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January 11, 2013 / 29 Tevet 5773
With Love From the Seniors
In This Issue
Senior Israel
Experience
Exam Schedule
Calculator Art
Portrait Art
This Week in Sports
STAND UPdate
Alumni Trivia
A Taste of Torah
Save the Date
Sunday, Jan. 6 -
Senior Israel Experience
Thursday, Jan. 24
Senior Israel Experience
Monday, Jan. 14 -
Friday, Jan. 18
Winter Exams
Tuesday, Jan. 22
Second Semester Begins
Sophomore & Parent
Meeting
Sunday, Jan. 27
JNF Tu B'Shevat Fair
Monday, Jan. 28
Senior Classes Resume
Sunday, Feb. 10
ACT
Wednesday, Feb. 13
Curriculum and Beyond
Monday, Feb. 18
No School
P. O. Corner
Gelt Program The P.O. is pleased to once again introduce the gift card "Gelt program" to our families and we have made it much easier (look for upcoming email with details on how to register). Faculty and staff can also buy Gelt that 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 Sheri Sandrof at ssandrof@cjhs.org or call her at 847.324.3723.
The seniors have landed in Israel! From the desert wilds of
the Negev to the community-
building and gardening projects of kibbutz Ketura,
our students are learning
about themselves and the
land we love so much.
Miranda Smerling
reports from Timna
National Park, "The
blessing for seeing
wonders of nature is
"oseh maaseh Breishit"
(praised are You God,
for crafting the works of
Creation) -- and we had
ample opportunity to
say this bracha this
afternoon. Timna is an
ancient copper mine,
mined by the Midianites
and Egyptians 3,000
years ago. Mr. Griffith
Community News
and Events
NSS Beth El Presents Joel
Chasnoff
Wednesday, Jan. 16 7:45 p.m. North Suburban Synagogue Beth El, Highland Park Popular standup comedian and author Joel Chasnoff explains Zionism today with his own signature brand of humor. Click here for more details.
noted some of the geographic similarities to the Grand
Canyon, both in scope and the different colors of the
rocks. At Solomon's Pillars, we again took time in silence
to bear witness to the desert. As it is said, ר ב ד מ ה
ר ב ד מ . The desert speaks - when you listen to it... As a
parting gift, a rainbow appeared over the mountain!"
Yesterday and today were spent in civic Be'er Sheva and
the urban Tel Aviv, learning about the inhabitants and
their lifestyles. The white
team, under the cool leadership
of Dr. Schorsch, petitioned 10
different people to grant
asylum to refugees for 1000
bonus points. Rabbi
Silver's rocking green team
took pictures of cute twins and
navigated the streets with
students' use of Hebrew (they
want Gveret Wasserman to
know). In the end, though, Mr.
Griffith's yellow team emerged
victorious in the north Tel Aviv
scavenger hunt. Even as we
read this in 50-degree mists,
our students are bringing in Shabbat in the snowy city of
Yerushalayim, as per their wonderful SIE blog. They send
love from Ms. Susnow and wish us all a Shabbat shalom!
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 $180 (10x 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 idrazin@cjhs.org. Order forms are available online here.
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Exam Schedule: January 14-18
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
8:30 Tefillah
9:30 English Math Talmud Science
12:30 Spanish History Bible
Please note that tefillah during exam week starts half an
hour later than usual, at 8:30 a.m. Happy studying,
everyone!
Truly nSpired Calculator Art
Mr. Baumstark's Honors Pre-calculus and Ms. Charous's Honors Algebra II/ Trigonometry
classes have been using their mastery of equations and general graphing skills to create
beautiful works of art. For this project, the Algebra II
class focused on transformations of basic
functions and circles, while the
precalculus students focused on
graphing conics and polar
curves using both cartesian and
parametric
equations. Ms.
Charous' class
combined multiple
equations on the TI
nSpire CX, and Mr.
Baumstark's class
used an online
graphing calculator
called Desmos.
We may have some stellar
graphic designers in the works
here! And to think we once
might have faulted you for
"doodling" on your calculators
during class. Way to go, sophomores and juniors!
My Favorite Subject Is...
