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‫בס“ד‬ ‫שנה ה גליון ד‬ ‫‪Vol. 5 Issue 4‬‬

‫אדר תשע“ב‬ ‫‪Adar 5772‬‬

The Chayolei Monthly

The Chayolei Hamelech Monthly Newsletter A project of the CCH Keep-in-Touch initiative, powered by the Chayolei Hamelech main office.

This newsletter is published to help campers and staff of Chayolei Hamelech to relive their best summer ever and to assist them in soothing their pain of being away from camp during the year.

The content included inside is for the eyes of Chayolei staff and campers exclusively. No responsibility is taken for those who were not present there and dare to read this publication.

The CCH Newsletter Editorial Committee Manager-in-chief: Fussation Editor-in-chief: Shmoozel Leemanov Contributing editors: BomBom and Co. The Rat The Tzfati Graphics: SELDOS Photos: Lishnarino and others Proofreading: Father of CCH

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Dear campers, Even though Yud Shvat has passed, nevertheless, I am sure you all know that the point of Yud Shvat is not just to prepare and make it a special day, but also to take something from Yud Shvat with us for the whole year.

and we need the head to reveal the power in each limb. It is the same with the Moshe in each generation, that we need him to reveal this Koach. This is how Mordechai saved the Yidden.

By revealing the Yechida which is the Koach of Mesiras Nefesh, the Yidden didn't give in to any of Haman’s decrees and stood strong throughout.

Well this month is when Purim falls out, and Behashgocho Protis we see a similar point in Purim which continues the point we learnt Since we are still in Golus, and as the Rebbe said “we from Yud Shvat. are the last generation of In each generation there is a Golus and the first generation Moshe of that generation. As of Geulah” the Rebbe, being we know, one of the heroes the Moshe of our generation, of Purim is Mordechai. The is helping every Yid since we main reason is because he are in the hardest part of was the Moshe of his Golus (mainly in a spiritual generation. Therefore he had way) and he reveals our the power to reveal the Yechida which gives us the Yechida in every Yid power for Mesiras Nefesh to because the Moshe of the overcome the hardships that generation is the general Golus brings us.

We Yechida therefore he has just need to make sure to do control over our Yechida. our part to finish the last Just like a head has control steps, and bring the Geulah over all the parts of the body, Amitis Vehashleimah now!

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I love Purim! I get to eat tons of potato chips and wafers and drink dozens of bottles of grape juice and Mondos...

But my favorite part of Purim is getting to wear a costume!

This year I’m going to dress up as a camper.

I’ll just put on smelly clothing.

That reminds me of the time when I dressed up like a Kallah.

That was better than being a Chosson because I didn’t have to break my Kup. Ouch! That hurts.

Now that I’m already on the second column I’ll tell you about the Purim special: The earlier you sign up to camp the more money you save!

Well, not really you but your parents save the money, and they can use it to buy you a real Purim costume!

For example you can dress up like a gefilte fish.

Wow! I can’t believe I thought of that all by myself. I’m so creative I should be a NAD!

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Deeer Diereee Yay eye luv it wen I get to rite two u dont u luv it two enyway eye feel sooo speshil becoz eye am siting neckst de guy hu maykes de newzleter but rely he iz jist plaiying mind-sweeper enyway tododay on de way home from skool I sew a very sceree acksident der waz a big hyuge car dat went intwo de midool of de entrents of a mushke store eye think they were on de way two a farbrangen dyu get it? My stomick hurtz so give me a second eye wil bee rite bak. Okay eye am bac thanks for wating now dat yud shvat iz over there iz a lot of screetching on de streets get it? Cuz chof beiz shvat and dat elso meens dat peepool startid speeking about purim eye meen camp or both sumtymes I jist cant remember oh speeking of remember - remember wen eye ran eround de hole camp holding egs four de hole nyte or maybee it waz in my dreem now eye cant remember elso in de sumer I took home sum1 elsis shooez but dats fybne becoz dey fitteded perfuctle I lyke avrom freed and my tati iz his bestest frend and my tati elso sumtymes weres shooez unless itz in de nyte den he lerns

