"After the Chagim"

30 Tishrei, 5775 October 24, 2014

This Week at CJHS

Grandparents' Night

Opera Field Trip

IFYC

Model U.N. Movie Night

Shabbaton

Golf Finals

P.O. Book Club

USCJ Scholar in Residence

Alumni Sighting

Honoring Dr. Schorsch

Parlor Meetings

Alumni Trivia

A Taste of Torah

Grandparents' Night

Over forty CJHS Grandparents came together

Save the Date

Friday, Oct. 31- Friday, Nov. 1 DEAP Shabbaton Sunday, Nov. 2 Open House

Friday, Nov. 14 No School

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P.O. Corner

The P.O. is pleased to offer the gift card or "Scrip/Gelt" program, designed to help families earn money to apply towards their students' Shabbatonim, Junior Class trip, and Senior Israel Experience. By purchasing gift cards through the school for vendors where you ordinarily shop (groceries, gas, household items, etc), a percentage of what you spend each time will be placed in your family's account to be used for these trips. Gift card orders are placed every Thursday. Please contact Sheri Sandrof at ssandrof@cjhs.org or 847.324.3723 with any questions.

on Thursday for our annual Fall Meet and

Greet. The group was welcomed by Head of

School Tony Frank and Rabbi Zach Silver, Rav

Beit Sefer. Everyone was then treated to

learning sessions by Ms. Tamara Frankel of

the Jewish Studies Department and Mr. Dan

Kassner of the Social Sciences

Department. Grandparents were thrilled to

get a small taste of what their grandchildren

experience on a daily basis at CJHS. Special

thanks to everyone who worked hard to make

this evening a success! Please save the date

for our spring Grandparents and Special

Friends Day on Thursday, May 12, 2015.

A Night at the Opera

Wednesday evening, a CJHS group of twenty

one reveled in the hilarious shenanigans of

Figaro and his companions and gloried in the

heavenly music of Mozart. Once again, our

students had an opportunity to attend

an opera Live in HD from the Metropolitan in

New York. Not only did they love the

experience, but audience members were so

favorably impressed with the students'

captivation by the performance -- and their

own perfect behavior -- that many seasoned

opera-goers spoke to students during

intermission and to Mrs. Friedman and

complimented our school for our marvelous

students. News of who we are keeps spreading!

Sport b'Ivrit

Grandparents and Special Friends Association

Help us get in touch with some very special people in your students' lives! Please reply here with the names, addresses, and emails of their grandparents and/or special friends so we can forward them a membership form to join our "Grandparents and Special Friends Organization". If you provide an email address, they can also begin receiving CJHS e-news. Contact Sheri Sandrof at 847.324.3723 or ssandrof@cjhs.org with any questions.

College Visits

CJHS is pleased to welcome the following schools this week:

Skidmore College 10/27/14

9:00 AM

Franklin and Marshall

College

10/27/14

1:26 PM

Pitzer College 10/29/14

2:34 PM

Interdisciplinary Center

(IDC) Herzliya

11/6/14

10:30 AM

Community News and Events

Anshe Sholom and Mechon Hadar Present

Join Us for an Amazing Learning Opportunity with Rabbi David Wolkenfeld and Rabbi Ethan Tucker:

"The Human Foundations of Divine Law: A

Conversation about Halakhah"

Sunday, November 2, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. At Anshe Sholom B'nai Israel Congregation 540

West Melrose Street, Chicago, Illinois 60657

Helene Hoffman Memorial Concert for Chai Lifeline

Gvt. Wasserman's Hebrew VI class gave

presentations this week on their favorite

sports. Things got so wild that the class ended

up acting out some of them! Well done Anna

Ecanow for her ballet

presentation/performane, to Hadar Halivni

who started a ping-pong match against Josh

Levitas all b'ivrit, and to Max Pivo who

presented on baseball with Liam Lynch.

IFYC

Interfaith Youth Core kicked off a new year of

programming this past Monday. Thirty

students from CJHS and Loyola met over

pizza, chips, and soda to begin getting to

know each other. The discussion topic was

new beginnings/new years in Christianity and

Judaism, including our students' High Holiday

experiences. Everyone caught up with old

friends and met plenty of new ones, excited

for a fantastic year of interfaith dialogue.

MUN Movie Night - This Weekend!

Sunday, October 26, 6:30 p.m.

Tickets : $10

At 3:00 p.m. on Sunday October 26, Congregation Beth Shalom in Northbrook will host Friends in Harmony: A Neighborhood Concert, featuring Cantor Jen Frost of BJBE, Cantor Stewart Figa of West Suburban Temple Har Zion and Cantor Steve Stoehr of Congregation Beth Shalom. The concert will benefit Chai Lifeline of Chicago whose mission is to provide free services to children diagnosed with cancer, life-threatening, or lifelong illnesses and provide emotional, social, and financial support to their families. General admission is $25 and sponsorships are available. Tickets can be purchased at the door. For advanced tickets and information call: 847.498.4100.

