February 1, 2013 / 21 Shevat 5773

Welcome Back, Seniors

In This Issue

Senior Internships

Tu B'Shevat Seder

Cell Phones for Shalva

Project Clothesline

Israeli Elections

Jazz Band Performs

This Week in Sports

Pet Supplies Drive

Curriculum and

Beyond

STAND UPdate

Mazal Tov

Alumni Trivia

Senior Internships

A Taste of Torah

Save the Date

Sunday, Feb. 10

ACT

Wednesday, Feb. 13

Curriculum and Beyond

Monday, Feb. 18

No School

Monday, Feb. 25

Shushan Purim

Tuesday, Feb. 26 -

Sunday, March 10

Model U.N. Trip

Thursday, March. 14

Pi 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

We welcome back the Class of 2013 from their January

adventures around the world. In addition to the inspired,

introspective, slightly sniffly veterans of the Senior Israel

Experience, we are delighted to welcome back our seven

Senior Interns from their projects in the Chicagoland

area. Eryn Minkow has returned highly elated from her

stint at FEMA, where she investigated how to

make emergency shelters and disaster recovery

efforts more accessible to citizens with disabilities.

Also making room for all of God's handiwork, Alana Stoehr

planned programs for special-needs students at

Congregation Beth Shalom. "I learned so much about how

to interact productively with people with different

psychological disorders," Alana reports. "You have to be

really careful with

your word choice in

order to connect to

them." (Alana also

enjoyed the chance

to work with her

dad, Cantor Steve

Stoehr!) Lady Tigers

teammate Caroline

Dreifuss worked at

Northwest

Community

Hospital. "I was amazed by how many different doctors it

took for one surgery," Caroline explained, "Yet, each doctor

or nurse plays a vital role because each has mastered a

specific task."

Fellow Tiger Gabe Gavrielov is continuing his stint as the

coach of a third-grade basketball. Gabe was surprised at

first by how much his little guys really need him, but has

done his best to come through for them and be the man

they can look up to. Coach Gavrielov is the only teen coach

in the league, but he knows how to run a team as well as

the rest of his competitors. "What am I proudest of? The

fact that we're winning games!" the senior grins.

Tu B'Shevat Seder

On Tuesday Ms. Gleicher-

Bloom's sophomore

Talmud class celebrated

Tu B'Shevat with a Tu

B'shevat seder. Each

chevruta pair presented

one of the four unique

cups for the seder,

and Events

Limmud Chicago! Saturday, February 16 6:45 p.m. Join us for laughter, beats, and dancing at the UIC Student Center East to celebrate the opening of Limmud Chicago 2013.

Joel Chasnoff will perform his new piece, G.I. Joel: A 24-year-old Stand-up Comic from Chicago Gets Drafted into the Israeli Army. Watch "A Life in Stills" sponsored by the Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema. And afterwards, dance the night away with Biblegum pop stars Stereo Sinai. Sunday, February 17 9:00 a.m.

You'll be able to choose from over 80 sessions throughout the day. Limmud Chicago 2013 is centered around two themes: Jewish Love and Jews who made Chicago; there are plenty of sessions beyond these themes, too. See the lineup here! Lunch is included along with snacks; dietary laws observed. Check out

leading the class in a blessing over the grape

juice, describing the fruit they brought to the seder, and

directing a text study. The fruits

enjoyed at the seder were grapes,

tomatoes, dates, pomegranates,

spices, and LOTS of grape juice.

Sophomore Jacob Erlichman reports,

"Overall this experience fostered a

greater understanding of Tu B'shevat

for our class, because we learned the essence of Tu B'shevat both spiritually and physically."

Cell Phones for Shalva

Got any old cell phones sitting around the

house? Do you need a way to get rid of

your cell phones? Well, bring them into

the office and put them in the Cell Phone Drop Box. By

doing so, you will be supporting YPI's chosen organization:

Shalva. All phones will be recycled. Come and drop off those old cell phones in the office!

YPI and Project Clothesline

This year, our Youth Philanthropy Institute has chosen to

dedicate their efforts to Shalva, an organization that deals

with victims of sexual and domestic abuse. In an effort to

heighten our awareness of this topic, next Wednesday we

are bringing the National Clothesline Project to CJHS. This

national project is brought to us through RESPONSE. The

Clothesline Project is a visual, interactive presentation

honoring survivors and remembering those who have died

as a result of domestic/sexual violence. A clothesline is

hung with multi-colored t-shirts that have been created and

decorated by survivors or in memory of individuals who

have been abused. After the program, students who wish to add a t-shirt to the collection may do so.

