12 Tishrei, 5776

September 25, 2015

This Week at CJHS

Freshman Shabbaton

Cross Country Wins

ARK Food DriveCommunity EventsScience Contests

Alumni Trivia

A Taste of Torah

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Freshman Shabbaton

At Embassy Suites and CJHS

Last weekend, 38 freshmen, ten seniors, and five faculty membersjoined together for the annual freshmen Shabbaton. The weekendgave seniors the chance to take the helm of school culture, to plana program that makes our newest students feel welcome and allowsthe seniors to bond with the freshmen. Sarah Comar's inspiringkavana kicked off a spirited and spiritual Shabbat; the freshmen

September 28-29

No School - Sukkot

October 1

Sukkah Hop

October 5

No School - Shemini Atzeret

October 6

No School - Simchat Torah

October 13

Grandparent Meet & Greet

October 14

PSAT

October 15

Financial Aid Night

October 16-17

All School Shabbaton

October 20

Early Dismissal - Conferences

October 27

Early Dismissal - Conferences

November 11

No School

November 18-20

Junior Social Justice Seminar

College Season

CJHS is pleased to welcome

admission representatives from

over fifty colleges and Israel

programs this autumn!

class highlighted their zest for celebration in two enthusiastic songsessions, after Shabbat dinner and Saturday night for a karaokefest. Thank you to our phenomenal seniors who helped staff theprogram: Sarah Gilman, Jorie Dayan, Jordan Krauss, BessieCohen, Maya Michaelewicz, Sarah Comar, Dylan Janczak, AriRosenthal, Coby Drexler, and Ranan Vales. Thank you to Mr.Eskin, Ms. Galante, Ms. Nadis, Ms. Steinberg, and Rabbi Silver, forstaffing from the faculty.

Tigers Bring Home Trophies

CJHS Takes 1st Place in Ida Crown Meet

On Sunday, CJHS triumphed over archrival Ida Crown JewishAcademy in their annual Cross Country duel. CJ won both of theboys' races, and split the girls' races. Record team times werebroken in all four races for the Tigers! Bringing home the goldwere JV runners Talia Gorstein and Liam Lynch, with MeiraLevin and Brian Silverstein also earning silver medals!Congratulations too to varsity runners Yoni Maltsman, GabyEcanow, and Felix Rosen for their silver and bronze medals! OurTigers followed up their golden victory with another triumphin Thursday's meet against Westminster Christian. We're still #1!

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Women's Tennis Dodges ThunderboltsAlthough last Thursday's tennis match against Highland Parkstarted off slowly, CJHS soon came on strong. Coach Finferreported from under her umbrella, "We were just starting todominate on many courts when the weather took a turn for theworse, and we had to stop short due to lightning! It was a greatstep up for CJHS, and it's too bad we couldn't finish it out on thecourt!" But this week started off with a bang: CJHS beat LakeForest Academy 4-2! Of the many heated battles fought on thatcourt, the most notable was definitely Emma Mati and BellaLavarre's 15-13 conquest. Women's tennis finished the week witha match against Evanston High School, which we won 3-2. HannahKelly, our number one singles player, came up wining 8-3. Newfaces Eliana Kaufman and Mollie Kramer played their first match.Kudos to them!

Women's Volleyball Carries OnWomen's volleyball played its hardest against Our Lady of Tepeyac,Beacon Academy, and Lake Forest Academy. Leading the JV andvarsity teams in saves and kills are Elliana Brody, Sam Wolf, andJordan Krauss, with Erin Miller, Lucy Cohen, Hannah Taussig,

and Jorie Dayan at the top of the stats for aces and assists.

Men's Soccer Scores

Monday's match against Holy Trinity was one of our better gamesthis season; Coach Greg Shannon reports, "The guys are reallycoming together nicely, connecting more passes and playing somenice soccer. Gabe Chasin continues to play fantastic in goal withat least a dozen saves in the match. Gabe punted the ball to BenSaxton right at midfield; Ben trapped the ball like a professional,maintaining control of the ball, turned and headed down field. Whena Trinity defender came up to challenge him, he dumped the balldown into the right corner, where Jason Taitz took over, racing intothe corner and crossing the ball right back to him! Ben got his ownrebound and put it in the back of the net-- an amazing goal thatsinglehandedly made a loss feel like a win!"

We had Senior Night on Thursday vs. Lake Forest Academy: it wasa wonderful day to celebrate our senior soccer players and teamcaptains, Jason Taitz and Danny Silver! Henry Hoffman, JoshLevitas, and Danny Gabel played especially well. Henry, ourbackup keeper, notched his second goal on the season, a greatplay started by Jason Taitz, who hit David Levin with another pass,which Henry, flying out of nowhere, stepped in to redirect into thegoal! "This was a fantastic play by Henry, our leading scorer, whojust keeps energizing the team with his play." A special thanks to the CJ women's soccer team and Coach Weberfor coming out to support the boys: thanks for making it a trulyspecial day!

ARK Food Drive

Bring by Friday, October 2

For too many in the Chicagoland area, fasting is not a religious choicebut a matter of necessity--and it occurs on many days other than YomKippur. Please join CJHS in contributing to the ARK High Holiday FoodDrive! We are collecting food and other household items to helpsupport our neighbors in need. Each student received a donation bagin his or her box, and more are available in Mr. Eskin's office on the firstfloor. Let's see how much we can give together!

Save the DateParent Teacher Conferences

This year Parent-Teacher conferences will be held on Tuesday, October 20 and on Tuesday, October27 from 4:30-9:00 p.m. Stay tuned for more information!

Alumni TriviaCJHS students have made mishkan models, rocket models, math models,

mole models, and Harlem Renaissance models: now under the lights

walks our first runway model! Who is tikkuning the 'lam with her current

modeling gig, and where is she now? Hint-- she was Junior Miss Vernon Hills

before coming to CJHS, where her Judaic Studies binder is part of Ms.

