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February 8, 2013 / 28 Shevat 5773
Debate Takes Off
In This Issue
Debate Trip
The Clothesline
Project
Cell Phones for
Shalva
Smashing Victories in
Sports
Athletes in the News
Hebrew Class
Advertising Project
Curriculum and
Beyond
DEBATE: New York City or Bust!
Pet Supplies Drive
MLK Day Video
Students in the News
STAND UPdate
Alumni Trivia
A Taste of Torah
Save the Date
Sunday, Feb. 10
ACT
Wednesday, Feb. 13
Curriculum and Beyond
Monday, Feb. 18
No School
Monday, Feb. 25
Shushan Purim
Tuesday, March 5 -
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
We are supremely proud to announce that for the first time
ever in its history, the Debate Team is attending the 24th
Annual Marsha Stein Talmudical Academy Great Debate
Tournament at Yeshiva University this weekend. Our team
has been training and prepping for this moment for a long
time. The resolution is over the question of whether the
United States should revise its immigration laws to provide
inexpensive and rapid avenues of citizenship for the majority
of our undocumented aliens. Stay tuned for an update after
the tournament!
Breaking News--
Literally! Neither rain nor snow nor
frozen slush nor airport
shutdowns nor the
blizzard scheduled to
hammer Manhattan this
afternoon have deterred
these brave debaters
from their appointed
meet! ABC news
interviewed our determined team at O'Hare airport this
morning, defying the weather with frozen noses pressed to
window panes, hoping against hope to make NYC before
Shabbos. In fact, their plane was one of the only planes to
successfully depart from Chicago to New York. Watch the
big story here!
to your family for designated school trips. If you have any questions, contact Sheri Sandrof at [email protected] or call her at 847.324.3723.
Community News and Events
Limmud Chicago! Saturday, February 16 6:45 p.m. Join us for laughter, beats, and dancing at the UIC Student Center East to celebrate the opening of Limmud Chicago 2013.
Joel Chasnoff will perform his new piece, G.I. Joel: A 24-year-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.
You'll be able to choose from over 80 sessions throughout the day. Limmud Chicago 2013 is centered around two
The Clothesline Project
This Wednesday, the
whole school had the
opportunity to participate
in a special program called
the Clothesline Project.
This interactive art
exhibit--run through the
Response center-- uses
personal anecdotes to educate and inform about domestic
abuse. Juniors Dana Levin and Shira Harris reported the
program hit close to home and opened their eyes to the
horrors and frequency of domestic abuse in teenagers. This
year, YPI is fundraising for Shalva, an organization that
provides services for Jewish domestic abuse victims.
YPI would like to
thank Response for
putting on this
program and senior
Rachel Rubinstein
for making it happen;
Thank you to Mr.
Scher, to Rabbi
Belgrad, Dr. Miller,
and Ms. Karasov, and
to the English and
social studies teachers who chaperoned classes at the exhibit.
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 limmudchicago.org to register, and remember to use your CJHS Family Member discount of 5%!
J2J Networking
Wednesday, 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. 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
"Once Upon a Mattress" In this hilarious tweaking of the fairy tale, "The Princess and the Pea", Queen Aggravain has ruled that no one may marry until her son, Prince Dauntless does. However, she has managed to sabotage every princess that comes along. A member of the court, Prince Harry, wants to marry his love, Lady Larken, so he finds Princess Winnifred ("Fred" to her friends) to wed the Queen's son. The queen is horrified and immediately begins to scheme, but Winnifred, with some help from Sir Harry, the
Cell Phones for Shalva
If you are looking for a way to help, bring
your old cell phones to the office and put
them in the Cell Phone Drop Box. By doing
so, you will be supporting Shalva and providing critical
support to Jewish survivors of abuse. Recycle that old phone
and do a mitzvah!
This Week in Sports
The IHSA Regionals for
girls' basketball took place
this week at Chicagoland
Jewish High School. In a
hard-fought semifinal
match, the Lady Tigers lost
33-30 in the final seconds
to North Shore Country
Day. Congratulations girls,
on a great season, and
thanks to Coaches Tom
Kalleses and George Keehn
for all of their hard work
this season. Also, a
resounding cheer for
Caroline Dreifuss for
winning the Regional
Championship in the
Country Financial Three
Point Showdown with
10/15 shots! Fearsome
Lady Tigers Alana Stoehr (7/15) and Alana Spellman
(8/15) will join Caroline at the Sectional Championship Three
Point Showdown on Thursday, February 14, at 6:00 p.m.
over at Westminster Christian School in Elgin. Let's be clear,
you big, bad Tigers: this means that 3 out of the 4 top
shooters in the region are CJ girls! GO LADY TIGERS!!!
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 [email protected] 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 [email protected]. Order forms are available online here.
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On the boys' side, the freshman basketball team traveled
to Northtown. The sophomore team lost to a very strong
Vernon Hills team on Tuesday night, then traveled to
Chicago to play Chicago Hope Academy. In one of the most
exciting basketball games of the season, it took three
overtimes before the Tigers were defeated 73-70. The
Tigers will kick off the Chicago Prep Conference Basketball
tournament next week.
CJHS defeats Vernon Hills! (Thanks to Coach Newlander for the video footage.)
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After being knocked out of the #1 ranking on Jewish Hoops
America, the Tigers
took comfort in soundly
thumping their opponents in
the western suburbs. For the
first time in school history,
the Tigers defeated class
3A school Vernon Hills 74-66
behind Josh Newlander's 30
points and Jake Newlander's
18 points, then won the
following night at Chicago
Hope Academy 75-66. With
the victory at Hope Academy, the Tigers have clinched
second place in the Chicago Prep Conference and have
secured their 20th WIN of the season. The 20th victory is
the most of any athletic team in Chicagoland Jewish
History!
