July

6, 2012 16 Tamuz 5772 Erev Shabbat Parshat Chukat

A Day in the LifeWith Chezky Rubin

I sat down with Chezky Rubin, a veteran of Camp HASC for over 100 summers, over a bowl of farina in our revamped dining area, who shared his insights on Camp HASC, life and how to live it. Dr. B: So where do you live when you are not in Bunk 52? Chezky: Boro Park. Dr. B: There have been a lot of new personalities in Camp HASC this summer. Have you had a chance to meet any of them? Chezky: Ya, I am really enjoying Calisthetics with Rabbi Morris. I really love his moves. Dr. B: London, 2012. Will the US bring home the gold? Chezky: Yes, no question. Dr. B: There is a lot of new technology in camp this summer. How much of it can be associated with or traced back to [Program Director] Moshe Chaim Levin? Chezky: (looks to Moshe Chaim, seated to his right) A lot. Dr. B: One word to describe Obama. Chezky: Good. Dr. B: Beatles or Rolling Stones? Chezky: Beatles. Dr. B: Why is that? Chezky: Paul is dead. Dr. B: If you had an unlimited budget, what would be the one thing you would change in camp? Chezky: A carousel. Dr. B: Whats up with trip day. Chezky: I like trips. Dr. B: What does the name Chezky on your hat symbolize? Chezky: Nothing, its my name. Dr. B: And Jeruselum on your T-shirt? Chezky: I love Israel. Dr. B: Who does the new psychologist remind you of, Brad Pitt or Will Farrell? Chezky: (no response) Dr. B: What can be done about the grievous human rights violations in Syria? Chezky: Stop the killing. Dr. B: Favorite part of camp? Chezky: Counselors, food (looks to Moshe Chaim Levin) and Moshe Chaim Levin. Dr. B: You get a midnight phone call from Bibi [Netanyahu] asking you how to deal with Iran. What would you do? Chezky: Not Pashut. Dr. B: Lady Gaga or Madonna? Chezky: Madonna, accept no imitatio Dr. B: Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai. Do you feel him now? Chezky: Yes, of course. Dr. B: Can you share a message with everyone here? Chezky: Do what you are doing, and dont stop believing. Dr. B: Thank you for your time, just one last question. More or less cowbell? Chezky: More, de`initely more.
This interview was conducted by Dr. Benjy Epstein, who is celebrating his HASC brit, 8 days and counting. Special consideration goes out to Chezky Rubin for sharing his insight and love to Meir Safran for his transcribing quality and skill. Follow us on twitter #TheRealCampersOfParksville or friend us on Facebook.
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First Day of School MadLibs! By Bunk 22 -- Koach

One beautiful summer morning, Dena Sheva woke me up at last. It was just near
the end of the summer and I was trying to catch up on my sleep kyon. Dena Sheva said Wake up Chicken Pie! Its the rst day of school! Lets get going because my new teacher Ms. Dairy is really a Spiderman. I cant wait to throw spaghetti at her. I hear she cant resist ying it with her teeth! I moaned and groaned for 37 minutes, but eventually, I woke and started getting dressed. I wore a brown blue shirt with a very long scribble attached to it. My shoes were rock hard! They were covered in white sauce from the night before. I ipped the shoe over and yelled Goodness! I grabbed a blackberry and had breakfast o of my shoes! 123 hours later, the bus came, and in a few minutes I was already at school. In school, I met two really swag kids. All of us became friends very fast. That day we had science, and luckily my friends and I were in the same watch. My friends names were He and He. At math, we werent together, and that really bugged me. We learned what matters were, and when to use them. At snack and recess, we played Three-Square together. It was extremely fun. At APE, we were skipping o of the ropes onto telephones. I thought it was a very smelly idea. In swimming class, we needed to swim extremely fast or else...An hour went by and I gathered all my stu and threw it in my back pack. The bus came screeching into the parking lot. Just before I got onto the bus, like a bull horn; I shouted, "Goodbye, adios amigos, sayonara, and shalom," to my friends. In a ash the bus raced us home and the day had concluded! What a great day!

Parshat Balak: The Greatest Gift! Noah Cohen

Rebbe Nachman explains that The greatest gift we can give someone is to give him back his self con@idence. Con@idence!? Why con@idence, is that really the most important and necessary gift one can attain? Only a few weeks ago we read Parshat Beshalach, the Parsha of the spies, and we learn that the majority of the spies failed in their mission to spy out the land. The spies traveled throughout Eretz Yisrael, and they came back with only bad things to say about our land. Many meforshim explain that the reason why the spies returned with such negative reports and concerns about their ability to capture Eretz Yisrael, is because of their lack of con@idence. The spies said I CANT!! and entered the land with a mindset of failure. They did not believe in themselves, the Jewish people, and most importantly the strength of Hashem. As a result, they returned from their journey with doubtful and negative reports, which resulted in a delay of receiving Hashems gift, Eretz Yisrael. In this weeks Parsha, Parshat Balak, we see how a little bit con@idence can take one so far. Balak had an unfortunate, but con@ident vision to destroy the Jewish people. Balak had a mission in mind, and although it was negative, he nonetheless did not let anything stop him from carrying out his plan. Unlike the spies who feared the strength of those GIANTS living in Eretz Yisrael and therefore wanted to turn away, Balak saw the strength of the Bnei Yisrael, but without blinking one eye, persisted in his attempt to destroy them. The psukim tell us that he feared Bnei Yisrael as they had just defeated the mighty nations of Og and Sichon, and yet, along with his fear, Balak persisted with con@idence saying I Can, and attempted to defeat the Jewish people anyway. We are very thankful to Hashem for intervening with Balaams curse, and for blessing the Jewish people. We see that con@idence can take us a long way. In Camp HASC, nothing is impossible. Where else in the entire world can EVERONE participate in a baseball game, a carnival, or even go in the pool for a swim. Camp HASC is a camp which understands the sin of the spies and understands that just saying I Can can take ANYONE a long way. It is undoubtedly clear from these Parshiot in the Torah that saying I Can is a gift beyond any other gift. It is a gift which with the help of Hashem will lead to many other gifts and successes. Consider the following thought, Whether I say I can or I cant, I am always right! Hashem should bless us all this summer and for our entire lives that we should strive to have the eyes of I CAN, and to be able to bring the same gift of YES I CAN to the lives of everyone around us.

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Baalak the king of Moab, summons the prophet Bilam to curse the people of Israel. On the way, Bilaam is berated by his donkey who sees, before Bilaam does, the angel that Gd sends to block their way. Three Gmes, from three dierent vantage points, Bilaam a7empts to pronounce his curses; each Gme, blessings issue forth instead. Bilaam also prophesies on the end of the days and the coming of Moshiach. The people fall prey to the charms of the daughters of Moav, and are enGced to worship the idol Peor. When a high-ranking Israelite ocial publicly takes a Midianite princess into a tent, Pinchas kills them both, stopping the plague raging among the people.
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