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Rochelle Zell

Mole  Contest  BeginsSenior  Israel  SeminarMathletes  CompeteThis  Week  in  SportsSave  the  DateCommunity  EventsAlumni  TriviaA  Taste  of  Torah

Class ScheduleMonday,  February  8A

Tuesday,  February  9B  

The Moles Are Back!

CP  Chemistry  Annual  CompeEEon

Wednesday,  February  10A

Thursday,  February  11C

Friday,  February  12BB

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February  7ACT  at  Rochelle  Zell

February  15No  School  -­‐  President's  Day

February  17-­‐21Girls'  Basketball  in  Miami

February  28Musical  Showcase

March  2-­‐6Model  UN  Conference

March  11No  School

March  18-­‐19All  School  Shabbaton1:15  Dismissal

March  24Purim

On  display  in  the  library  are  fuzzy  stuffed  moles  that  aremoleHculously  made  by  Mr.  Reimer’s  College  Prep  Chemistrystudents.  Stop  by  to  admire  the  display,  then  take  a  molementto  vote  for  your  two  favorite  moles!    As  you  may  recall  fromprevious  years,  "Da  Mole"  is  the  chemist’s  counHng  unitallowing  us  to  take  extremely  smole  parHcles,  such  as  atoms  ormol-­‐e-­‐cules  and  bring  them  to  a  level  that  we  may  measure  inthe  lab.  The  mole  tally  will  conHnue  unHl  next  Wednesday,when  the  winners  will  be  announced.  Thank  you,  and  have  amolementous  day!  

Senior SeminarReflecting on the State of Israel

Over  the  first  three  weeks  of  the  semester,  seniors  areparHcipaHng  in  a  post-­‐Israel  trip  seminar  to  explore  the  Israelclimate  on  college  campuses.  At  the  center  of  this  seminar,  weare  working  with  students  to  arHculate  how  they  will  tell  theirnarraHve  about  Israel  when  they  reach  campus.

On  Monday,  we  welcomed  Rabbi  Seth  Winberg  of  MetroChicago  Hillel,  who  gave  us  a  lay  of  the  land  about  IsraelconversaHons  on  campus.  He  showed  a  video  at  LoyolaUniversity  where  a  Black  Lives  MaVers  protest  quickly  became

March  252:15  Dismissal  Begins

one  wherepeople  wereyelling  "Free  FreePalesHne"  andalso  spoke  aboutthe  BDSmovements  thathe  has  seen  bothon  the  Universityof  Michigan

campus  and  also  at  the  Chicago  Hillels.  CJHS  graduate  AlexKrule  ('11)  conHnued  on  Tuesday  by  giving  his  personalreflecHons  as  a  student  leader  at  Northwestern  with  thefraternity  AEPi.  He  reflected  on  some  of  the  themes  that  RabbiWinberg  introduced,  notably  empowering  our  seniors  andlebng  them  know  that  they  will  certainly  be  the  mostknowledgable  students  on  whatever  campus  they  aVend.  OnThursday,  we  welcomed  Sarah  Beren,  Deputy  Director  of  AIPAC,to  speak  about  the  poliHcal  alliance  between  the  United  Statesand  Israel,  parHcularly  in  the  context  of  an  elecHon  year,one  where  our  students  will  be  voHng  in  November.  

Mathletes CompeteAMC Meet at Carmel Catholic

Yasher  koach  to  the  solid  six  who  represented  our  enHre  school  yesterday  at  Carmel  Catholic  HighSchool.  Sara  Behn,  David  and  Josh  Weisskopf,  Noah  Magill,  and  Jake  Korol  challenged  themselvesby  taking  tests  intended  for  older  students  and  Akiva  Stein  valiantly  entered  the  orals  compeHHonindependently  against  doubles  teams  from  other  schools.    Well  done,  Rochelle  Zellmathletes  against  much  larger  teams  from  Lake  Forest,  Highland  Park,  Warren,  and  Carmel!

This Week in BasketballTigers Carry On

The  girls  played  North  Shore  Country  Day  last  Thursday  night.    Coach  Forde  reports,  "We  startedthe  game  slow  like  always,  and  then  got  hot  in  the  second  half.    In  the  end  we  fell  short  by  11points."  The  first  game  in  our  conference  tournament,  we  played  Ida  Crown  for  the  third  Hme;again  the  Lady  Tigers  came  up  short,  but  not  from  a  lack  of  effort.  As  fate  would  have  it,  we  willget  one  more  chance  to  play  and  beat  our  rivals  in  the  regional  tournament.    Monday  February  8,we  will  play  Ida  Crown  Jewish  High  school  at  8:00  p.m.  at  North  Shore  Country  Day.  Go  Tigers!Finish  strong!

