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Shanah Tovah, Tigers!
24 Elul, 5773 August 30, 2013
This Week at CJHS
This Week in Sports
This Week in MJT
Edline and Blackboard
Lulav and Etrog
SSDS Reunion
Happy New Year
Baruch Dayan Emet
Alumni Trivia
A Taste of Torah
Save the Date
Monday, Sept. 2
No School: Labor Day
Men's Soccer Says 'W'!
Wednesday, Sept. 4 1:15 Dismissal: Erev Rosh Hashanah Thursday, Sept. 5 - Friday, Sept. 6 No School: Rosh Hashannah Tuesday, Sept. 10 Back to School Night Thursday, Sept. 12 JUF Annual Meeting Friday, Sept. 13 No School: Erev Yom Kippur Wednesday, Sept. 18 1:15 Dismissal: Erev Sukkot Thursday, Sept. 19 - Friday, Sept. 20 No School: Sukkot Wednesday, Sept. 25 1:15 Dismissal: Hoshannah Rabbah Thursday, Sept. 26 - Friday, Sept. 27 No School: Shmini Atzeret/ Simchat Torah
P.O. Corner
The P.O. is pleased to continue the gift card "Gelt" program. This program is designed to help families earn money toward their children's junior year Panim program and/or the Senior Israel Experience. Faculty and staff can also buy Gelt to support programs provided for the school by the P.O. By buying things you ordinarily purchase anyway, you can earn money which will be credited to your family or class for designated school trips. Contact Sheri Sandrof at [email protected] or call her at 847.324.3723.
Community News and Events
Helene Hoffman Cantorial
Concert Proceeds Benefit Israel Cancer
Research Fund
It was a beautiful Monday afternoon at Goodman Field as the CJHS men's soccer team opened their season with a smash win against
Chicago Hope! Junior Reece Weber scored his first goal of the season, supported by fellow-scorers Jacob Erlichman and Jonny Chasin. Senior Jeremy Goodman scored no less than five goals, while goalie Isaac Johnston held off our rivals for a grand victory of 8-1. Wednesday, the team cut its teeth with a hard-fought match against Northridge Prep, while on Thursday, they played a close game against Gordon Tech, coming out 2-3. Undeterred, the Tigers are training hard for a rematch against Chiacgo Hope next week and a big game against Holy Trinity after Rosh Hashannah!
On Wednesday afternoon, the men's golf team held its first inter-squad competition, with senior Adam Taitz taking first place. An honorable mention goes out to sophomore Jake Lankford, who finished second. The team will play its first match after a brief hiatus for Rosh Hashannah. Good luck, fellas!
Sunday, Oct. 13
3:00 p.m.
Congregation Beth Shalom,
Northbrook
On Sunday October
13th, Congregation Beth Shalom will
host the Helene Hoffman Memorial
Cantorial Concert. Three
extraordinary cantors will be
featured along with a former season
3 contestant of The Voice. The
concert, Cantors' Cabaret, will be
an eclectic blend of original,
Broadway, operatic, and classic
tunes, many of which will be sung
with a unique interpretation.
Proceeds from this benefit will
support scientific research of
malignant brain tumors at the Israel
Cancer Research Fund. The ICRF has
funded outstanding cancer
researchers at leading Israeli
institutions such as the Weizmann
Institute, the Technion, Hadassah
Medical Center, and Sheeba Medical
Center. Individual tickets for unreserved
seating start at $25 each. For more
information about this event please
contact Arnie Hoffman at
847.559.0909 or email
College Visits CJHS is pleased to welcome representatives from the following schools this season:
College Date Boston University
9/9/13 3:30 PM
Purdue University
9/10/13 10:46 AM
The women's volleyball team, still walking on air from last season's IHSA regional championship, opened their season last night at the Caplan Gym against Gordon Tech. Our girls showed their paces against the AAA team from the city, and while we didn't win, we definitely showed the Lady Rams what we are made of. The Lady Tigers are preparing to even the playing field against North Shore Country Day next Tuesday. Go CJ!
Fun Facts and Alumni Trivia Where does our newest CJHS soccer player Eliel Stofenmacher stay when he's not home with his family in Madrid--and which other CJHS families have welcomed boarders from afar over the years?
Hampshire College
9/10/13 2:34 PM
Muhlenberg College
9/10/13 3:30 PM
University of Cincinnati
9/11/13 1:26 PM
Emory University
9/11/13 2:35 PM
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
9/11/13 3:30 PM
University of Kansas
9/12/13 9:56 AM
Bradley University
9/12/13 2:34 PM
University of Wisconsin, Madison
9/12/13 3:30 PM
Goucher College 9/17/13 9:00 AM
Barnard College 9/17/13 12:30 PM
Dickinson College
9/17/13 1:26 PM
American University
9/17/13 2:34 PM
Indiana University at Bloomington
9/17/13 3:30 PM
Illinois State University
9/23/13 3:30 PM
Brandeis University
9/24/13 12:42 PM
McGill University
9/24/13 2:38 PM
Swarthmore College
9/24/13 3:30 PM
Case Western Reserve University
9/30/13 12:30 PM
University of Pennsylvania
10/1/13 9:00 AM
Sarah Lawrence College
10/1/13 9:56 AM
Colorado College
10/1/13 10:52 AM
DePaul University
10/1/13 3:30 PM
University of Chicago
10/2/13 3:30 PM
Washington University in St. Louis
10/8/13 3:30 PM
Amherst College 10/10/13 9:00 AM
Lawrence University
10/9/13 12:30 PM
Lake Forest College
10/10/13 12:30
This Week in MJT
Rabbi Belgrad's seniors are reading Kafka's Before the Law, a parable about the impossibility of true faith in the modern age. The class is now grappling with how difficult spiritual journeys are and identifying some of their own obstacles along the way.
