Camp Achdus Week 3 Newsletter

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Color War is fun! What isyour favorite part? Is itsinging, watching plays,playing sports, or running races? I

enjoy all of it! In parcular, I gain a

tremendous amount of sasfaconfrom the divrei Torah said at

lunchme. These divrei Torah are

wrien to teach the themes of

color war. This years themes were

Yachid (Red Team) and Rabbim

(Blue Team). Yachid means indi-

vidual and represents the im-

portance of developing ones

unique strengths. Rabbim means

multude and represents the im-

portance of being part of the larger

group. Maintenance of a healthy

balance between these two con-

cepts is essenal. Too much Yichi-

dus is the inability to conform to

societal norms and to be a team

player. Rabbim to an extreme is

geng lost in the crowd, losing

ones sense of individuality. Our

goal is to develop our unique tal-

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AchdusTimesW E E K

5 A V 5 7 7 3 P A R S H A S D E V A R I M

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this is

WEEK IN REVIE

ALL AROUND CAM

STAYING HYDRATE

BALLOON-A-RAM

NEWLY IMPROVED WEBSIT

COLOR WAR FEATUR

THIS WEEK ON THE FIEL

THIS WEEK IN ARTS & CRAFT

UPCOMING EVENT

RABBI AKIVA POLLACK Week in Review

Monday

It's hot! Very hot! But the

Camp Achdus hallways are

packed with A/C. Every

where you look you ind

more conditioned air! A

modern day miracle. Thehappy, smiley faces of Camp

Achdus arrive. But, some-

thing is wrong. What can it

be? Why is Yehuda 10&baum

at the front of the room in-

stead of Rabbi Akiva? Where

is Rabbi Akiva? Is Yehuda

10&baum the new head coun-

selor? Oy ah shande! Once

again Mr. Sommers graces

Camp Achdus with his in-

credible sports prowess. His

encyclopedic knowledge of

the history of Kickball is ab-

solutely breathtaking! Other

standard activities at Camp

Achdus include: Go Carting,

Game Rooming, Art & Crafts,

and so on and so forth.

There's really never a dull

moment! Leagues are played

once again in a competitive

yet civil manner. The po-

lice only had to be called

twice! Just Kidding. And

what are those interesting

looking scooters brought

to camp by everyone's fa-

vorite toy maker Mr.

Pechter? They are called

EZ Rollers (not to be con-

fused with EZ Pass or Easy

Shmeezy), They are con-

trolled by your feet and they

are a sooooo much fun (Not

to be confused with Soooo

You tell them)! Bunks Aleph

and Ches also have a special

activity! It's called BA-

LOONARAMA and the point

is to keep the balloons up inthe air. How hard can it be

already? I mean I have two

hands, two feet and a belly

button. Give me ive please.

Well maybe it's not as easy

shmeezy (not to be confused

with EZ Rollers) as it looks!

Well the day is over and oh

do I need a rest. EZ Pillow

Please!

Tuesday

It's another day at Camp

Achdus and once again the

Sun is shining, the birds are

chirping and the Baseballs

are lying. Who are all these

new faces in camp? Oh it's

Bring A Friend Day and al-

most ifteen friends came.

They are about to have thetime of their lives!!! Of cour

the day starts out with Tor

and Teillah! Hundreds of

yellow tickets are dispense

(Just a small Matan Schar

Betzidahfor the Tzadikei

Umos Haachdus.) Who will

win an out of this world pri

today from Rabbi Akiva's

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RABBI GEDALIA GOLDSTEIN Behind the

Colors


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The me was 2:30PM. The date wasJuly 8, 2013. Themission was: No Baloons on the

oor. The two teams consisng

of Aleph Kuun and Ches Gadol

versus Aleph Gadol and Ches

Kuun went face o as the bal-

loons started ying. Starng

with one balloon on each team,

the balloons started increasing.

Before the boys knew it there

was a swarm of balloons ying

through the air with one goal in

mind to fall on the oor.

