May 23, 2013 / 15 Sivan, 5773

Carly's Bat Mitzvah

In This Issue

Junior Bat Mitzvah

Grandparents and

Special Friends Day

Senior Car Wash

Sports Recognition

Night

Primrose Farm and

CJHS

Lishma

CJHS on Facebook

Bike the Drive

Open Mic Night

Mazal Tov to Carly Rubin and her Talmud class

Sunkist Fruit Gems were flying,

simcha dancing was happening, and a

whole new class of CJHS students

stepped up to the pulpit for the first time

this Thursday morning as junior Carly

Rubin celebrated her bat mitzvah with

all her friends at CJHS. "As my teachers would

undoubtedly tell you, I've never been one to get things

done on time!" Carly joked, as she proudly began her dvar

Torah for her assembled friends and relatives. "I want to

thank my family for all their support and CJHS for helping

me really discover and develop my Jewish identity."

Students in the News

YPI for Shalva

Alumni Association

Mazal Tov

QuarkNet

Summertime Torah

Study

STAND UPdate

Sponsored Breakfast

Alumni Trivia

A Taste of Torah

Save the Date

Sunday, May 26

Prom

Monday, May 27

Memorial Day - No School

Wednesday, May 29

Siyyum and Graduation

Thursday, May 30

Physics Expo

Monday, June 3 -

Friday, June 7

Exams

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

Carly's journey towards celebrating her Jewish womanhood

was enabled by the rich spiritual life and Thursday morning

minyanim delivered by the indefatigable Ms. Ilana

Gleicher-Bloom in her junior Talmud class. Several of the

students have newly come into Jewish observance and are

(as we all should be!) exploring the nuances of their beliefs

and practice. Carly's wish to formally celebrate her coming

of age as a Jewish woman provided an opportunity for

everyone in the class to get a little more involved. Every

single person in the class

came up to participate in

the service in a way

they'd never before done

at CJHS, from ark-

openings to Torah

wrappings to leading

shacharit and reading

Torah. Working as a

team, they delivered a

beautiful and inspiring

service, in the midst of which Carly herself read a full

aliyah of Torah and expressed her gratitude with a dvar

Torah.

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

Libenu Beauty Night for

Women

Look and feel your best! Join us for the Libenu Evening of Beauty and Wellness for Women.

Tuesday, June 4

6:30-9:30 PM

Women's LifeCenter

118 Skokie Blvd., Wilmette

Support this wonderful Jewish organization with a wine and cheese reception, expert consultations with health and beauty experts, and free beauty products!

For tickets, click here or call 847.982.0340 ext. 227. Libenu is a 501(c)3 organization that fosters independence and inclusion by providing supervised group homes and vocational training for Jewish adults with special needs.

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Sponsor Breakfast

What's better than a birthday

celebration with friends? Celebrate your

Chazak u'varuch (strength and blessing) to Carly for an

outstanding job; to the inspiring Ms. G-B and the tireless

master gabbai Shira Harris for round-the-clock tutelage;

to brand-new ba'alat shacharit Arielle Kaye and ba'alat

psukei Talia Canter. Yasher koach also to Alena Burda,

Elizabeth Barras, and Fede Romano for running the

Torah service and aliyot, to Maddy Mynatt, Nicole

Kovalevsky, Talia Horwich, and Alon Spevak for the

ark openings and Torah choreography, and to new Torah

readers Jackie Geraty and Orly Schlessinger. Mazal tov

and well done to Carly's mother Ms. Stacey Rubin for her

aliyah and her father Mr. David Rubin for lifting the

Torah. This celebration was truly a communal triumph!

In honor of Carly's simcha, Mr. and Mrs. Rubin kindly

donated celebratory siddurim to every member of Carly's

class, decorated with special plaques to commemorate this

momentous occasion. We also thank the Rubins for the

delicious kiddush they sponsored for the school at

breakfast. Mazal tov to Carly, her family, and her entire

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 and on the school announcement board. 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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Join the Tiger

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class on a beautiful celebration.

