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Save the Date
Tuesday, March 16 - Sunday, March 21
Model U.N. Conference
Sunday, March 21 - Monday, March 22
CJHS presents Grease!
Tuesday, March 23
Prospective Students Bowling Party
Monday, March 29
Spring Break Begins
Monday, April 12
School Resumes
Sunday, April 18 - Monday, April 19
JTS Wagner Institute
Tuesday, April 20
Yom Ha'Atzmaut
Friday, April 23
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P. O. Corner
Parent Organization
Upcoming Education Programs
The CJHS Book Club Presents...
A Pigeon and a Boy by Meir Shalev
Discussion led by
Dr. Roberta Miller and Ms. Ela Moskovich
Monday April 26
7:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Parent Education
The Parent Organization is very excited about our program for the upcoming year. The program is comprised of three strands: · Issues of Concern to Parents · The CJHS Book Group · Torah Lishma (Learning for its own sake) Please find the details about programs at www.cjhs.org/pdf/
parenteducation.
Gelt Program
The P.O. is pleased to introduce the gift card "Gelt program" to our families. Faculty and staff who buy Gelt will help to support programs provided for the school by the P.O. This program is designed to help families earn money toward their children's junior year Panim program and/or the Senior Israel Experience. The program is a passive earning system, in which you buy the things you ordinarily purchase anyway and earn money which will be credited to your family for designated school trips. If you have any questions, contact Kim Frankel 847.373.1183 kfrankel0721@gmail.com or Sarah Budweg 847.710.1740 sbudweg13@aol.com.
Need stationery? Holiday cards? Family tributes? Order cards from the P.O.! Click here for more information.
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Community News and Events
Rabbi Golinkin at Beth El
Join us for a special weekend Friday, April 16 - Sunday, April 18 with our Frankel Scholar, Rabbi David Golinkin!
Friday: 6:15 pm - Kabbalat Shabbat/Ma'ariv
7:00 pm dinner by paid reservation, and "Jerusalem of Gold: The History of an Expression"
Sat a.m. - D'var Torah: "Wanted: A Jewish Education Revolution in Israel"
Post Kiddish Lecture: "The Love of Eretz Yisrael in the Talmud"
Sun eve (after 7:30 p.m. Ma'ariv ) - Rabbi Irving and Amy Frankel Scholar lecture: "Moses and Herzl"
For further information and dinner reservations, please contact Merle Tovian, Continuing Education Director, 847.432.8900 x 262 or mtovian@nssbethel.org. Dinner reservations due Friday, April 9.
Presented by the Gertrude Lederman Family Continuing Education Program at North Suburban Synagogue Beth El, 1175 Sheridan Rd Highland Park
JUF/JVS Job Fair
For entry to mid-level professionals, presented by JUF's Young Leadership Division, TIP Young Professional Groups (Young Real Estate, Lawyers, Finance & Entrepreneurs), and Jewish Vocational Service
Friday, April 16
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Standard Club (320 South Plymouth Court)
A Job Fair preparation workshop will be held from 9 - 10 a.m. Interactive panel presentations and career workshops will be held at 11 a.m., 12 noon and 1 p.m. Job seekers will have the opportunity to receive career counseling and resume help throughout the day at the Career Services Help Desk.
If you are interested in having your company represented at the JUF/JVS Job Fair, please view Employer Guidelines and contact Lainie Kaufman at tip@juf.org or 312-444-2826.
Register online
For more information, please view Job Seeker Guidelines, Frequently Asked Questions or contact Ariel Zipkin at yld@juf.org or 312.357.4880.
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Sponsor Breakfast
 What's better than a birth
day cele-bration 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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Chicagoland Jewish High School
::1095 Lake Cook Rd ::
:: Deerfield, IL 60015 ::
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CJHS' spring musical opens Sunday at the Winnetka Community Theater! Doors open at 6:45 p.m. for those with priority seating. To purchase tickets, click here.
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Model U.N. Takes on NYC!
 Seventeen of our most talented international studies scholars landed in New York City on Tuesday evening for the 2010 Model U.N. Conference. CJHS is representing the Czech Republic this year; s ome of our students are also on specialized committees that represent the nations of Senegal, the Russian Federation and Spain. Sophomore Benjy Forester reports from New York that his public advocacy skills are growing exponentially and that the  CJHS delegation "dominated the committee" Wednesday morning. On schedule later this week are committee meetings with France, the U.K., and the U.S.A., as well as a Shabbat hike to Congregation Habonim... where they may see a familiar face (see "Alumni Trivia" below). Stay tuned for next week's full report! |
Save the Date: JTS Wagner Institute
Chicagoland Jewish High School is thrilled to share a rare opportunity with you: the chance to study with the preeminent scholars of the Jewish Theological Seminary--right here at CJHS. In addition, juniors and seniors may apply to win a $5,000 college scholarship as part of this experience.
For over 15 years, the Wagner Institute has been a staple of JTS's continuing education for adults, and this year it will be held in Deerfield in partnership with Chicagoland Jewish High School. In 1994, Nate Wagner and Ruth Braver endowed the Isidor and Rose Wagner Institute for Leadership Development of The Jewish Theological Seminary; this year's Wagner Institute will be held on April 18-19 at CJHS and will feature the participation of CJHS students and faculty along with members of the greater community. The Wagner Institute will provide a dynamic forum for people to explore ancient and modern Jewish texts and traditions with some of the most creative and compelling faculty of JTS, including Dr. Eitan Fishbane, Dr. Neil Gillman, Rabbi David Hoffman, Dr. Amy Kalmanofsky, Dr. David Kraemer, Rabbi Marc Wolf, and Rabbi Joel Roth.
