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College Planning and Israel Experience for Juniors and Parents
4th Annual Senior Israel Experience
On Tuesday, February 19, at 7:00 p.m., you will receive information about the Fourth Annual Senior Israel Experience, get a glimpse of a sample itinerary, hear from current seniors about the experience, and have a chance to ask questions.
College Planning
You will receive information on how to begin building a college list based on your academic record and personal preferences. We will introduce Naviance Family Connection, a customized website that enables CJHS students and parents to research college and scholarship options, view application statistics for prior years, track applications, and much more. We'll also interpret PSAT score reports and talk about the "big tests" - ACT, SAT I, and SAT Subject tests - that most colleges require as part of the college application process. |
Get Your Pictures in the Yearbook
The Yearbook Staff invites students and parents to submit photos for the yearbook. If you have great photos of school and community events or of you and your friends just having fun, we'd like to see them. Our photographers can't be everywhere. Help us get as many photos as possible to create a  terrific book everyone will want to have. Here is how you can submit photos online:
1. Log on to: Jostens.com
2. Enter Login ID: 1131179
3. Enter Your Password: cjhs
4. Browse to select the photo(s) you wish to upload.
5. Enter information about the photo and provide contact information in case the staff needs additional information.
6. Click "Save Details."
It's that easy! Submit your photos today! The last day to submit photos is 2/22/2008.
The Yearbook Staff will review all photos and determine final yearbook content. We cannot guarantee that all submissions can be used in the yearbook. |
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In Case of
Inclement Weather
CJHS uses the Emergency Closings Center to notify our community of school closings. ECC's website is updated every fifteen minutes. To determine whether school is closed, please use one or more of the methods listed below:
1. RADIO: Tune in to WGN Radio 720, WBBM 780, CBS2, NBC5, ABC7, WGN News, FOX32, or CLTV.
2. INTERNET: Click on ECC's website or the websites of any of the above stations.
3. PHONE: Call 847.238.1234 (touch-tone phones).
4. E-MAIL: Sign up for personalized email notification through Emergency Closings.
Please note that there may be a delay in email delivery.
If CJHS is not listed on ECC's website, you may assume that school is open for the day.
You can also check the Athletic Hotline, 847.423.5969, for scheduling changes due to weather. |
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E-News Deadline:
Wednesday at noon
Material received after the deadline will be included in the next week's E-News.
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The Class of 2008 Embarks on the 3rd Annual Senior Israel Experience (S.I.E.)
They boarded the plane on New Year's Eve and began the new year in Israel! Twenty-three members of CJHS's senior class, accompanied by Drs. Schaffner and Raviv are currently visiting friends and relatives on a free Shabbat weekend. During their first weeks in Israel, the class of 2008 explored issues related to security, borders, conflict and coexistence in Jerusalem; volunteered in the soup kitchen of Chazon Yesahaya; learned to play the darbuka (a middle eastern drum); surveyed the Lebanon border in and around kibbutz Malkiyah (where Israeli troops entered Lebanon during the summer of 2006); experienced the complexities of life in and around the green line and security fence in Wadi Ara; and visited our Partnership 2000 sister city of Kiryat Gat. We look forward to hearing stories and seeing pictures upon their return.
CJHS would like to thank Arnie Harris for his work toward establishing the Senior Israel Experience Scholarship Fund. This year, 40% of the participants received financial support in order to participate. CJHS and its Board of Directors are committed to ensuring that no student will be prevented from participating in the experience due to financial need. CJHS thanks the following individuals who made contributions to the fund:
Nancy and Maury Fertig
Kim and Stuart Frankenthal
Patti and Michael Frazin
Nina and Arnie Harris
Laurie and Andrew Hochberg
Wendy and Danny Kahn
Ron Lavin
The Jack and Goldie Wolfe Miller Foundation
Debbie and Adam Winick
Lynn and Leo Wiznitzer
If you are interested in more information about the S. I. E. or contributing to the S. I. E. scholarship fund, please call Rabbi Goldberg at 847.324.3701. |
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Senior Elected to USY International Board
Mazal Tov to Josh Warshawsky '08, who was just elected to the office of Membership-Kadima Vice President on USY's 2008 International Board!
