e-news feb. 19, 2016: next stop, miami!
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Rochelle Zell Jewish High School E-news, RZJHS, RZJHS.ORGTRANSCRIPT
10 Adar, 5776
February 19, 2016
This Week at
Rochelle Zell
Women's BasketballShabbatonStudio ArtRabbi Hart SpeaksBowling BanquetSave the DateCommunity EventsAlumni TriviaA Taste of Torah
Class ScheduleMonday, February 22BB
Tuesday, February 23
Next Stop, Miami!
Women's Basketball Shabbaton
The Rochelle Zell women's basketball team packed up their gearand headed to Florida this week for the 11th annual RASGHAGirls Basketball Shabbaton. On Thursday, the girls basketball
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Wednesday, February 24A
Thursday, February 25B
Friday, February 26CC
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Save The DateFebruary 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
March 252:15 Dismissal Begins
team lost a close game 31-‐29 to Columbus Torah Academy andanother to the Yeshiva of Flatbush. The team reboundedwith Ulpanat from Toronto and scored their first win, 43-‐20! Go Tigers! Stay tuned for the results from Friday's 12:30 p.m.CST game!
This past Saturday night, the Tigers took on the Aces of IdaCrown. The boys were triumphant as they won by a score of 62to 55. Felix Rosen scored 13 points and Sammy Hoffmanadded 12 as the Tigers earned a split of the season series withthe Aces. Wish the team luck as they conZnue into theirtournament season!
Studio Art ContemplatesWho Am I?
STEM Corner
High school students areinvited to the BUILD IT -‐ 2016Raspberry Pi StudentApplicaZon Challenge.Students will compete in 2categories: Sensor Categoryor ArZsZc Category that arebuilt using a Raspberry Pimicrocomputer andperipherals. Illinois InsZtuteof Technology and Illinois ITLearning Exchange arecoordinaZng the event.RegistraZon deadlineis February 25 at 5:00 p.m.
Mrs. Synder's studio art students were asked to design symbolsthat say something about themselves. Students createdpa^erns with the symbols and colored them on Zles. Thepa^erns will be recreated onto a pair of blue jeans which willbe a part of this semester's art exhibit this spring.
If Not Now, When?Rabbi Ari Hart Speaks at Rochelle Zell
Rochelle Zell welcomed social jusZce champion Rabbi Ari Hart, brother of freshman Molly Hart, tospeak about his work with Syrian refugees on the ground in Europe. In addiZon to teaching inRabbi Silver's classes, Rabbi Hart addressed the whole school last Friday, exhorZng everyonepresent with a prophet's voice as he pushed the need to act, not post, to take charge, not takeoffense, and to live with the courage of our convicZons. He shared stories of his Zme in therefugee camps of Greece, of the nobility of spirit he witnessed there and the soul-‐changing work ofmaking a difference in others' lives. Moreover, he noted, the kiddush Hashem of being a Jew onthe ground in the face of Muslim suffering is the most important thing we can do to benefit notjust the vicZms of ISIS, but worldwide Jewry: to help and raise a new generaZon of Muslimimmigrants who see us as friends and brothers, not as compeZZon. Read his sZrring reminiscences
here.
Bowling Banquet
On Wednesday abernoon, the Rochelle Zell Jewish High School bowling team and it's advisor, Mr.Goldenberg, celebrated with pizza and awards in the Shapiro Dining Hall. It's been a great season!
Save the Date!
Essay Contest Submissions Due February 28The Atlantic & College Board Writing Prize
The AtlanZc & College Board WriZng Prize essay contest is closing soon. This contest invites highschool students worldwide ages 16–19 to write an essay analyzing and interpreZng a meaningfulwork of art. The deadline to submit an essay is Feb. 28, 2016, so please submit your students'essays soon. The prize winner will have his or her essay published in the September 2016 issue ofThe AtlanZc, be recognized at the 2016 AtlanZc EducaZon Summit in Washington, D.C., andreceive $5,000. More informaZon about the suggested artworks, contest rules, and contestZmeline is available on the college board website.
Save the DateP.O. Movie Night May 5
Join us for the Rochelle Zell Parent OrganizaZon movie night on May5, when we will present the movie Nicky's Family. This docudramatells the story of Nicholas Winton, an Englishman who organized therescue of 669 Czech and Slovak children just before the outbreak ofWorld War II. Winton, who died last year at 106 years old, did notspeak about these events with anyone for more than half a century.His exploits would have probably been forgo^en if his wife, fibyyears later, hadn't found a suitcase in the ahc, full of documentsand transport plans. Today the story of this rescue is known all overthe world. Dozens of Winton's "children" have been found and to
this day his family has grown to almost 6,000 people, many of whom have gone on to achievegreat things themselves. Following the movie, we will hear from Renata Laxova, one of thechildren saved by Sir Nicolas Winton.
