Happy Fall

7 Cheshvan, 5775 October 31, 2014

This Week at CJHS

Open House

MUN Fundraiser

Students in the News

Faculty in the News

AP Chemistry

Debate

Fall Sports Wrap Up

Studio Art Show

Va'ad Israel

Honoring Dr.

Schorsch

Alumni Basketball

Game

Nativ

A Taste of Torah

Alumni Trivia

Save the Date

Sunday, Nov. 2 Open House

Friday, Nov. 14 No School

Wednesday, Nov. 26

1:15 Dismissal Thursday, Nov. 27 - Friday, Nov. 28 Thanksgiving Break After Shabbat, Nov.

30 Alumni Basketball Game CORRECTION - Thursday, May. 21 Grandparents and Special Friends Day

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MUN Movie Night

On Sunday evening, the Model UN team hosted a program on

the Kurdish community in the Middle East. Over 120 students,

parents, faculty, friends, and family came to the screening of

Turtles Can Fly, whereafter five members of the Kurdish

Cultural Center related some of their own histories, including

their difficulties with immigration to the U.S and to Chicago

specifically, a city with only 200 Kurds. Dr. Osmen Cen and

his colleagues focused the discussion on current events in

Northern Iraq, Turkey, and Syria, where the Kurds are

threatened by ISIS, and spoke about relations with the United

States, the Jewish community, and Israel.

P.O. Corner

The P.O. is pleased to offer the gift card or "Scrip/Gelt" program, designed to help families earn money to apply towards their students' Shabbatonim, Junior Class trip, and Senior Israel Experience. By purchasing gift cards through the school for vendors where you ordinarily shop (groceries, gas, household items, etc), a percentage of what you spend each time will be placed in your family's account to be used for these trips. Gift card orders are placed every Thursday. Please contact Sheri Sandrof at ssandrof@cjhs.org or 847.324.3723 with any questions.

Grandparents and Special Friends Association

Help us get in touch with some very special people in your students' lives! Please reply here with the names, addresses, and emails of their grandparents and/or special friends so we can forward them a membership form to join our "Grandparents and Special Friends Organization". If you provide an email address, they can also begin receiving CJHS e-news. Contact Sheri Sandrof at 847.324.3723 or ssandrof@cjhs.org with any questions.

Our Kurdish guests spoke of many commonalities they feel they

share with the Jewish community and Israel, and they

expressed a sincere wish to nurture that

relationship. Response to the program from CJHS attendees

was overwhelmingly positive; many audience members

expressed great interest in inviting the speakers to present at

their own home synagogues, invitations which were received

with a resounding affirmative. Let's keep communication

between our two communities flourishing!

Students in the News

Steven Chaitman writes for the JUF News, "More than 1,100

supporters of the Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago

attended an intimate evening with

former Prime Minister and

President of the State of Israel

Shimon Peres on Oct.

28." Former president Peres

fielded a question from CJHS

senior Sari Mishell, who inquired

what message he has for her

generation in Chicago. Mr. Peres

told the teens to be proactive and

always remain true to

yourselves. He described young

people today as extremely well-

informed, forward-looking and

"the most honest generation

we've ever had. People say,

Study history or you will repeat

the same mistake, but you make

mistakes anyway. And when you look back, the past is an

ongoing mistake. Who wants to go back to the hunger, the

shortcomings, the ignorance? The young generation wants to

Community News and Events

Spertus Presents

CJHS alumni parent Amy Reichert will have her artwork on display at Spertus over the next six weeks! Join her at the reception in her honor on Sunday, November 9 from 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

David Broza Live at Oak Park Temple

Oak Park Temple kicks off 150th Anniversary with world-renowned recording artist:

David Broza November 1, 2014

Oak Park Temple announces David Broza in Concert to kick off its 150th Anniversary celebration. This one-night-only concert with the world-renowned Israeli recording artist will be held 7:30 p.m. on November 1, 2014, at Oak Park Temple, 1235 N Harlem Ave in Oak Park. Tickets for David Broza in Concert are $20 for general admission; preferred tickets are $50 and include premium seats to the concert. Tickets are available online at http://davidbroza-opt.eventbrite.com . The event is open to the public.

move forward."

