On Saturday night, students, teachers and various speakers gathered at CJHS for the night to learn about the genocide occurring in Darfur.  The evening began with a drumming circle led by Rabbi Menachem Cohen and other congregants from a drumming synagogue.  Students heard from Rabbi Joshua Feigelson about the Jewish view on intervention according to the Mishnah and discussed the different levels of activism Jews are responsible for in daily life. Students went on "plan your own journey" as a refugee in Sudan, while others learned about African culture with Rabbi Barkan, watching his video of Ugandan people in their daily lives and hearing about his experience there.

 

A Sudanese refugee, Muhammed Abdul Rakman, spoke about the conflict and his personal experience in Sudan.  Throughout the night, students made phone calls to the White House, wrote letters to representatives, made stuffed animals for refugees in Israel, and watched the movie Sand and Sorrow.  The Sleep-In ended with a sunrise Shacharit and reflections on the evening.  Students described the program as "invigorating and informative," all leaving with more power to make a difference.

 

The Darfur Sleep-In was covered by the Chicago Jewish News.  Read the full story here.
 

Thank you to Noa Fleischacker and Jewish World Watch/STAND for planning this event and to all the teachers who came to help out.  This event certifies the STAND chapter at CJHS.  For more information about STAND visit their website at http://www.standnow.org/.

 

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.

 

 

There are many exciting additions to our sports programs this winter. This year, both our men's and women's varsity basketball teams will participate in a tournament/shabbaton:  the boys travel to Memphis and the Lady Tigers play in Baltimore.  Our coed swim teams and bowling teams will compete inter-scholastically and will see the return of the faculty challenge.
 
The start of the winter athletic season is only a couple of weeks away.  You must register for a winter sport by completing the registration form and paying the associated athletic fee by Friday, October 23.  Then show up to the first scheduled practice!  No student will be allowed to participate without first turning in the form, fee, and physical.  As always, CJHS has a "no cut" policy:  any student may participate on a CJHS athletic team as long as he or she regularly attends practices and contests and tries hard.
 
We look forward to an enjoyable and successful winter sports season at CJHS. Please do not hesitate to contact me at tcohen@cjhs.org if you have any questions.

Hop Through Highland Park

 

Each year, the Va'ad sponsors a progressive dinner which stretches through the sukkot of three CJHS families. This year, the Sukkah Hop will take place in Highland Park on Thursday night, October 16, as students will hop from Jonah Harris's sukkah to Jordy Shapiro's sukkah and finally to Avra and Aliza Shapiro's sukkah. Watch your future e-news for a report on this exciting annual event. 
 

 

 

If you ordered a lulav and etrog set from CJHS, pickup will be after school on Monday, October 13.  School lets out at noon, so don't forget!

 

We are pleased to announce that our entire junior class is participating in this year's trip to Washington, DC for Panim el Panim, an intensive four-day program that includes sessions with lawmakers and experiential educators, as well as a tour of the nation's capital. The seminar deals with Jewish perspectives on public policy, leadership, and Israel. Panim is an important element of CJHS's junior year curriculum because of its relevance to U.S. History, Jewish Communal Leadership, and other themes during the school year.
 
Our students will be in DC November 16-19. Learn more at www.panim.org. 
 

 

 

The Va'ad still has a few pairs of last year's navy sweatpants available for $18/pair. The pants feature the Hebrew words Tichon Chicago silkscreened on one leg. We also have a number of last year's tie-dyed t-shirts available for $10 each. Pick up some school regalia and help support Student Life at CJHS. To purchase sweatpants or t-shirts, please contact Ms. Musin at cmusin@cjhs.org or 847.423.5960.
 

 
Mazel tov to our administrative assistant Michele Agbodza, her husband Ben, and their daughter Lily on the birth of their baby girl Ruth Agbodza, who bounced into this world on October 5.  Baby and mommy are doing fine and promise pictures soon.

 

Mazel tov too to former CJHS faculty member Eric Zaff and his wife Jill on the arrival of their son, Joshua Ezra Zaff, on October 2.  The bris was held today at Anshe Sholom.  Mr. Zaff is completing his studies at Yeshivat Chovevei Tzion, where he is studying for smicha.

 

An additional mazel tov goes to Inez Altman, director of building services on her recent engagement. 

 

 

 

Each day at CJHS is full of events--classes, club and committee meetings, athletic events, rehearsals, etc. CJHS uses Trumba, a calendar program that assembles all of this information into a unified, easily accessible structure; because the calendar is online, you can access it from virtually anywhere. The calendar's features include color-coding by event type, addresses and maps to events taking place outside the CJHS building, a search function, and much more. Use the Calendar Tips in the lefthand column to access the calendar. The Trumba calendar is updated on a daily basis, so be sure to check it regularly. To look at the calendar, click on www.trumba.com/calendars/cjhs.
 
As in previous years, Trumba is capable of sending automated calendar updates to your email address. If you would like to receive these updates, please email cmusin@cjhs.org. The first automated email will be sent on Sunday.
 
If you have questions about using the online calendar, please contact Ms. Musin at cmusin@cjhs.org or 847.423.5960.
 

 

 

Many thanks to Kate Kupferberg's family for sponsoring breakfast in her honor.

 

Yasher koach to Arianna Rozen, Jeremy Hulkower, Hannah Rosenbaum, Matt Levin, Daniel Eisenberg, Ms. Eliaser, Hannah Miller, Elli Cohn, Aaron Freeman, and alumnus David Weltman for leading davening at CJHS this week; also to Leo Spornstarr and Matt Levin for reading Torah.  Yasher koach to Dr. Schorsch for her Dvar Torah about midrashic views of teshuvah and to Rabbi Goldberg for his dvar Torah on redemption, Yom Kippur, and the Cubs.

 

An additional yasher koach goes to Rabbi Barkan, whose podcast about the Darfur Sleep-In has been published on the Koach website.  Read Rabbi Barkan's dvar Torah at http://www.koach.org/podcasts/twomintorah/5769/haazinu.html