|
School Announcements
Spring Schedule begins Monday, March 10.
Classes begin operating on the spring schedule starting Monday, March 10. Tuesday classes now end at 3:30 p.m., and Friday classes end at 2:45 p.m.
AP Exam Registration Deadline Approaches
This is a reminder to all juniors and seniors that Advanced Placement exam registration forms and fees ($84 per exam) must be returned to Ms. Rostker by Friday, March 14. The AP exams will be administered at CJHS during the weeks of May 5 and May 12. Information about the AP program and specific tests can be found here.
Alumni News
Rachel Hilker, CJHS Class of 2006, was named to the Dean's List for the fifth consecutive semester at Barnard College and JTS. Her a cappella group S'madar recently cut its first professional CD with a grant from Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. The hospital will use the CD in its music therapy program. Hilker received a leadership award in 2005 from Barnard for her role as a founding member in S'madar.
The music of CJHS 2004 alumnus Zachary Berkman was recently highlighted on an MTV feature on unsigned artists. The song, "A Drop in the Ocean," was co-written by Zach and Ron Pope, with Ron performing. Zach mixes and produces Ron's recordings; "A Drop in the Ocean," recorded by Zachary and Ron's group, The District, is available on iTunes. More information is also available here.
CJHS in Israel
Aaron Magid '07 with Emily Pogrund '09. Emily is studying this semester at Tichon Ramah Yerushalayim. Aaron has a week off from the army.
Action Around the Building
CJHS senior, Alex Fisher, a member of the winning Scavenger Hunt team, teaches Dr. Zohar Raviv's class. |
|
E-News Deadline:
Wednesday at noon
Material received after the deadline will be included in the next week's E-News.
|
|
In Case of
Inclement Weather
CJHS has recently implemented the Honeywell Instant Alert for Schools, an Internet-based system that will automatically notify registered students, parents, faculty and staff of any school closing or emergency. Click here for the instruction sheet for accessing the system and creating your profile. Click here to register.
In addition, closings will be posted on ECC's website as well as the following:
1. RADIO/TELEVISION: Tune in to WGN Radio 720, WBBM 780, CBS2, NBC5, ABC7, WGN News, FOX32, or CLTV.
2. You can also check the Athletic Hotline, 847.423.5969, for scheduling changes due to weather. | |
|
|
Lishma Debuts at CJHS;
Next Session on Thursday, March 13
Why is it acceptable to include the "In God We Trust" motto on our money? Does God belong in the religious domain alone, or does God have a place in other social and ethical realms? Thursday evening, February 28, CJHS's Scholar in Residence, Dr. Zohar Raviv, answered this question - and many other probing questions about philosophy, theology, and religion - as he inaugurated CJHS's community-wide adult education series, "Lishma at CJHS." At the opening session, entitled "The American Declaration of Independence and the Ten Commandments," Dr. Raviv and Professor Steven Kaplan of Hebrew University examined the subject matter on an intellectual level seldom encountered outside a university classroom. "Lishma at CJHS" chair Rochelle Katz welcomed the audience of 180 that filled our sanctuary to absolute capacity and listened intently to every word.
At the end of the session, the two educators fielded questions from audience members - including CJHS students and English Department Chair Dale Griffith, who will present the third "Lishma at CJHS" session on April 9. "We were thrilled with the caliber of questions that were posed at the event," says Dr. Ted Schaffner, Interim Head of School, "especially from our students. I believe these questions reflect the excellence of both the Judaic and general studies programs at CJHS and the tremendous insight of our student body."
Three more sessions are scheduled for this year, and Dr. Raviv is already hard at work planning next year's series. At the next session, on Thursday, March 13 at 7:30, Rabbi Michael Balinsky and CJHS Director of Religious Life Rabbi Elliot Goldberg will examine "What Makes a Text Sacred?" For further information, click here. |
CJHS Presents The Pajama Game!
The Pajama Game is a Tony Award-winning Broadway musical dealing with labor troubles in the Sleep-Tite pajama factory, where worker demands for a 7 1/2 cent raise are ignored. Complications arise when romance blooms between Sid, the factory superintendent, and Babe, the head of the labor grievance committee.
This will be CJHS's largest production to date, featuring over 25 talented student performers.The cast and crew are hard at work, rehearsing after school and on Sundays to ensure a truly outstanding production.
Performances will take place at CJHS on Sunday, March 16 and Monday, March 17 at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are available at $10 for adults and $5 for students, and they can be purchased by calling the CJHS Fine Arts Hotline at 847.423.5979. |
Va'ad Israel Hosts Cook-Off
Va'ad Israel will host a cook-off immediately after school on Wednesday, March 12 in the CJHS cafeteria. The group will prepare homemade hummus, labaneh, avocado salad, sabich, fruit salad, Israeli salad, couscous and a chocolate dessert. The event costs $3 per person; to make reservations, contact Lilli Flink. |
|
CJHS will host its 2008 "Old School" Purim Dance from 8:45-11:00 p.m., March 22. Dress is dressy casual from the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's or 90's. Tickets are available in advance for $15 ($20 at the door) and may be purchased from Rachel Braun. For further information, click here. |
|
CJHS Receives Grant
CJHS has just been awarded a significant AIPAC grant (through the Legacy Heritage Foundation) for our upcoming Yom Ha'atzmaut celebration on May 8, 2008. Plans are well underway for this thrilling celebration, so please watch this space for more news in the coming weeks! Yasher koach to seniors Vanessa Youshaei, Shai Kamin, and Josh Warshawsky, who worked with the Va'ad Israel and several faculty members to write the grant proposal.