Faculty in the News

Kol HaKavod to Mr. Dale Griffith, who

has been awarded the University of

Chicago's Outstanding Educator Award.

This recognition is based on his

graduates' testimonials as to how this

incredible English teacher has changed

them, challenged them, and helped

them along the path toward intellectual

growth. The University of Chicago

commends CJHS for fostering and

supporting such outstanding teachers as

Mr. Griffith and applauds the entire faculty for the continued support of excellence.

AP Chem Perseveres

Mrs. Levinson's AP students are hard at work in the

laboratory. Students are working on determining rate laws

using the spectrophotometer and serial dilutions. Ask your

favorite junior for his or her results!

Debate!

CJHS debaters made history this past Sunday with the first

paying, non-scrimmage debate on our home turf in CJHS

history! Fifty debaters from Buffalo Grove, Glenbrook North,

and New Trier met at CJHS to face off in public forum and

Anshe Sholom and

Mechon Hadar Present

Join Us for an Amazing

Learning Opportunity with Rabbi David Wolkenfeld and Rabbi Ethan Tucker:

"The Human

Foundations of Divine Law: A Conversation

about Halakhah"

Sunday, November 2, 2014, at 7:30 p.m.

At Anshe Sholom B'nai Israel Congregation 540

West Melrose Street, Chicago, Illinois 60657

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. Announcements 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 dzidman@cjhs.org. Order forms are available online here.

Lincoln Douglas events. Many congratulations to senior Justin

Lanoff and junior Michael Weldler who brought home the

semi-finals trophy in Public Forum debate!

Fall Sports Wrap Up

Women's volleyball is

closing out its tournament

season! Coach Hambach

writes, "It was a great

ride! We had a lot of great

moments. Our JV teams got

their first wins ever, and our

varsity team finished third in

conference and made it back

to the Final Four of the

conference tournament for

the fourth consecutive year.

We also had two all

conference selections as

Carly Silvers was selected

first team all conference and

Lena Rabinowitz was

selected second team all

conference. We fought until

the very end, and for that I

am very proud. Go Tigers!"

Our conference champion cross

country team celebrated another

victorious season with the annual Cross

Country Black-Tie Ball. Paper plate

awards were the hit of the evening, and

graduating seniors exhorted their

cheering teammates with farewell

speeches. Departing senior Rayna

Gorstein reports, "It was a fantastic

night filled with senior speeches and

paper plate awards, ice cream and pizza,

singing and dancing throughout the

night!" Many thanks to the Vales family

for hosting the dance last Saturday night.

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Alumni Trivia

Ms. Marla Snyder's 2013 Studio Art class did a

photo study with their favorite subjects

expressed in mixed media binders. Where now

is the poster boy--or should we say binder boy--

for CJHS physics?

In Step Together: Studio Art Show

Join the vocal ensemble and the jazz band for a free concert to

celebrate the opening of the studio art show:

Date: Sunday, November 2

Time: 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.

Place: 1551 Gidwitz Place (social hall)

Lake Cook Rd. Deerfield

Va'ad Israel

This past week has been incredible for Va'ad Israel! Senior

Jonathan Schrag brought our group up to date on the

situation in the U.N. Jonathan spoke on the history and views

of the United Nations towards Israel. He is the first of multiple

students who will be giving presentations throughout the year.

On Wednesday, the club was joined by Dr. Thaier Kizel, the

current recipient of the Israel Outstanding Teacher of the year

award. Co-Presidents Larry Bender and Sarah Levin

welcomed Dr. Kizel to CJHS, and he enlightened us about the

the Druze community in Israel to which he belongs. There are

around 100,000 Druze in Israel today. Dr. Kizel explained to

newcomers about the Druze religion--a unitarian breakaway

sect that separated from Islam circa 1000 CE under the

transient leadership of ad-Darazi. Larry Bender sums up, "Their

community numbers over 100,000 in Israel alone. The most

sacred space for the Druze is the Jethro shrine in Hittin. The

Druze in Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan are not looking for

their own states, but are loyal to the country that they are

living in. And let's not forget to mention the incredible

food!" Stay tuned for more Va'ad Israel events!

