March 22, 2013 / 11 Nissan 5773
The CJ Factor In This Issue The CJ Factor IFYC Art Showcase This Weeks in Sports Construction on Lake Cook Community Film Screening Save the Date: Wagner Institute Chametz Drive Alumni in the News DECA Guset Speaker
Spring Musical Revue
STAND UPdate
No one loves the wicked, but everybody Yasher Koach lov A Taste of Torah es Alumni Trivia The CJ Fac Save the Date tor! Te n of Monday, March 25 our Pesach Break Begins most talented Monday, April 8 students School resumes presented scenes and Sunday, April 14 songs from a whole Broadway ACT revue worth of material. In addition to concert pieces Sunday, April 21 from the jazz band and full Monday, April 22 choir, we heard poetry from Sarah Comar, as well as Wagner Institute Monti's Csardas and Beethoven's Sonata in F minor from violinist Madeleine Mynatt and pianist Natalie Friday, April 26 Nedvetsky. Jonathan Tupper performed a scene from No School The Lord of the Rings, and Shira Harris declaimed from Peter and the Starcatcher. Tali Shapiro bid "Good Morning, Baltimore!" while Arielle Kaye mournfully tried to P. O. Corner "Glitter and Be Gay." Alana Spellman is a "Hopeless Wanderer," and Talia Canter insisted, "Don't Rain on My Gelt Program Parade." And Jackie Geraty, Shira Harris, Tali Shapiro, and Talia Canter led everyone in a rousing Yiddish theater The P.O. is pleased to once again review of "Bei Mir Bist Du Schรถn." introduce the gift card "Gelt program" to our families and we have made it much easier (look for upcoming email with details on how to register). Faculty and staff can also buy Gelt that will help to support programs provided for the school by the P.O. This program is designed to help families earn money toward their children's junior year Panim program and/or the Senior Israel Experience. The program is a passive earning system, in which you buy the things you ordinarily purchase anyway, and earn money which will be credited to your family for designated school trips. If you have any questions, contact Sheri Sandrof at ssandrof@cjhs.org or call her at 847.324.3723.
Community News and Events
Many thanks to our hilarious MC's Ada Moses, Tamar Meltzer, and Carly Rubin, to our talen ted JUF Annual Jewish Day direc School Night tors Ms. We are pleased to invite you to Dani JUF's Annual Day School Night: elle Brothers, Ms. Ellen Singer, and Mr. Rich Green, to our Tuesday, April 9 7:15 p.m. stalwart band conductor Mr. Peter Holiday Inn North Shore Roothaan and our ever-fabulous 5300 Touhy Ave., Skokie faculty trombonist and guest singer Mr. Jim Baumstark of the math department. The lights would never have gone up "How to Communicate With without lighting managers David Kosman and Matt Your Children Without Losing Dulberg or art designer Maddy Mynatt: all hail our Your Hair or Your Mind!" fabulous stage crew and all the production staff whose The event is free to participants, and it is a wonderful opportunity to show our support for JUF, mingle with other committed leaders, professionals and parents of the day school community, and listen to an interesting speaker. Michael Brandwein, writer and presenter of the Emmy award-winning television programs Parenting Puzzle, will be the featured speaker.
efforts made another incredible show! Israel Solidarity Day Sunday, April 28 Ravinia Festival Highland Park
Israel Solidarity Day is our
community's annual celebration of Yom Ha'atzmaut (Israel Independence Day). This year we celebrate Israel's 65th birthday by coming together for one big event filled with music, family fun and Israeli spirit.
IFYC
Yesterday, CJHS students traveled to the Universal School on the south side of Chicago to participate in our monthly Interfaith Youth Corps (IFYC) event. Joining students from Loyola Academy, the three schools engaged in dialogue about holy texts in each of the three traditions (Muslim, Jewish and 10:00 a.m. Teen J-Serve Project 11:00 a.m. Registration opens Christian). It is clear that the year of 11:10 a.m. King David bonding and friendship has increased Drummers the level of conversation, with 12:15 p.m. The Maccabeats students challenging each other in 1:00 p.m. Kickoff Rally 1:15 p.m. Walk with Israel respectful ways, learning about other 2:30 p.m. King David Drummers traditions, while also gaining new respect for their own. 3:00 p.m. Matisyahu
Parking will be available at the Ravinia Festival. Shuttle buses accessible from central locations and from the Metra Union Pacific North Line stop in the village of Ravinia. Attendees are welcome to bring picnic lunches. Kosher food will also be available for purchase.
