Save the Date
Monday, May 4 - Friday, May 15
AP Exams
Friday, May 15 - Saturday, May 16
Senior Shabbaton
Sunday, May 17
Bev Fox Memorial Garden Dedication
Sunday, May 17
Student Directed One-Acts
Sunday, May 24
Prom
Tuesday, May 26
Physics Expo
Wednesday, May 27
Graduation
Thursday, May 28
Erev Shavuot (2:45 Dismissal)
Friday, May 29
Shavuot (No School)
Sunday, May 31
Dance Marathon
Friday, June 12
Year-End BBQ
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Community News and Events
SSDS Quick Business Connections
Wednesday May 6, 2009 7:30-9:00 p.m.
Northbrook SSDS
Terrible economy? Let's work together with other Schechter and CJHS businesses. If you want to spread word about your business, find employees, or find a job, the best way is to speak with lots of people. Come to our networking meeting on Wednesday and meet other people in the SSDS/CJHS community. Be ready with an elevator speech (about one minute) about yourself and services you provide. Bring business cards to share.
Continuing Education at Melton
The Florence Melton Adult Mini-School is an outstanding two-year program which offers a comprehensive range of Jewish studies. Knowledge of Hebrew is not required. Melton students are a committed group of adult learners who represent a great diversity in background, prior level of learning, and affiliation, but are united by their desire to learn more about their Judaism.
Registration fills up fast! For further information, click here, or call or email Keith Kanter at kkanter@cfje.org or 847-410-3900 ext. 25.
Melton has received rave reviews from the CJHS members who have taken it - let now be your turn! CFJE Ulpan: Summer and FallThe Community Foundation for Jewish Education of Metropolitan Chicago offers a first-class, exciting way for adult members of our community to learn Modern Hebrew. We are so pleased to now offer the Ulpan at four different sites. Click here for information about our summer and fall course offerings. JUF Teen ConnectionsJUF is planning a great deal of exciting events for teens in the near future. Click on http://www.juf.org/
teens/newsletter_web.aspx to read about all of the events. You can subscribe to the JUF Teen Connections newsletter via a link at the bottom of the website. Perlstein Family VacationsShare quality time with your family and get the benefits that only an all-inclusive Perlstein family vacation can provide. Vacation at JCC's Perlstein Resort & Conference Center in Lake Delton, WI, adjacent to Camp Chi and minutes from the Wisconsin Dells. August 17-23 & 24-30, 2009. · Day camp/day care for all age groups-infants to teens · Family activities and events · Nightly activities for adults and evening babysitting · Relax and leave all of the Shabbat preparation to us! · 3 Kosher meals a day with snacks Included Activities, no additional fee: waterskiing, sailing, swimming, boating, arts & crafts, outdoor & indoor play spaces, rock climbing, mountain biking, horseback riding, archery, sports, yoga, field trips and more! There's so much to do. For details visit www.gojcc.org/prcc, call 847.763.3603 or email prcc@gojcc.org. |
Sponsor Breakfast
What's better than a birthday celebration with friends? Celebrate your student's birthday or other milestone with a special breakfast at CJHS.
 For a donation of $162 (9x chai), bagels, cream cheese, and orange juice will be served to everyone. An announcement will be made in Tefillah and in the dining hall, and the occasion will also be listed in our weekly E-News.
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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Emergency Tuition Fund Gets Jump Start
CJHS is proud to announce that its Spring Appeal for the Emergency Tuition Fund has been rewarded with many generous responses. Thank you to those who have responded to our appeal; to date, we have raised over $100,000. The Emergency Tuition Fund was recently created in response to our community's growing need for tuition assistance, precipitated by the dramatic shifts in the economy. Over 50% of our students receive some form of financial assistance and the dollar amount allocated to scholarships has increased by 20%. In spite of this increase, we remain committed to all of our students and do not want financial hardship to stand in the way of anyone benefitting from the excellent education CJHS offers. In fact, the positive response CJHS has received to its appeal is a testament to the scope of this community's compassion. If you have not already done so, please consider donating to the Emergency Tuition Fund and giving a student the gift of education. To make a gift, please click here. For more information, please contact Stephanie Smerling, Director of Institutional Advancement, at ssmerling@cjhs.org or 847-324-3720.