Snyder's art display!

Community News and Events

Khan Academy Breakthrough ContestVideo Contest in Science and Math | October 7, 2015

The Breakthrough Junior Challenge invites students ages 13-18 to create original videos that bring to life

a concept or theory in the life sciences, physics or mathematics. The submissions will be judged on the

student’s ability to communicate complex scientific ideas in the most engaging, illuminating, and

imaginative ways. One winner will be recognized and will be awarded a $250,000 educational

prize. The science teacher who inspired the winning student will win $50,000, and the winner’s school will

receive a state-of-the art science lab valued at $100,000, designed in partnership with Cold Spring

Harbor Laboratory! More information is available at www.breakthroughjuniorchallenge.org. Note that the

deadline is pretty tight with the yamim tovim, so start scripting today!

Jerusalem Science ContestSix Month Study Contest in Light and Optics | October 16, 2015

The JSC is an extracurricular science study competition sponsored by the Walder Science Center in

partnership with the Lev Academic Center, Jerusalem Israel. The winner earns $1,000 plus a four year

tuition scholarship to Lev. Second prize is $700. The top five scorers including the prizewinners win an

educational Israel experience. All other participants who achieve scores over the baseline earn cash

prizes commensurate with their scores. The focus is on science with applications in Jewish life. In

conjunction with the UNESCO International Year of Light, the topic for the 2015-2016 school year will be

the science and technology of Light, Optics and the Human Eye. For more information and to register by

October 16: READ MORE>>

Alumni Trivia

Alena Burda ('14) hopes one day to build a career as a registered

nurse, but in the meantime, she regularly models for Tiara Magazine's

charity fundraisers. Alena's seasonal walks down the runway raise

funds and awareness for Live Out Loud, an anti-bullying suicide

prevention organization. Alena is starting her sophomore year at

Illinois State University, where she is well on her way to earning a

bachelor of science in nursing. She works as a tour guide in the

admissions office and is active in the ISU Hillel.

BRCA: The Center for Jewish GeneticsOctober 14, 2015

On Wednesday, October 14, the Center for Jewish Genetics and the Basser Center will present “What’s

Jewish About BRCA?”, a community education event at the Chicago Botanic Garden, featuring national

speaker Dr. Susan Domchek of the Basser Center for BRCA, a panel of cancer experts, and moderator

Bonnie Miller Rubin of the Chicago Tribune. This is an opportunity to learn about your risk for hereditary

cancers and what you can do about it. The program fee is $18 and includes a pre-program reception, the

program, and kosher dessert. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and the program will start promptly at 7:00 p.m.

For more information call 312.357.4988 or register here. READ MORE>>

Maccabi Tel Aviv Plays ChicagoOctober 1, 2015 | 7:00 p.m.

Get your CJHS discounted student group tickets by calling Rabbi Barry

Axler at 312.524.2193 (BarryAxler@aol.com) for the first International

Israel-Italy Friendship Games. Half the proceeds from this program will

go towards Breakthrough’s Coaches United Against Violence Program.

Coaches United Against Violence has 18 public league coaches that

work with students in the community and in schools to learn how to

resolve conflicts peacefully. READ MORE >>

A Taste of Torah: Ha'azinu

The words of Ha’azinu are the words that Moshe wants B’nei Yisrael to take with them when they enter

the land. They are not just part of the story: they are the story – they are the very life of B’nei Yisrael.

These troubling, haunting words are, to hear Moshe tell it, the difference between life and death, and

therefore his critical parting message to his flock.

Keeping in mind Moshe’s experience leading the people through the desert, this makes sense. He has

seen firsthand their faithlessness, their tendency to turn away from God. And he has seen God’s wrath

more closely than any other human being before or since. Ha’azinu seems to be one last attempt by an

exasperated camp counselor or parent to scare the people straight. If positive reinforcement hasn’t

worked, go negative.

And yet, as we know, this is not how the Torah ends – and in my opinion, that’s a lucky thing. Because

the final parashah is Ve’zot Ha’bracha – “this is the blessing.” Instead of leaving the people with a

message of anger and shaming, he bids them farewell with ahavat chinam, pure and unending love in the

form of blessings for each tribe.

How did he move so quickly from exasperation to warmth? The answer is the intervening scene, in which

God directs Moshe up to Mount Nebo and tells him that he will die there, punished for betraying God,

never able to enter the land of Canaan. In this moment, Moshe is not alone, sitting solitarily as he

watches the people prepare to cross over the Jordan. At this peak moment of tension and anxiety for

Moshe, God reminds him of his relationship with his brother, Aaron, and makes clear to him that they will

soon both be together among their kin in the world to come. Many of us have experienced the joy and

contentment of doing important work with cherished colleagues. Many of us as well treasure the love of

siblings with whom we have shared so much. Aaron was both of these things for Moshe in the desert.

When they failed, they did so together. And what they achieved – ultimately, sustaining the people and

preparing them for freedom in their homeland – they achieved together. It is Moshe’s love for his brother

which pulls him out of his exasperated anger and reminds him of his love for all of B’nei Yisrael.

We have just started a new year with hours and hours of blessings. By next Elul, though, it may be

difficult to escape from feelings of failure and missed opportunities. But like Moshe, hopefully we can find

ways to remember the good, and always to end on a note of love and blessing. Shabbat Shalom!

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Mr. Joseph Eskin

Moadim L'Simchah From E-News

We wish a happy, warm, and dry Sukkot to all our readers! E-News feedback can be sent to Tara

Seymour, tseymour@cjhs.org or Shira Eliaser, seliaser@cjhs.org as we continue to roll out a new look for

the new year!

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