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2 Adar II, 5776
March 11, 2016
This Week atRochelle Zell
Model U.N. WinsFreshman BibleBiblical Fan MailQuarkNet HijinksSave the DatesAd BookCommunity EventsAlumni TriviaTefillah Kavannah
Class ScheduleMonday, March 14BB
Tuesday, March 15C
Wednesday, March 16A
Model U.N. #1 in Nation
Rochelle Zell Takes Back-to-Back First PlaceWins!
For the second year in a row, Rochelle Zell Jewish High Schoolhas taken home first place in the Na=onal High School ModelU.N. Conference, aCended by over 3,800 students from 150
Thursday, March 17BB
Friday, March 18CC
Quick LinksRZJHS.orgCalendarsLunch MenuEdlineGive Now
Save The DateMarch 18-‐19All School Shabbaton
March 24Purim
March 252:15 Dismissal Begins
April 10-‐11Wagner Ins[tute
April 10ACT
April 14School Musical
April 20-‐May 2Pesach Break
April 22First Seder
schools. The team returned home to a hero's welcome onMonday morning, with t-‐shirts and banners and speecheshighligh=ng the work they did simula=ng interna=onalproblem-‐solving and coopera=on in New York.
"It's the kipahs," responds team captain Jason Taitz, to themany queries about the secret of our team's success. "We'reknown for them. They all know us at the conference as "theguys in the hats." Jason told the school at tefillah on Mondayhow important Jewish iden=ty is to our team, being visible inpublic as representa=ves of the Jewish community, geUng upearly every morning to daven and eschewing their Saturdaymorning rest without sacrificing their energy levels, theirwriCen eloquence, or their reputa=on for leadership.
Team captain Melissa Levin explained to the proud and curioussupporters that their team has always been trained to win, withtargeted and focused leadership stemming from their foundingcoach Mrs. Myra Loris, and con=nued on by Dr. Gary Auslanderand current coach Mr. Joseph Eskin. The Rochelle Zell seniorsinduct the new freshmen every year to make themselvesknown on their commiCees, to volunteer and go above andbeyond, to be unfailingly inclusive to students from otherschools and above all, to conduct themselves with friendlyopenness and derech eretz to everyone they work with.
Kol hakavod to our award winning delegates: Julia Ma[ andJason Taitz, who won second place on the Security CouncilCommiCee, and Melissa Levin and Josh Pliskin, who wonsecond place on the Historical Security Council CommiCee. Yasher koach also to our many speakers at the Plenary Session:Felix Rosen and David Levin for SPECPOL, Ethan Laney and LilyCopley for ECOFIN, Livi Moses and Eli Ecanow for FAO, DylanJanczak and Eli Nasa[r for UN Habitat, Emma Ma[ for UNICEF,Jonah Karoll and Brian Silverstein for World Bank, Ranan Valesand Ari Rosenthal for OSCE, and Arielle Small and SammyHoffman for UNESCAP. And look for the ar=cle in nextThursday's Pioneer Press!
Alumni Trivia
Which of last year's first in the na=on Model U.N. captains could be seen cheering Rochelle Zell on
from the sidelines in New York, and where is he now?
Abraham and the AkedahObedience to a Greater Principle or Personal Ethics?
Rabbi Belgrad's freshmen have concluded their debate on Avraham Avinu and his final test tosacrifice his son. Sammy Vayngart, speaking towards our Patriarch passing God's test, explains,"We should learn that God always has a plan and an agenda, and the best op=on is to be faithful,respeccul, and obedient to God. It is unfair to decide where the supreme right comes from, divineethics or human reason, because the life culture and society [in Abraham's =me] was muchdifferent than what it is now. " Joey Rosenblum, represen=ng the view that Avraham did not passhis test, went a step further. "Before the Torah, all of our ethics came from God Himself. Yet nowthat we have the Torah, we extract our ethics from it and shape them into our own morals andethics." Yasher koach to both teams, and thanks to guest judges Ms. Nadis and Mrs. Eliaser!
Biblical Fan MailRobert Alter Corresponds With Freshmen Bible Students
Thank you to interna=onally renowned scholar Robert Alter for responding to our leCer! Sophomore Brian Silverstein expressed his gra=tude to Prof. Alter for the transla=on andcommentary that helped the class gain a richer understanding of the characters and the flow ofthe narra=ve. Prof. Alter is a well-‐known Bible scholar and author who focuses on literary analysisof the text; his missive reached us from the University of California at Berkeley, where he is aprofessor of Hebrew.