We are proud to say that he's from Chicagoland Jewish High School. Josh was elected to this position at the USY International Convention in Anaheim, CA, during winter break. Congratulations to both Josh and Daniel Warshawsky '11, who represented CHUSY Region USY in the USY Idol event at the convention. The brothers played a ballad together on their guitars. Josh and Daniel were among 11 CJHS students who attended International Convention. |
Registration Closing Soon for
January 28 Ski Trip
The Monday after January finals is a Semester Break Day at CJHS, and for the last few years, students have known this is a great day to hit the slopes! Join us on Monday, January 28, for a fun-filled day of skiing, snowboarding, some snacking, and adventure at Devil's Head Resort in Wisconsin. We'll meet at school at 6:00 a.m. and return by 7:00 p.m. Please register for this event as soon as possible!
Click on the sign-up form for more information.
If you're under 18, a parent MUST sign the Minor Rental Release Form on the second page.
If you have questions, please see a Va'ad member or Ms. Musin. |
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Curriculum and Beyond: A Program for Propective Students 
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Senior Receives Grant from PANIM
Kol Hakavod to Vanessa Youshaei '08 and her brother, Jonathon, who recently received the Small-Alper Incentive Grant awarded to Panim el Panim alumni to facilitate a social service project. This grant was given to six students in order to encourage engagement in community service and activism after returning home from a PANIM program. Vanessa and Jonathon used the grant money to establish The Charity Stripe, an organization that collects and sells sports memorabilia to raise money for a tutoring program.
Read about The Charity Stripe on page four of the Fall 2007 PANIM Newsletter. (You may see another familiar face or two in the Summer JAM pictures on page three; Rachel Braun '09 and Rachel Binstock '09 participated in PANIM's Summer JAM this year.) |
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Support CJHS Student Running
for Chai Lifeline
For many weeks, sophomore Jeremy Hipps '10 and his father have been raising money for Chai Lifeline while they train for the ING Miami Half-Marathon. Yasher koach to you, the CJHS community, for rising to the challenge and contributing to this worthy cause. In the last two days, $1000 has been donated, pushing Jeremy and Mr. Hipps far above their $3,600 fundraising commitment to Chai Lifeline, an international organization that provides year-round emotional, social, and financial support to more than 3,000 children and their families each year.
With 16 days until the race, it's not too late to make a donation. Please contribute by visiting Jeremy's personal Team Lifeline Website. |
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Fine Arts Showcased in Community
The CJHS jazz ensemble will be playing at the Response Center benefit at the Music Institute of Chicago, in Evanston, on February 26, 2008. This organization services over 10,000 adolescents and their family each year. CJHS is proud to be part of this great endeavor.
CJHS students will be on stage with Rick Reacht, popular singer of Jewish music, at Temple Beth El on January 26. They will be performing The Hope with Rick. This is quite a unique experience for our students as they are the only high school group asked to perform with him.
The CJHS photography class will have a show at The Art Center of Highland Park beginning February 4. A reception is planned and everyone is welcome to attend. The exhibit will be up for one month.
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Teachers to Attend Brandeis Research Conference
Rabbi Elliot Goldberg, Rabbi Robyn Fryer Bodzin and Yoni Pomeranz will represent CJHS at a research conference on January 27-28 at Brandeis University called Teaching Rabbinic Literature: Bridging Scholarship and Pedagogy. The event, organized by the Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education at Brandeis, invites academics and practitioners to come together to discuss the teaching of Talmud. CJHS was awarded a grant to bring a team to the conference. The grant application was one of nine accepted from across the country in a highly competitive process. Yasher koach to Yoni Pomeranz for writing the grant. Rabbi Goldberg will be presenting a paper entitled, "From Vision to Pedagogy: The Teaching of Talmud in the Jewish Day School Setting" at a plenary session during the conference. |
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New Ways for Jewish Teens to get Involved!
Turn the summer for a teen in 8th-10th grade you know from ordinary to extraordinary at Camp TOV August 11th -15th or August 18th -22nd . In one week they will help the hungry, visit the elderly, and assist the environment, all while having fun, and meeting new teens. In addition high school students can earn a TOV Teen Fellowship by volunteering at least 18 hours through JUF's Tikkun Olam Volunteer Network (TOV) and Jewish Federation affiliated agencies. The Fellowship program includes a kickoff event in the fall, group and individual volunteer opportunities throughout the year including teen mitzvah days and J-Serve, a national of day of Jewish service, and an exciting closing event in May. Through earning a TOV Teen Fellowship, Jewish teens will connect with each other and their community as they make a difference in the Chicagoland area. For more information contact Brett Klugman, Program Coordinator, Teen Volunteer Initiatives at the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, 312.357.4928 or email Brett Klugman. |
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Mazal Tov
Mazal tov to Rabbi Robyn Fryer Bodzin on her December 23 marriage, in Toronto, Canada, to Mr. Aaron Bodzin.
