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Save the Date
Friday, February 12
Adarama Begins
Monday, February 15
No School: President's Day
Thursday, February 18
Studio Art Show
Monday, March 1
Shushan Purim Celebration |
P. O. Corner
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. |
Community News and Events
LIMMUD Chicago!
Limmud is a Jewish communiversity, a festival of learning. It is a pan-denominational, multi-generational and truly transformational experience. From early in the morning until late at night, there are several concurrent sessions about everything from Archaeology to the Zohar. There are lectures, discussions, performances, hands-on crafts, film screenings, singing, dancing, workshops and meditation.
 On February 14, 2010, Limmud will take place at Oakton Community College in Des Plaines. We continue to seek volunteers to help with logistics, marketing, fundraising, and presenting. To learn more about Limmud Chicago, click here. At the Limmud Chicago site you can learn more about what will be happening on February 14, sign up to participate (and volunteer) for the day, and even sign up to be a presenter.
Deerfield Summer Jobs
Deerfield Park District has a wide range of seasonal positions with a variety of work hours available! We're looking for...
* Day camp site directors
* Camp counselors
* Lifeguards
* Swim instructors
* Park personnel
Deerfield Public Library: Israel Lecture Series
Modern Israel: A Three-Part Series
Moshe Pomerantz discusses important aspects of today's Israel.
Women in Israel
Wednesday, February 17, 7 p.m.
A look at the different sectors of society: the religious, the orthodox, the urban educated, and the working mothers. Where are Israel's women today? Clips from television and movies help show how much or how little the egalitarian dream has been fulfilled.
Israel's Neighbors
Wednesday, March 17, 7 p.m.
Take a tour "around the block" and learn more about the countries with which Israel has formal peace and those at war. Discover who is warm and who is cold in Europe and what it might mean for the next few years.
To register for any or all of the programs, click here or call 847.945.3311. |
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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Seniors in Israel
| The senior class returned to CJHS last week, having spent the last three weeks in Israel. During tefillot on Wednesday, students shared their insights about their time in Israel with their peers. Many reflected upon how their experience has led them to a deeper understanding of the modern State of Israel as it struggles to overcome the obstacles that, like any contemporary society, it must face.
This year's Senior Israel Experience focused upon issues related to security and coexistence, religious pluralism, social action and technological innovation. During their time in Israel, students met with representatives of a variety of political, ethnic and religious groups. They prepared Shabbat dinner for those who had none and assembled packages for soldiers. They walked through the alleyways of the Old City of Jerusalem and hiked the wadis of the Aravah desert. They dined in a Druze village and bathed in the hot springs of Hamat Gader. The group returned home with a renewed sense of enthusiasm for Israel and a stronger bond of friendship.
In the weeks to come, the seniors will be sharing reflections and pictures from their time in Israel. An initial photo exhibit (A Day in Tel Aviv) is on display in the Shapiro Dining Hall. |
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Senior Internships
 We also welcome back several seniors from their three-week internships, in professional or social action settings. Two of our students were privileged to work at Northwestern University, Max Abecassis managing a neuroscience study in brain waves and concentration and Daniel Eisenberg creating and testing composites in a material science lab. Daniel describes, "My specimen tests included ultrasonic scans searching for defects beneath the surface, dropping heavy weights from specific heights onto the specimens and scanning for damage, and running hours-long vibration tests to determine the various strain-rates of the specimens. This internship gave me a taste of what it means to conduct research in a laboratory, and introduced me to a new branch of science: material science." |
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CJDS Welcomes CJHS
 Eight of our CJHS students visited Chicago Jewish Day School in Chicago on Friday, January 22. Our student ambassadors participated in Kabbalat Shabbat services and joined the students for lunch, together with Tony Frank and Rachel Spiro. This is the second year that CJHS students have visited CJDS to build a relationship with Chicago Jewish families. Thank you to Rachel Aaronson, Benji Fleischacker, Maor Gordon-Guterman, Ceren Maier, Adin Warner-Rosen, Natalie Salzman, Nadav Sprague, and Elan Sykes for being wonderful student ambassadors at CJDS.
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Bridge Builders
 Seven little millimeters of width took the CJHS bridge building team from the heights of victory to the end of the bronze medal list in Illinois Institute of Technology's regional Bridge Building Contest. Having painstakingly crafted an elegant and sturdy bridge, our engineering team of Max Abecassis, Lizzie Spicehandler, and Davy Silver discovered that the hind end was seven millimeters wider than the contest specifications. Undeterred, the three architects got out their glue guns and constructed a slimmer and even more intricate structure than before; the contest judges, having first admired the team's "unique design," then informed them that the CJHS bridge was now 2 grams over the weight limit!
