April 26, 2013 / 16 Iyar 5773

Wagner Institute

In This Issue

Wagner Institute

Wagner Essay Winners

Math Team Wins

Day of Silence

Earth Week

Alumni in the News

Tigers Win

The Fountainheads At

CJHS

QuarkNet

Baruch Dayan Emet

Counting the Omer

Alumni Trivia

JTS Meets CJHS

The two-day JTS Isidor and Rose

Wagner Institute at CJHS

provided a rare opportunity for

members of our school

community and beyond to come

together and explore Jewish texts

and beliefs with some of the

leading scholars in the Jewish

world today, including Chancellor

Arnie Eisen of JTS.

Endowed by Nate Wagner and

Rose Braver, the Wagner

Institute has been a staple of JTS's continuing education

for over 15 years. This is the fourth year the Wagner

Institute has been held at our school for the greater

Save the Date

Monday, May 6 -

Friday, May 17

AP Exams

Tuesday, May 14

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

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.

Community News

Chicago community. Over 120

people participated in the

programming, and on Monday, the

senior and junior classes attended

special sessions with Chancellor

Eisen and Dr. Shuly Rubin

Schwartz, where students had the

opportunity to ask questions

regarding the future of Conservative

Judaism.

Rabbi Daniel Nevins, Pearl Resnick

Dean of the Rabbinical School and

Dean of the Division of Religious

Leadership, had the opportunity to

teach sophomores in their Honors

Talmud class.

Guided by the Jewish Theological Seminary's most

distinguished faculty, Wagner participants examined texts

related to the theme "Creating a Just Society," which

included Chancellor Arnold Eisen on

the importance of Jewish rituals; Rabbi

Robert Harris on creating a just society

in the Torah's image; Rabbi David

Hoffman on the mitzvah of

imagination; Dr. Marjorie Lehman on

the Rabbis' search to create a just

society in a materialistic world; Rabbi

Daniel Nevins on tzedakah for the

contemporary Jewish household and

Dr. Shuly Rubin Schwartz on the

definition of Jewish justice.

"I was so impressed with the caliber of

the teaching - this was a chance to study with the highest

caliber of scholars of JTS," said Mel F. Seidenberg, alumni

grandparent.

and Events

Israel Solidarity Day Sunday, April 28 Ravinia Festival Highland Park Wear Your CJHS T-

Shirts!

Israel Solidarity Day is our community's annual celebration of Yom Ha'atzmaut (Israel Independence Day). This year we celebrate Israel's 65th birthday by coming together for one big event filled with music, family fun and Israeli spirit.

10:00 a.m. Teen J-Serve Project 11:00 a.m. Registration opens 11:10 a.m. King David Drummers 12:15 p.m. The Maccabeats 1:00 p.m. Kickoff Rally 1:15 p.m. Walk with Israel 2:30 p.m. King David Drummers 3:00 p.m. Matisyahu Parking will be available at the Ravinia Festival. Shuttle buses accessible from central locations and from the Metra Union Pacific North Line stop in the village of Ravinia. Attendees are welcome to bring picnic lunches. Kosher food will also be available for purchase.

Wagner Essay Winners

Congratulations to senior Nate

Swetlitz and junior Nathaniel

Moses, winners of the Wagner

Institute Essay Contest! As a

highlight of this past weekend's

Wagner Institute at CJHS, the

Wagner family graciously

established two $5,000 college

scholarship awards for CJHS

students. In Nate's essay, he examined the

unique Jewish vision and

obligations for creating a just society. He reflected on his

time in Tel Aviv when he came in

contact with African asylum seekers.

"We must show compassion to the

stranger because we have experienced

estrangement," he stated. "...Their

story is our story. Their lives are our

responsibility." Nathaniel explored the different

dimensions of God and how these

dimensions shape a Jewish vision of

justice. "The immanence-funded

understanding of justice demands

personal, moral excellence, and an

individual belief that an omniscient and omnipresent God

holds us to exceedingly high standards

as His chosen people...," wrote

Nathaniel. "Made in the image of God

and commanded to be holy, we stand

before a powerful and present God,

morally at attention."