|
|
CJHS Springs Into Sports
Though you may not be able to tell from the weather, the spring sports season is underway at CJHS, with a record 75 student-athletes participating on five sports teams. Due to overwhelming interest, there are two Ultimate Frisbee teams this season. Led by versatile Coach Bob Cogan and Coach Jeff Rosenberg, the teams will compete in the 30-team Ultimate Chicago high school league. Men's Tennis enters its seventh season with the largest and most experienced team ever. With Coach Stu Shyman at the helm, this team anticipates having a winning season against local public and private high schools. The first match is April 1 against Vernon Hills High School. In its second season under the leadership of Coach Gina Cohen, the Women's Soccer team looks forward to interscholastic contests for the first time. Women's Badminton has also been introduced this year. Under the direction of Coach Nancy Dorfman-Schwartz, team members will hone their skills and seek to play interscholastic contests later in the season.
We're always looking for talented, experienced coaches in all sports. If you're interested, please contact athletic director Tim Cohen at 847.423.5491. |
|
Students Participate in AMC Test
Nineteen CJHS students participated in the American Mathematics Competition last week, completing an exciting but grueling 75-minute exam. The exam, taken by more than 250,000 students nationwide, requires students to solve problems in a challenging multiple-choice format.
Congratulations to the following students who participated this year:
Freshmen Jonah Harris, Alex Krule, and Jordan Shapiro; sophomores Daniel Eisenberg, Ari Eisenstadt, Zach Kamin, Nina Kiken, and Matthew Levin; juniors Yaakov Calamaro, Sydni Cole, Francesca Hirschfeld, Hannah Rosenbaum, Avra Shapiro, and Danny Silver; and seniors Ari Frankel, Seth Berkman, David Weltman, Richard Kahn, and Shai Kamin. Special thanks to CJHS teacher Dr. David Yuen for coaching the participants. |
|
Art Class Learns About Street Art in Jerusalem
Mrs. Snyder's Studio Art class had a guest lecturer this week, Judy Rosenberg, who showed a slide presentation about the history and significance of Street Art in Jerusalem. The presentation, arranged through BJE, was intended to familiarize the students with graffiti artwork. CJHS students are creating a permanent sculpture with their own ideas of positive graffiti that will hang in the art room.
|
|
CJHS Rabbis Teach at 2008 Koach Kallah
The annual Koach Kallah (Koach is Conservative Judaism's college outreach program) was held at Northwestern University last weekend. On Friday, Rabbi Elliot Goldberg and Rabbi Robyn Fryer Bodzin taught students from college campuses across the country as part of a morning Torah lishma session. Rabbi Fryer Bodzin's session, entitled "Making a Minyan in an Internet World," explored a recent teshuva about whether one may say kaddish and be counted in a minyan over the Internet. Rabbi Goldberg's session, "Bet Hillel, Bet Shammai, and the College Campus: An Exploration of Contrasting Approaches to Communal Engagement" explored two rabbinic schools of thought about how to engage the Jewish community, with an eye towards how each might apply to the college campus today.
|
|
Breakfast Sponsorship
On March 3, breakfast was sponsored in honor of the engagement of Beth El Youth Community Director Ali Schlamowitz and Mike Drum. Thank you to the family of Mark Weiss for sponsoring breakfast on March 5 honoring his birthday. |
Mazal tov to Ms. Gabrielle Lensch, former CJHS teacher, on her recent engagement to Mr. David Plastrik. |
|
Religious Life
This week Hannah Rosenbaum, Elli Cohn, Ari Eisenstadt, Lilli Flink, Josh Warshawsky, Seth Berkman, Rachel Braun and Jacob Stoehr led Tefillah, Gabriella Meltzer and Esther Lowe read Torah, and Avi Coven gave a D'var Torah.
It's Never too Early to Plan for Pesach!
The Rabbinical Assembly's 2008 Pesach Guide is now available on the RA website. Also available is the teshuvah (rabbinic, legal responsa) about the special practices that must be followed when Pesach begins on a Saturday night. Please go to the RA's website and click on the appropriate links for more information. |
|
Community News & Events
JUF Presents Donalee Markus
Donalee Markus will present "Building Better Brains at Any Age" on Wednesday, March 19 at 7:00 p.m. at CJHS. Ms. Markus and associates have worked with individuals and corporations to maximize intelligence. Register here or contact Stephanie Oreck or call 312.444.2847.
Today's Israel Available
Be sure to check out the current issue of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism's interactive digital magazine Today's Israel.
An initiative of United Synagogue's Israel Commission, the magazine focuses on Israelis' daily lives and what's happening within the United Synagogue in Israel.
| |
|
Shabbat Shalom
Candlelighting is at 5:31 p.m. today. Shabbat shalom! | |
|
