Some of you may have heard about the tragedy and mystery surrounding the missing sea lions at Pier 39. It's a real shame that future tourists and members of ProjectRecharge won't have the זכות like we had to see such an amazing site.
You may remember that a few months ago these very sea lions were featured on this blog. Way back when, when Art wanted to change his name to Chuck, we turned to these sea lions for their help in coming to a final decision. You can find that post and the result here.
Anyway, anyone with information as to where the creatures have disappeared should contact the wharf and let them know you've found the missing sea lions. Until then, I will be sitting here depressed and staring at this waiting for the sea lions to return.
It seems we have built up a big following, to the point where a chain of bagels stores has opened featuring our famous slogan of "Bagels & Cheese." I wonder if they'll play our ניגון as their theme song? Anyways thanks to Dave "Harris" Schwartz for the spotting...
Ed. Note: Posting will be a little slow over the next couple of weeks due to winter break and finals, but don't worry we'll be back full strength soon.
פרשת ויגש - The Depth of A Person- R' Josh Silverman
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Ed. Note: We are currently experiencing technical difficulties uploading the video. We will try and get it up as soon as possible... Sorry for the inconvenience.
It is brought down that the נרות of חנוכה have the potential to bring Jews together, and that's just what they did this past Thursday night. A bunch of חברה of ProjectRecharge and significant others, including Mike Sohn, got together at the new home of our "fearless leader." ניגונים were sung, food was eaten, a סיום was made, and of course the Cheese Choker rocked out on the sax.
Shroeder's Generals band leader Dani Kaye a.k.a The Cheese Choker, debuted a new cover song that he learnt for the evening - none other than our official ProjectRecharge ניגון, "A Bagel and Cheese."
Reb Matt Beezy graced us with making a סיום on the entire סדר קדשים which he finished in his journey through ש''ס משניות.
Walz and the Cheese Choker wanted to say hi to the חברה that wasn't able to make it...
Here's a שיעור that was recorded a few weeks ago when Rav Dan was in America on Chanukah. It's still very כדאי to listen to after Chanukah.
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The Light of Chanukah is the Light of Another Jew - Rav Dan Werzberger
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Ed. Note: On a separate note, ATZ"F recorded Rav Tzvi Mayer Zilberberg שליט''א's shiur on Chanukah, which he gave in Woodmere a few weeks ago, and it can be found here.
From us here at ProjectRecharge, we wish all out readers חג כשר ושמח and א גוט חנוכה. We hope that the flames of the candles will help light the fire within us all and rekindle all the lost ניצוצות, so that we could see the coming of משיח.
Dug out from the archives.
Chanukah 5768... The Big Tuna out for the count.
Ed. Note: Pre-game has officially been re-added to the lexicon.
It has come to our attention here at ProjectRecharge that we may have a "Benedict Arnold" among us. Keith (aka Shumuel, aka Trudy) has been spotted in videos on the "other" blog and frequents hanging out with them in their headquaters. Here at ProjectRecharge we will not tolerate this and we will be taking the proper precautions to make sure this will not happen again.
So Dr. Dumont it's up to you, which team are you playing for?
Here's the video in question:
Ed. Note: Notice how scared Keith is of Tyson, he's ממש bugging out. It's nice to see Couch Yid on this blog again, maybe a weekly feature?
י''ט כסלו rolls around once a year, and Apt. 41 with the help of the rest of the חברה from ProjectRecharge made it big this year. Jews from all four corners of the US gathered for a nice little pre-farbrengenfarbrengen featuring plenty of משקה and Rav Judah. This is what supposedly went down in Apt. 41 that night, or it could just be that this all the Cheese Choker remembers...
With an already large gathering inside the apartment, Rav Judah entered...
The Cheese Choker and David Salamon (aka Squash) reunited for the first time since ישיבה, it was a beautiful sight...
Abe Milrom gave Rav Judah the present that keeps on giving...
The boys from BK made and appearance and gave this warm shout out...
Then, out of nowhere someone screamed... 770! - and the whole crowd erupted into a ניגון, as per the מנהג...
While the pre-game was going on, one question was being asked by everyone...
Looks like the decided to boycott the event, I guess this means war. Anyways on a happier note, we eventually wrapped up and headed over to the Rubin Shul where the real farbrengen was to take place.
Along the way we met these two fellows...
Once in the Rubin Shul some more of the showed up, including Captain/Whisky Mike, who drove all the way from Boston and surprised us all...
