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8 Kislev, 5776
November 20, 2015
This Week at CJHS
We Have a New Name!Spirit WeekPep RallyHonoring FranceNotes from the POAlumni ReunionApply By December 15Community EventsChanukah Coat ClubA Taste of TorahHappy Thanksgiving
Class ScheduleMonday, November 23BB
Tuesday, November 24C
Wednesday, November 25
We Have a New Name!
From CJHS to RZJHS!
It has been a week filled with tremendous excitement andapprecia7on as teachers, students, parents, alumni and friendscelebrated a significant gi; from the Zell Family Founda7on.This gi; was announced Wednesday evening a;er members ofthe board voted on the agreement marking an extraordinarymilestone for the school, fourteen years in the making! In
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Thursday, November 26NO SCHOOL
Friday, November 27NO SCHOOL
Quick Links
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Save The Date
November 21Homecoming
November 25Welcome Alumni!
November 26Thanksgiving
November 28Alumni Reunion andBasketball Game
December 1College Program for Juniorsand Parents
December 13ACT at CJHS
December 7-‐16Chanukah
December 20 -‐ January 3
honor of the Zells' generous support to our school, CJHS hasbeen renamed Rochelle Zell Jewish High School (RZJHS) a;erthe grandmother of MaQ Zell, parent of two of our formerstudents.
The school has also received gi;s from the Crown Family andthe Harvey L. Miller Suppor7ng Founda7on. All three gi;s arethe result of our partnership and collabora7on with the JewishFedera7on of Metropolitan Chicago. These gi;s will bring theschool closer to elimina7ng its debt.
On Thursday a;ernoon a banner was placed on the outside ofthe school iden7fying 1095 Lake Cook Road as Rochelle ZellJewish High School. On Friday morning the en7re school joinedtogether and celebrated with a special breakfast treat.
This is a thrilling milestone in our school’s history. In the weeksand months to come you will begin to no7ce changes aroundthe school as we begin the transi7on from Chicagoland JewishHigh School to Rochelle Zell Jewish High School. Although thename is changing, what you can count on remaining the sameis the quality educa7on we provide to our students—we remaintrue to our mission. A community celebra7on of these threesignificant gi;s and a dedica7on of Rochelle Zell Jewish HighSchool will take place at the school in the Spring of 2016.
This is a joyous 7me for the en7re community and we lookforward to celebra7ng it with each of you!For more details, click here.
Mazal tov to all those who have worked 7relessly to ensure thefuture of this school and the Jewish future!
Spirit WeekGo Tigers!
It was Spirit Week, and students showed their excitement forSaturday's Homecoming dance by dressing up according todaily themes. Last Thursday and Friday got things started withUSA Day and College Apparel Day, respec7vely, and the funcon7nued this week with Pajama Monday, Tiger Tuesday,Windy City Wednesday, Wild West Thursday, and Class SpiritFriday. It was exci7ng to see so much Tiger Pride all week long!
Winter Break
January 3 -‐ January 22Senior Israel Experience
January 4Classes Resume
January 5Freshman Parent Mee7ng
January 11 -‐ January 15Final Exams
January 18MLK Jr. Day
January 19Semester 2 BeginsSophomore/Parents Mee7ng
January 25Classes Resume for SeniorsTu Bishvat
January 27Junior/Senior Parent Mee7ng
February 7ACT at CJHS
February 15President's Day
March 2-‐6Model UN Conference
March 18-‐19All School Shabbaton
March 182:15 pm Friday DismissalBegins
Pep RallyKicking Off Homecoming Week
School spirit was the name of the game on Tuesday, when thewhole school gathered in the gymnasium for our annual fallpep rally. Students and staff draped in blue and white weretreated to (and par7cipated in) wild ac7vi7es and contests.First, each grade presented a work of hand-‐drawn windowart — congratula7ons to the juniors, who took home the prize.
Next, the grades came onto the floor to give their all in a tug ofwar compe77on. Congratula7ons again to the junior class,which defeated the freshmen in the final contest! Out of eightbrave students and faculty members, senior Jason Taitzemerged victorious in the pie ea7ng contest. And the basketballskills compe77on was decisively won by senior Elliana Faletsky,who sunk a half-‐court shot to clinch it. Thank you to the Va'adand the Spirit Club for organizing the event!
Honoring Victims in France
Monday during Tefillah, we honored the vic7ms ofthe recent atroci7es in France. Together, as a school,we recited Psalm 130, a Psalm that cries out fromthe depths of despair (mimaamakim). Rabbi Silvernoted that this Psalm has been used throughouthistory during tragic 7mes and thus serves mul7plepurposes. On a communal level, it gives the peoplean opportunity to scream out together in grief. But italso binds us to a lineage of Jews who have said thePsalm and ...li;s us up by recalling their voices.