Working together, the boys

managed to keep them ying

high. They ended o with a counselors

versus campers Baloonarama challenge.

To the counselors chagrin, the campers

valiantly took the lead, defeang the

counselors and bringing cheer and de-

light to all.

YEHUDA TENENBAUM Balloon-A-Rama!!!

Learning is exciting! Wow! Doyou feel the ruach (spirit) inthe air? The Achdus auditori-um is a magniicent Beis Medrash for an

hour every day, basking its walls in therefreshing waves of Torah.

This week, in a spirit appropriate for the

Nine Days, Bunks Vuv and Sufand their

chavrusas

learned the

passages of the

Gemara in Git-

tin that talk

about the

Churban

(Destruction).

Then, in the spirit of a Nine Days color

war, they were tested on the stories they

learned in a Grand Bechina-- one of

color wars most lucrative face-offs.

Bunk Daled also changed their learning

plan to accommodate color war. The topic

was Yediyos Klaliyos: general

knowledge questions such as Who wrote

Mishlei?, On which date does Purim fall

out?, and What is the bracha on seeing a

rainbow?

Mazel Tov to Bunk Daled Gadol on in-

ishing the irst two perakim of Mishnayos

Avoda Zara! (Just in time for color war!)

These mish-

nayos contain

many dificult

concepts, and

we are very

proud of our

campers andtheir rebbi, Meir Weiss, on this signiicant

accomplishment!

This weeks Weekly Erev Shabbos

Talk(W.E.S.T.) was given by Rabbi Nul-

man, our benevolent in-house rebbi. The

address was, thematically, on the story of

Kamtza and Bar Kamtza. Rabbi Nulman

emphasized the value of Achdus, loving

our fellow Jews, and the dangers ofsinas

chinam, baseless hatred.

RABBI ZECHARYA MICHELSOHN Staying Hydrated Week in Review (Contnued from Page 1)

Secret Stash? Sports are

once again exciting but

not to the

point of

grandilo-

quent. They

are just per-

fect! The Go

Carts zoom

around the Go Cart track

as the younger division

prepares for the choir and

Cantata. Lunch is deli-

cious as once again my

mommy made me the

most delicious Tuna ish

sandwich in the world

with delectable sliced to-

matoes and scrumptioussour pickles. After lunch

and bentching with Rabbi

Akiva we are graced by

Mark the Magniicent Gar-

inkel. He dazzles with his

devious doves, Connives

with his incredible cards

and mesmerizes with his

magical mind games!

What a fantastic enter-

tainer! And than Yehuda

10&baum thanks

the magician. But

isn't that Rabbi

Akiva's job!?

Wait!, there is

Rabbi Akiva tak-

ing back his prop-

er place as head counse-

lor! But 10&baum doesn't

give up without a ight!

He starts throwing shoes

at Rabbi Akiva! There is a

shoe war going on right in

front of the campers of

Camp Achdus!!! But no!

It's not a shoe war but

Color War!!!Wow, what a

total surprise.

Teams are

split. Red and

Blue. Themes

are given. Yachid and Ra-

bim. The generals are The

Zazzleing Zach Green-

berg and theastounding

Andrew Brenner! Eat

Your Mouth Out starts

Color War off! Come to

morrow in your teams

color. This promises to

one of the greatest colo

wars in the history of a

color wars!

Wednesday

Blue and Red loods

the halls of Camp Achd

Everyone is dressed in

their teams colors. Exc

the Head staff of cours

They are dressed in the

regular White shirts.

Ohhhh! They are on th

team of Whit

Now we have

Red, White a

Blue. Oh Say

You See! Lear

ing seems jus

bit louder than usual.

Could color war have a

thing to do with it? Naa(Contnued on pa

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RABBI ZECHARYA MICHELSOHN Communications

Sports is

next! First

it's the

campers

competing

at Kickball,

Football, Dodgeball and Yoga.

Blue seems to have a bit of anedge but than It's a STAFF

DODGE BALL GAME! The

Campers cheer so loud the Kol

Ami grass get's singed by the

ire of their screams. Blue is

down to only one player.

