May 3, 2013 / 23 Iyar 5773

Jamming With

The Fountainheads

In This Issue

The Fountainheads

College News

U.S. History

Studio Art

Bike the Drive

Alumni in the News

Students in the News

Counting the Omer

Alumni Trivia

Baruch Dayan Emet

Family-Style Concert at CJHS

Save the Date

Monday, May 6 -

Friday, May 17

AP Exams

Tuesday, May 14

Erev Shavuot

1:15 p.m. dismissal

Wednesday, May 15 -

Thursday, May 16

Shavuot - No School

Wednesday, May 22

AP US History Exam

AP Economics Exams

Thursday, May 23

Grandparents and Special

Friends Day

Sunday, May 25

Prom

Monday, May 26

Memorial Day - No School

Wednesday, May 29

Siyum 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

Over 150 students,

staff, parents, little

siblings, and community

members danced

through the Caplan Gym

on Tuesday night to the

music of the Ein Prat

Fountainheads, fresh

from their 11-city tour of

North America.

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

"Restoration" A BJE Movie Night

This Sunday!

"Restoration" is an intimate drama about an elderly man who has a workshop restoring antiques. Seventy-year-old Yaakov Fidelman (Sasson Gabai, "The Band's Visit") hangs on with all his might to the antique restoration workshop which has been his life's work. After his longtime business partner passes away, Fidelman rejects

his son Noah's idea to close the business and build an apartment complex on the site. He believes that with the help of his new apprentice Anton, he'll find a way to save his workshop, his world and his solitary way of life. "Restoration" is the winner

The group opened with some of their classic YouTube hits,

then continued for an evening of inspiring Israeli and

American pop music. From Eric Clapton to Gaya, toes

were tapping and hands were clapping, and once the

littlest members of the class

of 2024 started an impromptu

conga line around the room,

everyone was out of their

seats and dancing! Thanks to

the Jewish Agency and the

Community Foundation for

Jewish Education for

sponsoring this

incredible music

event right here at

our school! It was

truly the feel-good

event of the year!

College News

of 4 Israeli Academy Awards, including Best Feature Film and Winner of the Dramatic Screenwriting Award at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.

Sunday May 5 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Wilmette Theater

1122 Central Avenue, Wilmette

Click here to watch the trailer, or click here to purchase tickets. The program will begin with Reid Schultz, writer and film scholar presenting a brief overview followed by the screening of the film and questions and answers after the film.

For more information or questions, call Linda Kupfer at 847.291.7788 x1307 or lindakupfer@bjechicago.org.

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

With the first of May upon us,

international workers of the world

are uniting and high school

students are finalizing plans for

next year. We are very proud of

our soon-to-be graduates who are

heading off to the Jewish

homeland, joining the IDF,

spending

time in

seminarie

s in

Israel, or

staying

here for

college.

Many have exciting and productive

gap years planned

already. Members of the amazing

Class of 2013 will soon be seen at

places like the University of

Pennsylvania, Indiana

University, Tufts, Princeton,

the University of Illinois at

Urbana-Champaign,Yale, the

University of Pittsburgh, Clark University,

Northwestern University, Flynn University, Bar Ilan

University,the University of Wisconsin, American

University, Washington University in St. Louis,

Binghampton University, Case-Western Reserve,

Knox College, Oakton Community College, the

University of Maryland, Western Illinois University,

Northeastern University, the University of

Michigan, and Mechon Ma'ayan Seminary.

Congratulations, seniors!

forms are available online here.

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The Roaring 20's --

Junior Style!

Watch out, CJHS--the juniors are

studying the Roaring 20's in U.S.

History! Mr. Danko's CPUSH

class is currently comparing and

contrasting this roaring decade

with the one we live in: flappers

and jazz compared with the

school's dress code and rap

music, the Red Scare compared

with modern Islamophobia, and

prohibition and womens' rights

alongside gay marriage and the

debate over personal liberties.

Pictured here are Talia Canter and Zahava Vales in their best flapper duds.

IFYC: The Elephant in the Room

On Thursday, 60 students from Loyola, Universal, and

CJHS joined together in the Shapiro Dining Hall to discuss

the Arab-Israeli conflict. The activity, planned by Miranda

Smerling and Josh Swatez, focused on the Israeli-

Palestinian Conflict. Using "I Believe Statements," students

were able to write, delve

into, and fully analyze

their personal beliefs.

Then, by coming

together in small groups

to share, students

listened and spoke

about the conflict in a

productive and civilized

manner. By being forced

to express and explain

their peers' beliefs, students were able to build towards

understanding. With the main activity, the students came

together in their small groups and created "We Believe

Statements" as they expressed and envisioned a better

future. Finally, by discussing and sharing the "We Believe"

statements with the whole IFYC and hearing a truly

inspirational and motivating speech by the Universal IFYC

president, students realized the vitality of IFYC and the

importance of acting together to alleviate this conflict and

promote peace.

Studio Art

Ms. Marla Snyder's art students are working hard after

their big spring show with color palettes, mosaic styles,

and collage. Their dimensional landscape studies continue

this semester's theme of travel. Pictured are Emily Reisler (R) and Ania Johnson (L) with their landscapes.

Bike the Drive

In just a few weeks, Eli Schrayer, David Steinberg,

Michael Weldler, Ranan Vales, and Seth Wein will join

Dr. Gary Auslander and dozens of other Chai Cyclists in

Chicago's Bike the Drive, a thirty-mile biking trip from

Buckingham Fountain to the Museum of Science and

Industry. Our cyclists are raising money for Chai Lifeline to

assist very sick children and their families. Our objective is

to raise at least $180 for each rider, and we are hoping

that the CJHS community you will help all riders reach this

goal.

