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!