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CJHS Tigers Win First Tournament Game!
The CJHS Tigers opened the Yeshiva University High School Basketball Tournament with a 55-32 win over Akiva Hebrew Day School. The tournament attracts hundreds of talented players from 20 Jewish high schools throughout the U.S. and Canada. On Friday, the Tigers fell to Torah Academy of Bergen County, 57-43, on the opponents' home court.
The Tigers' next game is later this weekend. Check the schedule, and get live coverage of every game, along with a live scoreboard and statistics, at www.macslive.com.
GO TIGERS! |
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Yearbook Ad Deadline MONDAY
Do you want to extend special wishes to the graduating seniors? Would you like to recognize the entire student body? Interested in commending the faculty and staff? Would you like to advertise your personal business to the CJHS community? You can accomplish all of these objectives by purchasing an ad in this year's CJHS Yearbook supplement:
The Ad Book!!!!!!!!!
Complete the sponsorship form and send it to the school office in an envelope marked 'Yearbook,' or fax or e-mail it to the addresses on the form. The deadline for submitting ads is March 31! Thank you in advance for your support. Click here for sponsorship form. |
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In Case of
Emergency:
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. |
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E-News Deadline:
Wednesday at noon.
Submit information and questions to enews@cjhs.org.
Material received after the deadline will be included in the next week's E-News.
CJHS Website:
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CJHS Celebrates Purim
Like the snow that fell on March 21, Purim 2008/5768 has come and gone. Our entire community, students and staff alike, transformed ourselves into bumble bees, Spice Girls, scuba divers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Starbucks cups, Pink Ladies,  cowboys and so much more to celebrate Purim. The Purim Committee, led by Rabbi Fryer Bodzin, ensured that not a single detail was overlooked. Tefillah on Purim morning was absolutely festive. Yasher koach to Seth Berkman for finding daveners who led our prayers in creative and humorous tunes. Yasher koach to Yael Schwartz for reading Torah and to Jeremy Hulkower for finding our Megillah readers: David Weltman, Mr. Pomeranz, Mrs. Eliaser, Avi Coven, Mrs. Novak, Noa Fleischacker, Ilana Lupovitch, and Richard Kahn.
Isaac Simon delivered a fascinating D'var Torah. Many guests of all ages joined us to hear the Megillah, including our Kiryat Gat visitors and alum Zach Berkman.
Following tefillah, our community moved to the cafeteria for a seudah (festive meal) that included hamantashen, french toast, bagels, and frittata. Ms. Altman created our international menu in conjunction  with the Purim Committee. At the Seudah, Yali Derman, who headed our costume competition along with Aliza Small, awarded prizes for the best male and female costumes to students in each grade, our Israeli guests, and faculty.
As always, our spiels represented CJHS culture. The seniors, juniors, and staff gently poked fun at our own community. Our newest teacher, Mr. Landau, made everyone laugh with his portrayal of Dr.  Schaffner as a terrifying Darth Vader. Yasher koach to Jacob Rabinowitz for being a fantastic emcee and editor of the spiels.
The plan was to send our students and staff into the community to work with agencies that deal with homelessness and hunger, in the spirit of Matanot La'evyonim, one of the four mitzvot associated with Purim. Unfortunately, the falling snow thwarted the plan. Four people deserve to be recognized for the outstanding work they did to ensure that the afternoon would go off without a hitch. (Unfortunately, they couldn't overcome the "hitch" of a late-March blizzard!) Students Rachel Binstock and Matt Levin placed our student body into nine groups and created bus routes for each. Ms. Musin worked along with Rachel and Matt, while Rabbi Barkan secured the service project sites. We were fortunate to hear from Joel Williams  from Lake County Community Development, who spoke about the Continuum of Care.
