Upcoming Events

• Friday, March 6 - Motzaei Shabbat, March 7 - ICBC Shabbaton - busses depart ICJA 2pm

• Monday, March 9 - 11th grade program in memory of ICJA parent Dr. Gail Darlow '93, z"l

• Tuesday, March 10 - ACT exam for juniors

• Wednesday, March 18 - PACT for sophomores

• Wednesday, March 25 - PACT for freshmen

• Thursday, March 26 - ICJA Takes the Stage - Click here to register

• Monday, March 30 - Friday, April 10 - Passover Break

• Monday, April 13 - School Resumes

Thursday, April 30 is Grandparents Day!

Parents: we need your help. If you have not already done so, please provide your child(ren)'s grandparent(s) contact information here.

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Students enjoyed a fabulous Shushan Purim morning in school.

On Wednesday, Shushan Purim, students enjoyed a morning full of celebration.

After davening, students boarded buses to Top Golf, where they socialized, enjoyed soft drinks, and got to hit microchipped golf balls that tracked how far they traveled and where they landed.

After returning to school, students enjoyed a delicious pizza lunch and hamantaschen before heading to the gym where they were greeted with a pop-up concession stand featuring hot pretzels, popcorn, and cotton candy sponsored by the Mashiach family.

Students then watched the annual student-teacher basketball game and senior boys' Purim Shpiel before heading to classes for an afternoon of regular classes.

Thank you to Mrs. Alissa Zeffren and R. Mordy Greenland for organizing this amazing day.

Students enjoyed beautiful Purim gatherings outside of school on Tuesday - Purim - this week.

Every year, some students gather together on Purim to celebrate the holiday with their ICJA community. Here are a few photos from this year's ICJA-related Purim celebrations.

ICJA's Wrestling Aces gathered at their annual "BYOF" (Bring your Own Fleishigs) Purim seudah at Coach Klein's house (pictured below).

Before heading off to compete in State Sectionals, the Basketball Aces enjoyed a delicious Purim davening and seudah in school (pictured here).

On Purim, a group of junior boys - Jakey Ackerman, Ami Appel, Asher Gadd, Archer Gradstein, Hillel Lennon, Ari Lowenthal, Ayden Mishkin, William Moscovitch, Nathan Rothner, Solly Robinson, Gabriel Schreiber, and Yehuda Weiss - travelled through West Rogers Park, Lincolnwood, and Skokie, dressed in matching orange jumpsuit costumes, dancing and singing and raising funds for scholarships for students to go to Israel.

Together, they raised over $17,000 for scholarships. (Donations are still being accepted at https://www.icja.org/product/purim-event/.) Yasher koach on this incredible accomplishment.

Freshmen and sophomores from Rabbi Joel Gutstein's various classes - plus their fathers - gathered together on Purim at Rabbi Gutstein's home.

They davened, heard the Megillah, and enjoyed a delicious Purim seudah together. Thank you, Rabbi Gutstein, and all the students and fathers who made this Purim event so meaningful.

Students enjoyed a fabulous ICGC Purim Chagiga on Monday night.

On Monday night, ICJA girls gathered at school for a fabulous "Red Carpet" themed Purim chagiga sponsored by Ida Crown Girls Club (ICGC).

Students enjoyed wonderful food, spirited dancing, music, and camaraderie.

Thank you to the ICGC Board, our Mechanchot, and the many faculty and staff who helped make this chagiga a fun and spirited event.

ICJA girls watched a lie performance of Hamilton.

After Wednesday's Shushan Purim festivities, ICJA girls remained at school for a special evening of the arts, part of ICJA Takes the Stage, Commemorating the life of Batsheva Chaya Stadlan z’l.

Students enjoyed a delicious Sandwich Club dinner at school, then boarded buses and headed downtown along with Libenu for an evening of live theater, to watch Hamilton together as a school.

It was an incredible experience. This evening was sponsored by the Ralla Klepak Foundation for Education in the Performing Arts. Thank you to Mrs. Deva Zwelling and all of our faculty and staff who made this evening of live theater such a fabulous, memorable event.

Alumni reminisced and celebrated their reunion.