Dr. Auslander, an avid bicyclist, has riden in Bike The

Drive for over 20 years and was instrumental in getting

Chai Lifeline involved. An added incentive for Dr.

Auslander this year is to honor the memory of a dear

friend and ardent CJHS supporter, Rabbi Reuven Frankel,

who passed away last week.

Thanks to all those who have and will support our efforts.

In doing so, you are helping children and their families

cope with the diagnosis, treatment and aftermath of

serious pediatric illness. Click here to sponsor our team!

Click on "sponsor a rider" and write in the riders' name

followed by the amount you wish to donate. Small amounts are very helpful!

Alumni in the News

Shlomi Mir ('05) is one of the 12

recipients of the international Lexus

Design Award! His "Tumbleweed

Desert" autonomous land rover

monitors land conditions so that

drylands in danger of desertifaction

can be stabilized and erosion by

wind and rain can be stopped.

Instead of using

inefficient solar panels

or generators to create

electricity to power

motors, the round shape

of the Tumbleweed and

the arrangement of the

sails allow it to catch the

wind and roll in any

direction at great speed.

While in motion, a kinetic generator produces enough

energy to power the onboard computer, sensors, and

motor. By alternately collecting data, communicating with

other Tumbleweed rovers, and traveling to disperse plant

seeds in certain locations, a group of Tumbleweeds can

slowly create a barrier to defend against the advancing

desert. As a Lexus Award winner, Shlomi's project will be

on display in Milan during the Salone Internazionale del

Mobile di Milano design week. To learn more about

Shlomi's incredible fusion of art and engineering projects,

click here. Kol hakavod, Shlomi!

Alumni Trivia

It's never too late to be a Tiger! Name

three more CJHS graduates (now grown

up) who arrived just in time for a fabulous

senior year of high school. (The first three

were Lucy Marshall '11, Hauna Trimble '09, and Victoria Bursak '09.)

Students in the News

Congratulations to Jackie

Geraty and Eli Krule on being

elected to CHUSY's Regional

Executive Board! Eli is the

Israel Affairs Vice President,

and Jackie is the Communications Vice President. Yasher

koach to our outgoing board members Elan Sykes, Nadav Sprague, Josh Aaronson, and Steve Sacks.

Sponsored Breakfast

Thank you to CJHS super-librarian Eleanor Parker for

sponsoring breakfast in memory of her husband. May his memory be for a blessing.

Don't Forget to Count the

Omer

Today is 38 days, which is three

weeks and three days of the

Omer. The kabbalistic feature of

the day is Tiferet shebeYesod,

compassionate bonding. In

preparation for Shavuot, try not to

withdraw when friends are going

through troubles. Offer help and support to them in their ordeal.

Alumni Trivia

Rachel Hilker Shapiro ('05) arrived as a senior; she is

now training at Cornell to become a physician's assistant,

having worked in the financial industry and earned a

bachelors' in music and Talmud. Daniel Peaceman ('06)

transferred to CJHS in 2005, and is now a graduate

student at Boston University's School of Public Health.

Alumna Lindsey Grad ('08) was also a senior special;

Lindsey studied at Indiana University and is planning to go back to school to study philosophy.

A Taste of Torah: Behar-Bechukotai

This week, we read a familiar verse for Americans: uk'ratem

dror ba'aretz l'chol yoshveiha

yovel hi lachem... You shall proclaim liberty unto all of its inhabitants, it shall be a Jubilee for you (Vayikra 25:10). The quote appears on the Liberty Bell, once housed in

Philadelphia's Independence Hall.

In the context of the first aliyah of Parashat Behar, the word dror, clearly means release. Slaves are to be released from

servitude every fifty years, during the Jubilee year. In this way, the peshat (the contextual understanding of the verse) fits with John Stuart Mill's first understanding of liberty, as he frames it in his famous essay "On Liberty" - liberty means an absence from coercion. But the medieval Spanish commentator Abraham ibn Ezra adds

some texture to this definition, citing the book of Mishlei (Proverbs): "A small bird thrives only when it is under its own autonomy. If it is under the authority of another, it will not eat until it dies. The yovel (Jubliee year) is like the sending off of the bird." Here we see Mill's second definition of liberty, the freedom to act. The absence from coercion, being autonomous, allows the metaphorical bird to "fly and split the sky." It is so fitting that each year we read this parashah during sefirat ha-omer, as we count up toward Shavuot and celebrate receiving the Torah. With autonomy, there is the freedom to act on our values. The Siftei Hachamim, a super-commentary on Rashi,

notes that what is Shavuot, the "50th gate"

in the Kabbalistic understanding? "This is the world of freedom, as it is said, 'You shall proclaim dror (liberty) unto all of its inhabitants.'" As we climb toward the liberty of Shavuot, when we celebrate the gift of Torah

learning, may we hear the toll of the bell, simultaneously reminding us of the

tremendous gifts of freedom from coercion and the responsibilities to devote ourselves to learning and teaching Torah. This is a

true gift of liberty in our day.

--Rav Beit Sefer Zach Silver

Shabbat Shalom

Candlelighting for this Friday, Shabbat Behar-

Bechukotai, will be at 7:34 p.m. Shabbat shalom!