Sharia and Halakha in America April 15-16 * Presented by Chicago-Kent Law School, and the JewishMuslim Initiative at the University of Illinois-Chicago * Coordinators include CJ parent Mark Rosen of Chicago-Kent Law School and board member Prof. Sam Fleischacker at UIC Islamic religious law - shari'a has come under fierce attack in recent years, as a system that threatens American freedoms. More quietly, there has been an attempt in San Francisco to ban circumcision, a ritual central to both Jewish and Muslim law; bans on both Jewish and Muslim modes of slaughtering animals have been enacted in a number of European countries. Indisputably, prejudice and hatred have played
Coming Soon: Art Showcase Mrs. Snyder's art class will be hosting their spring showcase on Thursday, April 11, during lunchtime. Students, faculty and staff are invited to the Shapiro Dining Hall to view recent student artwork. One of the highlights of the show will be our recycled art project for this year, backpacks and carry-alls. The show is in celebration of Earth week!
a large role in motivating these developments, but they have also raised some deep questions about how liberal democracies can and should accommodate legal systems. This conference will explore these questions, as they pertain to both shari'a and Jewish law (halacha), from a variety of angles. It will address the challenges faced by both Jewish and Muslim legal systems, and invite people from the two traditions to learn from one another's experience.
Spring Sports Open
From inside their well-heated gym, the men's volleyball team opened its season against Gordon Tech on Tuesday! The JV squad won 18-25, 27-25, and 25-10, while varsity won their Sessions on Monday, April 15 will first round but lost be held in Room 580, Chicagothe next two 25Kent Law School; sessions on 16, 16-25, and 23Tuesday, April 16th will be held 25. Thursday's in the Institute for the Humanities, Stevenson Hall, game against University of Illinois-Chicago. All Christian Heritage sessions will be open to the Academy was not public, and the conference will as successful, but run from 9 to 6 on the 15th and from 9 to 4 on April 16. To the boys are register, and for more revving up for their next match against Cristo Rey. Go information, click here. Tigers!
CCI Foreign Exhange Students: From Spain to Chicago CCI Greenheart is currently seeking volunteer host families in the North Shore Area June 27 July 25 2013! Host families will.... Provide a secure and loving home for a teenage student from Spain for 4 weeks. Learn about Spanish culture. Receive ongoing support form your Local Coordinator. Participate in excursions, if you like. Students will... Come with a group of
On the other side of the net, birdies are flying and spring is here for the women's badminton team! Coach Marchenko and his stalwart players continue to hone their skills: watch the calendar for details about intramural scrimmages! In continuing basketball news, Marty Dello has been named Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) High School Boys District #4 Coach of the Year. He will be honored at the IBCA Hall of Fame Dinner on April 27. Mazal tov, Coach! You're amazing!
students, accompanied by a bilingual adult chaperon. Participate in excursions, volunteer activities, and parties. Share meals, traditions, and daily conversations with you. Arrive with their own medical insurance and spending money.
For more information please contact Carrie Kaye, 847.347.4933, ccigreenheartcarrie@gmail.com.
Construction on Lake Cook Road Let my people go! Repairs are resuming between Northbrook Court and the Metra tracks, slowing traffic on Lake Cook Rd. and Waukegan Rd. Please check the official site at http://www.lakecookroad.com/ for lane closures, traffic updates, and construction updates; please also plan alternate routes to school and leave early enough to arrive at tefillah by 8:00 a.m.
Film Screening: Race to Nowhere 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. For a donation of $180 (10x chai), bagels, cream cheese, and orange juice will be served to everyone. An announcement will be made in Tefillah and in the dining hall, and the occasion will also be listed in our weekly E-News. If you have any questions, please call 847.324.3713 or email idrazin@cjhs.org. Order forms are available online here.
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SSDS and CJHS invite you to join us for a community screening and discussion of the award-winning documentary Race to Nowhere: Leveraging the Power of Community to Transform Education, right here at CJHS. Wednesday, April 17, 2013 7:00 p.m. There will be a discussion with Solomon Schechter and CJHS educators following the film. Tickets are $10/person at the door. For more information or to RSVP, contact Jodi Morady at moradyfamily@sbcglobal.net or Melissa Spellman melissawspellman@gmail.com.
Save the Date: Wagner Institute
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The Isidor and Rose Wagner Institute for Leadership Development of The Jewish Theological Seminary in partnership with Chicagoland Jewish High School
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Featuring JTS Chancellor Arnold M. Eisen Sunday, April 21 - Monday, April 22
Chametz Drive
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Had we only received one box of cookies, and did not receive a whole collection of Oreos and Chips Ahoy to brighten someone's day: דיינו, it would have been sufficient! If our students had only brought in one can apiece, and did not bring in towers and towers of cans: דיינו, it would have been sufficient! If the Drives bin was filled with donations, rather than overflowing into boxes surrounding the bin: דיינו, it would have been sufficient! Thanks to everybody who donated to the Chametz drive for the Chicago Food Depository. And happy Pesach, too!