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Yom HaZikaron
 Va'ad Israel led a meaningful ceremony following tefillah on Yom HaZikaron. The ceremony was dedicated to the memory of the soldiers of Israel who have been killed in the service of protecting their country.
Yom HaAtzmaut
CJHS was full of blue and white on Yom HaAtzmaut, from the flags in the gym and dining hall to the clothing that people were wearing. Our celebrations began with festive tefillot, followed by two periods of special activities. Gil Hoffman, a Chicago native and Jerusalem Post writer, spoke to our students about politics in Israel, the elections, and the relationship between Israel and America. The students were extremely responsive to him and asked very insightful questions.  While one group was listening to Gil Hoffman, the other students were playing Israelogy, a game show created by Va'ad Israel. The game show helped students increase their knowledge about Israel and included questions about Israeli culture, technology, music, films, and several rounds of "Identify the Israeli" among a series of pictures.
In the middle of the day, the whole school gathered for an Israeli fiesta catered by Mizrahi Grill. While devouring falafel, hummus, French fries, and Israeli salad, everyone listened to Israeli music and watched a slideshow about different sites in Israel.
Yasher koach to Va'ad Israel, and particularly Karen Avidar, Ron Schrag, Alex Krule, LeeTal Gabel, and Gabe Rubin, for all of their work on Yom HaAtzmaut. Kol hakavod to Becca Gore, who created the phenomenal PowerPoint for the Israelogy game. Many thanks to Gvt. Amit-Sharon and Gvt. Cohen for planning and supervising the activities for Yom HaZikaron and Yom Ha-Atzma'ut.
Thanks also to Shorashim and JNF's Caravan for Democracy for bringing Gil Hoffman to CJHS.
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Studio Art Students Think Big
 Students in Mrs. Marla Snyder's studio art class have been working on a watercolor project titled "Soul Searching". Their finished watercolors will be enlarged poster size. Students invite you to see some of their original watercolors and drawings at the opening reception of their exhibit at Princeton Frame and Art Gallery in Highland Park. The opening reception is on May 6 from 5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m. The exhibit will be up for one week.
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Pulitzer Prize Winner Speaks to Students about Darfur CJHS students were privileged this week to speak with two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Paul F. Salopek, Foreign Correspondent for the Chicago Tribune, on his experiences reporting in war zones, especially Darfur. Salopek spoke to students via conference call, as he is currently in the Congo, and students were able to ask him about his personal experiences, how the media's coverage of war zones may or may not make a difference, and how to define the word "genocide." Salopek began his journalism career in 1985 when his motorcycle broke down in Roswell, N.M., and he took a police-reporting job at the local newspaper to earn repair money. Since then, he has worked as a correspondent in Africa, the Balkans and Central Asia. CJHS was fortunate enough to speak with him after his recent engagement at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center's symposium on Ethics of Reporting Genocide in the Media. Thank you to Dr. Gary Auslander for coordinating the program and to Paul Salopek himself, whose experiences are both fascinating and inspirational. |
ACT Registration Reminder
If you are planning to take the ACT this year, now is the time to register!
For the June 14 test date, register by May 8. Late registration is open through May 22.
For the September 13 test date, register by August 7. Late registration is open through August 21.
For the October 25 test date, register by September 18. Late registration is open through October 2.
For the December 13 test date, register by November 6. Late registration is open through November 20.
Students may register by going to www.actstudent.org. Please remember that CJHS offers the only February, April, and June tests at our Deerfield location. The fall tests will be offered at the Ida Crown Academy in Chicago. Practice tests are available at the CJHS Guidance Center. For questions about college testing, please see Mr. Scher or Ms. Rostker. |
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CJHS Students Elected
CJHS congratulates our students who were elected last week to the CHUSY (Chicago Region United Synagogue Youth) 2009-2010 Regional Executive Board. Our students' involvement in USY and other youth groups complements their experiences at CJHS, and their experiences at CJHS enhance their USY involvement.