Their general, the aristocratic

Andrew! But oh does he put

up a ight. He throws, he

catches, he jumps, he ducks

and he comes so close, butalas! Red team wins! And

Than a irst for Camp Achdus.

Each team

lines up

and

marches

single ile

into the Kiratorium. The

room is separated into two

halves! Red and Blue. The

cheering rocks the walls (but

hopefully does not scratch the

paint) as each team cheers

away. Quiet suddenly reigns

as each teams sends to themike a scholarly member of

the staff who shares some

wise

words of

wisdom

and Torah.

Each Dvar

Torah cap-

sulizes their teams theme.

Yachid vs. Rabim, Each one is

so important to Klal Yisroel.More fun games are played,

Bentching is bentched and

then each team makes their

respective ways to learn their

cheer songs. Races followed

but these races are just a little

bit strange! The caterpillar

Week in Review (Contnued from Page 2)


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He stepped onto the bus

On the first day

Is this the right choice

Will I want to stay?

Will I see my friends

I feel so alone

Little did this boy know

His journeys yet begun

Summer in Camp

Achdus

Oh, its the place to beWe wouldnt give it upfor anything

This opportunity

Without camp Achdus

We wouldnt be com-plete

The summer of a life-

time

The best summer for

me

Activities all day long

The schedule is so packed

No time to rest

No time to react

Hop skip and dance

Take a jump for joy

Achdus is the place to beFor each and every boy

(Chorus)

The weeks have come

and gone

They flew by so fast

theres so much more to

come

Memories to last

Thank you Reb Gedalia

And Reb Tuvia too

Reb Zecharya It amazes

us

To see what you do

Together with Rabbi

Pollack

Our day is so much fun

Our family at Camp

Achdus

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On a cold dark dreary dayIm waiting for the busthe snow is the delayThe memories come floatingback to me

my mind starts to wondermy thoughts carry me away

My spirits start to rise oncemoreMemories so fondAs I walk out of the doorOn the bus I sit down with myfriendsthe Achdus spirits hereon you my life depends

Achdus all around in acamp that is so great

unlimited fun that connec-tion to createa staff as good as this issecond to noneand we have campers whoare truly number one

A summer of my life it isn'thard to seeI'm an Achdus boy andthats for eternitythe friendships that I

made, so precious so dearthank you Camp Achdus, Ill

be back-next year

We introduced a member toour staffReb Akiva is his namehes high on the bar graph you bring so much pump andso much funbeing with us you makean impact on everyone

Reb Gedalia, where would wbe without youthe effort that you givethe goals that you pursueon your shoulders the whole

camp does restyou take care of it allrespond to each request

Where would our learning bwith Rabbi Michelsohn hereyes he sets the keywe now, say thank you verymuchfor always being herealways in the clutch

Reb Tuvia though you're never here

the behind the scenes you dyour work can not comparewith Zevi working by your

sideyour care for every Jewyou act as a life guide

As I think how fast the timeflew byalthough the camps end isnot hereon the summer I relyfifteen years of ruach and ofunCamp Achdus rememberyou're my number one!

lor War this year was such a blast, it passed withlying colors! We need more time to fully cover this exciting three-day action-pack

vity, and the hundreds of man-hours that were invested by staff and campers to make this color war one of the most successful ever. S

now, we are happy to provide you with the winning Alma Maters (with apologies to the Team of White)!

BLUE/RABBIM RED/YACHID


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Bunks Aleph Katan

and Gadol showed

their counselors their

speed and skill in

kickball and then Catch the

Counselors. The counselors had

more than they bargained for as

Aleph Katan chased them

around the eld unl catching

every counselor. When we

played homerun derby in base-

ball, Yonaton Tzvi Miller pow-ered the sole homerun to score

ve points for the Red Team.

