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April 8, 2016

This Week atRochelle Zell

Wagner  Ins*tute  Weekend!

Spring  Musical

Math  Team  Wins

This  Week  in  Sports

Opera  Field  Trip

Spring  Blood  Drive

Mia  Adler  Ozair  Speaks

Talmud  Speakers

DECA  Speakers  

Late  Bus  for  Actors

Alumni  Trivia

Kavannah  From  Tefillah

Class Schedule

Monday,  April  11A

Tuesday,  April  12B

Wednesday,  April  13A

Thursday,  April  14C

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2016  Rochelle  Zell  Spring  Musical

Rochelle  Zell  is  proud  to  present  Sheinkin  and  Finn'sone-­‐act  comedy  The  25th  Annual  Putnam  County

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April  10-­‐11Wagner  Ins*tuteThrough  JTS

April  10ACT

April  14School  Musical:  The  25thAnnual  Putnam  CountySpelling  Bee

April  20-­‐May  1

Spelling  Bee,  which  debuted  on  Broadway  in  2005  andwas  nominated  for  six  Tony  Awards.  The  musicalchronicles  the  misadventures  of  several  middleschoolers  compePng  for  big  bucks  in  the  local  spellingbee,  with  or  without  the  assistance  of  the  awkwardadults  who  think  they  are  in  charge.    Tickets  are  $10  atthe  door  or  click  here  to  purchase!    See  you  this  comingThursday  at  the  Bee!  

Mathletes Victorious!Last  Meet  of  the  Season  Against  Ida  Crown

Kol  hakavod  to  stalwart  mathletes  Gabby  Ecanow,  HadarHalivni,  Jake  Korol,  Josh  Weisskopf,  David  Weisskopf,  SaraBehn,  and  Sarah  Comar,  who  led  the  math  team  to  victory  inWednesday  night's  big  season  finale  against  Ida  Crown!  Hadarand  Gabby  won  first  place  in  the  freshman/sophomore  pairscompePPon,  while  Sara  and  Sarah  won  first  place  in  thejunior/senior  pairs  compePPon.  David  took  third  place  in  thepairs  compePPon,  working  all  by  himself  against  five  otherpairs!  Hadar,  Gabby,  Jake,  and  Josh  won  first  place  in  thefreshman/sophomore  team  compePPon,  and  Sarah,  Sara,  andDavid  won  second  place  in  the  junior/senior  team  compePPon.A  standing  ovaPon  goes  to  four-­‐year  champion  and  teamcaptain  Sarah  Comar,  bringing  in  yet  another  victory  in  the  lastmeet  of  her  high  school  career.    We'll  miss  you,  Sarah!

Spring Sports Chill OutWins  Against  Ida  Crown  and  Holy  Trinity

Pesach  BreakNo  School

April  22First  Seder

May  2  -­‐  May  13AP  Exams

May  27Last  Day  of  ClassesAll-­‐School  BBQ

May  29Rochelle  Zell  CommunityNaming  Dedica*onProm  Night

May  31  -­‐  June  7Final  Exams

June  1  Siyum  and  Gradua*onNo  Classes

June  19ACT

On  a  windy  and  cold  Sunday  morning,  the  women's  soccerteam  beat  Ida  Crown  2-­‐1!    Goals  were  scored  by  Jordan  Kraussand  Maya  Resnick.  Livi  Moses,  Ariel  Saxton,  and  HannahTaussig  were  big  contributors.  Kudos  to  the  defensive  unit  forstaying  tough  throughout  the  game  as  Ida  Crown  tried  topenetrate  the  defensive  line!    Last  night,  the  team  came  in  1-­‐0against  Cristo  Rey,  with  Hannah  Taussig  as  the  scorer  for  theevening.  Ariel  Saxton  reports  from  the  field,  "The  whole  teamreally  worked  well  together,  and  we  were  able  to  defeat  theformer  conference  champs.  We  couldn't  have  done  it  withouteveryone  giving  their  best  effort."    The  Tigers  next  game  isSunday  4/10  at  3  p.m.  vs  Ida  Crown  on  the  L  &  L  GoodmanSoccer  Field.  See  you  there!

JV  and  varsity  volleyball  celebrated  two  wins  last  Tuesdayagainst  Holy  Trinity,  on  the  shoulders  of  Ben  Lesch,  DanielSacks,  Liam  Lynch,  and  Micah  Brody,  with  aces,  kills,  and  blocksby  varsity  champs  Benjy  Salzman,  Ben  Hirsch,  Akiva  Stein,  andEli  Nasa*r.    Wednesday's  match  against  ChrisPan  Heritage  wasless  successful,  despite  aces  from  David  Levin  and  Noah  Copeon  the  JV  Squad  and  amazing  plays  by  Joey  Schrayer,  ItamarBroekman,  Akiva  Stein,  and  Eli  Nasa*r.

