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AN INTERVIEW WITH BERKO

THE MEANING OF AIBEEDOOLA

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The Chayolei Hamelech Monthly Newsle-er A project of the CCH Keepin-Touch ini a ve, powered by the Chayolei Hamelech main office. This newsle$er 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 publica on.

The CCH Newsle-er Editorial Commi-ee Manager-in-chief: Fussa on Editor-in-chief: Shmoozel Leemanov Contribu ng editors: BomBom and Co. The Rat The Tzfa Graphics: SELDOS Photos: Lishnarino and others Proofreading: Father of CCH

Hey guys how’s it been since you left camp! I hope everyone is having a great year! I can’t believe it’s already Kislev! There is so much that I could write about it! Here’s something small - but important! We all know that the month of Kislev is the month with the most Chassidishe Yomim Tovim. Starting with; Rosh Chodesh, one of the most important days of the year for a Chossid in Dor Hashviyi.

Simcha possible!” And that is just what the Chassidim did the rest of Yom Tov, they danced until they had no more strength, and then they danced some more! And finally on Rosh Chodesh Kislev the Rebbe left 770 for the first time since Simchas Torah! Soldiers of the Rebbe! We stand in a time when our Gashmius’dike eyes can't see the Rebbe, we have this "Mechitza" that is blocking our view, and the last thing that we heard from the Rebbe MH”M about how to bring the Geulah is through learning Inyonei Geulah U’Moshiach, each one on his level, to learn about the Geulah and what we can do to help bring Moshiach faster. But as well as that, we must remember one very important thing, we must always be Besimcha and like the Rebbe says; “from our Simcha, will come the Simcha Amitis” with the Hisgalus of the Rebbe Melech Hamoshiach now!

It was Shmini Atzeres 5738 after the Rebbe suffered a heart attack, 770 was in a big confusion, no one knew what to do. Chassidim never experienced such a thing - that we cannot see or be together with the Rebbe. Our Rebbe was in a sense concealed from our eyes! Many “Choshuveh” people tried giving ideas of what to do, some said; we must say Tehillim, some said; we must be absolutely quite so the Rebbe can rest, and so on. There were Rosh Yeshivos, Mashpieim, and Eltere Chassidim and nobody knew what the Have a great year! right thing to do was. Until a Your head counselor, message came from the Rebbe’s room, in the name of the Rebbe; “if you want me to feel better, then dance with the most

Zalmen

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Your attention all campers and counselors, your attention please! There is less than seven thousand hours left until camp begins! That means that there is only three thousand hours left to sleep. One thousand hours to brush your teeth (continue brushing if yellow remains). One thousand hours to say goodbye to Tatty and Mommy and pack. One thousand hours to wait for the camp video (or journal?).

Less than one thousand hours to read this and upcoming newsletters. And one minute to eat your sandwich! Yup that’s right! One minute left to eat your sandwich. If you finish eating before the minute is over, you can also do your homework (you might want to take “fast homework” lessons!) Bottom line: finish up your sandwich and do your homework fast, because camp is going to begin.

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Dear Diary High! Sea I lernt how to spel a litel more. I gest wunted to tel yu wat eye hav bin duing laytlee ferst I waz lisening two myami boyz quayer and dey were skweeking more then mee but that waz last weak enyway I danceded with the torah on simches torah and dat waz awlso a nog tyme ago but I hav not ritten 2 u in so so long oh look this thing I piked up off of the flur eye think eye can Eet it my shirt is yelo and blak eeven though wen eye put it on 3 dayz ago it waz wite now we r geting redy for rosh choidesh kislev we are goingtu hav a massiv farbrangenish. Did yu no they payved kingsten avenyu and now know 1 has to trip when they walk ecsept for peepool lyke me hu sumtymes don't look wen dey walk (I tryed to spel don't. Without dat litel yud in between the en and the tea but my computeh dosent no how to spel so it puts deh yud there autermaticly) remember de atm in camp? He was funnny and I luved camp and de bunkhowzes and all de fun in nite activiti and shabbis and all deh free pops and laphy taphyeez my mummee sez dat so mutch candee iz not so good for me but we no beter rite?