The theme for this year's Wagner Institute is Living Jewishly Today: Contemporary Conversations About Jewish Beliefs, Family and Rituals.
Through the generosity of the Wagner family, the fees for the program are $72 per participant. This fee includes all texts and program meals (lunch, dinner, and snacks on Sunday, and breakfast, lunch, and snacks on Monday). The program is free for students.
The Wagner Institute will take place on Sunday, April 18 from 11:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. and on Monday, April 19 from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Invitations containing registration information will be mailed shortly.
For further information about the Wagner Institute, please contact Stephanie Smerling, Director of Institutional Advancement for Chicagoland Jewish High School, at 847.324.3720 or ssmerling@cjhs.org or Nadine Sasson Cohen, Midwest Director for JTS, at 312.606.9086 or nacohen@jtsa.edu.
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Red Sarachek Tournament
Our stalwart Tigers made it as far as Tier II in Yeshiva University's Red Sarachek tournament, where they took third place with a win against the Beren Torah Academy Stars. With a 2-2 record, the team won more games than ever before! Juniors Aaron Cohn and Zach Spellman led the team in points, with sophomore Sam Botbol and senior Daniel Eisenberg also bringing in double digits. Thanks to all the fans and parents who made it as far as New York to see the end of the CJHS Tigers best ever season! |
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IFYC
On Monday, Jeremy Hipps, Ari Eisenstadt, and Eliana Fisher presented in a panel before hundreds of Loyola Academy students. They were joined by students from our interfaith partner schools, Universal (Muslim) and Loyola (Catholic) about the importance of interfaith dialogue. On Tuesday morning, Sister Mary Ellen, in her role as liaison between the Archdiocese and the Jewish community, brought three students from a Catholic school in Kansas to shadow at Tefillah and Jewish studies classes. |
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Pi Day
This past Sunday was Pi Day, celebrated on Friday at CJHS with a celebration of pie. In tribute to the famous transcendental number, students composed poetry, invented cryptograms, baked 3.14 in cookie form, and all vied for the most creative use of pi. Winners of the contest, seniors Arianna Rozen and Victoria Aron, whose interpretive pi dance charmed the judges, celebrated their victory by throwing a pie at Ms. Gitlin. A few unofficial pies also appear to have been thrown in the resulting festivities, and CJHS continues to prepare for the Grand Pi Day of 2015.
AMC
American Mathematics Competition results are in! The school winner for the AMC 10 is sophomore Nicolas Levy with a score of 90 and the the AMC 12 winner is senior Ari Eisenstadt with a score of 78. Congratulatons, mathletes!
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YPI Silent Auction
Last chance to bid at http://www.cjhsypi.blogspot.com/ on your favorite CJHS items. Items for bidding include sportswear, kipot, homework passes, tutoring, free dinners with teachers, and Ms. Gitlin's course on baby care--real baby included! All proceeds will go towards pediatric cancer research via Alex's Lemonade Stand. The auction ends today, so don't wait! |
 Alumni Trivia
Before the annual spring musical got off the ground, the CJHS drama department was accustomed to producing two annual full-length plays. Who are these star-crossed lovers who brought Shakespeare to CJHS in the fall of 2004? |
 Be Our Guest for Pizza and Bowling
Questions? contact Rachel Spiro, Director of Admissions, 847.324.3706 |
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Yearbook Sponsorships
The annual yearbook sponsorship book is filling quickly. Would you like to wish your student a special mazel tov? Would you like to recognize a graduating senior or the Class of 2010? Or, would you like to advertise your business to our CJHS community? Now is the time! To purchase an ad at last year's prices, click here. We are happy to create your ad for you, or you can submit it electronically or by snail mail. Please submit your ad no later than April 15! |
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Where's the (Kosher) Beef?
In Argentina, that's where! Above, CJHS alumni Nat Sufrin ('07) and Avra Shapiro ('09) beef up at the kosher McDonald's in Buenos Aires, the only such franchise outside of Israel!
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Senior Class Murder Mystery
On Sunday, February 28, the senior class had a High School Reunion Murder Mystery Party at Jamie and Matt Levin's house. The night was filled with fun and suspicious characters. During the party, Brett Riederman was "murdered" and everyone had to figure out who was guilty. Everyone came dressed up as characters from High School Reunion: cheerleaders, math geeks, and drama club members. Each senior assumed their role and questioned the others carefully to figure out who was the murderer. Nina Kiken almost got away with the murder until Peri Axelrod accused her of committing the crime. Ultimately, Nina Kiken was voted best performance and Miranda Borkan, a cheerleader, was voted best dressed. Thanks to everyone who participated and to the Levin family for hosting and planning the party.
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Jacob Kanter ('05) played Romeo and Rachel Hilker ('05) played Juliet in a 1960's-themed production under director Ron Ben-Joseph.
"Romeo" made aliyah this past fall after completing a degree at McGill in cultural studies. Jacob now resides in Yafo and writes for the Jerusalem Post.
"Juliet" now resides in Manhattan, having completed a double degree in Talmud and music from Barnard/JTS. Rachel is taking a year or two off to work as an investment analyst before starting her cantorial degree at JTS. She is pleased to be a regular ba'al koreh at Congregation Habonim on the Upper West Side. In other news, she is celebrating her recent engagement to Jonathan Shapiro! Mazal tov, Rachel! |
 Sponsored Breakfast
Many thanks to Nadav Sprague's family and to the Board for sponsoring breakfast this week. Happy birthday, Nadav! |
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...And the R.A.'s annual Pesach guide can be found here. Candlelighting this will be at 6:42 p.m. Enjoy your challah, and shabbat shalom! | |
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