Alumni Trivia

Women's  soccer  is  sPll  dreaming  of  another  trophy!    Where  is  CJHS  soccer  star  of  yore  AnnieSchrayer?

Studio Art Show TuesdayAder  many  weeks  of  hard  work,  the  Studio  Art  exhibit  Just  MyJeans!    will  go  up  in  the  Shapiro  Dining  Hall  next  week.Students  in  Ms.  Snyder's  art  class  were  asked  to  come  upwith  three  words  that  say  something  about  themselves.  Theythen  created  symbols  for  the  words  and  put  them  in  a  pafern.They  are  painPng  their  paferns  on  a  pair  of  blue  jeans!    Pleasejoin  us  for  the  opening  of  the  exhibiPon  at  a  dessert  recepPon

on  Tuesday,  April  12  at  noon.

Opera Field TripUnder  the  direcPon  of  Ms.  Lynn  Friedman,  sixteen  students  and  four  staff  travelled  on  Wednesday  tosee  a  stereosimulcast  of  the  Metropolitan  Opera's  producPon  of  Madama  Bu@erfly.    Ms.  Friedmanreports,  "The  twenty  in  afendance  were  truly  transported  to  a  brilliantly  created  world  of  Japanesetheatrical  arts  and  some  of  the  most  gorgeous  music  and  glorious  singing  human  beings  can  produce.Every  single  student  loved  the  evening  and  thanked  me  enthusiasPcally  for  providing  thisunforgefable  opportunity.    And  what  a  celebraPon,  too,  of  our  magnificent  students!    Ader  theperformance,  seven  patrons  spoke  to  me  -­‐-­‐  all  wishing  to  kvell  over  the  uferly  perfect  behavior  of  ourstudents.    Because  of  their  rapt  afenPon,  fellow  theatergoers  mistook  our  afendees  for  musicstudents.    When  I  pointed  out  that  it  was  their  very  first  foray  into  the  world  of  opera,  this  oldercouple  was  stunned.    How  proud  I  was  to  tell  them  that  they  had  just  met  Rochelle  Zell  Jewish  HighSchool!    I  am  sPll  soaring!"

Spring Blood Drive

Rochelle  Zell's  annual  Spring  Blood  Drive  took  place  onMonday.  All  day  long,  students  and  staff  made  their  way  toRoom  244  to  donate  their  Pme  and,  more  importantly,  theirblood,  to  help  save  lives  around  the  Chicagoland  area.  Wecollected  30  units  as  a  school,  smashing  our  record  fromour  first  blood  drive  earlier  this  year.  Thank  you  to  the  Va'adHaStudenPm  for  your  hard  and  dedicated  work  inadverPsing,  organizing,  and  staffing  the  blood  drive!

Talmud Class Learns About Agunot

Last  week,  Rabbi  David  Wolkenfeld  of  Anshe  Shalom  B'nai  Israel  and  Kayla  Robbins  of  the  Jewish

Orthodox  Feminist  Alliance  visited  Rabbi  Silver's  junior  Talmud  classes.  For  the  past  month,students  have  studied  about  the  efforts  that  the  Rabbis  of  the  Talmud  took  to  ensure  that  womenwould  not  become  agunot.  Rabbi  Wolkenfeld  and  Kayla  brought  contemporary  discussion  abouthow  communiPes  are  seeking  to  protect  women  from  becoming  agunot  today.  Their  real-­‐worldexamples  gave  great  context  to  our  month  of  studying  these  texts  about  the  Rabbis  protecPngboth  individuals  and  the  halachic  system  as  a  whole.        

Cook, Pray, Eat KosherMia  Adler  Ozair  Presents  at  Rochelle  Zell

On  Tuesday,  April  5th,  the  Rochelle  Zell  Jewish  High  School  ParentOrganizaPon,  together  with  the  Solomon  Schechter  Day  School  ParentOrganizaPon,  presented  an  evening  with  Mia  Adler  Ozair,  the  foundingExecuPve  Director  of  CJHS  and  an  alumna  of  Solomon  Schechter.  Miashared  her  cookbook,  Cook,  Pray,  Eat  Kosher  and  regaled  us  with  storiesof  its  creaPon  born  from  her  love  of  food.    It  was  a  warm  evening,  filledwith  stories  of  Mia's  life  and,  in  parPcular,  her  strong  Pes  to  bothRochelle  Zell  and  Solomon  Schechter.    The  delicious  desserts  from  hercookbook  were  an  added  bonus.  Many  thanks  to  Mia  for  traveling  fromLos  Angeles  to  share  her  stories  and  for  her  conPnued  support  of  ourcommuniPes.    Click  here  to  see  some  highlights  of  the  evening!