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Eye lernt to be a good riter you hav to hav brakes between sum of the wordz dats y I mayde a brake now did you no dat it snowded a few weeks ago I don't have a cote but itz fine becoz I have a lot of tishuze for wen I catch a cold ooh a ranning nose datz discussting elso eye am not so good at caughting stuf so eyem not two wurrid hav yu ever eeten sooshi it tayst so good but I don't no wat it iz so let me tel u ebout my weak so far firstlee eye went to lefertz park and I stil hav these litel blak turf stuf in my shooz eye wil tayke them out won of theyze dayz and we playd hoola hoops it waz lodez of fun in skool I lernt ebout yitzchok in the parsha his name iz funnee (get it?) I went to my frendz hous and we playded a bunch of gaymz and we watchted a videeoh ebout uncool moyshe hu iz as silee uz uncool chatzcool and den eye went home but I walked slowlee becoz I wantid to stay up past my bed tyme and elso oh man I have a phew holes in my soks bye the way my frend mumee maykes bete mins meet den my mumee (eye hope she dosint confisgate my dieree egain and reed this) k supeh tyme I hav to go we r having minst meet Bye Love me! Pe es I showereded more tymes dis past week then deh hole sumer in camp Pe es dats onlee becoz it rainded alot

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So there I was, lounging in my ohso-comfortable couch, when I get a phone call from a very scary person, who tells me the interview is needed for the first newsletter of the new year. At first I didn't believe him, because the Journal still didn't come out yet. But he - as I told you already - is very scary, so I told him I'd get right to it and write the interview as soon as possible.

brother, and there I was in the middle of Kingston Ave (literally) interviewing the funniest person I know - BERKO! Yes lifeguard Yisroel Berkowitz! CN: Hello. YB: Hello, who is this? CN: This is me. I'm calling from The Chayolei Newsletter Inc. YB: I can't hear you. All I hear are cars beeping, maybe get off the road. CN: Okay, is that bet-

ter? YB: Yes Three weeks have passed and here CN: Good, also the cars were getI am. ting mad at me. So can we interview? I needed someone to interview, YB: I'd rather not, I think I did this someone really funny. last week. So who would it be? Just then I CN: Great! Question 1 - Well, saw one of my favorite people in what's up? the world and asked him to conYB: The ceiling or helium. Is this a nect me on the phone to his trick question?

Kislev Edition CN: Where are you now? YB: I'm in the hallway. CN: No, No. Where in the world are you? YB: Oh back in my home state California - right near Uncle Crazy (no offense to my uncle) CN: So you ever think about camp? YB: All the time. My linen still has that smell, how could I not? CN: That's it? YB: No. Also my towels and clothes. CN: I mean what else about camp? YB: The Staff trip. CN: And? YB: After lights out. CN: I feel like you're not being serious! YB: How could you feel anything? We're speaking through a telephone. CN: Oy. What else is news?

YB: Well I finally got used to not walking around in a bathing suit all day long. CN: It took you so long? YB: Yeah! It was bad. Tahalucha was the worst, you should have seen the looks I was getting. CN: You're joking... YB: I'm not sure if that's a question or a statement. CN: I was really just talking to myself. YB: Yes, you seem to do that a lot. CN: Anyway, I'm going to go. I've walked all the way down I'm past Maple. YB: Well enjoy the walk back up. CN: Any last messages? YB: Yes. I really miss camp. I sing all the songs and do all the fun stuff all day. I send my best regards to all the campers that remember me! And see you in 770 Yerushalayim NOW! CN: Amen. Thanks for your time. YB: You didn't give me an option

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‫חודש כסלו‬ ‘‫א‬ 5658: The 'Rashag' (the Rebbes

‫ט“ו‬ The Alter Rebbe (at five years old)

brother-in-law)'s birthday.

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L'Chasidus". 5559: Menucha Rochel (the Mitteler Rebbes daughter)'s birthday. ‘‫כ‬ 5557: The Tanya was officially printed for the first time. 5559: The Alter Rebbe finally reunites with the Chasidim. ‫כ“ו‬ 5621: The Rebbe Rashab's Bris (even though he was born Chof Cheshvan). ‫כ“ז‬ 5561: The Alter Rebbe was released from prison after his second arrest. ‫כ“ט‬ 5561: (Some say that this is the day the Alter Rebbe was freed from prison the second time, and some say) Chassidim were released from prison.

does not testify!") ‫י “ד‬ 5689: The Rebbe MH"M's wedding.

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The Rebbe’s message that came in a dream “What will be with me?” thought Yaa- be and then returned to Yaakov and kov to himself, depressed. “When will said, “The Rebbe says that you should my luck start to change?”

speak to Rabbi Abuchatzeira.”