The lights of Paris were both literally and metaphorically ex7nguished this weekend. But almostimmediately, the world shined France's light outward. Terrorism seeks to ex7nguish hope and theeveryday lives of people — going to a concert, a cafe, even school. Our response today can andmust be to shine our own light as brightly as possible, to celebrate who we are as Jews andAmericans. It is a privilege to study Torah daily in America and we must shine this outward — thisis who we are. We concluded the ceremony by singing Ha&kvah, the hope that s7ll burns bright.
Notes from the Parent Organization
The RZJHS PO Book Club had its first mee7ng of theyear last week. Thank you to all who turned out todiscuss The Book of Aron. Thank you, too, to EdieSalzman for leading our discussion and for providingvaluable insight into the book.
Contribute to the annual Staff/Faculty Chanukah gi;fund. The suggested contribu7on is $18 per student,
but any amount is greatly appreciated. Please send cash or a check made out to “RZJHS PO” to themain office in an envelope labeled “RZJHS PO Chanukah Fund" with your student(s) name(s). Youmay also contribute online by clicking here.
Alumni Reunion and Annual Basketball Game
Recognizing the 10 Year Reunion of the Class of 2006!
Mingle with old friends and teachers and cheer on the alumni!
Don't miss the annual tug-‐of-‐war compe77on
and fun interac7ve ac7vi7es including a Photobooth and Milt's Food Truck.
Saturday, November 28, 2015 16 Kislev, 57767 p.m. -‐ 9 p.m.
Rochelle Zell Jewish High School1095 Lake Cook Road in Deerfield
*There will be a suggested $10 dona7on at the door. Each entrance dona7on will include a
discount coupon for Milt's Food Truck.
Interested in par7cipa7ng in the Alumni Basketball Game?Click here to sign up.
For ques7ons, please contact Tara Seymour.
Don't Delay! Apply Today!
Save $500: Apply By December 15, 2015All incoming freshmen and transfer students can save $500 on tui7onwhen they submit their applica7on for admission by December 15, 2015.Click here to begin your applica7on today!
Sponsored Breakfast
If you would like to sponsor breakfast in honorof your favorite Tiger, contact Diane Zidman [email protected]
Community News and Events
A Taste of Torah: Vayetze
The love story in our parasha between Jacob and Rachel can match any in western literature.
“When Jacob saw Rachel...Jacob went up and rolled the stone off the mouth of the well, and
watered the flock of his uncle Lavan. Then Jacob kissed Rachel, and broke down in tears. Jacobtold Rachel that he was her father’s kinsman.” (29:10-‐12)
Jacob then worked for seven years for Lavan, that felt like just a few days because of his love forRachel.
But then, in the morning, he awoke with Leah, Rachel’s sister. Lavan had tricked Jacob.
Incensed, Jacob asks Lavan why he did this.
Lavan responds: “It is not done in our place to give away the younger before the firstborn” (29:26).
Ci7ng 16th century scholar Rabbi Eliezer Ashkanazi, the great Bible scholar Nehama Leibowitznotes that Lavan’s rather odd response strikes Jacob to the core of his being. Lavan of coursealludes to Jacob stealing the blessing from his brother.
As Leibowitz notes: “Whatever the truth of the maQer, the moral lesson remains clear — sin anddeceit, however jus7fied, bring in their train ul7mate punishment. Jacob himself was the vic7m ofdecep7on, married tow wives, though he loved only one, the peace of his own family beingthereby undermined, his children being divided against each other, the ri; between the chilred ofLeah and Rachel persis7ng many long years.”
A;er another hard seven years of work, Jacob ul7mately marries the love of his life, Rachel. Butthe interchange gives us pause. We again face a case of sibling rivalry in the book of Genesis,another tale of deceit.
The Rabbinic no7on of “Middah k’neged Middah,” measure for measure suggests “What goesaround comes around.” That might be true.
But the con7nua7on of distrust and conniving in Genesis also suggests a more subtleunderstanding of this idea: Living in a world where deceit is common will breed more deceit anduncertainty. In turn, a culture where people give the other the benefit of the doubt and trust eachother implicitly will breed an environment of mutual support.
As we sit down to the table this Shabbat, let us take stock of the rela7onships in our life, how weinteract with those closest to us, and envision the culture of trust that can li; all of those aroundus.
Rabbi Zachary Silver
From All of Us at RZJHS
The editors of E-‐News and everyone at Rochelle ZellJewish High School wish everyone a HappyThanksgiving. E-‐News will resume a;er theThanksgiving break.
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