Israeli Elections

Election results are in from Hebrew VIII! Our results

represented a wide array of parties, but no one predicted

the smashing succes of Yair Lapid and the Yesh Atid ("There

Is a Future") party. Now, let's see what the bright future

brings!

limmudchicago.org to register, and remember to use your CJHS Family Member discount of 5%!

J2J Networking

Wednseday, February 20 7:45 p.m. We hope you can join us at our next J2J Networking Group meeting at Beth Hillel Congregation Bnai Emunah (3220 Big Tree Ln, Wilmette IL 60091) on February 20. We will have the following panel speaking on "Staying Afloat While Unemployed:"

David Fain, Fain

Financial Services Ira Piltz, Attorney,

Law Offices of Ira Piltz in Skokie

Fred H. Rothschild,

CLU RHU, Rothschild Insurance Group

JCC Musical

Auditions

"Once Upon a Mattress" In this hilarious tweaking of the fairy tale, "The Princess and the Pea", Queen Aggravain has ruled that no one may marry until her son, Prince Dauntless does. However, she has managed to sabotage every princess that comes along. A member of the court, Prince Harry, wants to marry his love, Lady Larken, so he finds Princess Winnifred ("Fred" to her friends) to wed the Queen's son. The queen is horrified and immediately begins to scheme, but Winnifred, with some help from Sir Harry, the King, and the Jester, isn't going to be quite so easy to get rid of. Audition Dates and Times: Feb 11, 12 | 4:30-7:00 p.m. To reserve your audition time, contact rbouwman@gojcc.org or call

Jazz Band Rocks On

Under the direction of Mr. Peter Roothaan, our talented

musicians Jackie Geraty,

Jonah Glick-Unterman,

Evan Gorstein, Joe

Kupferberg, Aitan Licht,

Yadid Licht, Jack

Rubinstein, Steven Sacks,

Alon Spevak, Josh Swatez,

Zahava Vales, and Aaron

Zell played a special jazz

concert at the Gidw

itz Center this Tuesday--including a special guest

appearance on the trombone by our fabulous pre-calculus teacher Mr. James Baumstark!

847.763.3514. For audition details, click here.

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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Now, CJHS is proud to be part of the 6th Annual RESPONSE

benefit - TUNED-IN, The

Larry Dobkin Teen Music

Showcase. This incredible

organization services over

13,000 young people and

their families each year,

empowering teens to make

healthy life choices. This

year's concert will take place

at the Sheely Center for the

Performing Arts at Glenbrook

North High School on March 2

at 8:00 p.m. with a dessert

reception at 7:30 p.m. For information about tickets, please

contact Bruce Scher, CJHS Academic Dean. or RESPONSE at

224-625-2922.

Many thanks to Roberta Glick for the amazing photo journalism!

This Week in Sports

Join the Tiger

Club

The varsity Tigers basketball team triumphed over the

Skokie Yeshiva and was beaten in turn by Providence St.

Mel; Avidan Halivni had 15 points and Josh Newlander

had 8 rebounds, while his

brother Jake Newlander had

15 points and 9 rebounds in

Tuesday's game. The JV team

also racked up a win against

Yeshiva and a loss to St. Mel

on Monday and Tuesday.

Wednesday was an unqualified

triumph for both the men's

teams, as the varsity beat

Northtown Academy 70-51,

thanks to Jake Newlander's

23 points, 8 rebounds, and 9

assists. The varsity Tigers are now 17-3 (5-1 in the Chicago

Prep Conference). The sophomore team also

defeated Northtown 52-46 to move to 2-5 in the Chicago

Prep Conference.

The Lady Tigers are deep in their tournament season. They

lost to Christ the King on Monday in the Chicago Prep

Conference quarterfinals, and they play North Shore

Country Day (let's see if we can avenge that last loss-- 2

points right at the buzzer!) in the Class 1A IHSA Regional

Tournament next Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., right here at

CJHS. Remember last time the Tigers went to the

regionals... come out and see if we can do it again!

Once we (hopefully) advance

by beating this team, we will

play in the regional final

against the winner of the Ida

Crown vs. Roycemore game.

The regional

championship

will be next

Thursday at

7:30. This

game would

be the

regional

championship at the Caplan gym and

possibly the first ever women's basketball

regional championship --or the first time

CJHS women's basketball has beaten the

Lady Aces! Stay tuned next week for

victory updates!

Psst! One of next week's games might just be SENIOR

NIGHT for the Lady Tigers! Come see off the incredible

Caroline Dreifuss, Shelly Dekalo, and Alana Stoehr with

a real Tiger's "blue-out" to show those hordes of Ida Crown

fans that we mean businses!

The 39 members of this

year's Ten-Pin Tigers are

concluding the bowling

season on Tuesday,

February 5 with the annual

CJHS Invitational. Students,

parents, and staff are invited

to Brunswick Zone in

Deerfield to come bowl with

our champions! The bowlers

leave school at 3:30 p.m and

finish at 5:15 p.m., so come

on out and hit the lanes!