 With thirty seconds to go in the qualifying round, our engineers performed some emergency bridge surgery and soon submitted a gutted but still graceful bridge for a bronze medal in design. "I would have left it overweight and tested it 'unofficially' to see how well it would have done!" one disappointed judge whispered to our team as they marched proudly onto the stage with their pared-down model.
Alas for the Tiger engineers, one of the key load support beams had been slightly damaged in their attempts to remove some non-essential struts, and the bridge collapsed after supporting only 60 times its own weight, effectively removing it from the short list of winners. The bridge came in 43rd in its category.
Many thanks to Mr. Jeremy Adelman of IIT's business office for sponsoring CJHS's participation in this year's contest. Jeremy is thrilled to support "Jews doing science" in our community and is proud of our team for getting as far as they did. |
 Alumni Trivia
Which two CJHS alumni first put us on the map at IIT's regional bridge building competition in 2007?
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Model U.N. Movie Night
"Other than players, a field, or fans... they had everything."
 Join Model U.N. for a night at the movies on Sunday, February 21 at 6:30 p.m. Holy Land Hardball is the true story of Boston baker Larry Baras and his dream of establishing a professional baseball league in Israel. Enlisting a group of players from around the world, Baras overcame a skeptical Israel media, delayed stadium preparations, and customs snafus for a rapidly approaching Opening Day. The Boston Globe reviews, " Holy Land Hardball is absolutely about baseball, but often hilariously about a whole lot more." The movie also has well-known Jewish ball players such as Ken Holtzman, Art Shamsky and Kevin Youklis in it.
Tickets are just $5 and can be purchased from Claire Peaceman, Zach Spellman, Iszy Licht or Dr. Auslander. Delicious ice cream and other snacks will be sold--purchase your tickets early and win free ice cream! |
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Basketball Feeder League
Read all about our junior Tigers in the Chicago Tribune! Jewish girls and boys grades 6-8 from all over the North Shore are making waves in our junior basketball league!
Basketball practice runs from February 23 to May 2. The girls' league practices Tuesday evenings from 7:00 to 8:30, and plays games on Sunday afternoons, while the boys' league practices Thursday evenings from 7:00 to 8:30 and also plays its games on Sunday afternoons. CJHS varsity coaches will provide instruction and run practices and will be assisted by CJHS varsity basketball players. Updates will be posted though the Jr. Tigers' interactive league website, which posts schedules, scores, statistics, standings, and other updates.
Registration is open until February 12 and is just $100 per participant. It includes a team uniform, eight games, and the awards banquet. To register for the feeder league, visit the CJHS website at www.cjhs.org and click on "Athletics Registration" on the left. For more information, contact athletic director Tim Cohen at 847.423.5491. |
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Curriculum and Beyond
Building Teens' Jewish Values:
A program for prospective and incoming freshmen, transfer students and their parents, for the 2010-2011 school year.
Monday, February, 22
6:15-8:00 p.m.
6:15 p.m.
Student Activities Fair. Learn about our sports, fine arts and extracurricular activities. Includes school tours and pizza dinner
7:00 p.m.
Department chairs will present our curriculum. Includes Q & A, as well as a social program for students
Families who have already applied are strongly encouraged to attend this event so they can learn about class placement for the coming year. Contact Rachel Spiro, Director of Admissions, 847.324.3706 or rspiro@cjhs.org, for further information and to RSVP.
Applications are still being accepted for next year! Download a copy at our website. |
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Admissions Deadline
Next year's financial aid deadline is coming up! Families interested in tuition assistance should submit an application by Friday, February 5. Click here for an application, and don't be late! |
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AIPAC for Teens - CJHS Special
Check out the Teen Event at AIPAC's Annual Chicago Event this Wednesday! A friend of CJHS has offered to pay for transportation to and from this program. for students who are registered to attend. Please email ialtman@cjhs.org ASAP if you are interested in transportation arrangements. |
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Alumni Trivia
 Our first regional champions were the plucky Alexandra Sakols (CJHS '07) and the indomitable Aaron Gore ('07). Aaron's bridge took 16th place in the region, supporting 1,082 times its own slender weight. Both earned bronze medals and placed in the top 50! It comes as no surprise to his friends that Aaron is now an engineering major at the University of Illinois, where he is set to graduate next year. Alexandra has just transfered to Northeastern Illinois University, having finished her associate's degree, and she sends word that college is a lot more manageable after taking ten classes at CJHS! |
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Sponsored Breakfasts
Happy birthday to Eryn Minkow. Many thanks to her family for sponsoring breakfast in her honor.
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 Shabbat is Coming...
Candlelighting will be at 4:48 p.m. on Friday. Let's go learn a lot this week!
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