At 12:30 our students departed for home, excited for Shabbat and looking forward to the Purim dance the next night. |
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Dressed in outfits that reflected the fifties, sixties, seventies, and eighties, 100 students attended last Saturday night's Purim dance at CJHS. As the school has always had a "hallway culture," the Va'ad chose to hold the dance in the second floor hallway between the library and the fine arts wing, decorating the space with streamers and posters that depicted soda fountains, jukeboxes, and disco fever. Yasher koach to the Va'ad for planning a wonderful event. Thank you to Rabbi Goldberg, Mr. Gross, Ms. Rostker, Dr. Raviv, Ms. Gitlin, and Ms. Musin for chaperoning the dance. |
Mishloach Manot Drive Reaches
New Heights
The annual Mishloach Manot Drive was a huge success. Nearly 70 families participated in the drive, and every family in the CJHS community received a bright bag full of tasty treats. Many thanks to Jewel-Osco for donating 36 dozen kosher hamentaschen for the drive.  Thanks also to the students who helped pack mishloach manot and to the Va'ad for covering the cost of the mishloach manot, enabling 100% of proceeds to go to Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger. This year, we collected $7,456, a 23% increase over last year's drive! |
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Israeli Students Visit CJHS
As part of the Partnership 2000 program, 14 juniors and three educators from Kiryat Gat, Chicago's "sister city" in Israel, visited CJHS last week. In the past, CJHS seniors have visited Kiryat Gat as a part of their Senior Israel Experience. The addition of a Chicago visit is a part of a deepening relationship between CJHS and our friends in Kiryat Gat. During the week in Chicago, our guests toured the city with the P2K staff, experienced a day as North American Jewish day school students, participated in CJHS's Purim festivities, and visited our neighbors at CJE Senior Life.
CJHS thanks the families who generously opened up their homes to our guests - your hospitality enhanced the visit. Thanks to the Auslander, Avidar, Bier, Calamaro, Coven, Ferri, Frankenthal, Forester, Kamin, Miller, Noy, Stoehr, and Zaluda families for hosting. Thanks also to Brooke Leviton and Elissa Polan from JUF for their role in establishing and maintaining our relationship with the Kiryat Gat community. |
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CJHS Students Attend Shakespeare Performance
CJHS 9th graders attended the Chicago Shakespeare Theater's Production of Romeo and Juliet on March 26 at Navy Pier. The play is part of the 9th grade integrated studies curriculum taught by Ms. Marcus, Mrs. Tobin, and Mr. Cohen. After the matinee peformance, students met with members of the cast and production crew and asked questions about the staging and acting of the play. |
IFYC Event
The IFYC (Interfaith Youth Corps) event at the Universal School in Bridgeview was a great success, with an excellent turnout from CJHS, Loyola Academy, and Universal. Students discussed the positive and negative stereotypes of the Jewish, Islamic, and Christian faiths. Thanks to Vanessa Youshaei, Esther Bier, Naseem Parsa, Jeremy Hipps, and David Weltman for attending and to Rabbi Barkan and Ms. Bier for helping with the logistical details. Information regarding the next IFYC event will be coming soon. |
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Volunteers Needed for Maot Chitim
Maot Chitim of Greater Chicago prepares packages for members of our Jewish community who cannot spare the expenses of Passover food. Last year, almost 5,000 food packages were delivered to needy families, and an estimated 24,000 people benefited. We invite all who are able to pack Maot Chitim on Monday, April 7 as part of a CJHS delegation. Packing will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Maot Chitim warehouse, located at 8220 N. Austin in Morton Grove.
If you are not available to volunteer that day, there are many other ways to help Maot Chitim accomplish its mission. For more packing dates, delivery dates, or donation information, please click here.
This is not only an important mitzvah - it is a rewarding experience because packers leave knowing that they have enabled others to fulfill the mitzvot of Passover.
If you want to signup or ask questions, contact Rachel Binstock. If you plan to represent CJHS on Monday, April 7, please RSVP to her by Friday, March 28. |
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CJHS to Celebrate Israel's 60th Birthday on May 8, 2008
"Accordingly we, members of the People's Council, representatives of the Jewish Community of Eretz-Israel and of the Zionist Movement, are here assembled on the day of the termination of the British Mandate over Eretz-Israel and, by virtue of our natural and historic right and on the strength of the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly, hereby declare the establishment of a Jewish state in Eretz-Israel, to be known as the State of Israel."