Athletes in the News
Many congratulations to the
Newlander brothers for being
profiled in a wonderful Pioneer
Press article in the Highland Park
and Deerfield papers. Jon Kerr
interviews Jake and Josh about
their basketball style as brothers,
Jake's trip to Israel, his
connection to Judaism, and how
both have affected the
team. "Newlander Connection
Drives CJ" read this week's headlines: read all about it here!
Refuah shleimah to Lena Rabinowitz who is recuperating
from a torn ACL; she is interviewed about her injury and the end of the Lady Tigers' season in the local Sun-Times here.
Alumni Trivia
Congratulations to all
the actors, singers, and
dancer just cast in this year's
fantastic Off-Broadway
revue! Which multitalented
singer, dancer, and actress
played the villain (?) in the
CJHS production of Into the
Woods and has subsequently
been seen around Chicagoland as a professional party-
startin' dancer?
Hebrew IV Advertises Success
Gvt. Cohen's Hebrew IV class
is learning all about
marketing! Having studied
various Israeli commercials
and advertisements, teams of
students held a contest to
design a new slogan for CJHS. Think any of them will catch on?
Curriculum and Beyond - Prospective
Students and Parents
Wednesday, 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
mod
el
less
ons
to attend.
For more information,
please contact
admissions officers Ms.
Zoberman or Ms.
Karasov.
Pet Supplies for Orphans of the
Storm
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. This Sunday from 4:00 - 7:00
p.m., a group of students will participate at the Orphans of
the Storm adoption event at Nortbrook Court. Also, during
the month of February, we will be collecting blankets,
towels, newspapers, baking soda, toys , treats, brushes, and
combs for dogs and cats. Thanks!
"Goodbye, Rosa..."
One highlight of this month's focus on the world around us
was a video tribute to Rosa Parks created by CJHS junior
Madeleine Mynatt. Having gained familiarity with Maddy's
talents in last year's Chumash class, Rabbi Marc Belgrad
asked Maddie to fashion a video around singer-songwriter
Greg Greenway's, "Rosa Parks." Click here to see the
powerful, four-and-a-half minute video that brought this
year's commemoration of Martin Luther King Day to a dramatic close.
Students in the News
Congratulations to sophomore pianist
Natalie Nedvetsky on a smashingly
successful Young Steinway recital at
the Skokie Public Library last week. Brava!
STAND UPdate
STAND secretary Yadid Licht reports from the human rights
organization United to End Genocide, "For over a decade,
the human rights community has been fighting to keep
weapons out of the hands of dictators and warlords. More
than 153 nations are on the threshold of passing the global
Arms Trade Treaty - taking a major step toward stopping the
weapons that fuel genocide and mass atrocities. Now the
National Rifle Association has announced its opposition to
the treaty and has launched a lobbying campaign to kill
it. By signing this petition, you will be telling the U.S.
government to support and sign this life-saving treaty."
Here is this week's "I am Congo" video, which focuses on a
human rights lawyer in the Congo.
Sponsored Breakfast
Happy birthday to Steven Sacks and Jonah
Glick-Unterman. Many thanks to their families for sponsoring breakfast.
Alumni Trivia
Arianna Rozen ('10) has been dancing for
many years and numbers the witch in Into
the Woods among her many star
performances. Arianna is starting her second
semester at the University of Illinois Urbana-
Champaign, having transferred last semester
from Indiana University. She is a member of
the 3spot Dance Company, a Pi Beta Phi sorority sister, and
is otherwise devoting herself to the long hard process of
becoming an occupational therapist. Good luck, Arianna!
A Taste of Torah: Mishpatim
For Jews, food is a big deal. In 1825, German Jewish scholar Heinrich Heine, wrote to the Jewish intellectual journal of
the time, "Kugel, this holy national dish, has done more for the preservation of Judaism than all three issues of this magazine!"
Toward the end of this week's parashah, Mishpatim, we encounter the first of three times that the Torah issues its famous mandate,
"Do not cook a kid in its mother's milk" (Sh'mot 23:19). The first obvious question is why? What is the reason for the system of eating laws that we call kashrut? In Jewish legal terminology, the
laws of kashrut are known as chukim, laws that defy human reason. But this is not to say that our sages have not embraced trying to interpret kashrut, even if gaining knowledge about the law is, by definition, Godly.
Twentieth-century Hassidic master the Netivot Shalom describes a direct relationship between cleaving to God's holiness and separating from those things, foods in this case, which are deemed to be impure. He writes, "This is the explanation of Kedoshim tehiyu ki kadosh ani--you will be holy because I am Holy (Vayikra
19:2). Because you need to cleave to God, and God in turn cannot tolerate things that cloud the soul and cause distancing from God."
We sanctify ourselves as humans and seek divinity through separation. Eating is one of the most basic instincts of the human
condition -- it is necessary for life and can be enjoyable, too. To think about the process of
what we eat, and to live in a system of sanctifying food, provides the potential to cleave to God with each bite. Such separation acknowledges a system of hierarchy between God and man, during a process that otherwise would be considered to be mundane.
In the words of modern Jewish scholar Joseph Telushkin: "By simply making us pay
attention to what and how we eat, the Torah encourages us to engage that part of us that is most God-like, namely our consciousness, in every mundane detail of our lives."
--Rav Beit Sefer Zach Silver
Shabbat Shalom
Candlelighting this Friday night, Shabbat Shekalim, will be at 4:56 p.m. Shabbat Shalom!