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Adar Edition in his soks sumtymes wud it be chutzpadik to say dat his soks smel they dont eye jist wanted to no and now my frend huz nayme iz tzvi sed eye shudent say it but I don't no how to erayse didju u no dat dis is the end of a pargraf Paragraph sounz awlmost lyke giraf witch are or iz very very tal but so iz my rebi and now I relized I left my coat in yesheeva dats y I waz so cold on de way home but elso my mumee maykes de bestest choklit cookyz in deh hole blok and now eye am very ful so eye’m not goin to eet super elso iz it weerd dat my parintz left me at home al by myself de man necks to mee dozint hav eny sens of humir I dont hav any sens at al O man eye drippded al over de couch egain u no whatz funee about tomaitoz maybe it shud be cald tomaifingerz and elso itz red witch to me iz hileriyes elso I lernt how to catchid to ball wel actchewlee I jist lernted that I shudent try and I wont get hurted I luv eeting plasstick on al botools on shabos K so itz elmst tyme to go but eye cant wheight to rite to u egain Afrailechen purim don't drink more then for cupz of soda Mis u luv ME! Pe, ES hi eye’m stil here Pe pee s…. it snoweded and now eye wont shower til paysach unless I run outsyde in de rane egain

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Continued from last edition, please look back to last month’s newsletter to read about the incredible journey I took to track down the world renowned Mohel, survival director and in general good-guy Zushe Der Mohel. Finally after days (weeks?) I arrived in Buenos Aires, Argentina and found him milking a cow so that the Yidden could have Kosher milk (this may or may not be exact information).

We sat down for the interview though he wanted to do it in the wild, I convinced him to do it indoors (I’m the scared-ofeverything type) and I got my precious recorder out and boom: BW: ZUSHE! Vos Machsdu?

SDLTGTKHCTLZD MZNS: What?

Please no English!

BW: Okay, let’s try that again, Hey Zushe How are you?

SDLTGTKHCTLZDMZNS: Ah, that I’m understanding much better. I’m Boruch Hashem great

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BW: Do you know what I went through to find you?

SDLTGTKHCTLZDMZNS: Of course! I “readid” the newsletter last month BW: AH, great to know. Anyway, the first question obviously has to be, are you the one who writes the Dear Diary?

SDLTGTKHCTLZDMZNS: (laughing) I try not to write anything in English. Maybe I’ll write a dear diary in Hebrew?

SDLTGTKHCTLZDMZNS: Also, please correct all my speaking spelling mistakes.

BW: Whatever that means BW: Anyway, what are you up to in this far away land SDLTGTKHCTLZDMZNS: See, when I left Chayolei, I had to go as far as I could from civilization (ouch, I’m always hurting my teeth) no. I’m joking. I came to Shlichus to work in the Beis Chabad (Chabad House - ED) here and to continue my learning.

BW: And to Aibidoo La Aibidoo?

SDLTGTKHCTLZDMZNS: OF COURSE! BW: How often does that happen?

Adar Edition SDLTGTKHCTLZDMZNS: Well, we have special parties just so I could sing all the songs and cheers they usually happen on Friday night when I remember the drinks I mean the Friday night singing and sometimes it happens when the newsletter arrives in Argentina which can sometimes be like 2 months late. We still didn’t get the journal!

BW: Did anyone get the journal?

Anyway, Lo Mishaneh.

BW: What do you miss about camp?

SDLTGTKHCTLZDMZNS: Can I say “everything”? 1. My bed. 2. My sword 3. Building 4. Everything else.

BW: and do you have “act out” camp there in Argentina?

SDLTGTKHCTLZDMZNS: Every day is camp. I tried running away a few times. I have late nights when the Shliach lets me and he gives me popcorn. And my whole life on the streets iz one big survival BW: Did you survived de Survival?

SDLTGTKHCTLZDMZNS: Yes and I made signs BW: Will we see you back in America and in camp?

SDLTGTKHCTLZDMZNS: IY”H if they let me in!

BW: What is your message to the campers?

SDLTGTKHCTLZDMZNS: I’m missing you and have fun and do the right things and always smile and see you with Moshiach now BW: thank you for giving us your time SDLTGTKHCTLZDMZNS: Can I say something to the staff?

BW: You sure could…

SDLTGTKHCTLZDMZNS: GAAADOOL! I can’t wait to play baseball with you and see you all BW: OH yeah, baseball. How’s that going for you, you have a mitt?

SDLTGTKHCTLZDMZNS: I wanted to play baseball, but all the people started throwing soccer balls at me!

