February 1, 2013 / 21 Shevat 5773
Welcome Back, Seniors In This Issue Senior Internships Tu B'Shevat Seder Cell Phones for Shalva Project Clothesline Israeli Elections Jazz Band Performs This Week in Sports Pet Supplies Drive Curriculum and Beyond STAND UPdate Mazal Tov Alumni Trivia
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Save the Date Sunday, Feb. 10 ACT Wednesday, Feb. 13 Curriculum and Beyond Monday, Feb. 18 No School Monday, Feb. 25 Shushan Purim Tuesday, Feb. 26 Sunday, March 10 Model U.N. Trip Thursday, March. 14 Pi Day
P. O. Corner Gelt Program The P.O. is pleased to once again 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.
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We welcome back the Class of 2013 from their January adventures around the world. In addition to the inspired, introspective, slightly sniffly veterans of the Senior Israel Experience, we are delighted to welcome back our seven Senior Interns from their projects in the Chicagoland area. Eryn Minkow has returned highly elated from her stint at FEMA, where she investigated how to make emergency shelters and disaster recovery efforts more accessible to citizens with disabilities. Also making room for all of God's handiwork, Alana Stoehr planned programs for special-needs students at Congregation Beth Shalom. "I learned so much about how to interact productively with people with different psychological disorders," Alana reports. "You have to be really careful with your word choice in order to connect to them." (Alana also enjoyed the chance to work with her dad, Cantor Steve Stoehr!) Lady Tigers teammate Caroline Dreifuss worked at Northwest Community Hospital. "I was amazed by how many different doctors it took for one surgery," Caroline explained, "Yet, each doctor or nurse plays a vital role because each has mastered a specific task." Fellow Tiger Gabe Gavrielov is continuing his stint as the coach of a third-grade basketball. Gabe was surprised at first by how much his little guys really need him, but has done his best to come through for them and be the man they can look up to. Coach Gavrielov is the only teen coach in the league, but he knows how to run a team as well as the rest of his competitors. "What am I proudest of? The fact that we're winning games!" the senior grins. Tu B'Shevat Seder On Tuesday Ms. GleicherBloom's sophomore Talmud class celebrated Tu B'Shevat with a Tu B'shevat seder. Each chevruta pair presented one of the four unique cups for the seder,
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leading the class in a blessing over the grape juice, describing the fruit they brought to the seder, and Limmud Chicago! directing a text study. The fruits enjoyed at the seder were grapes, Saturday, February 16 tomatoes, dates, pomegranates, 6:45 p.m. spices, and LOTS of grape juice. Join us for laughter, beats, and Sophomore Jacob Erlichman reports, dancing at the UIC Student "Overall this experience fostered a Center East to celebrate the greater understanding of Tu B'shevat opening of Limmud Chicago for our class, because we learned the 2013. essence of Tu B'shevat both spiritually and physically." Cell Phones for Shalva
Joel Chasnoff will perform his new piece, G.I. Joel: A 24year-old Stand-up Comic from Chicago Gets Drafted into the Israeli Army. Watch "A Life in Stills" sponsored by the Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema. And afterwards, dance the night away with Biblegum pop stars Stereo Sinai. Sunday, February 17 9:00 a.m.
Got any old cell phones sitting around the house? Do you need a way to get rid of your cell phones? Well, bring them into the office and put them in the Cell Phone Drop Box. By doing so, you will be supporting YPI's chosen organization: Shalva. All phones will be recycled. Come and drop off those old cell phones in the office!
YPI and Project Clothesline This year, our Youth Philanthropy Institute has chosen to dedicate their efforts to Shalva, an organization that deals with victims of sexual and domestic abuse. In an effort to heighten our awareness of this topic, next Wednesday we are bringing the National Clothesline Project to CJHS. This national project is brought to us through RESPONSE. The Clothesline Project is a visual, interactive presentation honoring survivors and remembering those who have died as a result of domestic/sexual violence. A clothesline is hung with multi-colored t-shirts that have been created and decorated by survivors or in memory of individuals who have been abused. After the program, students who wish to add a t-shirt to the collection may do so.
Israeli Elections You'll be able to choose from over 80 sessions throughout the day. Limmud Chicago 2013 is centered around two themes: Jewish Love and Jews who made Chicago; there are plenty of sessions beyond these themes, too. See the lineup here! Lunch is included along with snacks; dietary laws observed. Check out
Election results are in from Hebrew VIII! Our results represented a wide array of parties, but no one predicted the smashing succes of Yair Lapid and the Yesh Atid ("There Is a Future") party. Now, let's see what the bright future brings!
limmudchicago.org to register, and remember to use your CJHS Family Member discount of 5%!