QuarkNet HijinksPhysics Club Investigates Electric Fields
If you saw six boys and girls piling into the staff bathroom last Thursday, it was strictly in pursuit ofscien=fic knowledge! QuarkNet physics students were trying to see the corona discharge aroundthe electrosta=c generator they were playing with! Although we didn't glimpse thecharacteris=c orange glow, even in the darkened room, we did feel the crackle of the enormouselectric field on everyone's hands, and spend a merry quarter of an hour making mylar ribbons flyaround the room and s=ck to the ceiling with electrosta=c induc=on! Join the physics buffs nextThursday. March 17 when Dr. Michael SchmiC of Northwestern University comes to answerques=ons and talk to us about gravity waves!
Mishloach Manot 5776YPI Raises Funds for City Schools
Here at Rochelle Zell, the Youth Philanthropy
Ini=a=ve (YPI) sponsors an annual MishloachManot drive for the school community. Thisyear's proceeds will go to The ChicagoFounda=on for Educa=on, a local organiza=onthat provides resources to teachers and schoolsto enhance the quality of educa=on. MishloachManot (literally delivery of por=ons) is one of
four central mitzvot on Purim, the prac=ce of sending gios of food to friends and rela=ves to bringhappiness to our local community.
By par=cipa=ng in the Rochelle Zell Jewish High School Mishloach Manot drive you not onlyensure that every Rochelle Zell Jewish High School family receives a delicious bag of treats, butalso contribute to an organiza=on that does powerful work in our community. There are a fewways to par=cipate in this year’s Mishloach Manot drive. Click here see your op=ons and todownload the order form. Thank you for par=cipa=ng in this year’s Mishloach Manot drive andhelping people in need!
Join Us This Saturday Night
Click here or anywhere on the image above to RSVP
AIPAC Chicago Policy ConferenceRochelle Zell Delegation
Click here or anywhere on the image above to register
Wagner Institute
Adbook Sponsorship
Adver=se your business in the Rochelle Zell Jewish High School ad book supplement to theyearbook. Recall memories, give a bit of advice, or simply extend good wishes to students, thecommunity or to the faculty and staff. Click here for an order form, or pick up a form in the schooloffice. Complete and submit to the front office at Rochelle Zell Jewish High School in an envelopemarked 'yearbook'. You can also email ad copy/artwork here. All ad book submissions are dueApril 15. For ques=ons or more informa=on, contact Ms. Averbach at 847.423.5977.
Community News and Events
Alumni Concert Next Week
Benji Fleischacker ('12) is coming toChicagoland with Low Strung, "the biggestall-‐cello rock band in the world." Benjiand his fellow punk cellists play originalarrangements, combining rock andclassical music for a new sound. Ticketsare now available for Fleisch's Chicagotour-‐-‐Evanston, Skokie, and downtown-‐-‐so stop by lowstrungcellos.org and checkthem out!
JUF's Annual Jewish Day School NightTuesday, March 29, 7:15 p.m. | 5300 West Touhy Avenue in Skokie, IL
Alumni Trivia
The captains of last year's M.U.N. team that made Deerfield, IL, "Home of Chicagoland Jewish High
School, #1 Model U.N. Team 2015" were Ruli Warner-‐Rosen and Joe Cohen! Ruli is in WashingtonD.C., studying engineering, environmental sustainability, corporate social responsibility, andbusiness ethics at George Washington University. Joe Cohen was thrilled to be tex=ng fromNHSMUN in New York, where he was on staff to witness his successor's victory. Joe reports how
great it was to see his old school team s=ll having the same success as last year. Joe is studyingphilosophy, poli=cs, and economics at the University of Michigan, where he is also co-‐president ofan Israel advocacy and educa=on group on campus called I-‐Lead.
Kavannah from Friday's Tefillah
"Adar is a month in which we are supposed to increase in joy. Purim, shpiels, and delicious foodsare all part of this joyous month. Yet, how can we be so joyous when there are people in our worldsuffering everyday? This is ques=on I ooen think of and am ooen confused by. Do I have the rightto be joyous and happy while others do not have this privilege?
"There is a midrash that tells of angels wan=ng to sing and rejoice aoer God closes the Red Sea onthe Egyp=an soldiers. God asks the angels how they could be so happy when God’s creatures werejust destroyed. This midrash highlights that humanity as whole can never be completely joyouswhen even one human being is suffering. That being said, it is possible to aCempt to rejoice asmuch as one possibly can. Being joyous gives human beings the strength to live. So, the month ofAdar is a =me in which we must strive to rejoice, yet recognize that the world can not becompletely joyous.
"Can we be joyous when there is so much suffering in the world? I believe that we can try as hardas we can to be joyous through singing and dancing in tefillah, funny Purim shpiels, and cleverPurim costumes. Simultaneously though, the suffering in the world is devasta=ng to the joy in theworld, but we must not let this discourage people from trying to be joyous. So, let us embrace theprivilege of joy and strive to rejoice in this joyous month."
-‐-‐Idan Chazan ('18)
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