BW: anyway, thanks again and be well. Keep in touch SDLTGTKHCTLZDMZNS: I will and I can’t wait for the newsletter again. Be well thanks for visiting

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The Chayolei monthly crossword puzzle In case you’re wondering what all these boxes are for, it is actually a game.

You have to fill in the white boxes with English letters.

The hints on bottom tell you which words to put in on top.

The rest you’ll have to figure out yourself.

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1. Renovation is on the ___ 3. Something that has no end, is __________ 5. _____ I'll do it 6. YKC _____ the moon 7. Chayolei Hamelech is a ____ 8. If it is ______, just close your nose

1. Chayolei is _____, Chayolei is whacked 2. We have Shloimie to catch all the ____ 4. I have the holiest ______ from all of my bunkmates

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Q: Why was the nose tired?

A: Because it kept running!

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psicle? say to the po an m ce li o p e Q: What did th A: “Freeze!”

Q: What kind of shoes do spies wear?

A: Sneakers!

engen? he Farbr t o t o g keleton n’t the s ith! id d y h y to g o w Q: W d o -b o n d se he ha A: Becau Q: What has wheels

and flies?

A: A garbage truck!

Q: What runs but never walks?

A: A river!

Q: Why did the boy eat his homework?

A: Because his teacher said it was a piece of cake!

p rope? out the jum b a e k jo e hear th Q: Did you ped it!

A: No, I skip

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I be doodle I be do! I dig a day! I dig a dough! I dig and dig and dig and dig and dough!

Purim Torah - ‫פורים תורה‬ Q: How do you know the people in ‫ שושן‬had bad hearing?

A: Because it says ‫ ויהי בימי אחשורוש‬Who? ‫!אחשורוש‬ Q: How do you know that ‫ אחשורוש‬was a Lubavitcher?

A: First he did ‫ הודו‬than ‫( כוש‬by ‫!)ברוך שאמר‬ Q: How do you know that they had phones in ‫?שושן‬ A: First ‫ אחשורוש‬gave ‫ המן‬a “ring” and then he “hung him up”!

Q: How do you know that ‫ ושתי‬was fat?

A: Because it says ‫!ושתי המלכה עשתה משתֵּה נשים‬ Q: How do you know the people in ‫ שושן‬were cool?

A: They called each other Hey-Man and Hey-Guy! Q: How do you know ‫ המן‬liked fish?

A: He named his son Dolphin!

Who buy dollar hey! Who buy dollar hey yo!

The Seudah was over and Mivtzoim done, I was alone on the couch. I wasn't as drunk as you'd think I am.

My mother brought out some watermelon and she announced that "it’s seedless". I had a massive headache but all I wanted to ask is what did they plant to grow this seedless watermelon?!

Anyway, there was fourteen bottles of open wine on the table that had to be thrown away because they couldn't be used again after being open all night. I offered my services.

I took bottle one, removed the cap, drank a cup, poured the rest down the

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sink and threw away the empty bottle.

I took bottle two, removed the cap, drank a cup, poured the rest down the sink and threw away the empty bottle.

I took bottle three, removed the cap, drank a cup, poured the rest down the sink and threw away the empty bottle.

I took bottle four, removed the sink, poured the rest away and the capped away the empty bottle. I took bottle five, capped the rest away and poured the sink down the cap and drank the cup. I took cup six, drank the sink and garbaged the where is my watermelon again? When cows laugh does milk come out of their noses.

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I'm sure you know that the Torah has a lot of stories in it.

I'm also sure you know that the Torah has a lot of Halachos in it. What I'm not sure is whether or not you know that hidden in the Torah are secret codes which hint at everything that ever was, is, or will ever be.

In Megillas Esther we read about the hanging of the ten sons of Haman. Did you notice among their names 3 small letters? The name Parshandasa has a small Tav, the name Parmashta has a small shin and the name Vayezassa has a small Zayin. According to Gematria Tav equals 400, Shin equals 300 and Zayin equals 7; together that's 707. Well, guess what happened during the year (5)707? Ten Nazis were hung, and one killed himself! And that's not all -- one of these Nazis, a terrible murderer

named Julius Striecher, had to be dragged to the gallows by force. Finally, when he was about to die, he said his last words. Do you know what they were?

"Purimfestival 1946!"