David Ben Gurion
May 14, 1948
5 Iyar, 5708
For more information please email Ms. Moskovich or Rabbi Fryer Bodzin. |
Lishma at CJHS Continues April 9
For years, parents and visitors to CJHS have voiced their desire to experience what it is like to sit in a classroom with a member of our extraordinary faculty. We have another exceptional opportunity to do just that on Wednesday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. The third session of Lishma at CJHS features Dale Griffith, English Department Chair at CJHS, and one of the most respected members of our faculty. He will be speaking about the quest for faith in modern secular literature.
To register, call Bobbie Wolk at 847.324.3723 or email lishma@cjhs.org. And pass this on to your friends, family and colleagues. This is a session for all backgrounds and faiths to experience together. |
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Open Mic Night April 15
The CJHS Literary Journal will host its third annual Open Mic Night on April 15, from 3:45-5:45. Students, faculty, and staff can sign up to read poetry or prose, or perform music at the event. If you are interested in participating, please contact Ms. Marcus. We encourage everyone to watch our students display their talents in the literary and performing arts in this casual setting. Even if you don't sign up in advance, bring a piece to read or sing: There will be open spots, and you may be inspired to perform when you arrive!
Open Mic night is a pre-release party for The Prints, the CJHS Literary Journal, which will be published after Pesach break. |
Upcoming Evening of Music
On Tuesday April 15 at 7:00 p.m. at Gidwitz Place, 1601 Lake Cook Road, Deerfield, CJHS will present an evening of classical and modern music performed by some of our most talented musicians. In the first portion of the program, instrumentalists and vocalists will perform solo and chamber works by composers ranging from Bach and Schubert to Bloch and Schoenfeld. The second half of the program will feature compositions written and performed by our own student composers, along with performances by our jazz and contemporary musicians. The evening will conclude with a dessert reception. |
Bike the Drive with Chai Lifeline Midwest
Students, faculty, parents, and friends are invited to join representatives of other local Jewish day schools in raising money for a worthy cause. Enjoy a fantastic bike course, get fit, and raise funds for the children of Chai Lifeline by becoming a Chai Cyclist and participating in the annual Bank of America Bike the Drive, to be held on beautiful Lake Shore Drive on Sunday, May 25.
Experienced and novice riders are welcome to bike either half the route or the entire route, which begins at Buckingham Fountain. For more information, contact Jeremy Hipps, Esther Lowe, or Dr. Gary Auslander. Visit the Chai Lifeline website to register directly and learn more. |
Culture Club Attends Les Miserables
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CJHS Teacher Attends AP Conference
Ann Levinson, CJHS Science Chair, attended the AP Conference on Chemistry on Wednesday, March 19 at Triton College in River Grove, IL. Updates on the course as well as new ideas were presented. |
Religious Life
This week Seth Berkman, Sammy Simon, Lisa Wiznitzer, Aaron Weinberg, Rena Forester, Avra Shapiro, Shoshana Coven and Avi Coven led Tefillah; Joshua Warshawsky read Torah; and Avi Coven gave a D'var Torah.
Pesach is around the corner! 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 click here to go to the RA's website and click on the appropriate links for more information. |
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Community News & Events
Schechter Musical
SSDS Presents Jewsical the Musical on Monday, March 31 and Tuesday, April 1 at 7:30 p.m. at Glenbrook South High School. For tickets and information, call the Sager Solomon Schechter Middle School Office at 847.412.5700.
Upcoming Lunch and Learn
JTS is sponsoring a Lunch and Learn in conjunction with CJHS, Solomon Schechter Day School, and the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism-Midwest Region. "When do we eat? Passover and the Art of Asking Questions," presented by Rabbi David Ackerman, will take place at noon on April 10 at Beth Shalom Congregation in Northbrook. For further information or to make reservations, call 312.606.9086 or email tselinger@jtsa.edu.
A Celebration of Our Youth
The Midwest Region, United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism presents an evening of laughs and lyrics at North Suburban Synagogue Beth El on Sunday, April 6, 2008. The concert benefits CHUSY Region USY and honors Howard and Marlene Kaplan. For further information and to buy tickets online, click here.
Israel Solidarity Day Mark your calendars for the Walk with Israel, Sunday, May 4 at McCormick Place - Lakeside Center. To register or volunteer or for more information, click here or call 312.444.2850.
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Shabbat Shalom
Candlelighting is at 6:55 p.m. today. Shabbat shalom! | |
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