בס“ד שנה ה גליון ה Vol. 5 Issue 5
ניסן תשע“ב Nissan 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 Rabbi Levi Graphics: SELDOS Photos: Lishnarino and others Proofreading: Father of CCH
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Dear campers, Chodesh Nissan is the most important month for us since it is the Chodesh Hageulah, and our main focus is bringing the Geula! The Rebbe said many times that Nissan is a special month for the coming of the Geulah. Many people don’t know that the Rebbe spoke about Moshiach in the early years too. At the “Moshiach Seuda” in 5712 the Rebbe said that leaving Mitzraim was the beginning and the Koach for the Geulah. From here we understand that the Inyan of Geulah already exists even now in the time of Golus. In the Medrash it records a story with an Arab farmer that his cow mooed twice, the first time when he said that the Beis Hamikdash was destroyed, and the second when he said that Moshiach was born. Here too we see that even in a time of Golus
Moshiach still existed, and that’s why the Amoraim where arguing which one of their Rebbes is Moshiach because Moshiach was around then too!! The Frierdiker Rebbe used to dance the “Moshiach Tance” on Acharon Shel Pesach. It is called so because Moshiach is dancing with us! From all this we can understand what the Rebbe said on 28 Nissan that he has done all that he can and now it depends on us. Because from day one Moshiach has already been here, and all we need is to be stubborn and make it happen!! It is interesting because if we look back to that Farbrengen in 5712 the Rebbe said “Chutzpa even used towards Hashem helps” therefore we should ask for Moshiach with Chutzpa and for sure we will be Zoche to the Geula Ha’amitis V’hashlaima NOW!!!
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If you are a camper, you are REALLY lucky, because you don’t have to decide what position to take this summer. If you are a staff member, you are also lucky, because at least you are not a garbage collector. In order to help our fellow staff members, we bring you a special list which only the directors use, showing the qualities needed for each position. Head Counselor: Must have a loud voice and a scary looking face. Learning Director: Must have a golf cart license and puppets.
Counselor: Must be Chai B’Seret and have experience killing flies with a Croc. Learning Teacher: Must be talented enough to keep himself busy for 21 hours a day. OD: Same as learning teacher just 24 hours. Waiter: Must not enjoy eating on the job. PA Manager: Must not know how to tell the time. ATM: Must run the camp. Director: Must know that there are more jobs than this in camp.
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Hi Mi dentest waz veerrry upset yesterday becoz he sed that eye haded eeted too many choclit and candee and eye jist laughded becoz eye stil no how mutch shalach manos eye hav left in my home and even rite now eye am eeting sum choclit covird stuf witch are the yumiest ever and also on purim eye drested up as the frenchy twins eccsept eye had no won els wantid to be the ohter twin with me and eye think eye waz the onlee won to dressid up lyke that know 1 even thinked about that eyediah and I spentid the hole day delevering mishloyach manos to peepool but know 1 even gayve me won my mummee ses maybee they jisy don't no were eye liv oh eye that maykes sense cuz no 1 ever comes to my house. Eye herded the megileh seventeen tymes just becoz and eye told my achoachverish joke ayteen tymes and then we haded a suda and eye eight food. And then eye went to bed on shushan porrim after the carnervil eye bumpded my eye trying to do a qartweel eye meen afteral eye am the frentch twin
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Nissan Edition and now This past week eye wentid to nite activities uncool cRaizy weding and he it wazint even a joke and he wazing even dressded up okay he waz a litool dresed up he waz wering a kapota and yu no hu eye sore there? Eye sore uncool chatzkool and he dancdid and we dandid the hole nite and eye sore de hed clownsler stand on his hed and den he fel and de person waz trying to play myoozik also sumtymes eye do jamping jacks in public my mumees ses eye shuldint rite that and that nite by uncools craizyees weding waz the latest eye went to sleep sints beevowak and eye had a blast boom Now we r starteng to get redy for paysuch and my mumee wants mee to help cleen but sumtymes she ses if eye go out to the park itz awlso a help and eye can starting cownting down to camp maybee eyell have tzvi the deer in my bunk egain maybe also dey will let me rite the dear diarees K going now Luve mee Pe es eye am gonna shower befour camp so my cownsler will tip me Pe pe es. eye only did 1 pe es this tyme oh wait eye mest up
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Oh, I did it again. Yup you guessed it, the one thing I have to do every month and it’s the last second that I get to write the interview. So frantically I ran to 770 even though Seder ended hours before this. I hoped someone would still be around falling asleep over their Rambam and I could interview them. I walked into 770 and it was empty, the lights were off and there wasn't even any music playing any more. I walked out a bit disappointed, and started my walk down a quiet and deserted Kingston Ave. As I crossed over Crown Street and saw the early morning bakers baking in the Kingston Bake Shop, I heard someone singing horribly off tune. I turned down
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Montgomery and followed the noise. A left on Brooklyn and a right on Sterling and there he was. He stood 6 foot 7 and looked about 350 pounds (but he could have been wearing baggy clothing and standing on crates). He wore a backwards cap, had his shoes on the wrong feet, had two balloons attached to his wrist and wore glasses that were triple the size of his head and were missing lenses! He stopped singing much to my dismay and looked up. I looked at him; he looked at me and then suddenly jumped up and started dancing giving me a huge smile and even bigger hug. We got to talking - which seemed like a bad idea at 3:00 in the morning and I found out, amazingly that I was talking to the future Night Activity Director of Chayolei 5772! What? No way!