J2J Networking Wednseday, February 20 7:45 p.m. We hope you can join us at our next J2J Networking Group meeting at Beth Hillel Congregation Bnai Emunah (3220 Big Tree Ln, Wilmette IL 60091) on February 20.
Jazz Band Rocks On
We will have the following panel speaking on "Staying Afloat While Unemployed:" David Fain, Fain Financial Services Ira Piltz, Attorney, Law Offices of Ira Piltz in Skokie Fred H. Rothschild, CLU RHU, Rothschild Insurance Group
JCC Musical Auditions
Under the direction of Mr. Peter Roothaan, our talented musicians Jackie Geraty, Jonah Glick-Unterman, In this hilarious tweaking of Evan Gorstein, Joe the fairy tale, "The Princess and the Pea", Queen Aggravain Kupferberg, Aitan Licht, has ruled that no one may Yadid Licht, Jack marry until her son, Prince Rubinstein, Steven Sacks, Dauntless does. However, she Alon Spevak, Josh Swatez, has managed to sabotage every princess that comes Zahava Vales, and Aaron along. A member of the court, Zell played a special jazz Prince Harry, wants to marry concert at the Gidw his love, Lady Larken, so he itz Center this Tuesday--including a special guest finds Princess Winnifred ("Fred" to her friends) to wed appearance on the trombone by our fabulous pre-calculus the Queen's son. The queen is teacher Mr. James Baumstark! "Once Upon a Mattress"
horrified and immediately begins to scheme, but Winnifred, with some help from Sir Harry, the King, and the Jester, isn't going to be quite so easy to get rid of. Audition Dates and Times: Feb 11, 12 | 4:30-7:00 p.m. To reserve your audition time, contact rbouwman@gojcc.org or call
847.763.3514. For audition details, click here.
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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Now, CJHS is proud to be part of the 6th Annual RESPONSE benefit - TUNED-IN, The Larry Dobkin Teen Music Showcase. This incredible organization services over 13,000 young people and their families each year, empowering teens to make healthy life choices. This year's concert will take place at the Sheely Center for the Performing Arts at Glenbrook North High School on March 2 at 8:00 p.m. with a dessert reception at 7:30 p.m. For information about tickets, please contact Bruce Scher, CJHS Academic Dean. or RESPONSE at 224-625-2922. Many thanks to Roberta Glick for the amazing photo journalism!
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The varsity Tigers basketball team triumphed over the Skokie Yeshiva and was beaten in turn by Providence St. Mel; Avidan Halivni had 15 points and Josh Newlander had 8 rebounds, while his brother Jake Newlander had 15 points and 9 rebounds in Tuesday's game. The JV team also racked up a win against Yeshiva and a loss to St. Mel on Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday was an unqualified triumph for both the men's teams, as the varsity beat Northtown Academy 70-51, thanks to Jake Newlander's 23 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists. The varsity Tigers are now 17-3 (5-1 in the Chicago Prep Conference). The sophomore team also defeated Northtown 52-46 to move to 2-5 in the Chicago Prep Conference.
The Lady Tigers are deep in their tournament season. They lost to Christ the King on Monday in the Chicago Prep Conference quarterfinals, and they play North Shore Country Day (let's see if we can avenge that last loss-- 2 points right at the buzzer!) in the Class 1A IHSA Regional Tournament next Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., right here at CJHS. Remember last time the Tigers went to the regionals... come out and see if we can do it again!
Once we (hopefully) advance by beating this team, we will play in the regional final against the winner of the Ida Crown vs. Roycemore game. The regional championship will be next Thursday at 7:30. This game would be the regional championship at the Caplan gym and possibly the first ever women's basketball regional championship --or the first time CJHS women's basketball has beaten the Lady Aces! Stay tuned next week for victory updates! Psst! One of next week's games might just be SENIOR NIGHT for the Lady Tigers! Come see off the incredible Caroline Dreifuss, Shelly Dekalo, and Alana Stoehr with a real Tiger's "blue-out" to show those hordes of Ida Crown fans that we mean businses!
The 39 members of this year's Ten-Pin Tigers are concluding the bowling season on Tuesday, February 5 with the annual CJHS Invitational. Students, parents, and staff are invited to Brunswick Zone in Deerfield to come bowl with our champions! The bowlers leave school at 3:30 p.m and finish at 5:15 p.m., so come on out and hit the lanes!