Alumni in the News Mazal tov to Rachel Braun ('09), who has been accepted into the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies! Rachel is the third CJHS alumna this month to be accepted into rabbinical school. She is finishing a degree in international studies at Washington University St. Louis, and has been involved in many tzedakah organizations and middle eastern dialogue groups.
Alumni Trivia
It was Camp Reunion Week at CJHS, with Noah Goldberg coming by for Camp Young Judea Midwest and Brittany Abramowicz stopping by from Camp Tavor. Which of our cool cat alumni came with her to host the CJHS Tavor Reunion lunch?
DECA Guest Speaker Twenty-five enterprising students joined DECA on Wednesday for a special session on business and finance. Many thanks to Marvin Lutz, a high-yield bond portfolio manager at Allstate Investments, who came to lead a discussion on institutional investment management. Mr. Lutz gladly shared his area of expertise, high yield bonds.
STAND UPdate STAND secretary Yadid Licht reports, "Next Monday, as we all sit down for the first Seder, we will rejoice as we celebrate our people's redemption from Pharaoh's bondage many years ago. We will all say, as it is written in the Hagadah, 'In each generation, each person is obligated to see himself as though he personally came forth from Egypt.' However, we must not only imagine slavery, since slavery continues to exist today. When I say this, I don't mean it in some lighthearted 'I'm a slave to my boss/homework/parents...' way, but in a serious manner. According to the US State Department, there exist 27 million slaves in the world today,
including those in heavy debt to landlords, those bought and sold as sex slaves, and those forced to do certain labor. Hillary Clinton said, 'The essence of the trafficking experience is the denial of freedom, including the freedom to choose where and how you live, the freedom to work or choose not to work, the freedom from threats and the freedom of bodily integrity.'
"This Passover, it is time for us to say DAYENU to 21stcentury slavery and begin to educate ourselves and advocate against human trafficking. Here is a short augmentation to your Hagadah, which discusses the connection between Passover and human rights offenses today. So this Passover, rejoice as you normally would, but as you taste the bitterness of the Maror and the saltiness of the water, contemplate the many individuals who to this day are subjugated and denied the freedom that we so cherish as Jews and Americans."
Yasher Koach
Yasher koach to Nate Swetlitz and all the students of STAND for Friday morning's amazing a capella introduction to Human Rights Week, which will begin as soon as we return from Pesach break. Yasher koach also to Mrs. Eliaser for her dvar Torah on Elisheva and the tenth plague: making a difference one small person at a time. The story The Tenth Plague on which she based this message can be found in Rabbi Jill Hammer's collection of modern midrash, Sisters at Sinai.
Sponsored Breakfast Happy early birthday to Talia Horwich, and an extra thank you to her family for sponsoring chametz for breakfast!
A Taste of Torah: Shabbat Hagadol
חמץ מצה If you print the words matzah and chametz out in block Hebrew, and you let the little part of the letter hay rise, it would turn into a chet, thereby making the word into a backwards version of chametz--that is, chametz slightly rearranged. In the same way, we cannot let flour and water rise for too long-more than 18 minutes, to be precise-- otherwise, for all its flat appearance, it becomes chametz inside. The classical tradition identifies matzah with humility and selfcontrol, while puffed-up fast-growing chametz symbolizes pride, self-regard, and passion. This was why no chametz was to be offered on the altar in the tabernacle. Take care, good people of the world, lest in your own humility and piety you puff yourself up with passion and heap contempt on other hardworking believers who come short of your lofty standards. It takes so little for the hay to rise and turn your righteousness into the chet of selfrighteousness. You may consider yourself to be as humble and unassuming as a piece of matzah, but your grating selfrighteousness is merely chametz, rearranged slightly.
--Jordan Jacobson ('15)
Alumni Trivia
Habo-head Yael Schwartz ('08) completed her degree in December at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and now works full time as a nursing assistant. Yael is incredibly excited to be back in Chicago--in addition to the deep-dish pizza, the green waterways, the losing baseball teams, and the balmy spring temperatures of 18 degrees, she can now participate in Camp Tavor's Chicago-area Ken Yodfat for Habonim programming all year round! Tavor alumna Nina Kiken ('10) is a junior at Northwestern studying the viola. She is currently working on Bach's Brandenburg Concerto and Bloch's Suite Hebraique, and is looking forward to broadening her horizons next quarter with Intro to the New Testament. Don't look for her at camp, though... Nina will be studying and performing at the Chautauqua Music Festival this summer. Break a leg, Nina!
Shabbat Shalom Candlelighting for this Friday, parashat Tzav, will be at 6:48 p.m. this Friday night. A happy, meaningful, and kosher holiday to all our readers! E-News will resume after Pesach break.