Nissan Edition I introduced myself... well let me just tell you how our conversation went. CN: Hey, Hey! Calm down, stop dancing, I'm too tired for this FNAD??S: One dance, please? CN: Okay, FNAD??S: Vayehi Bimei Achashveirosh... CN: What are you doing? FNAD??S: Practicing. CN: Huh? For what? FNAD??S: Well I'm going to be Night Activity Director this summer! CN: How is this practicing? Wait, where, which camp? FNAD??S: Chayolei Hamelech! CN: NOOOO WAaaAy! I'm the editor’s son-in-law’s friend and I'm looking to interview someone and I just found you! FNAD??S: OHHHH, stay away then. This is a secret!
CN: Just tell me your name, I beg you? FNAD??S: Never! CN: Tell me something FNAD??S: BOO! CN: Okay, you're impossible to deal with. FNAD??S: Okay, one thing - it’s going to be amazingly spectacularly awesomeness bundled into bags of fun more fun and crazzziness! And I can't wait! CN: Neither can I! Let's dance again FNAD??S: Okay - Am Yisroel have no fear.... 25 minutes later CN: I gotta go to bed. Can't wait for the summer and hey, don't slip, careful now FNAD??S: BYYYYYE
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There is so much happening here in Chayolei that we decided to tell you all about it: 1. The 2nd annual reunion will be taking place on Wednesday, י“ב ניסן. See you there! 2. Don’t forget to do the Mivtzah (page 16) and get your prize! 3. Watch videos of former learning director and master ventriloquist Rabbi Yisroel Silverstein Shlita on Chayolei5772.blogspot..com
The editors of the Chayolei monthly newsletter would like to wish a hearty
Mazel Tov To our devoted former staff member and beloved Chayolei family member
Yossi Teleshevsky On the occasion of his engagement
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Switzerland is a country which has millions of dollars which they and the Nazis stole from the Jewish people during World War 2. They are now giving some of it back to the Jews. The amounts of money that they are giving back now keeps on getting bigger and bigger. In addition it has been discovered that Spain, Argentina, Portugal, China, France, Britain, and believe it or not the U.S. also owe us a lot of money for stolen objects which the Nazis hid in these countries. The list of countries involved in this "business" just keeps on growing. There is another 'riches-miracle' taking place at the present time. You'll be delighted to know that oil has been discovered in Israel. It cannot be seen of course, but special experts know for a fact that it's there and how much. Believe it or not 1,800,000,000 barrels worth! That's billions and billions of dollars worth. (Maybe
trillions). And if that's not enough, then listen to this: a few short months ago scuba divers at the shores of a city called Ashkelon, in Eretz Yisrael, di scovere d ol d sunken ships that are between a hundred and two hundred years old with valuable coins and other precious items inside. It's interesting that in the times of king Shlomo too, the waters of the seas brought sunken ships to the shores of Eretz Yisrael. The Midrash says that this was where he got the money to build the Beis Hamikdash. It also says in the Midrash that when Moshiach comes the Jewish people will receive treasures that are hidden in the sands of the sea. And so, it would appear that now too, treasure-laden ships have been brought by Hashem to Eretz Yisroel in preparation for the building of the third Beis HaMikdosh!
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The Israeli consul in the Philippines told the Shliach Rabbi Levy, “I heard about an older Jew who is in prison about a two-hour flight away from Manila.”
a local factory.”