It was only a few short years since Yaakov ben Ari had made the decision to return to Jewish observance and had become close to Chabad Chassidism. He had studied in various Chabad Yeshivos, including the Rebbe’s own Yeshivah in Brooklyn. Now Yaakov was close to 30 years old and eager to start a family of his own. However, his unique background and his relatively advanced age compared to his friends made this no simple

When Yaakov woke up, the dream was still vivid in his mind and he was at a loss to interpret its meaning. Why was the Rebbe sending him to Rabbi

endeavor.

Abuchatzeira? He also did not know exactly where to turn, as the famous Kabbalist Rabbi Yisrael Abuchatzeira, the Baba Sali of blessed memory, had recently passed away. Yaakov happened to have been one of the last people to receive a blessing from Rabbi Abuchatzeira. It was on Shabbat, 3 Shvat, 1984, the day before the Baba Sali’s passing. Yaakov had been invited for a Shabbat meal with a family in Beersheba who lived not far from him. That week, one of the guests was the rabbi of the nearby Soroka hospital. After the meal, the rabbi mentioned that he was going to walk to the hospital and visit Baba Sali, who was then hospitalized. He suggested that Yaakov join

At the time Yaakov was studying in a Yeshivah in Kfar Chabad, Israel. One night, while sleeping in the Yeshivah dormitory, Yaakov dreamt that he saw the Rebbe, surrounded by Chassidim. As the Rebbe and the Chassidim passed, Yaakov tried to join them but did not succeed. At one point he was able to grab the jacket of one of the Chassidim, and begged him to please approach the Rebbe and ask him for him. a blessing to get married. The Chassid When Yaakov entered the Baba Sali’s agreed happily, approached the Rebroom, the attendant introduced him

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as a returnee to Judaism who had become close to Chabad. The Baba Sali, despite his frailty and pain, raised himself up, placed his hands on Yaakov’s head and gave him a

Shortly afterwards, Yaakov became ill and suffered from terrible abdominal pains. From experience he knew that eating plain rice would

blessing. Now Yaakov wondered if there was a connection between that event and his dream. He also wondered who he should turn to now, after the

A good friend by the name of Yehudah Adot, who lived in Kfar Chabad, offered his assistance. “My wife will be happy to prepare the rice for you. Come to my house this after-

passing of the Baba Sali.

noon.”

After consulting with his Rav, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Wilschansky, the head of the Chabad Yeshivah in Tzfas, Yaakov decided that he would visit a Kabbalist of the Abuchatzeira family who lived in his city of Beersheba. Thus, Yaakov arrived at the home of Rabbi Elazar Abuchatzeira of blessed memory, a grandson of

When Yaakov came to the Adot home for lunch, it occurred to Mrs. Adot that he would be a perfect match for one of her friends. She took upon herself to be the matchmaker and arranged a meeting between Yaakov and her friend. Indeed, the two enjoyed each other’s company, and after a short courtship they both wrote to the Rebbe,

the Baba Sali. As was his custom, Baba Elazar sat with his head downcast and his eyes closed. An attendant was also present in the room, and Yaakov told the attendant, in the Rabbi’s presence, the purpose of his visit. He described his dream in short and asked for a blessing to get married. The attendant repeated his words to the Rabbi and the Baba Elazar blessed him – “may it be immediate-

help with this illness.

asking for his blessing for the match. It did not take long and they received the Rebbe’s blessing for their engagement. The two stood under the Chuppah together on the 28th of Sivan, 5744 (1984).

Baba Elazar’s blessing, that it should happen immediately, was fulfilled in its entirety. Yaakov, today Rabbi Yaakov Ben Ari, conducts Chabad activities on a number of Israeli kibly.” butzim. He does not know exactly Yaakov left his home encouraged why the blessing had to come via and full of hope. He returned to the Baba Elazar, but “the main thing Yeshivah in Kfar Chabad and waited is that the blessing was fulfilled,” he to see what the outcome would be. concludes happily.

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The camp video is almost ready!

Get it now! What’s a pole? 5.7% The staﬀ giA 99% Yossel and Mendy Paul’s nickname 87% Where the counselors of bunk Chof-Ches Daven in 770 40% What’s a poll?

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One of the prophecies about the future redemption is that at that time there will no longer be any wars. The world will use its weapons and war machines only for good things.

There is a country in Africa called Somalia which had a terrible civil war in 1991. The main fighting took place in the capital Mogadishu.