Special Friends Day

Grandparents' Day: it's not just for

grandparents anymore! More than a hundred

and fifty grandparents, parents, older siblings,

younger siblings, baby cousins, non-genetic

relations, and cheering alumni joined the

students and faculty this Thursday for our

annual Special Friends Day. A delicious

lunch was provided to the entire school

through the generosity of Angie and Larry

Adler. Senior

Jessie

Lankford spoke about the unique opportunities

invented for her by the caring and creative

staff at CJHS and Nate Swetlitz explained

how his refusal to choose between

academic opportunities, debate, sports, and

observant Judaism led him through the

doors of CJHS and wowed him by what he found inside.

Next, our guests were treated to our annual Arts Alive

performances by the various

Fine Arts classes. The vocal

ensemble presented a

musical suite from

Wicked. Next came a

reprise from The CJ Factor

with musicians Arielle Kaye

and Alana Spellman. To round

off the afternoon, the jazz band

took the stage with a rousing

selection of jazz, Beatles, and

our signature "Proud

Mary!" Congratulations to all our performers, to Ms.

Danielle Brothers, Mr. Rich Green, Mr. Peter Roothaan, and

to guest trombonist and rich bass vocalist Mr. Jim

Baumstark, who can be found teaching precalculus at CJHS

the rest of the week. Congratulations also to Alana

Stoehr, Miranda Smerling, Ceren Maeir, Gvt.

Wasserman, and Mr. Marchenko for kicking off the disco

line when the band started up!

A photographer snapped portraits of many of the students with their

guests, and the day culminated with our guests accompanying their

grandchildren to their classes, where they experienced a glimpse of what

happens here at CJHS. Many grandparents were active participants in the

classes, helping in the laboratory and asking pertinent questions!

Congratulations to Ms. Katz and the rest of the

yearbook staff on the publication of "The

Roar," this year's yearbook, and to Ms.

Seymour and Ms. Snyder's classes for the

wonderful graphic arts projects displayed in the

Shapiro Dining Hall.

Senior Car Wash

Come one, come all! Next Tuesday at 3:30 p.m., the senior class will be

hosting a car wash at CJHS to raise funds for the senior class gift. The cost

is $10 for students, alumni, and faculty vehicles, and $15 for others

cars. Ceren Maeir ballyhoos, "Come help us support the institution that

has supported us for the past four years!"

Sports Recognition Night at CJHS

A hundred people packed the

Caplan gym Wednesday night

for a retrospective of the 2012-

2013 CJHS

Tigers. This

was the

women's

volleyball

team that brought the IHSA regional

banner home, the men's cross country

squad that did us proud for the third

year in a row, our Cooper Invitational

champion men's basketball team--proud

winners of our second IHSA title and

number one Jewish basketball team in

the nation--and the women's soccer team that scored our first post-season win!

Head of School Tony Frank welcomed everyone and Coach

Gleicher M.C.'d the event. Mr. Larry Goodman presented

the awards to our athletes:

Rabbi Akiva Diligence Award

in Academic and Athletic

Excellence:

Daniel Fishbaum and Rachel

Rubinstein

Ben Zoma Best Attitude

Award in Sportsmanship:

Rami Eilian and Shelly

Dekalo

Miriam Leadership Award in

Leadership:

Jake Newlander and Annie

Schrayer

Lady Tigers MVP:

Caroline Dreifuss

Thanks to all of our coaches: Michael Wenzel, Barb Finfer,

Greg Shannon, Chris Hambach, Bob Cogan, Marty Dello,

Benny Figueroa, Tom Kalleses, Mike Newlander, Lee Cohn,

Julia Klein, Rick Wissig, Gary Auslander, and Jerry Drazin

for three phenomenal seasons!

Eat Healthy and Support CJHS

We come together at our school

to nourish our minds and

souls. Now we can come

together to nourish our bodies

as well! Primrose Valley Farm

produces certified organic produce in tune with the seasons

and Jewish values. Produce is delivered weekly for pickup

by its members at CJHS or other locations throughout the

Jewish communities in Illinois and Wisconsin.