Bunks Ches Katan and Gadol

also showed their skills and

speed, rst in Catch the Redball

in which Daniel Ichakov was the

rst to nd and return the red

ball closely followed by the rest

of his bunk. Then, in a compe-

ve game of kickball (campers

vs. counselors) the campers

were victorious. Daniel Levy

even caught a line drive o the

foot of a counselor! Kickball was

followed by an excing game of

Jailbreak. Yishai Yamini stopped

a bee-lining Toby Rosen to help

his team prevent a jailbreak. In

soccer, Gefen Efra and Yehuda

Galen made terric stops in goal.

In homerun derby, Yoni Nadav

hit a towering homerun alongwith Yonah Galen and Shua

Bauminger to score 15 points for

Red! In Ches Katan, Dovey Gold-

man slammed the sole homerun

down the le eld line to score

the only points for Red.

Daled saw acon on the

soccer eld with Meir Ellman

and Yehuda Coe showing sweet

footwork and terric ball-

handling skills as they weaved

their way around opponents.

Yossi Pechter made the stop of

the day with a dive and stretch

to catch the ball.

Again, your boys showed

sportsmanship and good spiri

on the eld.

MR. IRA SOMERS This Week on the Field

race was oh so bizarre with

Oriel Gola, Ahron Nulman,

Biyomin Zefferen and oth-

ers for the blue and Motty

Kolodny, Hillel Friedman,

Dovy Elman and others for

the red. They were jumping

and hopping to a very differ-ent beat. The EZ Roller Race

was really cool,Aharon Ben

David, Matan Alon, Shlomo

Goldenberg. Backwards and

forwards and riding all

around! And of course there

were the standard wheel bar-

rel and Relay races but oh

were they fast!

In a lash we are off to the in-

famous Camp Achdus Brachos

Bee! Moments are tense as

Aleph through Sof are tested

on the proper Brochos to

make when eating some of the

most random and rare foods

in the world! Tea, Lollipops,

Lettuce, rice...This is gettingtense! (Disclaimer: No harm-

ful colors were used in the

making of this Brachos Bee.)

Finally we get to perform our

cheer songs. Red is This, Blue

is That! Oy I can barely keep

track! Both songs are so pro-

fessional how can we pick a

winner?!

Why are the staff going on

stage wearing those funny

costumes? Who is Stanley?!

Was that Kaddish I just heard?

These are the funnies comedy

skits I have ever seen! Time

for dismissal but another day

awaits for Color War 2013!

Thursday

It's 7/11! Yahoo! No! Not the

store, the date! Which is even

better because it's the second

day of Color War and red and

blue teams are just as excited

as ever! The Torah Hakedoshais Learned Behasmadah fol-

lowed by some truly competi-

tive games. The younger divi-

sion does relay races with

Rabbi G. and the older division

plays Capture De Flag with

Rabbi Akiva! The competition

is tense! The sprawling Kol

Ami ields are used as Red and

blue boundaries. Jails are set

With Bunks AleGadol and CKaan's pizzprojects, who needs to go to

the pizza store? Did you see

of the creave toppings that

were put on their pizza colla

es? They looked good enoug

to eat! (Though, unfortunate

they may have tasted more

the cardboard box that a piz

comes in and not as much lik

the pizza itself)Did you kn

that one sheet of paper can

made into an eight-page

book? With just the right fo

and cuts, Bunks Ches Kaan

Ches Gadol did just that! Theven made a cover for their

books and ornamented it wi

the Camp Achdus logo. Wou

you like to learn how to do it

too? Just ask your boys and

they will show you!

MRS. DORIS L IPSKY Arts & Crafts



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MONDAYErev Tisha Bav

Mr. Sommers and Mrs. Lipsky

will be here.

2:00 pm dismissalThe annual Achdus Cantata, a

srring producon that tries to

capture the Tisha Bav spirit

through drama and song, will

take place once again this year, in

view of the fact that we sll nd

ourselves in a bier Galus.

Admission is free and open to all.

Parents are requested to nofyus if they plan to aend.

Curtains will open at 1:00 pm.

TUESDAYTisha Bav

The inspiring Tisha B'av Youth

Program for boys ages ten years

and upwill take place once again

this year in the Ahavas Torah

Social Hall,following the8

amShacharis. Approximate

me9:10 am - 12 pm.