In addition to receiving the contest

awards, the winners also took part in a

special certificate ceremony at the

Wagner Institute on Sunday, where

they read their essays aloud to the

Wagner family, JTS faculty and

program participants.

Math Team Triumphs!

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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The Tiger mathletes took on Ida Crown Monday night in

the ICTM Regional Math Contest. We swept all the events

at the meet,

bringing the 2013

season to a

spectacular close!

First place in the

frosh/soph partner

contest went to

Benji Fishbaum,

while second place

went to Leora

Calamaro and

Jonah Glick-

Unterman. First in

the junior/senior

partner contest were Evan Gorstein and Joe

Kupferberg. In the larger events, we took first in the

frosh-soph 8-person team contest, with Leora Calamaro,

Sarah Comar, Matt Dulberg, Benji Fishbaum, Jonah

Glick-Unterman, Hana Lieber, and Maya Michalewicz.

Josh Aarsonson, Tali Canter, Evan Gorstein, and Joe

Kupferberg all took first in the junior-senior 8-person

team contest! Go Tigers!

Day of Silence

Last Friday, Gaavah, our Gay-Straight Alliance,

participated in the National Day of Silence. The National

Day of Silence is a day of action in which students across

the country vow to take a form of silence to call attention

to the silencing effect of anti-LGBT bullying and

harassment in schools. To set the tone and illustrate the

importance of the day, we heard from Stephen Philp, a

graduate student at the University of Chicago's Divinity

School and an intern at Mishkan Chicago. Steven shared

stories from his youth as a gay adolescent and stressed

the difference each and every one of us can make in the

lives of others. Many CJHS students chose to spend the

remainder of the day in silence to honor those voices so often silenced in our communities.

Earth Week

In honor of Earth Week, our Environmental Club brought a

Zero Waste Event

Consultant from Collective

Resources Inc. to CJHS.

Our consultant Becky

Brodsky, helped students

and faculty identify what

on their plates can go

straight back into the

ground, what can be

recycled, and what

needed to be discarded

into the landfill (garbage can). It was a fun and interactive

lunch that left us motivated to make some changes in the

way our community disposes of food.

Alumni in the News

The unstoppable Rebecca Silverman ('10) has received

the 2013-2014 Phillip Merrill Presidential Scholar award

from the University of Maryland. This award recognizes

academic excellence and the important role that teachers

and faculty have as mentors. In addition to honoring the

student, the award honors teachers whom the students

themselves select. Rebecca has chosen to honor our own

Dr. Rebecca Schorsch! The University of Maryland wll now

donate $1000 dollars to a scholarship for an incoming

freshman from our school in Dr. Schorsch's honor! Yasher

koach, Reby, and mazal tov, Dr. Schorsch.

Alumni Trivia

As the first of May looms nearer, all

the seniors are making their plans and

taking one last month to bond with

the classmates who have seen them

through four years of high

school. But...which three treasured

alumni came only in their senior years?

Tigers Say 'W'!

This week has been an incredibly busy one for the men's

tennis team. On Monday, we traveled to Lake Forest

Academy and after two rounds of matches-- with

contributions from just about the entire team-- we

emerged victorious 4-3: our first win of the year. After an

off day Tuesday, the team headed out to Elgin Academy.

Despite our efforts, we came up just short. Honorable

mention goes to doubles partners Ari Spellman and

Jordan Jacobson who battled for almost two hours

before finally winning their game. On Thursday we played

against Highland Park, where Adam Taitz won his singles

match, while Jordan and Ari fell in a tiebreaker. Adam

reports, "Overall, this week has been an incredibly

successful week for the team. Everyone is beginning to

really play well and we're very optimistic about our

upcoming matches."

Meanwhile, women's soccer beat Ida Crown 2-1, with

Elizabeth Barras and Carly Silvers scoring the winning

goals. Despite a loss to Cristo Rey, we scored a splendid

victory 2-1 Wednesday against Our Lady of

Tepeyac; Caroline Dreifuss and Linzy Upton-

Spatz scored in that game, with an assist from Alana

Spellman bringing the season record to 2-2-3. Inside,

men's JV volleyball beat Cristo Rey, and both teams

emerged victorious from an impromptu scrimmage against Holy Trinity. Go Tigers!