Mazal tov to the following students on their new positions:
Hannah Miller, CHUSY President
Daniel Warshawsky, Membership/Kadima V.P.
Alex Krule, Religion/Education Vice President
Jacquie Zaluda, Social Action/Tikun Olam Vice President
Yasher koach to Hannah, Jacquie, and Shoshana Coven, who served on the 2008-2009 CHUSY board, as well as our many students who serve on the CHUSY Regional General Board, and Avra Shapiro, who co-chaired last weekend's CHUSY Kinnus. |
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Trip to Sudanese Community Center
The Jewish World Watch/STAND organization of CJHS is arranging a visit to Chicago's Sudanese Community Center for Sunday, May 31. At the center, our group will discuss current African events with Sudanese community leaders and participate in cultural activities of the region. This trip culminates a year of education at CJHS about the current crisis in Darfur. All students and faculty are invited to come on this momentous excursion.
A bus will leave CJHS on Sunday morning and return in time for Dance Marathon in the afternoon. Stay tuned for further details about the day's schedule. If you are interested in coming on the trip, please contact Jordy Shapiro Jdshapkid@aol.com or Noa Fleischacker noadaphne@yahoo.com. |
Popcorn Thursdays!
Buy $1 bags of delicious, fresh popcorn every Thursday in the cafeteria to support the Model United Nations team! |
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Save the Date - Graduation
On Wednesday May 27 at 5:30 p.m., the students of CJHS's sixth graduating class will receive their diplomas and commence the next stage of their lives. Watch the mailbox for your invitation!
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Mazal Tov
 Mazal tov to Rabbi Ruven Barkan on being Named Jewish Educator of the Year by the Midwest Region of the Jewish Educators Assembly. The mission of the Jewish Educators Assembly is to promote excellence among educators committed to Conservative Jewish Education by advancing professionalism, encouraging leadership, pursuing lifelong learning and building community. |
| Refuah Shleimah
 CJHS wishes a full and speedy recovery to Ms. Ellen Rostker, College Counselor, who is recuperating after a fall during Pesach vacation. Ms. Rostker is missed, and we look forward to her return to CJHS. |
Breakfast Sponsors
 Happy birthday to Adam Schneider, and to Adam and Jake Rudolph. Many thanks to their families, and to the family of Jonah Frankel for sponsoring breakfast. Also thanks to Mr. Scher for the May 1 breakfast in honor of the Class of 2009. |
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Don't Forget to Count the Omer
 Today is 22 days, which is two weeks and one day of the Omer. The kabbalistic feature of the day is Chesed b'Netzach, endurance and foresight tempered with lovingkindness. In preparation for Shavuot, give yourself the opportunity to do a deed of love whose effect will be long-lasting and meangingful.
This feature was mistakenly listed last week. E-News apologizes for the error. Last Friday's feature was Chesed b'Tiferet, compassion tempered with lovingkindness. To blend those virtues, one must express compassion without condescension, with genuine warmth and not by rote.
Many online resources are available to send daily Omer reminders via email, including chabad.org, ou,org, and torah.org.
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Religious Life
 Yasher koach to Ari Eisenstadt, Louis Shekhtman, Lisa Wiznitzer, Rachel Braun, Rena Forester, Jeremy Hulkower, Miranda Borkan, and Shoshana Coven for leading davening this week; also to Ariel Stoltz for reading his first Torah reading ever, Jeremy Hulkower for reading Torah in honor of the 5th anniversary of his bar mitzvah, Matthew Levin and Rabbi Barkan for reading Torah, and Leo Spornstarr for reading haftorah.
An additional yasher koach to Rabbi Daniel Sherbill of Adas Yehuda v'Shoshana (AYSH) for his dvar Torah this morning. |
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Shabbat Shalom
Candlelighting is 7:33 p.m. this Friday. Shabbat shalom!
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