David Broza Live at Oak Park Temple

Oak Park Temple kicks off 150th Anniversary with world-renowned recording artist:

David Broza November 1, 2014

Oak Park Temple announces David Broza in Concert to kick off its 150th Anniversary celebration. This one-night-only concert with the world-renowned Israeli recording artist will be held 7:30 p.m. on November 1, 2014, at Oak Park Temple, 1235 N Harlem Ave in Oak Park. Tickets for David Broza in Concert are $20 for general admission; preferred tickets are $50 and include premium seats to the concert. Tickets are available online at http://davidbroza-opt.eventbrite.com . The event is open to the public.

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. Announcements will be made in Tefillah and in the dining hall, and the occasion will also be listed in our weekly E-News and on the school announcement board. If you have any questions, please call 847.324.3713 or email

idrazin@cjhs.org. Order forms are available online

Who are

the

Kurds?

Why has

Western

media

paid so

little

attention

to them?

With over

35 million

Kurds,

why do

they not

have their

own land?

What do

the Kurds

have in common with the Jewish community

or Israel?

What role are the Kurds presently playing in

the Middle East and the events focusing on

ISIS?

Model U.N. will be raising funds with a

showing of the Kurdish film "Turtles Can Fly,"

followed by a discussion led by members of

the Chicago Kurdish Community. You can

purchase tickets from MUN members,

including seniors and co-presidents Joe

Cohen and Ruli Warner-Rosen, juniors

Josh Pliskin, Melissa Levin, and Ranan

Vales, sophomores Felix Rosen and Zev

Mishell, and freshmen Emma Mati and Eli

Ecanow. Mr. Eskin and Dr. Auslander will

also have tickets for sale, as will the front

office.

Fall Shabbaton

The CJHS Fall Shabbaton will be held next

weekend at the Fiedler Hillel in Evanston. This

year's retreat will focus on food justice via

Direct Service, Education, Advocacy,

Philanthropy (our DEAP board) including

sustainable food production, root causes of

food justice issues, and community organizing

here.

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for social change. We look forward to

spending time at the Northwestern University

Hillel, learning with campus groups and

hanging out with a lot of CJHS

alumni. Shabbaton forms are due TODAY! If

you've had a sudden change of heart and wish

to come, click here post-haste and contact

Rabbi Silver.

Golf Finals

The

freshmen

came up big

at the IHSA

golf

regionals

earlier this

month,

posting the

two highest

scores on

the team!

Idan Chazan shot a 100 and Ethan Laney

shot a 104. The next two highest scores were

from junior Olvier Friedman who shot a 106

and junior Seth Wein who shot a 109. Well

done, golfers, on a great season!

From the PO

The CJHS PO book club had its first meeting

Monday evening. Thank you to all who turned

out to discuss the book Once We Were

Brothers with author Ronald Balson. Thank

you also, to book club co-chairs Susan Laney,

Becky Mati, and Abby Polin for all of their hard

work to make the evening a success. We are

looking forward to the next meeting on

February 17, when we will discuss the book Second Person Singular by Sayed Kashua.

Now that the Chagim are over, Hanukkah is

on its way. The CJHS Parent Organization

invites you to contribute to our annual

Teacher/Staff Hanukkah Gift Fund. The

suggested contribution is $18 per student, but

any amount is greatly appreciated. For your

convenience, PO Teacher Appreciation

Volunteers Anne McDonagh and Andrea

Becker will be collecting donations during

conferences. If you prefer, please send cash

or a check payable to CJHS PO to the main

office by December 9th. Watch your inbox for more details.

Please feel free to contact us with questions or

if you're interested in volunteering with the PO. We'd love to hear from you!

USCJ Scholar in Residence

CJHS is please to welcome

Rabbi Peretz Rodman for a

special session next week:

Thanksgiving: A Jewish Perspective

Is there a Jewish way to express gratitude?

Can Thanksgiving be thought of as a "Jewish"

holiday? Rabbi Rodman will explore some

classical and modern Jewish texts on giving

thanks in an effort to find answers to those

questions.

Thursday October 30

7:00- 8:30 PM

Chicagoland Jewish High School

1095 Lake Cook Road

Deerfield, IL

Rabbi Peretz Rodman serves as the head of

the rabbinical court (av bet din) of the

Rabbinical Assembly of Israel and the Masorti

Movement. He has several decades of

experience teaching Torah and helping to

build Jewish communities in many places

around the world, including time on Hillel

staff, Camp Ramah staff, and being founding

editor of MyJewishLearning.com.

