weiser Belgrad, stepmother of RZJHS Jewish Studies Teacher Rabbi Marc Belgrad. May God's presence comfort the Belgrad/Weiser family among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.
Alumni Trivia Fashionista, shoe maven, and consummate biomedical researcher Francesca Kimelman (CJHS '09) writes, "Since my days at CJHS, I have been pursuing my combined passions for public health, global medicine, and experiencing unique cultures throughout the world. During college, I had
amazing opportuniĕes to study abroad while conducĕng research on the delivery of emergency medical care in the Dominican Republic and teaching English to third and fi├h grade students in Madrid. A├er receiving a B.S. in Brain, Behavior, and Cogniĕve Science from the University of Michigan, I moved to Boston to conĕnue my studies at Tu├s University School of Medicine, where I earned masters' degrees in Biomedical Sciences and Public Health with a concentraĕon in Global Health. Most recently, I spent the summer in Windhoek compleĕng one of my theses on HIV drug resistance with the Ministry of Health and Social Services in Namibia. I have since returned to Chicago for medical school at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where I was chosen as one of 12 students in my class to parĕcipate in the Global Medicine track of the MD program. I've been busy studying for my classes, caring for my German Shepherd puppy, and planning my upcoming trip to Kenya to begin my global medicine capstone project. Definitely busy, but always doing what I love!" Kol hakavod, Francesca!
Israel Reflections
Over the next several weeks, we will feature the reflecĕons of students about their Senior Israel Experience, responding to the prompt, "My Israel is..." Students offer profound thoughts about the place of Israel in their lives, their evolving Jewish spirits, and enduring quesĕons that they are sĕll facing. Today, enjoy the reflecĕons of Sam Shoshani and Zev Mishell.
A Taste of Torah: Mishpatim
Sophomore Leora Karoll writes, "In this week’s parshah, Mishpaĕm, it is stated, “You shall not oppress a stranger, for you know the feelings of the stranger, having yourselves been strangers in the land of Egypt.” Because of our history as being targeted as Jews, we simply need to be compassionate and aware of others being targeted as well. We understand what it is like to feel like the vicĕms. Currently in America, many groups feel like the vicĕms. Although we Jews are sĕll experiencing prejudice, we need to look beyond our realm and noĕce the things that are happening to other groups as well. In Judaism we have an obligaĕon to help those who feel like strangers. In Leviĕcus it teaches us to love a stranger as yourself, for you were strange in the land of Egypt. In America, many of us feel like strangers because of our gender, gender idenĕty, sexuality, race, ability, immigraĕon status, and other aspects of who we are. We need to realize the suffering and problems of others.
To view Leora's full Dvar Torah, including her account of parĕcipaĕng in the Women's March on Washington, READ MORE>>
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