Save the Date - Honoring Dr. Schorsch

Thursday, November 13, 2014/20 Heshvan 5775

7:00 p.m.

Dr. Rebecca Schorsch, Moderator

Panelists

Jacob Cytryn,

Director,

Ramah Wisconsin

Tamar Cytryn,

Director of Jewish Studies and Campus Life,

Chicago Jewish Day School

Tzivia Garfinkel,

Head of Jewish Studies,

Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School

Rabbi Ben Kramer,

Director of Jewish Life and Learning,

Sager Solomon Schechter Day School

Lisa Alter Krule,

Director of Regional Engagement,

United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism

Rabbi Zachary Silver,

Rav Beit Sefer,

Chicagoland Jewish High School

Alumni Basketball Game

Featuring the annual tug-of-war competition and fun interactive

activities, Saturday evening, November 29, from 7:00 p.m. -

9:00 p.m. There will be a suggested $10 donation at the door.

Each entrance donation will include a free reusable tote bag

from the Roar Store! To play in the Alumni Basketball Game,

sign up here. For any other questions, contact Tara Seymour at

847.423.5489.

Nativ

Join senior Eli Krule and his

family for a Nativ info session

with Yossi Garr, the Director of

Nativ. Learn more about the

Conservative Movement's gap

year program in Israel & hear

about this life changing

experience!

When: Sunday, Nov 2 at 7:30 p.m.

Where: The Krule Home, Buffalo Grove, IL

Please RSVP for the exact address to nativ@uscj.org or call

917.991.3341.

Sponsored Breakfast

Happy eighteenth birthday to Illinois' newest voter,

Elan Karoll. Many thanks to his family for

sponsoring non-partisan bagels.

A Taste of Torah: Lech Lecha

Preview tonight's Shabbaton with a moment of comedy from

junior Jack Rubinstein and his parsha rap, the Fresh Prince of

Canaan:

Now this is the story all about how God came and took me out of town, I'd like to take a minute, just sit right there to tell you how I became the first Jew in Canaan.

From east of Jerusalem born and raised, in the idol shop where I spent most of my days, hanging with my family and running the shop, while doing work for mom and pop. When I was alone and up to some good, I starting smashing idols in the neighborhood, I blamed it on the idols and dad got mad, he said, "How could idols do anything bad?" Then I heard the voice of God, and this is what he said, "Go to Canaan--get that into your dad's head".

He echoed the ideas already in brain! I begged and pleaded but dad wouldn't listen, day after day till he finally caved in and we were on our way. We hit Charan and travel-- dad was sick of it. He said, "we might as well kick it". But I wanted more, God's promises of greatness and children galore. So I left with Löt and Sarai, 'cause Charan was where my father was going to die. After some wandering we made it right before dawn and that's how I became the first Jew in Canaan.

Alumni Trivia

You may have seen Rami Eilian

('13) last summer as Rosh Boating at

Camp Ramah in Wisconsin. Rami is a

sophomore studying mechanical

engineering at the University of Illinois

at Urbana-Champaign. In addition to

being an AEPi brother, Rami is an

enthusiastic member of Illini

Motorsports, the student-designed auto

competition sponsored by the Society of

Automotive Engineers (SAE). Rami and

his team will be building a Formula-1

single-seater racecar for the

competition. Good luck, team!

Shabbat Shalom

Enjoy our last evening candlelighting at

5:27 p.m. tonight before the clocks

change on Sunday! Shabbat shalom.

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תא בעגלא ובזמן קריב בוד לגאלה, הש .ומאפלה לאורה, ומשע