Alumni

Trivia

Class

of 2014

gradua

tes and

Kivuni

m

membe

rs

Gabe

Wacks

, Alana

Spellm

an,

Maddy

Reisler

, Carly

Silverstein, Josh Silverman, and Ari

Spellman send their love to CJHS from

Jerusalem. Welcome home, graduates!

Now then...

Which of our related alumni has just been

promoted?

Save the Date - Honoring Dr. Schorsch

Thursday, November 13, 2014/20

Heshvan 5775

7:00 p.m.

Dr. Rebecca Schorsch, Moderator

Panelists

Jacob Cytryn,

Director,

Ramah Wisconsin

Tamar Cytryn,

Director of Jewish Studies and Campus Life,

Chicago Jewish Day School

Tzivia Garfinkel,

Head of Jewish Studies,

Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School

Rabbi Ben Kramer,

Director of Jewish Life and Learning,

Sager Solomon Schechter Day School

Lisa Alter Krule,

Director of Regional Engagement,

United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism

Rabbi Zachary Silver,

Rav Beit Sefer,

Chicagoland Jewish High School

For Prospective Families

Evanston/Skokie/

Wilmette Parlor

Meeting -

This Wednesday

at 7:30 p.m.!

At the home of

Head of School

Tony Frank in

Evanston

Open House is Coming!

Sunday, November 2

1:00 p.m.

Studio Art Show

Date: Sunday, November 2nd

Time: 2-3:30 p.m.

Place: 1551 Gidwitz Place (social hall)

Lake Cook Rd. Deerfield

In keeping with their Surrealism

theme, Studio Art students are working on

watercolors with fruits or vegetables in a song

lyric. Their finished art will be displayed at

the open reception of "Falling" a music, song,

and art presentation in conjunction with the

residents of Gidwitz Place. All CJHS family

and friends are invited to attend. Look for the

current surrealism exhibit on the first floor

near the Dining Hall, "This is not a T-shirt."

Alumni Trivia

First lieutenant Matthew Silverman ('07),

second eldest of one of our pioneer

families, graduated from officer school this

past week, where his parents and his

youngest brother Josh Silverman ('14) were

proud to cheer him on. Matthew graduated

from the University of Maryland, made aliyah

in August of 2011, and went into the IDF in

January of 2012. He is now in the third year of

five as a soldier in the intelligence branch of

the IDF. He lives in Jerusalem.

Sponsored Breakfast

Happy birthday to Hannah

Kelly. Many thanks to her family

for sponsoring breakfast.

A Taste of Torah: Noach

"Noach ish tzaddik tamim haya b'dorotav; et-

haelohim hithelech Noach." Noah was a

righteous man in his genertion; Noah walked with God.

The students in Ms. Frankel and Dr.

Schorsch's parsha minyan participated

enthusiastically in the ongoing debate on

whether "tazaddik b'dorotav," righteous in his

generation, is a compliment to Noach or a

backhanded compliment. Many praised him

for daring to be good in the face of pervasive

evil. One junior felt rather inspired to think

that were Noach living in this generation, he

would have been no more than an ordinary

man--that is to say, any one of us could be

Noach and could be the seed of a whole new

world. Another felt bothered by the

implication that anyone who obediently

watched the destruction of his neighbors could

be held up as the ideal of righteousness, and

a third wondered whether our tradition acts

fairly to judge Noach or his moral character

while sweeping away his struggle with alcohol

(post-traumatic stress syndrome, perhaps?) during his later years.

One student put forward

the notion that there are

no such creatures as

truly righteous people,

for acts can be

considered righteous

acts, but people are

complex and changeable

creatures. Further

investigation revealed

that Noach was 600

years old when the

Flood came, and opinion

quickly suggested that Noach is called

righteous not necessarily because of his

actions to save his family from the Flood, but

because of the kind and great deeds he and

his family did for six whole centuries before it,

which rendered them all worthy to be

saved. His actions before and during the

Flood, while guided by God, may not be

representative of the best points of his

character.

Perhaps no one person can labor forever

under the burden of having to be a Tzaddik: a

perpetually righteous being in word, thought,

and deed. Being righteous in a generation of

disaster, destruction, and holocaust is a far

different matter from being righteous in a

generation of assimilation, illiteracy, and

peaceful protest. Within the confines of time

and space, each of us must strive to do great

things when the opportunity presents itself. If

we can each do one righteous act, perhaps

among us, we can do the word of one Tzaddik.

Shabbat Shalom

Candlelighting will be at 5:37 p.m. Shabbat

shalom.

בית י שראל, הנתונים בצרה וב שביה אחינו כל ,

ביב שה, המקום ירחם עליהם העומדים בים ובין בין ויוציאם ,

בוד בעגלא מצרה לרוחה, ומאפלה לאורה, ומ שע לה, ה שתא לגא

ובזמן קריב