There  is  sPll  Pme  to  order  a  copy  of  Mia's  cookbook.    To  do  so,  pleasesend  a  $25.00  check,  payable  to  Rochelle  Zell,  to  the  office  no  later  than  Thursday,  April  14.    

DECA Guest Speaker SeriesSmall  Business  and  Big  Business

On  Tuesday  March  29,  DECA  welcomed  Albert  Karoll,  father  of  JonahKaroll,  to  give  a  career  talk  to  the  club.  Mr.  Karoll  is  a  sole  proprietorand  owner  of  Richard  Bennef  Custom  Tailors,  a  high-­‐end  customtailoring  business  that  provides  disPncPve  custom  made  garmentsfor  its  clients.  Approximately  20  students  took  advantage  of  theopportunity  to  learn  about  his  company  and  career  and  to  hearsome  "life  lessons"  about  what  it  takes  to  successfully  run  your  ownbusiness.  Thanks  Albert  for  dedicaPng  your  Pme  to  helping  ourstudents  learn  about  business!

On  Tuesday  April  5,  DECA  welcomed  Marc  Sacks,  father  of  DanielSacks,  to  give  a  career  talk  to  the  club.  Mr.  Sacks  is  the  ChiefExecuPve  Officer  of  Mesirow  Financial  Private  Equity.  He  shared  withus  the  details  of  the  profession  that  helped  launch  many  of  thecompanies  that  are  household  names  to  our  students,  such  asSnapchat,  Grubhub,  and  Google.    Approximately  20  students  tookadvantage  of  the  opportunity  to  learn  about  the  private  equitybusiness  and  the  many  career  insights  Mr.  Sacks  had  to  offer.    ThanksMarc  for  carving  out  Pme  from  your  busy  schedule  to  help  ourstudents  learn  about  business!    Mr.  Sacks  was  the  third  ofour  three  speakers  in  DECA's  guest  speaker  series  this  semester.

Late Bus 4/11 - 4/13

In  order  to  accommodate  students  who  will  be  afending  rehearsals  for  the  musical,  there  will  bespecial  Shalom  buses  to  Braeside  staPon  on  the  follow  days  and  Pmes:

Monday  April  11                    Tuesday  April  12   Wednesday  April  13

LEAVE  Rochelle  Zell  at  6:10  p.m.  tocatch  the  6:41  train  to  Chicago

LEAVE  Rochelle  Zell  at  7:10  p.m.to  catch  the  7:39  train  to  Chicago

Students  must  be  ON  the  bus  at  the  scheduled  Pme  to  leave!

Sponsored Breakfast

Happy  birthday  to  Zev  Mishell.  Many  thanks  to  his  family  forsponsoring  breakfast.  To  sponsor  bagels  in  honor  of  your  favoriteTiger,  please  contact  Diane  Zidman  in  the  front  office.

Community News and Events

Wagner Institute This Weekend!Sunday  April  10  -­‐  Monday,  April  11  |  Rochelle  Zell  Jewish  High  School

Alumni Trivia

Annie  Schrayer  ('13)  is  finishing  up  her  junior  year  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  where  she  has

just  been  admifed  to  their  masters  program  in  social  work!    Annie  says,  "I  definitely  want  to  workwith  children  and  families,  so  I  am  very  interested  in  being  a  school  social  worker,  but  who  knowswhere  life  will  take  me?    Man  plans  and  God  laughs,  so  I  am  trying  to  live  in  the  moment  as  muchas  possible  and  enjoy  my  Pme  led  in  my  favorite  place  on  earth!"

Kavannah From Tefillah

"In  the  past  couple  of  months,  devastaPng  events  have  terrorized  thousands  of  people.    Afacks  in

Paris,  Brussels,  and  Pakistan  have  overwhelmed  us  all  around  the  world.  It  seems  as  if  everydaysomething  awful  is  happening,  and  some  days  are  just  depressing  and  gloomy.  It  reminds  us  ofhow  precious  life  is,  and  how  important  every  single  day  is.  Each  moment  we  have  to  live  andenjoy  life  is  a  special  one,  and  they  shape  us  into  who  we  are  and  what  we  do.

Consider  the    Ze  Frank  video  project,  'The  Time  You  Have.'    It’s  not  always  about  how  much  Pmeyou  have,  it’s  about  how  you  spend  that  Pme  and  who  you  spend  it  with.  Do  not  procrasPnate  andwaste  the  precious  and  limited  Pme  that  you  have.  Explore  the  world,  spend  Pme  with  loved  ones,go  on  adventures.  How  much  Pme  do  you  spend  worrying  instead  of  doing  something  you  love?How  much  Pme  have  you  already  used  up?  What  if  you  only  had  half  of  the  Pme,  what  would  youdo  differently?  What  about  half  of  that?  What  if  you  only  had  one  more  day?”

-­‐-­‐Sammy  Vayngart  ('19)

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