Just in time for the holiday season, Dr. Schorsch's seniors have begun to consider what it means to be human with a reading from Louis Jacobs and a study of the creation story. The class is considering, "What does the Torah think of humanity? What do our great scholars think it means to be a human?" Next on their agenda will be Rabbi A. J. Heschel's "The Sacred Image of Man" and Soloveitchik's The Lonely Man of Faith, all readings of the first three chapters of Bereshit.
Edline and Blackboard
By now all CJHS students and their parents should have registered email addresses on Edline. If you are finding it difficult to log on to Blackboard/Edline, we'd be glad to help! Simply send an email to Ms. Averbuch with your full name and your child's name. We will get back to you as soon as possible. In addition, if you would like assistance in using Blackboard/Edline features, please send an email to [email protected]. Thank you!
PM University of Michigan
10/10/13 3:30 PM
Northwestern University
10/14/13 3:30 PM
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
10/15/13 3:30 PM
Yeshiva University
10/17/13 9:00 AM
Drake University
10/17/13 9:56 AM
Skidmore College
10/23/13 9:00 AM
Hofstra University
10/23/13 1:26 PM
Kalamazoo College
10/29/13 12:25 PM
Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya
10/31/13 10:52 AM
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 and on the school announcement board. If you have any questions, please call 847.324.3713 or email [email protected]. Order forms are available online here.
Quick Links
Lulav and Etrog
Rosh Hashannah is around the corner,
which means it's time to order a lulav
and etrog for Sukkot. CJHS is
selling small sets for $40 and
standard sets for $45; order
forms can be picked up in the
main office or from Rabbi Silver.
Orders must be received by Monday, September 9.
Lulavim/etrogim will be distributed at the end of the
school day on Wednesday, September 18. Chag sameach!
Schechter Reunion
SSDS is proud to host its first multi-class reunion for the Classes of 2000-2005 on September 7 after Shabbat. Click here for more information, or contact francine.ephraim @schechter.org for details.
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Dates
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Look for a few familiar faces on the reunion committee, including CJHS' own Hannah Pogrund ('07), Lilli Flink ('08), and Alan Bukingolts ('09)!
Baruch Dayan Emet
We regret to announce the passing of Fred Weiss, grandfather of seniors Alana and Ari Spellman and their brother Zach Spellman ('11). Services have been held at Moriah Cogregation. Hamakom Yinachem Etchem B'toch Sh'ar Avalei Tziyon V'Yerushalayim. May God's presence comfort the Weiss, Spellman, and Kozin family among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.
Alumni Trivia
International student Eliel Stofenmacher stays with the Licht family when he's not home in Spain! Other homes away from home include the Geifman family, who hosted Nate Swetlitz ('13) from Naperville and Nic Levy ('12) from Forest Park, the Warshawsky family and the Ferri family, who hosted Jake Levine ('10) from Arizona, the Coven family, who hosted Joel Pachefsky ('09) from Milwaukee, the Shapiro family, who hosted Ellie Honan ('09) from Minnesota,and the Dreifuss family, who hosted Zach Berkman ('04) when he came from Peoria!
A Taste of Torah: Nitzavim-Vayelech In History
"You are all standing here on this day: your leaders, your elder statesmen, and your police officers. Men, women, and children, native-born and stranger, your patricians, your [meat packers] and your [garbage collectors].... And not just with us does [God] make a covenant, but... even with those who are not [yet] with us today!" (Deut. 29:9-13)
Fifty years after the March on Washington, our people have much to be proud of. Equal pay for equal work is now the law; it is illegal for real estate agents to choose which prospective tenants will be shown the most comfortable and affluent properties and which will be directed elsewhere. Descendants of slaves, migrant workers, houseboys, and railroad miners are now presidents, CEO's, PhD's, and leaders in all professions. In this age more than ever, every group in America has the opportunity to contribute and benefit from our country's prosperity and greatness.
סתרת--לה' אלהינו; הנ
ברי התורה הזאת. גלת, לנו ולבנינו עד עולם, לעשות את-כל-ד והנ
"The hidden [injustices] are for God [to deal with], but the visible injustices are ours and our children's [to rectify], to
enact all the words of this Torah." (Deut. 29:28)
The events of this past year have brutally shown us how far we still have to go to enact God's teaching in our own country. Until all children receive an education that will enable them to succeed in college and the modern workforce, until wayward sons from all backgrounds are tried and sentenced by the same standards, until all workers and immigrants work in safety and with living wages, until all of God's children can sit down at a lunch table with each other, dance with each other, build homes and choose friends without being ostracized by their peers, we
will not be living as God has commanded us to live. God did not bring us forth from slavery only to build an ivory tower.
"This thing that I command you is not too astounding for you, and its [enaction] is not too far off. It is not in heaven... nor is it across the sea, for you to whine, 'Who shall go for us across the sea to fetch it for us, so that we may try it?' No--the Word is very close to you yourself, in your mouth and your heart, to put it into action.'" (Deut. 30:11-14) --E-News Editor Ms. Shira Eliaser
Last week's dvar Torah was beautifully written by Rav Beit Sefer Zach Silver. E-news apologizes for the missing attribution.
Sponsored Breakfast Happy birthday to Emma Siegal. Many thanks to her family for sponsoring breakfast.
Shabbat Shalom and L'Shanah Tovah Candlelighting this Friday will be at 7:12 p.m. Shabbat shalom!
We wish all our readers a sweet, happy, and fulfilling new year. E-news will resume on September 12 after Rosh Hashannah.