Now, Primrose Valley Farm and CJHS have an exciting

partnership in which the Farm will contribute a percentage

of its produce subscription fees to help support our school!

To sign up for a CSA box filled with fresh, seasonal produce

or to find out more about this wonderful organization, visit the website at primrosevalleyfarm.com.

Lishma

Yasher koach to Dr. Rebecca Schorsch on concluding a

wonderful year of Lishma, our faculty teaching and

learning series. Dr. Schorsch delivered the last lecture of

the year, sharing some of the insightful commentaries on

the akedah, the Binding of Isaac--an experience neither

punitive nor theatrical, but a transformative moment

whereby the last vestiges of pagan Mesopotamia were

vaporized out of Avram's soul. According to Dr. Schorsch,

revelation is the antithesis of certainty, and this was not

merely a test of Avram's obedience, but of his active

listening skills--to truly understand what God desires and

not let his own painful experience with organized religion

stymie his potential for greatness. As one teacher exclaimed, "Where were you when I was six years old?"

Facebook Ice Cream Party

Thank you to everyone who helped us

reach our goal of 500 Facebook fans this

week! In honor of this accomplishment,

CJHS students enjoyed a celebratory ice

cream party on Tuesday during lunch.

Make sure not to miss the Reasons Why

CJHS is the #1 Choice every Tuesday

and Thursday on Facebook. Haven't

"liked" our Facebook page yet? Become

a fan today and click here!

Bike the Drive

Critical minyanocity has been achieved! Newcomer

Zahava Vales and veteran Yoni Gabel join Eli Schrayer,

David Steinberg, Michael Weldler, Ranan Vales, Seth

Wein, Alex Cope, and Ruli Warner-Rosen and Dr. Gary

Auslander to complete the CJHS Chai Lifeline team for the

annual 30-mile bike down Lake Shore Drive this Memorial

Day weekend! To date, our stalwart bikers have raised

over $3,000 to make life more cheerful for children with

long-term illnesses and their families. Yasher koach, guys, and have fun! Click here to sponsor our team.

Open Mic Night

The Prints, CJHS's signature

literary magazine, celebrated

its best edition to date with the

annual Open Mic Night release

party. Nate Swetlitz and

Baye Miller performed original

poetry; Aaron Zell brought out

his drums and Alana

Spellman her ukelele. Aitan

Licht pulled a fast one on us

with some "King Without a

Crown," and Hannah Given

roused some rabble with an acid challenge to the American

Dream. Shira Harris and Maya Behn did a joint act with

the alternative song/dialogue "Freedom," and Elan Sykes

read what will happen If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, deftly

parodied by Alana Stoehr with If You Give a CJHS

Student a C+. Even Arthur Sredni got into the standup

comedy limelight with his parody, "Anything Sounds Like

Poetry When You Say It With Enough Drama!"

Freshman Celia Pivo reports, "Open Mic

Night was a huge success. As a

freshman, I'd been hearing lots of hype

leading up to it, but I have to say it

exceeded all of my expectations. The

atmosphere was totally accepting and

laid back, where everyone felt

comfortable showcasing their talents.

There was moving poetry, excellent

musicians, and delicious food. The

faculty even had some hilarious

performances that left everyone wanting

more!"

Students in the News

Junior Alana Spellman received a grant for $2,500 from

ANNPower, the philanthropy wing of Ann Taylor Loft, to

start her own program working with the Keshet Sunday

school. She wrote a play spinning off the Adam and Eve

story called "In the Beginning." For four weeks, Alana's

pupils rehearsed feverishly, culminating in a wonderful

performance this past Sunday. "It was so touching to see

people dedicating their time to ensure that our special

needs members of the community are supported and

welcomed and valued," the proud writer/director was

told. Yasher koach, Alana!

Our vocal superstar Arielle Kaye has been accepted into

the Music Horizons program at the University of Rochester

to study world music, improvisation, and music theory.

Arielle reports, "I will also be studying with professors from

the Eastman School of Music and performing on a weekly

basis. The program is supposed to replicate what it is like to live in a conservatory setting." Break a leg, Arielle!