WEDNESDAY

Mr. Sommers, Mrs. Lipsky

Resume Swimming

THURSDAY

Roller Skang at Rolling Thund

Swimming

FRIDAY

Mr. Sommers

2:15 pm dismissal

ents while remaining loyal

servants of society, to be

team players without for-

geng our individual

strengths. Truly, the biggest

players in color war are the

counselors. Those valiant

warriors, staying up ll the

wee hours of the night in pur-

suit of the perfect rhyme and

the funniest or most mean-

ingful storyline, are the sol-

diers, lieutenants, and gener-

als whose ght is, perhaps,

the most powerful teaching

implement that our children

are exposed to all year. Lis-

tening to a lecture on the

essenal qualies of individu-

ality and teamwork is im-

portant. But, using laughter

and song to feel the energy

that these qualies emanate

can be far more powerful!

What do we owe our counse-

lors for providing this service

to our sons? We owe them

the world!! An extra-special

Thank you!! for late-night

work goes to Yehuda Tenen-

baum, Mo-Yo Kahn, Andrew

Brenner, and Josh Gordon of

the Blue Team and to Zach

Greenberg, Simcha Press,

Tzviki Gerstein, Elimelech

Oshinky, Pinchas Oshinsky,

Moshe Goldman, Pinny El-

baum, Avi Brenner, Yaakov

Horwitz, Avrami Ungar, and

Dave Lubell of the Red Team!

On behalf of myself and the

enre Achdus parent body,

from the boom of our

hearts, THANK YOU!!

Behind the Colors (Contnued from Page 1)

p and lags protected. Let the

ames begin!

We are off to lunch where

nce again Divrei Torah are spo-

en but this time by the erudite

ampers of Camp Achdus! Ra-

m Yochid, both are so im-ortant! Games are once again

ayed! Counselor You Mouth

ut, Activity Your Mouth Out!

nally it's time for Banner

resentation! Team of Blue, Ra-

m presents a simple but pow-

rful banner depicting the

eme of Rabim using water.

eam of Red, Yachid present a

eep and philosophical banner

sing the Medrash of Chaninani and the power of a Yachid!

oth teams then make their

ays to their Team rooms

Notice there is no "I" in Team

but there is a "ME", so how does

that work?) where they learn

their theme songs. Campers qui-

etly listen and participate as the

songs are taught by the talented

staff. Be-

fore we

know it,

Team Time

is over and

it's back to

the audito-

rium for

the theme

song presentation. Both tunes

are stunning! The Red team

used the tune of Eitan Kats'

Lemaancha to pay tribute to a

Yachid, Harav Meir Shapiro Ztz'lwho used his Koach to change

the Rabim. The blue team used

the stirring tune of Shlomo

Carlebach's (Yes a great Uncle of

our very own Zevi Carlebach)

Lamaan Achai to depict the Pow-

er of the Jewish people when

they come together to form a

Rabim! Of course the White

sings their own

theme song to

the stirring tune

of Twinkle,

Twinkle Little

Star. They pow-

erfully bring out

the terrible dam-

age that can be

caused when someone isPoresh

min Hatzibur. He separates him-

self from everyone. He's not a

Yachid or a Rabim. Sports fol-

lows but most importantly, It istime for the grand Play!! The

Blue team can only conquer the

evil LA bully when all of the

good guys join together to form

a Rabim (Even the dogs!) Th

Red team depicts the heir to

business who realizes that w

one has emes a Yachid beats

a Rabim. Of course the White

team must present a grand p

as well! They depict the stor

the man who bought the tei

of the great Ohr hachaim Ha

dosh. But when he started ta

ing duringdaveninghe ende

up beingPoresh min Hatzi-

burand lost thekoachof

theTeilin.

Friday

Grand Bechinos, Grand Si

Gramen, announcing the win

ners and sooo much more!

But, since we have run ou

time...youll have to wait till

weeks edition!


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