Don't miss this once-in-a-decade Chicagoland concert! Click here to purchase tickets.

Spring Shabbaton

Last Shabbat, 87 students and seven teachers headed to

the Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles for the annual

spring Shabbaton. Our programming centered around the

theme "Take a Risk." Even during the past week of school,

the echoes of the popular chant "Take a Risk! Take a

Risk!" were heard throughout the school. Students relished

the chance to relax together in the Shabbat atmosphere,

highlighted by time at the pool, Shabbat zmirot, the tisch

on Friday night, a ferocious game on Shabbat afternoon of

Ticket to Ride, and cheering on the dance teams that were

competing elsewhere in the hotel. As always, the

Shabbaton gave students the opportunity to spend time

with teachers, including a Friday night activity where Mr.

Burda, Ms. Frankel and Ms. Steinberg told stories about

risks they have taken in their own lives. Thank you to the

Va'ad Shabbatonim for a great job!

QuarkNet

The CJHS muon detector

has been turned

on! Yesterday afternoon,

Maya Behn, Elan Karoll,

Charlotte Kamin, Shira

Romanoff, Arthur Sredni,

Benny Gabel, Leora

Calamaro, Tali Shapiro,

Gabe Wacks, Yoni Shapiro, and Sarah Comar began

the official calibrations for our cosmic ray study. Many

thanks to QuarkNet maven Mr. Nate Unterman for his help

with setup.

Baruch Dayan Emet

It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Ruth

Gladstein, mother-in-law of Mrs. Marion Gladstein. We

wish our learning specialist and her family all comfort in this sad time.

We also regret to inform you of the passing of Sheldon

Yusim, grandfather of junior Tamar Meltzer, Gabriella

Meltzer ('11), Avi Hass ('12) and Matthew Hass

('08), and uncle of guidance counselor Mrs. Nancy

Steinberg. Shiva will be at Meltzer residence at 8650 N. Keeler Ave. in Skokie:

Friday: 2:00-4:00 PM

Saturday: 8:30-10:30 PM

Sunday: 2:00-5:00 PM; 7:00-9:00 PM

Maariv will be at 8:45 PM on Saturday night, and Mincha/

Maariv will be at 7:30 PM on Sunday. May Mr. Yusim's

memory be an inspiration to all

Hamakom Yinachem Etchem B'toch Sh'ar Avalei Tziyon

V'Yerushalayim. May God's presence comfort the Yusim,

Meltzer, Hass, and Gladstein families among the mourners

of Zion and Jerusalem.

Don't Forget to Count the Omer

Today is 31 days, which is

three weeks and three days of

the Omer. The kabbalistic

feature of the day is Tiferet

shebeHod, humility tempered

by compassion. Humility should

not come at the expense of

awkwardness. Just as humility

brings compassion for others,

compassion can lead one to humility. If you lack humility,

try acting compassionately and seeing how your actions affect your self-regard.

Alumni Trivia

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

ask these alumni:

Hauna Trimble ('09) came to CJHS in

2008 and has since made aliyah; she is

finishing her masters at the

Interdisciplinary Center of Herzeliya,

where she soon plans to begins a

masters' program. Victoria Bursak

('09) also arrived in 2008, and she has

just finished her degree at the

University of Illinois at Chicago, where she was active in

Students for Israel and the local Chabad. Congratulations,

graduates!

Lucy Marshall ('11) is just

finishing her first year at

JTS List College/Columbia

University after a gap year

in Israel on Nativ. She

hopes to major in Middle

Eastern Studies at Columbia

University and in Jewish

Thought at JTS. Lucy

reports, "This year, I began studying Arabic and am also

taking literature classes taught in Hebrew. I am in the

Columbia Gardening Club, on the founding board of our

Israeli Culture Society, and a member of the sorority

Sigma Delta Tau. I am hoping to run my first 5K race

soon. This summer, I will be a counselor at a nature day

camp and I will work as an ecological restoration assistant for my town's park district." Good luck, Lucy!

Shabbat Shalom

Candlelighting for this Friday, Shabbat Behar-

Bechukotai, will be at 7:26 p.m. Shabbat shalom!