YPI for Shalva

Our Youth Philanthropy Initiative led by Rachel

Rubinstein presented a $7,000 check to the board

members of Shalva, the results of a year's creative

fundraising efforts. All the cell phones we donated will be

sold to raise money for Jewish abuse victims and the

counseling efforts that will hopefully enable them to

improve their lives. Yasher koach to all the YPI members

on an incredible year of awareness raising and fundraising to combat the problem of domestic violence.

"The first word I want to say is thank you!" the

representative from Shalva's board graciously

began. "Actually that's two words. But the second thing I

want to say is that I hope your attention to this problem

does not stop, because abuse never stops." We hope that

this year's YPI programming will inspire our students and

staff to continue addressing the problems of abuse in our

community--and to remember every time you retire

another cell phone or iPod, your old phone can raise much-needed funds for this important cause!

Alumni Association: Shabbat in the City

Join the CJHS Alumni Association

for a casual Shabbat dinner at

Anshe Emet in the city! Reunite

with old friends and and enjoy a

special dinner from Chef Celena's

Healthy Gourmet of Lakeview. For

questions and Shabbat

accommodations, contact Tara Seymour at 847.423.5489,

or to make reservations, click here.

Mazal Tov: Alumni Trivia

Which accomplished and statuesque CJHS

graduate celebrated her wedding this past week?

QuarkNet: Breaking News!

Muon detector 6800 is plateaued at last! Thanks to the

efforts spent by our indefatigable captains Maya Behn and

Elan Karoll, the state-of-the-art cosmic ray detector on

loan from the U.S. Department of Energy has all four

channels now primed and working on optimized

voltage. CJHS is now tracking those invisible little muons

as they rain down from the cosmos: stay tuned for

experimental results next year!

Summertime Torah Study

Best Friends Forever: Ruth and Naomi, Jonathan and

David

Join CJHS teacher Shira Eliaser and alumni parent Dr.

Elysa Barack Fisher as they

continue the LifeCenter Torah

Network with the Summer

Series 2013. Through the lens

of Pirkei Avot, we will examine

what it means to be a true

friend in the face of hardship,

exile, and an uncertain future:

how friends shape our self-

awareness and our destiny.

This summer, we will be

exploring the commentaries and hidden relationships in the

Book of Ruth and the story of King Saul's doomed son. The

first session begins on Monday, June 10! Click here for

details.

STAND UPdate

The two-year conflict in Syria has resulted in at least

70,000 deaths, wrecked cities, and evicted over a million

refugees from their homes. Various human rights

organizations are trying to aid the opposition effort, and

people from many faiths and communities have

contributed to the cause. Click here to read more about the

challenge posed to Israelis and the Jewish community with

regards to Syrian relief.

Sponsored Breakfast

Many thanks to Mr. Griffith for sponsoring bagels in honor of the senior class.

Alumni Trivia

Mazal tov to Dafna Broekman ('08) on

her marriage to Shlomi Guttman earlier this

week near Kokhav Ya'akov in Israel. Dafna

graduated from Stern College and has since

been studying at Mechon Ma'ayan; her

chattan graduated from Yeshiva University

and has been studying at Yeshivat HaKotel.

May Dafna and Shlomi build a bayit ne'eman b'Yisrael. Mazal tov, you two!

A Taste of Torah: Beha'alotcha

"In this week's Torah

portion, the main focus is

primarily

sacrifices. Considering we

didn't just kill a goat as part

of morning services, we

should think critically about

what we consider today as a

sacrifice. Maybe some of us

consider a real sacrifice to be going a day without Twitter,

or G-d forbid, Facebook or Tumblr! But today, we sacrifice

much more than we realize. We sacrifice our time and our

emotional life to do what we feel is right. We must put our

hearts first: to take a risk in public and stand up for what

you believe in may be the greatest sacrifice of all."

--Carly Rubin ('14), in celebration of her bat mitzvah

Shabbat Shalom

Candlelighting this Friday will be at 7:56 p.m. Shabbat shalom!