Community News and Events
JUF's Annual Jewish Day School NightTuesday, March 29, 2016
DAY SCHOOL PARENTS, EDUCATORS & BOARD MEMBERSare cordially invited to a^end
The 6th Annual Jewish Day School Nighton behalf of the Jewish United Fund
Tuesday, March 29, 2016Dessert RecepZon: 7:15 PM
Holiday Inn Northshore5300 West Touhy Avenue in Skokie, IL
PRESENTING"CreaZve Problem Solving"
Making Kids Part of the SoluZon
Featuring naZonally recognized clinical child psychologist and developerof the research-‐based method now called CollaboraZve & ProacZve SoluZons
Ross W. Greene, Ph.D.Day School Night Co-‐Chairs
Bluma Broner & Rabbi Michael Schwab
ReservaZons required. Dietary laws observed. Valet parking available. Register here.
There is no charge to a^end this program.
A meaningful gib to the 2016 Jewish United Fund Annual Campaign is stronglyencouraged.
For more informaZon, please contact [email protected].
Mazel Tov!
Rochelle Zell Jewish High School wishes a hearty mazal tov toMa`hew Miller (CJHS '11) and Georgia Levine on theirengagement!
Mazal tov to the proud parents, Rhonda and Paul Miller and TanyaLevine (Edward Levine z"l). Mazal tov to the proud grandparents,Marion and Bernie Cass and Gloria Sterrie. Mazal tov to the joyoussiblings, Aaron Miller (CJHS '11), Lorne Miller, Eli Levine and AnnaLevine. The Levine family lives in Manchester, England.
A Taste of Torah: Tetzaveh
This week, the Rochelle Zell women’s basketball team headed off to Miami for the Hyman GalbutBasketball Tournament. In the airport, they took a beauZful picture in their warm-‐ups, teammatessihng on top of each other, everyone hugging the next. With everyone wearing the same clothing,the team looked prepared and condiZoned to head into its first-‐ever travel experience as a singleunit. How do clothes represent who we are? As the common aphorism goes, do the clothes really makethe person? In dressing the high priest in his holy vestments, Parashat Tetzaveh speaks preciselyto the role of clothes in society. Rabbi Nabali Tzvi Yehuda Berlin, in his commentary HaEmek Davar, suggests that Aaron’svestments, described to be “for splendor and beauty” are designed for the community, who willsee this individual and realize that he is in a higher state than them. The clothing represents to theoutside world that the person who inhabits the garb embodies the character needed to executethe will of God and the people. Common ciZzens who will see him dressed like this willimmediately recognize that he is the leader of the religious community of the Israelites and iscurrently operaZng on their behalf. In turn, the anonymous author of the 13th century text Sefer HaChinuch suggests that thevestments help Aaron, a human of mortal flesh, to embody this posiZon — it “reminds him andawakens in his heart before whom he serves.” Everyone can use a boost of confidence, even the
High Priest of Israel. By puhng on this clothing, Aaron is be^er able to assume the role of being anintermediary between God and the people Israel. Of course, these two commentaries complement each other. Clothing can, and does, help peopleto “dress for success.” It also serves as a reminder to recognize that certain representaZves whoare acZng on their behalf. In two weeks, our Model United NaZons team will head to New York, where they will dress in suitsand also don kippot throughout the tournament. As the only Jewish school in the tournament ofover 200 schools, students and faculty members from around the world immediate recognize theRochelle Zell team as not only a perennial champion, but as also representaZves of the Jewishpeople. Each year, we can be spo^ed throughout the United NaZons General Assembly. And wethrive in puhng ourselves out into the internaZonal community as proud Jews. Our students, inturn, regularly speak about how davening in the morning, celebraZng Shabbat, and parZcipaZng inthe tournament gives them a unique synthesis of what it means to live fully Jewish and Americanlives. The clothing we wear is an important part of this. Aaron’s beauZful and splendorous clothing gives us pause to think about how we representourselves to the outside world. Puhng on these clothes oben posiZons one to assume a parZcularrole — the uniform helps the individual to embody the posiZon or job. The uniform also signals tothe outside world that the person wearing it represents something greater than merely herself.
-‐-‐Rav Beit Sefer Zach Silver
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