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5 Tishrei, 5776
September 18, 2015
This Week at CJHS
JUF Meeting
ARK Food Drive
Lulav and Etrog
Studio Art
This Week in Bible
Anatomy Adventures
Students in the News
Alumni in the NewsCommunity EventsSponsored Breakfast
Alumni Trivia
A Taste of Torah
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JUF News
CJHS Delegation Attends Annual Meeting
On Thursday, 26 juniors and seniors from CJHS attended the 115thJewish Federation Annual Meeting at the Hyatt Regency Hoteldowntown. With over 1200 guests in attendance, this meetingbrought together Jewish professional and lay leaders from all overthe Chicagoland area to celebrate all that the Federation hasaccomplished this past year. A highlight of the event was theopportunity to hear from distinguished speaker, Dr. Deborah E.Lipstadt.
Save The Date
September 22-23
No School - Yom Kippur
September 24
Late Start
September 28-29
No School - Sukkot
October 1
Sukkah Hop
October 5
No School - Shemini Atzeret
October 6
No School - Simchat Torah
October 13
Grandparent Meet & Greet
October 14
PSAT
October 15
Financial Aid Night
October 16-17
All School Shabbaton
October 20
Early Dismissal - Conferences
College Season
CJHS is pleased to welcome
admission representatives from
ARK Food Drive
Bring by Friday, October 2
For too many in the Chicagolandarea, fasting is not a religiouschoice but a matter of necessity--and it occurs on many days otherthan Yom Kippur. Please join CJHSin contributing to the ARK HighHoliday Food Drive! We arecollecting food and other household items to help support ourneighbors in need. Each student received a donation bag in his orher box, and more are available in Mr. Eskin's office on the firstfloor. Let's see how much we can give together!
Order Your Lulav and Etrog
Orders Due Monday, September 21
Sukkot is around the corner, so order your arba minim now for theholiday! Sets will be distributed at the end of the school day onFriday, September 25. In addition to your family set, why notpurchase a set for your student so they can march in theCJHS hoshanot and do the mitzvah here at school? To order, please fill out this Google Form by Monday, September 21,and bring in a check to the office, made out to CJHS. Chinuch (Educational) Sets: $40Standard Sets: $45Mehudar (Quality) Sets: $55 If you have any questions, please contact Rabbi Silver.
Save the Date: Studio Art Show
December 6, 2015 | 12:30 p.m.
over fifty colleges and Israel
programs this autumn!
VIEW SCHEDULE >>
Ms. Snyder's Studio Art class is hard at work on their Mindful
Design paintings and the community is taking notice! The Mindful
Design show will open at the Heller Nature Center in Highland Park
during the month of December. Save the date for the opening
reception, Sunday, December 6 from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
From the ClassroomBony Frank Up for Re-electionIt is that time of year again when Mrs. Murphy’s anatomy class names
the classroom skeleton! Will Bony Frank stay Bony Frank for a fifth year
running, or will someone be able to come up with an even snazzier
moniker? Stay tuned for results next week!
Bible Class Takes the StageNever be bored during the haftorah again! Students in Ms. Nadis’
freshman Tanach class are staging dramatic reenactments of the first two
perakim of Shmuel Aleph. Last week they analyzed the story of Chana
and Penina that we read about on Rosh Hashanah; stay tuned for the
scandal sheets this week as renegade kohanim Chofni and Pinchas hit the stage!
Community News and Events
Students in the News
CJHS Junior Published in AACT Journal
Breaking news! Decorated CJHS chemistry teacher Mrs. Ann Levinson and her student Felix Rosenhave been published in the American Association of Chemistry Teachers magazine ChemistrySolutions, presenting a new lab procedure developed by Felix to eliminate error in the common
silver/copper nitrate chemistry lab. READ MORE>>
Alumni in the News
CJHS Grad on the Podium at StanfordCongratulations to Jordy Shapiro ('11), senior class president at
Stanford University, who delivered the address at the New Student
Convocation this past week. After designing his own program of study
in engineering, Chinese, and art history, Jordan got his degree in
bioengineering this June and is now working on a master's in
management science & engineering this December. READ MORE>>
Mazal TovCJHS wishes a hearty mazal tov to Zach Frankel ('05) on his
engagement to Laurel Van Allen. Zach earned his masters' from the
University of Chicago and now works as an economist for Compass
Lexicon.