Comparing his hanging to Purim.

The Navi Yeshaya tells us that one of the things that will happen at the time of Geulah is that all the non-Jews will recognize Hashem as the One and only G-d, and they will serve him.

Sure enough one of the ways this is happening is in the codes hidden in the Torah. Recently, a book was written about the Torah Codes and thousands of non-Jews bought it and were talking about it. In fact all the newspapers wrote about it.

They are now beginning to see that the Torah could not possibly have been written by a human-being.

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During the Holocaust, a large group of Jewish women were rounded up to be sent to the gas chambers. As the group gathered their possessions to take with them into the camp, the Nazi officer in charge informed the Polish passerby, "These Jews are never coming back.

Anything that they leave behind you may take for yourselves!"

women insisted to the other, saying "I don't have any children, and I'm too old to have now. You take all the gold and silver and let me take the baby". The deal was agreed upon and the brandnew mother took her baby daughter home to her delighted husband.

They raised the Jewish girl as their own, treating her very well, but never told her anything of her history. The girl did well in her studies and became a successful pediatrician, working in the top hospital in Poland.

Two Polish women who were standing nearby saw a woman towards the back of the group, wearing a large, heavy, expensive coat. Without waiting, they ran to the woman and with a fight, One day the girl's mother passed away. grabbed her coat and walked away.

A week after, she received a knock at As the Jewish women were being led the door. An old woman invited herself away, these two Polish women laid in and said "I want you to know that the down the coat to divide the spoils of woman that passed away last week was what was hiding inside. not your real mother..." slowly the story came out. The girl did not believe her at As they looked through the pockets, first but the old woman said to her they discovered gold jewelry, silver "When we found you, you were candlesticks and other valuables, but wearing a beautiful gold necklace with still, as they lifted the coat it seemed Jewish writing on it, I am sure that your heavier than it should be. After further mother kept the necklace, go and look" inspection they found a secret pocket, and with that parting advice she left. and hidden inside was a little baby girl.

The girl went into her mother's jewelry Shocked at their discovery, one of the

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box and found the necklace just as the woman described. She had it lengthened and wore it every day, but thought nothing more of her Jewish roots.

Sometime later, she went touring abroad and saw two Lubavitcher boys. Using the opportunity she told them the entire story and showed them the necklace. The boys confirmed that a Jewish name was inscribed on the necklace but did not know what to say. They recommended that she send a letter to the Rebbe explaining everything. She sent off the letter and received a speedy reply saying that it is clear from the facts that she is a Jewish girl and since she has a special talent, she should use her invaluable skills in Israel, a place in desperate need of talented pediatricians.

She took the Rebbe's advice and moved to Israel where she approached a BeisDin who declared her Jewish. She was accepted into a hospital to work, and she met her husband and raised a family.

Some years later, this woman was walking together with her husband, when suddenly there was a terrorist attack at the Sbarro cafe in the center of Yerushalayim, Chof Av 5761. She told her husband to return home to the kids and she proceeded to rush to the scene where she treated the wounded and helped the injured to the hospital.

When she arrived at the hospital she met an elderly man who was in a state of shock. He was searching everywhere for his granddaughter who had become separated from him. She calmed him down and went with him to search amongst all the patients in order to find his granddaughter. Asking how she could recognize her, the frantic grandfather gave a rough description of a gold necklace that she was wearing.

After searching amongst the injured, they finally found the granddaughter who was wearing the necklace. At the sight of this necklace, the pediatrician froze. She turned to the old man and said "Where did you buy this necklace?"

"You can't buy such a necklace" he responded, "I am a goldsmith and I made two of them. One for each of my daughters. This granddaughter is wearing one of them. The other necklace was lost forever. It was hanging around my baby daughter’s neck when she was taken away from us as we waited alongside the tracks to be deported.�

The pediatrician pulled out her necklace and showed it to him. Nobody said a word. Sometimes there is simply nothing to say.

The pediatrician had just found her father.

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Summary: When Avigdor visited the Baal Shem Tov he explained to him that we have to thank Hashem for everything that we have. And he asked him to deliver a letter to Harav Tzadok the Rabbi of his city - Brod.

