The first All-School Shabbaton of the school year took place last weekend. More than 100 students joined with faculty and faculty families to relax, kick back, and relish Shabbat together. In preparation for the Shabbaton, students created a new setup in the Beit Knesset, rearranged the tables in the Shapiro Dining Hall, and spent a great deal of time transforming our usual school space into a Shabbat space. The event began with an extraordinary program brought to CJHS by Va'ad Israel.  Friday night featured spirited tefillot and a delicious dinner, followed by a series of getting-to-know-you games designed to strengthen our community.

 

On Shabbat morning, the community came together for davening. While the rain poured outside, spirits were high inside as we sang numerous songs at the end of each Shabbat meal. The afternoon featured plenty of free time, a speedball tournament (yasher koach to the Blue team!), and an Arab-Israeli Dialogue simulation. Following mincha, Seudah Shlishit, and ma'ariv, everyone gathered in a large circle, with seniors in an inner circle, to recite Havdalah using the school's new havdalah set, a gift from the Class of 2008. The Shabbaton concluded with a mad dash around the building as students packed, cleaned, and reset the school in just over 20 minutes. 
 
Kol HaKavod to...

Yasher koach to the Shabbaton Committee for their extraordinary work in  creating a Shabbaton only three weeks into the school year. In addition to the committee, nearly 30 more students were involved in planning or implementing various components of the Shabbaton--kol hakavod l'kulam.
 
Many thanks to Mr. Frank, Rabbi Goldberg, Rabbi Barkan, Rabbi Dickman, Rabbi Ben-Avraham, Mrs. Eliaser, Mr. Guidone, and Ms. Musin for staffing the Shabbaton. Their monumental contributions to the experience cannot be expressed in words. Thank you to Gvt. Amit-Sharon, Gvt. Cohen, Mr. Marchenko, and Mrs. Smerling for their assistance on Friday afternoon.
 
Thank you to Ms. Altman and Mr. Guidone for their phenomenal support of the program and willingness to make the seemingly impossible happen.
 
Yasher koach to Ms. Musin for developing, guiding, and supervising the entire Shabbaton program.
 
Mark your Calendars Now...
Freshman Shabbaton-November 14-15, 2008
Spring All-School Shabbaton-March 27-28, 2009!
 

 

On Wednesday afternoon, parents and community members Nina Harris, Karen Peaceman, Marci Shapiro, Tina Wolf, and Barbara Lieberman had the opportunity to cook and prep with Susie Fishbein, the famous kosher cookbook author.  Susie shared techniques and shortcuts as the group cooked and tasted mouth-watering wonton chicken, tomato peasant soup and beggars' purses with runny chocolate.  Also taking mental notes were guest tasters Tami Warshawsky, Katy Silvers, Maryl Dayan, Melanie Michael, Jennifer Flink, and Lori Rabinowitz.  That evening, Susie did a cooking demo for over a hundred people in the Shapiro Dining Hall.  Guests enjoyed learning how to make her version of a Rosh Hashanah dinner, while CJHS student waiters treated them to a sumptuous three-course meal cooked by CJE Senior Life.  

 

Wish you could have been there?  Order Susie's cookbooks through CJHS, with a portion of the sales going to the school.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clean your car and clean the world!  The Garden Committee is holding a car wash to benefit the CJHS Garden, including the Bev Fox Memorial Garden.  The car wash will take place this Monday September 22, at 4:45 p.m. in the parking lot between CJHS and the Hellenic-American Academy next door.  The cost will be $10 a car, and the proceeds will go toward building our CJHS garden, including the Biology Garden (used and maintained by bio class), the Bev Fox Memorial Garden, and a third student body garden.  Come help CJHS go green!

 

  

The support for the Tiger Club, the CJHS athletic booster club, has been phenomenal this year, but we still need your help. The club's mission is to provide financial support and increased spirit for CJHS athletics.  Show your Tiger Pride and join today! 

 
Questions, comments, or suggestions?  Please email Tim Cohen, Director of Athletics, or call 847.423.5491.

 

 

Sophomore Sarah Scheinman is featured as JUF's Teen of the Week for her work at Camp Tov.  Read all about her here.

 

Yasher koach to all the CJHS community members who packed and delivered for Maot Chitim this past week, including Rachel Garfinkel, Becca Gore, Rachel Binstock, and Nicole Wiznitzer, who made up the official CJHS task force on Monday night.  Senior Lea Sarris is quoted in this week's Chicago Jewish News as a regular volunteer at Maot Chitim.  Read the article here.

 

Alumnus Shai Kamin ('07) has been published in the Yale Daily News.  He and guest columnist Shir Lefkowitz respond eloquently and convincingly to the notion that a nefarious "Israel lobby" is exerting a harmful influence on American policy in the Middle East.  Read Shai's article here.

 

 

Happy birthday to Steve Edelman, Lauren Steinberg, Maor Gordon-Guterman, Aaron Cohn, and Aliza Small.  Many thanks to their families for sponsoring breakfasts in their honor.

 

Yasher koach to Yali Derman, Brett Kopin, Rena Forester, Benjy Forester, Avra Shapiro, Matt Levin, Rachel Braun, and alumnus Aaron Magid ('06)for leading davening at CJHS this week; also to Gabe Rubin, Lisa Wiznitzer, Benji Forester, and Louis Shekhtman for reading Torah.  Yasher koach to Rabbi Barkan, who gave the Dvar Torah and talked about selichot.