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Save the Date
Wednesday, Sept. 3
Back to School Night
Tuesday, September 9
Senior College Planning Night
Friday & Saturday, September 12 & 13
All-School Shabbaton
Wednesday, Sept. 17
Susie Fishbein Cooks with CJHS
Monday, September 22
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Sponsor breakfast
What's better than a birthday celebration with friends? The CJHS Special Breakfast Program gives you the opportunity to honor your child's birthday or any occasion you wish to make memorable. The students look forward to the bagels and the special attention given at these breakfasts.
For a donation of $162 (9x chai), bagels, cream cheese, and orange juice will be served to all of the students. An announcement will be made in Tefillah, placed on a board in the dining hall, and the occasion will also be listed in our weekly E-News.
The forms and donations must be received at least one week prior to the chosen celebration date. Due to scheduling constraints, we are not able to offer special breakfasts on Fridays.
If you have any questions, please call 847.324.3713 or email ialtman@cjhs.org. Order forms are available online here.
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CJHS Goes Back to School in Style
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Intergalactic Samurai Tie-Dye
What do rubber bands, handprints, and intergalactic samurai have in common? All were integral components of Wednesday's Va'ad Kick-off social program, in which students tie-dyed t-shirts, played icebreaker games, and completed our new CJHS mural, which will be hung in the gym. Thanks to the glorious weather, nearly the entire program took place outside. Yasher koach to Elli Cohn and Rachel Binstock who planned the program, and thank you to Mr. Griffith, Mrs. Wolk, Mrs. Snyder, Ms. Murphy, Gvt. Moskovich, and Ms. Musin, who chaperoned the event.
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Student Activities Fair
On Thursday afternoon, students milled around the front lobby, exploring more than a dozen separate booths at the annual Student Activities Fair. Creativity abounded, with videos playing at two booths and "I Joined Va'ad Israel Today" stickers being handed out at another. Each organization demonstrated their wares and encouraged students to sign up to join their group. The air was buzzing with excitement as new and veteran students scanned the wide scope of activities available to--and led by--CJHS students, and a number of students were already discussing the formation of additional student organizations. Featured groups included Mathletes, Academic Bowl, the Crocheting Club, Jewish World Watch, and the USPC, among others.
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CJHS By Design - An Evening With Susie Fishbein
Celebrate the New Year with our CJHS family and Susie Fishbein, author of the wildly successful Kosher by Design series of cookbooks, and experience her distinct version of a Rosh Hashanah dinner. Susie will give a three-course cooking demonstration at CJHS on Wednesday evening, September 17, during which you will get to sample an appetizer, main course, and dessert. Space is limited for this event, so please RSVP at your earliest opportunity! RSVP to Bobbie at rwolk@cjhs.org or call 847-324-3723. For more information, view the flyer here. |
Fall Sports Are Underway!
The season begins on Tuesday September 2, and our Tigers are on the road and training hard! Good luck to our Women's Tennis team (resplendent in their new uniforms!), our Men's Golf team, and our Cross Country runners. Click here for a preliminary schedule of fall meets. All dates still subject to change. |
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CJHS Staff at Grinnell
College counselor Ellen J. Rostker recently spoke at the Medallion Ceremony for incoming students, at her alma mater, Grinnell College. Ms. Rostker has served as the alumni speaker for each of the event's 11 years.
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Breakfast Sponsorship
Many thanks to the families of Ari Eisenstadt, Matthew and Jamie Levin, and Madison Cogan for sponsoring breakfast this week in honor of their students' birthdays. Happy birthday, everyone!
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Baruch Dayan Ha-Emet
We are saddened to inform you of the death of two members of our community.
Leona Drizin, mother of Tami Warshawsky and grandmother of sophomore Daniel Warshawsky and alumnus Josh Warshawsky. The funeral and interment took place in New Jersey. Shiva will continue at the Warshawsky home, 190 Crestview Lane in Deerfield after Shabbat on Saturday evening. Minyan will be at 7:30pm.
Irving Kupferberg, grandfather of sophomore Kate Kupferberg. The funeral will take place Tuesday September 2nd, 1:00 p.m., at Weinstein Brothers Memorial in Wilmette. Shiva will continue at the Kupferberg home, 1116 Wade St. in Highland Park, following the funeral on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings, and Sunday after 3:00 p.m. Minyan will be held in the evenings.
Donations in Mr. Kupferberg's memory may be directed to Chicagoland Jewish High School.
Hamakom y'nachem etchem b'toch sa'ar avlei Tziyon v'Yerushalayim.
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E-News Under New Management
E-news welcomes physics and math teacher Shira Eliaser as this year's editor in chief. Send her news and photos at enews@cjhs.org. |
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Religious Life
Yasher koach to Lea Sarris, Avra Shapiro, Matthew Levin, Rena Forester, Lisa Wiznitzer, Hannah Miller, Arianna Rozen, Esther Lowe, and alumnus Richard Kahn for leading davening at CJHS this week; also to Jeremy Hulkower, Avi Hass, Alec Cohen, and Rabbi Barkan for reading Torah.
Last but not least, a hearty yasher koach to Yali Derman for her moving dvar Torah, "A Blessing or A Curse" marking the eighth anniversary of her bone marrow transplant. Read Yali's incredible story here. |
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Community News and Events
"Merkaz Ivrit" - Hebrew Language Ulpan
The Community Foundation for Jewish Education of Metropolitan Chicago ("CFJE") offers adults an outstanding opportunity to learn and feel comfortable with Hebrew through its "Merkaz Ivrit" or "Ulpan Center" in all its dynamism! Running from October 2008 through May 2009, this 22-session program (1.5 hr/week) is structured to meet the needs of learners at all levels. Classes will take place in Skokie, the North Shore, Lakeview and new this year: the Northwest suburbs in Buffalo Grove. For the Ulpan brochure and registration information, click here or to go the CFJE website. Questions? Call the Ulpan Center today at 847.410.3900, ext. 20 or by e-mail at Ulpan@cfje.org. |
Shabbat Shalom
Candlelighting is at 7:11 p.m. Friday. Shabbat Shalom! | |
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