Rabbi Levy felt like pinching himself to make sure he wasn’t dreaming. He had just asked Hashem to send him money for a ticket and here it was! The area Rabbi Levy felt sorry for the the factory was located was imprisoned Jew, and in his mind precisely the place where the jail he addressed the Rebbe and was. said, “Rebbe, I really want to go The Kashrus agency ordered a see him and see how I can be of ticket and Rabbi Levy took the help to him, but I don’t have the flight. Upon arriving at the money for a ticket. If Hashem prison and managing to get in, will send me money for a ticket, he met the older Jew, who was I will go and see him.” excited to see him. The man told Not long afterward, Rabbi Levi him, “I was very wealthy and received a phone call from one doing well in business until of the Kosher supervision things began going downhill. As agencies. “We would like you to a result, I got caught up in scams fly to a certain area of the involving large sums of money. I Philippines in order to supervise was caught and sentenced to sit the production of a food item in here in jail. The conditions here
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are horrendous and after a while him that their ancestors were I decided to end my life.” Marranos from Spain who had arrived in the Philippines via “I decided to give myself one last Cuba. The couple asked Rabbi chance. I said to G-d that if he Levy where he was coming from didn’t want me to take this and Rabbi Levy told them. It drastic step, he should give me a turned out that the couple was sign. And you arrived! You are very wealthy and they owned a the sign!” business located directly opposite Rabbi Levy understood why the prison the man was in. They Hashem had sent him to that began delivering food products forsaken place. From that point to him, which greatly lifted his on, he took care of the spirits. imprisoned Jew. He was able to Rabbi Levy also arranged for a bring Tefillin to the prison, and Filipino, who observes the from that day on the man put on Noahide laws, to visit the inmate Tefillin every day. and bring him food packages. At a certain point, the prisoner One day this Filipino told Rabbi was transferred to Manila, where Levy that the man had died in he was closer to Rabbi Levy. On jail. The community brought him Pesach night, Rabbi Levy walked to a Jewish burial in Manila. a long way in order to bring him Although he unfortunately was Matzos and strengthen his spirits. unable to taste freedom before his He told the man about the Rebbe death, he died embraced with the and about Yiddishkeit, and the love of the Jewish community man’s faith became stronger. and the Shliach of the Rebbe, who On his walk back to the Chabad had been sent to his post just in house, Rabbi Levy stopped for a the right time. rest. He met a couple who told
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A Tzadik In The Lions Den 1
Rabbi Chaim Ben Atar was known to be a smart man with good Middos. His Grandfather taught him to work with Jewelry.
However the main thing in his life was Learning Torah, so he would work just enough to support himself, and the rest of the time he would learn. His boss did not like Jews, however he liked R' Chaim a lot because he was an honest man, so he let him work when he wanted to.
To be continued
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חודש ניסן ב‘ ניסן 5680: Passing of the Rebbe Rashab.
5638: Birth of Reb Levik (the Rebbe MH"M's father).
ט‘ ניסן
5662: The Rebbe MH"M's Bris.
5699: Reb Levik (the Rebbe MH"M's father) was put in prison.
Birth
כ‘ ניסן 5701: The Rebbe MH"M and the Rebbetzin obtain their papers for
י"א ניסן 5662:
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י"ג ניסן 5626: Passing of the Tzemach
כ"ז ניסן 5744: The Rebbe MH”M institutes the 'Takanah' of learning Rambam daily.
Tzedek.
Why is this newsletter written in English? 73
ecause it is printed le -to-right
56 So that the campers shouldn’t understand 45
ecause no one knows Chinese
25 This is a newsletter?
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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!
Mission: In honor of י“א ניסןthe 110th birthday of the Rebbe Mh”m, do something with that number that will be a suitable present for the Rebbe! For example learn 110 lines of one of the Rebbe’s Seforim
If you do the mission, call 347-913-5772 before Pesach and leave your full name, and you will receive a prize!
1) Singing under the camp Sukkah 2) Glasses for taller people only 3) Two bandits allow reading of the will 4) “Vechinusei… Vechinusei…”
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Erev Pesach in the morning, a Siyum was being made for the first born. Berel was standing there waiting for the Siyum to start when he noticed a Chassid with his one year old child standing there. Shocked Berel asked “Why do you bring your one year old so early in the morning”?! The father answered simply that he wants to be able to feed his son this morning! Berel asked him with surprise “But your son doesn't understand anything anyway so what will it help”?! The father replied “I also don’t understand, what’s the difference between me and him”?!! Its clear from this story that it does not make a difference if it’s harder for one to learn Torah it is still equally a Mitzvah on everyone.
Scavenger hunt When is Yossi Nadler’s -day? Answer in next newsletter. Answer to last month’s scavenger hunt: The clock on page 3.
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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.
ניסן ∞ Campers ∞ Yitzy Silberstein - 3 Nissan - 718-778-7935 Levi Malinas - 9 Nissan - 718-467-0196 Mendy Schanowitz - 14 Nissan - 718-493-2046 Shmelke Brandwine - 18 Nissan - 563-864-3627 Levi Albukerk - 19 Nissan - 718-604-1506 Isaac Andrusier - 20 Nissan - 718-771-3210 Uziel Rubashkin - 21 Nissan - 563-864-3044 Shloima Bass - 23 Nissan - 563-864-7169
∞ Staff ∞ Shmuli Zalmanov - 9 Nissan - 347-931-8455 Refoel Popack - 16 Nissan - 718-713-5285
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