As a result of the war there was not enough Well, on January 31, 1992 the President of food in the city, and so about four million the United states and the Prime Minister of people were in danger of starving to death. In fact every day, hundreds Russia, together with some of people were starving to leaders of other powerful death. countries, gathered together at the central meetWhen the United States of ing place of the United America heard about this, Nations (a special organization whose goal is to create peace and they sent warplanes loaded with food, harmony among the different nations) and medicine and clothing to help out these decided that once and for all they were people. Rather than using these planes for war, and rather than keeping the food and really going to put an end to war. clothing for themselves, the USA was now This would be done by each country de- using these things to help out needy people stroying a certain amount of its weapons who were not related to them and never had and by working together to create peace, anything to do with them. unity, harmony and friendship among themThis is the exact opposite of how things selves. used to be. We are seeing how the entire There is another event which took place not world is beginning change and just as the long ago in which we see these words of prophet said - they are beginning to change for the better. the prophet coming true.

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How can I repay you for your generous dona8on Avigdor?

One day, a wealthy man visited the Baal Shem Tov, and donated a large sum of money for Tzedakah

No thanks! Maybe a Brocho?

No thank you Rabbi, I have everything I need! Thanks to my hard work, I have created a successful business selling the highest quality wood!

NU! Everything is good by you, that's great, but why haven't you said “Baruch Hashem” even once!

And my health is great, my whole family is doing ﬁne, I don’t need anything!

For what?

Listen here Avigdor, every 8me Hashem does good for us in our life we must remember to say “Baruch Hashem”!

Even though it seems odd, why would Hashem need our thanks? Nevertheless we must recognize that all good that comes to us; Parnasa, Famly, and Health, it all comes from Hashem and we must thank him for it

Please give this le-er to the Rabbi of your congrega8on in Brod!

I very much wanted to give you a Brocho or someway to repay you, but since you refuse, let me at least ask you for a small favor .

Here is a man who believes only in his own strength, right Rebbe?

Ok! All the best Rebbe!

(The pictures are for illustra8on purposes only)

I hope that he will at least think about what I told him….

To be con8nued

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The Chossid Reb Yisroel Nevler once gave over an interesting Vort by a Farbrengen: There is a Posuk in Tehilim ‫הצילה מחרב נפשׁי מיד כּלב יחידתי‬ Save me… from the hand of my only dog. To understand this Possuk he gave a Moshol: There was once an area, where there were a lot of big dangerous dogs that could attack, and weren’t pleasant to have an encounter with. There was someone that wanted to pass through that area. So he came at a time that all the dogs were sleeping, that way, it wouldn’t be so dangerous. The problem was that there was a little dog there that was still awake, and as soon as he started to pass through, the little dog started to bark... Reb Yisroel explained that this is a lesson to us. When we are learning (for example), there are good times - when the Yetzer Horos (the dogs) are sleeping and the learning is going great! Then someone wants to throw a little joke in or some kind of disturbance that is not necessary. His little Yetzter Horo is still awake and can wake up all the other ones! That is what Dovid Hamelech was asking in this Possuk in Tehilim, that Hashem should save him from the “only dog” that could ruin everything!

Scavenger hunt How many 8mes does it say the word Chayolei or ‫ חיילי‬in this newsle-er? Answer in next issue.

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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!

Chodesh Kislev is a month of Farbrengens.

Mission 1: Take upon yourself a Hachloto this month! Chanukah! A great opportunity to do the Rebbe’s Mivtzoyim.

Mission 2: Hop on a tank and help other Jews light up the world! If you did the missions, call 347-913-5772 and leave your full name, and say that you did the missions!

“I’m going to hit that camper who threw garbage on the floor” “Why are campers always laughing at me” Davening to “Yonah, Yonah, Yonah Meir Shifrin”

Campers doing Mivtzoyim

Find the Makom Hachalal

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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 or on their birthdays to wish them a happy birthday and to see how they’re doing. If we missed your name, please contact us.

‫כסלו‬ Campers Aaron Goﬀstein - 9 Kislev - 513-477-8640 Yechiel Vogel - 12 Kislev - 718-467-6505 Yeremiyahu Hutcheson - 24 Kislev - 210-213-3322 Solomon Weller - 26 Kislev - 513-631-0177 Tuvia Nissim Jacobs - 27 Kislev - 563-380-8689

Staﬀ Zalmen Sandhaus - 8 Kislev - 646-248-3913 Zalman Baumgarten - 14 Kislev - 718-930-0902 Mendy and Zalmy Spritzer - 17 Kislev - 718-774-9787 Mendy Ross - 17 Kislev Shiya Lishner - 30 Kislev - 718-771-3780 For Chayolei news, call 347-913-5772

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