The  varsity  boys  basketball  team  led  by  one  afer  three  quarters  against  Round  Lake  but  could  nothold  on;  they  lost  with  a  final  score  of  53-­‐59.  Eli  NasaEr  scored  18  points  and  Felix  Rosen  had  17.The  Sophomore/Freshmen  team  played  a  great  game  and  were  down  by  4  to  Round  Lake  athalfime.  Afer  a  tough  second  half,  they  fell  with  a  final  score  of  21  to  32.  Both  teams  lookforward  to  this  Saturday’s  game  against  Ida  Crown.  Sophomore/freshmen  Hp-­‐off  is  at  7:30  p.m.and  varsity  at  9:00  p.m.  Come  out  for  the  senior  night  ceremony  to  recognize  our  seniors  at8:50pm.  Go  Tigers!

Alumni TriviaIt's  heritage  week  in  the  Alumni  Trivia!  Which  CJHS  bridge-­‐building  team  of  yore  wentby  the  name  of  Irish  Thunder?

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Community News and Events

Moriah Congregation Art Fair and Fashion EventSunday, Feb 28 11:00 a.m. | Moriah Congregation, 200 Taub Dr., Deerfield

Please  join  us  for  an  exclusive  meet  and  greet  with  Sharon  Tal,  lead  designer  from  Maskit,  Israel's

premier  fashion  house  -­‐  and  get  an  insider’s  view  of  the  fashion  industry.  Before  joining  Maskit,Sharon  was  head  of  embroidery  for  Alexander  McQueen  in  Paris.    $10  Admission  -­‐  Free  RaffleTicket  with  RSVP!  Please  respond  to  arrair@moriahcong.org    Parking  and  free  shuVle  bus  servicefrom  Northbrook  Court’s  Lower  Level,  east  of  Neiman  Marcus.      

JCC UlpanHebrew Classes for Community

Birthright IsraelTravel or Pay It Forward!

Travel  with  Israelis  for  all  10  days  &  see  Israelthrough  the  eyes  of  the  locals!  This  trip  is  for  eligible18-­‐26  year  olds.  Contact  Shorashim  at  312.267.0677or  info@shorashim.org.  Already  been?  Know  othersinterested  in  traveling?  Spread  the  love  and  pay  itforward!    You  can  win  a  free  trip  back  to  Israel  foryou  &  your  two  best  friends  with  five-­‐star  hotelaccommodaHons  in  Tel  Aviv!    Learn  more  at

shorashimpayirorward.com.

Alumni Trivia

Morgan  Michelson-­‐Kelly  (’15)  and  Hannah  Lynch('15)  say,  "Éire  go  Brách!"  Morgan,  now  atMuhlenberg,  says  she's  taking  more  classes  than  anysane  freshman  ought  to  be  allowed  to  take,  plusworking  at  the  community  engagement  center  oncampus  and  teaching  the  weekly  parsha  for  thechildren  at  Sons  of  Israel  CongregaHon.  Morganadds,"I  am  the  liaison  between  Hillel  andthe  Interfaith  Leadership  Council,  and  I  am  part  ofInternaHonal  Students  AssociaHon.  I  also  take  part  inShape  It  Up-­‐-­‐basically  gym  for  liVle  kids  aferschool."    Hannah  is  a  freshman  at  the  University  of

Illinois  Urbana-­‐Champaign,  where  she  is  studying  to  become  a  teacher.    Hannah  is  acHve  in  SigmaDelta  Tau,  and  a  member  of  the  honor  society.

A Taste of Torah: Mishpatim

Rabbi  Judy  Greenberg's  junior  Talmud  class  reports,  "We  are  exploring  how  to  unearth  principlesof  giving  from  our  tradiHon.  We  are  finding  the  balance  between  our  own  impulses  to  give  –  howmuch,  when,  to  whom  –  and  what  our  texts  have  to  say  on  the  maVer.  This  verse,  found  in  thisweek’s  parashah  appears  to  teach  a  significant  a  value  in  the  realm  of  tzedakah:    If  you  lendmoney  to  any  of  My  people,  even  to  the  poor  among  you,  you  shall  not  be  to  him  as  a  creditor;neither  shall  you  lay  upon  him  interest  (Exodus  22:24).  But,  in  the  Talmud  (Bava  MezHa  71a),  RavYosef  unpacks  layers  of  meaning  to  teach  us  “circles  of  obligaHons.”  He  breaks  down  the  verse  toillustrate  how,  from  it,  we  can  learn  not  just  to  give,  but  how  to  prioriHze  to  whom  we  ought  togive.    Performing  very  precise  surgery  on  this  verse,  we  learn  that  we  ought  to  give  to  My  people(Jews),  the  poor  (rather  than  the  rich),  and  those  among  you  (poor  of  our  own  families,  then  ofour  own  towns,  and  then  elsewhere).    Our  first  task  was  to  understand  Rav  Yosef’s  methodology

and  opinion.  Our  second,  more  significant  object  is  to  discern  and  express  our  opinions  of  histeaching.  Is  this  what  the  Torah  is  saying?  Do  we  actually  agree  with  the  principles?    In  this  day  andage,  do  we  have  other,  different  prioriHes  for  giving?"

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