Please note her new email is: RabbiFryerBodzin@cjhs.org |
Refuah Shelemah
We wish a complete and speedy recovery to CJHS coach Bob Cogan, who fell and broke an ankle and a shoulder. Bob is recuperating at home. Get well soon! |
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Sponsor Breakfast at CJHS
 What's better than a birthday celebration with friends? On January 29, CJHS is re-initiating the Special Breakfast Program, which gives families the opportunity to honor a child's birthday or any other memorable occasion. The students look forward to the bagels and the special attention given at these breakfasts. For a donation of $126 (7x chai), bagels and cream cheese will be served to all the students. An announcement will be made in Tefillah, placed on a board in the cafeteria, and the occasion will also be listed in our weekly e-news. For more information, please click Special Breakfast or contact Ms. Altman at 847.324.3713. |
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Baruch Dayan HaEmet
It is with sadness that we announce the passing of several beloved individuals:
Harry W. Johnson, Jr., father of Anne (Robert) Johnson-Johnston and grandfather of Sandy Johnston, '07.
Harry Barack, father of Elysa (Raymond) Fisher and grandfather of Alex Fisher '08. Graveside services were held on Monday. The family will continue to observe the shivah week at the home of Elysa and Ray Fisher, 3221 Wilmette Avenue, Wilmette, from Saturday night after Shabbat until Sunday morning, January 13. Minyanim will be held at the residence 4:15 p.m. (mincha) and 5:15 p.m. (maariv) on Saturday, January 12, and at 9 a.m. Sunday, January 13. Contributions in Mr. Barack's memory may be directed to Chicagoland Jewish High School, Solomon Schechter Day Schools of Metropolitan Chicago, or Beth Hillel Congregation Bnai Emunah.
Michael Honan, father of David (Laura) Honan and grandfather of Ellie Honan '09. The funeral has taken place. Contributions in Michael's memory may be directed to the Hospice Foundation.
Frieda Barkan, grandmother of Rabbi Ruven Barkan (Adina Weber). The funeral and shiva has taken place. Contributions in Mrs. Barkan's memory may be made to Congregation Anshei Israel, 5550 E. 5th Street, Tucson, AZ 85711, or to Chicagoland Jewish High School.
Hamakom Yinachem Etchem B'toch Sha'arei Avalei Tziyon V'Yerushalayim.
May God's presence comfort these families among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem. |
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Religious Life at CJHS
During the past week Jeremy Hulkower, Rena Forester, Nicole Wiznitzer, Avra Shapiro, Matthew Levin, Lea Sarris, Aaron Weinberg, Yali Derman, Hannah Miller and Esther Lowe led Tefillah. Sammy Simon and Esther Lowe, read Torah. Ms. Marcus gave a Torah portion summary.
Yasher Koach to Jacob Shapiro, '06, who spoke this morning atTefillah. Jacob is the President of LionPAC at Columbia University, and he spoke about his experiences planning the Columbia students' response to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's campus visit in  September. (When you look at LionPAC's site, you might recognize the webmaster's name; it's Ron Gejman, '06.) |
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Community News & Events
Torathon '08
The community is invited to attend "Torathon '08," an evening of celebrating Jewish life and learning, on Saturday, January 26, 2008 at the Northbrook campus of Solomon Schechter Day School, 3210 Dundee Road. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. and session A begins at 7:45 p.m.; session B begins at 9:15 p.m. with a 30 minute break for dessert and coffee. No prior knowledge is necessary to attend this event that features leading educators and lay leaders presenting a wide variety of topics including: The Importance of Jewish-Muslim Relations, How do we know God?, Talmud for Beginners, The Marx Brothers and Jewish Comics, and much more. Additional classes will focus on the State of Israel in recognition of Israel's 60th anniversary. This year's co-chairs are Dr. David Ecanow, Dinie Wengroff and Judy Mishkin. Advance registration is suggested. Pre-registration is $15.00 per person, $18.00 at the door.
For more information, or to request a brochure, please contact the school at 847.498.2100 or e-mail joan.sohn@schechter.org.
Today's Israel Available
Be sure to check out the current issue of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism's edition of Today's Israel. This interactive digital magazine is an initiative of United Synagogue's Israel Commission. It focuses on Israelis' daily lives and also tells you what's happening within the United Synagogue in Israel. | |
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Shabbat Shalom
Candlelighting is at 4:22 p.m. today.
Shabbat shalom! | |
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