After the visit Avigdor still thought that all of his money came from his hard work. Several years past and Avigdor lost all of his money, just when he was about to sell his last coat, he found the letter that the Baal Shem Tov asked him to deliver to Harav Tzadok 16 years earlier. He went right away to find the Rabbi, on the way he found out that he became the Rabbi of the town that morning, and the Baal Shem Tov gave him the letter 16 years ago… Avigdor easily found Harav Tzadok and gave him the letter…

- and also on the same day, your wife will Be’ezras Hashem give birth to a son!

- The one bringing you this letter is called Avigdor. He was once a rich man. But now his situation is bad. I ask you to help him the same way you would have helped me - Yisroel Baal Shem Tov - and to prove that this letter is true , you will receive it on the same day you become the Rov of Brod -

Mazel Tov, Harav Tzadok!

Your wife just gave birth to a son! Mazel Tov!

My Simcha is greater than yours!! You don’t even need to ask forgiveness for bringing the letter late, it came exactly on time!

An experienced business man such as you can help me a lot in my business! Especially since I was chosen to be Rov today…

One second Avigdor, something you want to say?

What a Simcha Mazel Tov, Mazel Tov Harav Tzadok.

I would be very happy if you will be my guest! Let’s sit and decide important things that can help you and me!

No, just two words: “Baruch

Hashem!”

(The pictures are for illustration purposes only)

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‫חודש אדר‬ ‫ו‘ אדר ראשון‬

‫ט“ז אדר‬

5749: Passing of the Rashag (the

5709: The Frierdiker Rebbe becomes

Rebbe MH”M's brother-in-law).

an American citizen.

‫ו‘ אדר‬

‫כ"ד אדר ראשון‬

5627: The birth of the Rebbe

5700: The Frierdiker Rebbe leaves Riga

Maharash's

on his way to the United States.

youngest

son

(Reb

‫כ“ה אדר‬

Menachem Mendel).

‫ט‘ אדר שני‬

5661: The birth of Rebbetzin Chaya

5700: The Frierdiker Rebbe comes

Mushka (the Rebbe MH"M's wife).

to settle in America "America is

‫כ“ח אדר‬

Nisht Andersh".

5700:

The

Frierdiker

Rebbe

establishes a branch of Tomchei Tmimim in America.

5701: The passing of the Rebbe Maharash's son-in-law (Reb Moshe Horenstein).

If sta are ge ng married, who will come to camp?

A new shipment is coming from the place ushe came from We’ll just have married sta Campers Who won’t come to camp?

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The following missions are not only for Chayolei Hamelech campers, but for anyone who wishes to join! Pass the word around amongst your friends!

Adar is a great time to make others happy!

Mission: Make someone happy everyday of Adar!

If you did the mission, call 347-913-5772 and leave your full name, and say that you did the mission!

1) “We forgot to prepare the judges skit!...”

2) “Why are you wearing my shirt!”

3) The original Twins from France 4) “I’m not coming up until you come down!”

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Reb Mordechai Lepler once said by a Farbrengen that one must be a Baal Gaava.

At first glance this sounds outrageous. In Chabad we always Koch in not being a Baal Gaava and having Bitul!

He went on to explain what he means: When the Yetzer Horah creeps in and tries to push you into doing something... He would then stand up with Gaava and tell him: “Does it make sense for me, Mordechai Lepler, a Chasid of the Alter Rebbe who learns Chassidus and Davens… to do this!?”

Scavenger hunt There is something upside-down in this newsletter, can you find it? Answer in next issue.

Answer to last months scavenger hunt: The Gematria of: ‫אני אוהב חצילים‬

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As usual, we bring you the list of the birthdays of your fellow campers.

Don’t forget to call them before, on (or after) their birthdays to wish them a happy birthday and to see how they’re doing. If we missed your name, please contact us.

‫אדר‬ ∞ Campers ∞ Shmuel Taichman - 2 Adar - 563-380-1146 Mendel Borochov - 3 Adar - 718-773-0251 Baruch Liberow - 11 Adar - 718-493-6149 Amichay Chudaitov - 15 Adar - 347-661-4317 Moshe Levy - 19 Adar - 305-652-7770 Mendel Hendel - 23 Adar - 718-493-4128 Yosef Chazan - 27 Adar - 718-778-4020 Isroel Kokin - 27 Adar Chaim Eliyahu Shuchat - 28 Adar - 347-365-9922

∞ Staff ∞ Mendel Notik - 22 Adar - 347-420-8172

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