The annual CJHS Portraits are in
from Ms. Snyder's photography
class! This year's stunning color
photos in their mock-binder overlay
frames are adorning the main
staircase in a showcase of
the models' academic interests;
each
student
was
photographed by their trusty
partner while immersed in their
favorite subject. This was also
the first year that the annual
portrait project was completed
using cell phone cameras! So
take a walk through "History," (and
through "English," "Talmud," and
"Math") to see what our artists are up
to!
Alumni Trivia
Semper Fi! Which CJHS graduate is
sharpening his knowledge of mechanics in
the U.S. armed forces?
This Week in Sports
The varsity
basketball
team thrashed
Roycemore last
Wednesday night
62-45!
Sophomore Josh
Newlander
scores 18 points,
junior Avidan
Halivni added
17, and junior
Jeremy
Goodman had
12. The team's
record is now
13-2 for this
incredible
season. Back in
the Caplan gym,
the Lady Tigers
took on Francis
Parker and the
freshman Tigers
went up against
Northtown
Academy. Don't
forget to take a
study break on
Saturday night to come cheer on our teams against the Skokie Yeshiva!
STAND UPdate
STAND Secretary Yadid Licht points our community to
Project Enough, an anti-genocide and human rights
organization that focuses on the issues in Congo, Sudan,
and South Sudan. In this video, Laura Heaton, a writer
and editor for the organization, explores the underlying
causes behind the violence in Jonglei, South Sudan.
Jonglei is one of the ten provinces of South Sudan, an
area a bit larger than France. Raise your awareness of
world events!
Alumni Trivia
Private First Class Kayce
Miller ('09) completed his 12-
week intensive training program
in the U.S. Marines and is going
on to be a logistics
specialist. He is pictured here
with his sister, junior Baye
Miller. Kayce earned his
Private First Class designation
based on his levels of education
and merit, and one day hopes
to use his skills to help develop
his brother Dakota Miller's
('07) organic farm. We salute you, Kayce! You make our country great.
A Taste of Torah: Va-Era
The start of finals marks the beginning of an important time in the life of our school. This week's parsha, Va'eyra, also explores another transformative moment in the collective memory of the Jewish People: the Exodus from Egypt. This week, we've invited
some of our students to share their musings on a number of issues raised in Parshat Va'eyra. We encourage you to continue these conversations and explore these ideas at your Shabbat
tables this week...and beyond! Shabbat Shalom,
Ms. Frankel Ms. Frankel: The book of Shmot (Exodus), and this parsha specifically, outlines the birth of the Israelite nation. In your view, what does it mean to be a part of the Jewish People?
Carly Silvers: Being a Jewish person at CJHS is like being part of a family. The members of our Jewish family are all different but united. In addition, our religion has a lot to do with faith in God, each other and the world. So being part of the Jewish People means a spiritual connection to God, God's creations and
everything surrounding us. CJHS as a whole is like one Jewish person in the world in the sense that our school represents a
small section of the Jewish community. Ms. Frankel: Traditionally Moses has been nicknamed "Moshe Rabbenu" - "Moses, our teacher." Why? What has Moses taught you?
Dylan Janczak: Moshe devoted most his life to delivering and teaching the word of God to the Jewish People, so it seems clear that this is why he is nicknamed "our teacher." Moses has taught me what it means to be a Jew. Devoting one's self to the
Torah and God is but one of the many lessons Moshe has taught me.
Ms. Frankel: Parshat Va'eyra describes the first six plagues that Moses brought upon the Egyptians. What plagues you today? Why? Josh Newlander: Something that plagues me is self-confidence in the classroom. In the past, teachers have advised me to move
up in a class, but I'd always decide to stay in my comfort zone than be challenged and risk lowering my grade. Ms. Frankel: Moses is considered not only to be a great leader, but a prophet. Who would you consider to be a modern-day prophet? Why?
Joe Cohen: I don't believe that one specific person can be called a modern-day prophet. Rather, everyone has the potential to become a prophet. If one is willing to step outside one's comfort zone, like Moses did with public speaking, then one shows the ability to overcome obstacles and to create solutions to life's roadblocks.
Shabbat Shalom
Candlelighting this Friday night, Rosh Chodesh Shevat, will
be at 4:22 p.m. Shabbat Shalom and Chodesh Tov!
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