By Gabriel Gordon Burstyn—
At every Ida Crown interview, Rabbi Matanky asks incoming freshmen how many years there are to ICJA. His answer is five years: four at Ida Crown and the fifth year in Israel for a gap year. Every year, some Ida Crown graduates go for gap years in Israel, while others go straight to college. COVID-19 has impacted the class of 2020’s plans, dictating what their first year out of high school looks like.
By Gideon Miller-
Ida Crown students elected a new Student Council on the 29th of September with Ronen Lavi as President, Ahron Falk as Vice- President, Jonathan Thomas as Treasurer, Kayla Kupietzky as Secretary, and fifteen class representatives. Normally, Student Council elections take place at the end of the previous year, but this year the elections were delayed until the 29th because of the coronavirus pandemic.
By Kayla Kupietzky-
Incoming freshmen at Ida Crown find themselves in a new school with new peers and teachers, an experience that can be scary and sometimes overwhelming. However, freshman year is also incredibly exciting and filled with many new opportunities.
By Aryeh Karan-
Over the years at Ida Crown, the number of boarding students in our school has been steadily on the rise. Boarding students provide many benefits to our school. They add more diversity to our student population, while also allowing Chicago students to widen their circle of friends. But being a boarding student can also be challenging for the students.
By Jacob Felix-
One rainy Shabbos morning in Ramat Beit Shemesh Aleph, the Lev HaTorah bochurim were given a rather strange message. "You're all invited to Seudah Shlishit after mincha this afternoon," Rav Mo announced after shacharit, "but only come if you want to want."
By Simone Miller
Ida Crown’s uniform ensures that students adhere to Judaic standards of modesty. What if the uniform placed the same emphasis on Jewish values of treating other people morally?