Last Motzaei Shabbat, dozens of members of the Class of 2015 returned to ICJA to celebrate their reunion.

Alumni renewed friendships and shared memories as they enjoyed a delicious artisanal pizza meal. Afterwards, alumni cheered on the Aces during the championship game and enjoyed a tour of the school.

Thank you to the many alumni, teachers, and staff members who participated in this fun event and made the Class of 2015 reunion so much fun.

The Senior Varsity Aces clinched the Regional Championship last Motzaei Shabbat.

Last Motzaei Shabbat, ICJA's gym was packed with supporters as the SV Aces faced off against Lycée Français of Chicago.

In a nail-biting game that was close until the very end, the Aces won 52-47, clinching the Regional Championship.

After the game, Aces players took turns cutting pieces off the home net, a tradition after winning a title. Yasher koach to the team and coaches (pictured here) on this incredible victory.

Pictured above: senior Judah Well with the ball

Pictured above: junior Aryeh Lowenthal

Pictured above: junior Solly Robinson

Pictured above: senior Jack Marshall

Pictured above: junior Hillel Lennon

Pictured above: senior Noah Lehrfield

Freshmen boys and their relatives gathered at Kehilas Meor Yisroel last Sunday.

Last Sunday, freshmen boys and their relatives gathered together at Kehilas Meor Yisroel as part of our Veshinantam Levanecha program. Each Sunday, freshmen and their relatives come together at Chicago-area shuls for davening, learning, breakfast, and camaraderie.

This weekly program is run by award-winning Tanach teacher and freshman boys' rebbe Rabbi Louis Fliegelman.

Contact Rabbi Louis Fliegelman to learn more or to join these weekly visits.

In addition to many thousands of physical books and journals, ICJA's Learning Commons contains tens of thousands of online books, journal articles, and other resources, including subscriptions to newspapers such as The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, the Encyclopedia Britannica, and more. Students are able to access these resources through our portal.

Please stop by our librarian Mrs. Steinberg's desk in the Learning Commons or email her at  librarian@icja.org to pick up your updated passwords to access our online material. ICJA's subscriptions are available at icja.libguides.com/home.

Watch our new 2025-6 Prospective Student Video!

Know a student who would like to learn more about ICJA? Send them our new 2025-6 Prospective Student Video! Click on the image below to watch.

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Do you have school-related news you'd like to see in this newsletter? Let us know!

If you have exciting ICJA-related news to share about classes, sports, clubs, or other projects, please tell us! Send news items and/or photos to Dr. Yvette Miller, Director of Communications at ymiller@icja.org. Your items can enhance our newsletter and ICJA's social media presence.

Parents: there are still slots to sign up to supervise lunch ball! This is a fun way to earn Give-Get. Parents are present in the gym during 5th and 6th periods while students play basketball, overseeing this fun daily event.

Volunteers earn $30 in Give-Get credit each day.

Join our Alumni Facebook Group

We are excited to announce that we have a private Facebook group called “ICJA Official Alumni Page.” It is a space for alumni from all graduating years to join. We will periodically post alumni reunions, events, fundraising opportunities, information about ICJA today, and news.

We are proud to have some families with us for four generations. If you are an alum, please join the group HERE and be sure to share the link with your family, friends, and fellow graduates. You can also share this link: https://www.facebook.com/share/UeTsqg16DDx4JHGK/?mibextid=hubsqH. Thanks for staying connected to ICJA!

Please reach out to Ilana Levy at ilevy@icja.org if you have any questions about this new effort.

The annual ICJA Israel Connect directory is out.

Last summer, ICJA gave its Class of '25 alumni the third edition of our directory listing ICJA alumni who live in Israel and have graciously offered to open their homes to recent ICJA grads who are currently spending a gap year in Israel.

Thank you to the many alumni who have reached out to us, offering to host.

If you have any questions or would like to update our contact information to help recent ICJA grads obtain a copy, please contact Dr. Yvette Miller, ICJA Director of Communications, at ymiller@icja.org.

We are still taking submissions from alumni who are willing to host, to include in future copies of this directory. Please contact Dr. Miller to be included.

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