Alumni Trivia
Which of our alumni has spent the past three years on three different continents?
Science ContestPBS Emperor Science Award
Attention all sophomores and juniors who are curious about exploring careers in science, especially
cancer research and care. Enter the Emperor Science Award program for a chance to work alongside a
mentoring scientist! Winning students will be paired with university-level research scientists for the
opportunity to explore the world of science and become part of the next generation of cancer
researchers. A hundred students will be paired with a mentoring scientist to collaborate on a multi-
week cancer research project, plus receive a free Google Chromebook & $1,500 for project expenses.
READ MORE>>
College EventsAttention all potential badgers, terriers, and upperclassmen digging through college choices! Head over
to the new CJHS College happenings website to see recruitment events in our area! Visit our new page
at http://www.cjhs.org/college-happenings.
Sponsored Breakfast
Many thanks to Beth El Youth Director Samantha Isenstein for
sponsoring bagels. To sponsor breakfast in honor of your favorite Tiger,
contact Diane Zidman in the front office.
Alumni Trivia
Seth Berkman ('08) has been going around the world
since graduating from Washington University in St.
Louis! From 2012-13, Seth advocated for strong federal
environmental protections across the Midwest as a field
organizer with Environment America. The following year
he spent in Israel staffing Nativ, supervising and
educating some CJHS grads! Seth has just completed
his masters' in Carbon Management (i.e. climate
change) from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland.
Seth is now in Boston investigating opportunities in environmental policy and sustainability. Way to
tikkun the 'lam and make a difference in the world, Seth!
Maccabi Tel Aviv Plays ChicagoOctober 1, 2015 | 7:00 p.m.
CJHS staff or students can attain specially discounted student
group tickets by calling Rabbi Barry Axler at 312.524.2193 or emailing
[email protected] when the Maccabi Tel-Aviv Basketball Team comes
for the first International Israel-Italy Friendship Games. Half the proceeds
from this program will go towards Breakthrough’s Coaches United
Against Violence Program. Coaches United Against Violence has 18
public league coaches that work with students in the community and in
schools to learn how to resolve conflicts peacefully. READ MORE >>
A Taste of Torah: U'Netaneh Tokef
The U’netaneh Tokef prayer is the most haunting in the Jewish liturgy. During Musaf of both Rosh
HaShanah and Yom Kippur we recite the following words:
We will recount the power and might of the day, for it is awesome and threatening…
On Rosh Hashanah it is written, and on Yom Kippur it is sealed.
How many will pass and how many will be created?
Who will live and who will die?
Who in their time, and who not their time?
Who by fire and who by water?
The words speak to the lack of control that we as humans have in this world. And it’s terrifying. This year,
specific words jumped off the page more than others. “Who by fire, Who by water?”
On Monday afternoon, I opened up the newspaper and saw two striking images — the wildfires that are
burning throughout California and a group of Syrians who were swimming toward a Greek Island because
their makeshift boat had fallen apart. Two weeks ago, three-year-old Aylan Kurdi’s body washed onto the
Turkish coastline and the picture became a symbol for the four-million people who are fleeing from war-
torn Syria, a country where citizens are caught between Basshar al-Assad and ISIS.
This marks the greatest refugee crisis in the world since the end of World War II. As I recently saw posted
on Facebook, “You have to understand that nobody places their children in a boat unless the water is
safer than the land.”
I urge us all to respond by the three-fold process of reflection and action that serve as the apex of the
poem, Teshuva, Tefillah, Tzedakah: Recognize the humanity that is seeking refuge from uninhabitable
trauma; scream toward voices of power to find a location that can give these people opportunities to live;
give of our own resources to the vulnerable across the ocean. READ MORE>>
Rav Beit Sefer Zach Silver
Gmar Chatimah Tovah From E-News
We wish a meaningful and tranquil fast to all our readers and complete redemption for all our people
everywhere. E-News comments can be sent to Tara Seymour, [email protected] or Shira Eliaser,
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