Alumni Trivia

Auditions are in full swing for the CJHS Spring Musical, and

the cast list will be announced soon! In the meantime,

which one of the Miller twins played the leading role in

CJHS' iconic production of Grease! and which yeshiva has he

just returned from? And for extra points, where is his

brother the political scientist?

CJHS Drives

DRIVES has teamed up with the Chesed

Club to run a great collection for Orphans of

the Storm, an animal shelter in Deerfield.

Orphans of the Storm is a no-kill shelter that

cares for and gives refuge to stray,

abandoned, abused, or neglected dogs and cats. During the

month of February, we will be collecting blankets, towels,

newspapers, baking soda, toys , treats, brushes, and combs

for dogs and cats. Thanks!

Curriculum and Beyond - Prospective Students and Parents

Monday, February 13

6:15 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

6:15 p.m. - Mini Activities Fair with a

light pizza dinner

Learn all about the different

extracurricular activities available to you

while meeting with current students who

play a part in our athletic program, fine &

performing arts program and social action

groups. Get information on our college

counseling office while learning about the exceptional

college placement of our graduates.

7 p.m. - Classroom presentations

Wonder what life is like as a CJHS

student? If so, this is your opportunity to

experience high school during interactive

classroom presentations. Choose from

thre

e

mo

del

less

ons

to attend.

For more information,

please contact

admissions

officers Ms. Zoberman

or Ms. Karasov.

STAND UPdate

STAND secretary Yadid Licht reports, "This week, John

Kerry was confirmed as the new secretary of state. Many

human rights organizations are welcoming his confirmation,

as Kerry is known as an outspoken advocate for human

rights. Kerry has extensive knowledge on the issue in the

Sudans, Congo, and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and

has been committed to keeping the conflicts near the top

among the government's foreign policy priorities. He

promises to work to end the humanitarian crisis in Sudan,

and capture the infamous Joseph Kony, leader of the LRA

rebel group."

This week Enough Project video on the many faces of the

Congo can be found here.

Sponsored Breakfast

Happy birthday to Daniel Fishbaum. Many

thanks to his family for sponsoring breakfast.

Mazal Tov

Mazal tov to Daniel Peaceman

('06) on his engagement to Aviel

Michelson. Daniel and Aviel studied

together at George Washington

University and are now graduate

students at Boston University's School

of Public Health. Congrats also to his

sisters Claire Peaceman ('12) and

Sarah Peaceman, as well as their

entire family.

Alumni Trivia

Soccer-playing musical

star Matthew Miller ('11)

spent last year at at Yesodei

HaTorah nearBeit Shemesh.

He is now a Jewish Studies

major learning Judeo-Arabic

at McGill University. Aaron

Miller ('11), our

consummate USPC macher, is now pursuing a degree in

political science at Yeshiva University with hopes of going to

law school in a few years. He spent last year learning in the

Hesder Yeshiva Kerem B'Yavneh in Israel, and wishes a

freilichen Purim to all his peeps in Chicagoland.

A Taste of Torah: Yitro

"Lo tachmod" (do not covet), the tenth commandment of the Decalogue, is my favorite of the whole lot. I'm so fascinated by it because of its

complexity: this is a commandment connected to our thoughts. Specifically we are commanded not to think about things. This is a tough order! For example -- don't think about an elephant right now. Exactly.

Yet there are also huge theological stakes here, as well - is this mitzvah psychologically possible? And if it isn't, am I being set up to fail? I am convinced that trying to force

ideas away by sheer will is not psychologically possible. However, being aware of what we crave but cannot have stands at the center of the Biblical worldview for how humans should position

themselves in relationship to their fellow humans, the world and God.

Nachmanides wrote the following letter to his son and instructed him to read it once a week: "Speak your words calmly, to every person and at all times. By doing

this you will be rescued from anger, which is an attribute of evil which leads humanity to sin... And when you are freed from the anger, the attribute of humility will rise on your heart, which is

the highest positive attribute of all of the attributes." Nachmanides

explains that by being mindful of both our thoughts and words, we examine ourselves. While pushing thoughts out of our minds may not be possible, perhaps the way to be punctilious in the mitzvah of Lo Tachmod is to live the principle of Ben Zoma, stated in Pirkei Avot: Eizehu Chacham, HaSameach b'Chelko. Who is happy? The one that is comfortable with her portion.

May we strive to live a life free of coveting by being more fully comfortable with our own identities. --Rav Beit Sefer Zach Silver

Shabbat Shalom

Candlelighting this Friday night will be at 4:47 p.m. Shabbat Shalom!