Alumni Trivia Auditions are in full swing for the CJHS Spring Musical, and the cast list will be announced soon! In the meantime, which one of the Miller twins played the leading role in CJHS' iconic production of Grease! and which yeshiva has he just returned from? And for extra points, where is his brother the political scientist?
CJHS Drives DRIVES has teamed up with the Chesed Club to run a great collection for Orphans of the Storm, an animal shelter in Deerfield. Orphans of the Storm is a no-kill shelter that cares for and gives refuge to stray, abandoned, abused, or neglected dogs and cats. During the month of February, we will be collecting blankets, towels, newspapers, baking soda, toys , treats, brushes, and combs for dogs and cats. Thanks!
Curriculum and Beyond - Prospective Students and Parents
Monday, February 13 6:15 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. 6:15 p.m. - Mini Activities Fair with a light pizza dinner Learn all about the different extracurricular activities available to you while meeting with current students who play a part in our athletic program, fine & performing arts program and social action groups. Get information on our college counseling office while learning about the exceptional college placement of our graduates. 7 p.m. - Classroom presentations Wonder what life is like as a CJHS student? If so, this is your opportunity to experience high school during interactive classroom presentations. Choose from thre e mo del less ons to attend. For more information, please contact admissions officers Ms. Zoberman or Ms. Karasov.
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STAND secretary Yadid Licht reports, "This week, John Kerry was confirmed as the new secretary of state. Many human rights organizations are welcoming his confirmation, as Kerry is known as an outspoken advocate for human rights. Kerry has extensive knowledge on the issue in the Sudans, Congo, and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and has been committed to keeping the conflicts near the top among the government's foreign policy priorities. He promises to work to end the humanitarian crisis in Sudan, and capture the infamous Joseph Kony, leader of the LRA rebel group." This week Enough Project video on the many faces of the Congo can be found here.
Sponsored Breakfast Happy birthday to Daniel Fishbaum. Many thanks to his family for sponsoring breakfast.
Mazal Tov Mazal tov to Daniel Peaceman ('06) on his engagement to Aviel Michelson. Daniel and Aviel studied together at George Washington University and are now graduate students at Boston University's School of Public Health. Congrats also to his sisters Claire Peaceman ('12) and Sarah Peaceman, as well as their entire family.
Alumni Trivia Soccer-playing musical star Matthew Miller ('11) spent last year at at Yesodei HaTorah nearBeit Shemesh. He is now a Jewish Studies major learning Judeo-Arabic at McGill University. Aaron Miller ('11), our consummate USPC macher, is now pursuing a degree in political science at Yeshiva University with hopes of going to law school in a few years. He spent last year learning in the Hesder Yeshiva Kerem B'Yavneh in Israel, and wishes a freilichen Purim to all his peeps in Chicagoland.
A Taste of Torah: Yitro
"Lo tachmod" (do not covet), the tenth commandment of the Decalogue, is my favorite of the whole lot. I'm so fascinated by it because of its complexity: this is a commandment connected to our thoughts. Specifically we are commanded not to think about things. This is a tough order! For example -- don't think about an elephant right now. Exactly. Yet there are also huge theological stakes here, as well - is this mitzvah psychologically possible? And if it isn't, am I being set up to fail? I am convinced that trying to force ideas away by sheer will is not psychologically possible. However, being aware of what we crave but cannot have stands at the center of the Biblical worldview for how humans should position themselves in relationship to their fellow humans, the world and God. Nachmanides wrote the following letter to his son and instructed him to read it once a week: "Speak your words calmly, to every person and at all times. By doing this you will be rescued from anger, which is an attribute of evil which leads humanity to sin... And when you are freed from the anger, the attribute of humility will rise on your heart, which is the highest positive attribute of all of the attributes." Nachmanides explains that by being mindful of both our thoughts and words, we examine ourselves. While pushing thoughts out of our minds may not be possible, perhaps the way to be punctilious in the mitzvah of Lo Tachmod is to live the principle of Ben Zoma, stated in Pirkei Avot: Eizehu Chacham, HaSameach b'Chelko. Who is happy? The one that is comfortable with her portion. May we strive to live a life free of coveting by being more fully comfortable with our own identities. --Rav Beit Sefer Zach Silver
Shabbat Shalom Candlelighting this Friday night will be at 4:47 p.m. Shabbat Shalom!