Reb Dovid'le had these kind words for ProjectRecharge, even though the rest of the Stollel boycotted us...
Anyway the night went on and the תורה and the ניגונים delivered were very strong. Of course The Cheese Choker was in his zone, as usual...
It was a strong night, and it was great seeing the rest of the ProjectRecharge gang. Anyways, that's all for now, till next time... Salt the wounds my friends, salt the wounds...
After the חברה headed up to the ballroom to פארברנג before the חתן and כלה came in. While we were פארברנגן, R' Dan decided to ditch us and went to go eat a nice juicy piece of steak...
Rav Landau decided to give דברי חיזוק and ברכה to Buns and the rest of ProjectRecharge with J. Gold at his side, as usual.
Buns' eventually arrived and we started rocking out...
Buns dancing with his rebbe, Rav Landau שליט''א
The Principles dancing together...
Hey isn't that ZLOU from the Stollel? Giving a shoutout to ProjectRecharge? What has the world come to?
The Cheese Choker "mooning" Buns as is the מנהג ...
The funky chicken eventually arrived, and the Chicken Hog couldn't resist...
Rocking our new ProjectRecharge apparel...
Mike Eisman joined the party and got a nice טאנץ. We decided to show this video because not only is he an eligible bachelor (for all our lady readers), he's has been quoted as saying that we are his favorite blog, and he can't wait to see what we're up to next. So this is for you Mike...
Rocking out to Hentelach...
Jordan doing his usual thing...
Ligget and Schwartz got some nice moves of their own...
Kirsch out for the count...
"Take off the cover!..."
The man that made the night what it was, Freddie; the official שר המשקים of ProjectRecharge...
A shout out from the חתן himself...
The Cute Couple...
O wait...
That's more like it. From us, here at ProjectRecharge, we would once again like to wish a Mazel Tov to Buns and Lakey. May we and all כלל ישראל of share in many more שמחות together...
So now that I've let you wanting more. Let's continue the story of most legendary wedding ever...
We all found seats at the חופה, with Walz joining us dressing more Chabad then ever, we decided to sing a little ניגון, to keep the crowd entertained.
Kirsch started getting restless very quickly then decided to check out the program for the evening...
The music started and eventually our fearless leader walked to the aisle with us humming along...
Once the whole חופה process was completed, it was time to dance our fearless leader and his כלה out, which took a while due to our slow walking and our current level of intoxication.
Anyways, the happy couple eventually made it to the יחוד room and we davened מעריב while waiting for the rest of the festivities to start. You'll have to tune in tomorrow to find out what happened next...
Never in my short lived blogging career have I been left speechless . Last night we here at ProjectRecharge experienced one of the greatest events in the history of the world, our fearless leader, Buns' wedding. With our cameras in tow, Milgraum's purple suit, the funky chicken and Freddy, our שר המשקים for the evening, we headed out to Crest Hollow Country Club to join in this great event. The חברה from ProjectRecharge rocked out hard with members of the "other" blog, it was a clashing of the blogs, some members even need to be held back from throwing punches.
Anyways, Over the next few post we will post some of the amazing footage recorded of the event by myself, ATZ"F, D. Walz and Shmuel Dumont.
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Milgraum started off the night with this message. I'm surprised Milgraum is talking to Buns still after he snagged his position of שומר away and gave it to Rav Dan.
The man, the legend Jordan Kantor, with his intense beard, even had some words to say in honor of the occasion...
And then it happened Sohn spotted Jordan from across the room and then they created this monster jam, that from here on in will be known as the Kantor Jam...
Reb Yoni Stokar, founder of the Stollel, had these words to say to the חתן and כלה ...
Dani Kaye got right into his groove the second he walked in, but then J.Gold, his former chavrusa, walked in...
Buns' brother took the time out to make a לחיים and to give a shout out to ProjectRecharge...
The chevra got the חתן's טיש rocking...
Those two dudes that lived in our room, when we were still known as Dirat Ashdod - Schwartz and Shulman were spotted...
Once the was signed all was set in stone, it was time to march Buns to the בדקין. The was all riled up and ready to go...
Once Buns reached the front and took care of business, it was time to march him back out. Of course we had to do this in style. Milgraum picked Buns up and spun him around, I don't think I've ever seen Buns look so sick. Whether it wasthe thought that he was getting married or the speed at which his body was getting spun around, either way he looked good up there...
Once that was all done we all went to find seats for the חופה. You'll have to wait for the next post to find out what happened next...
From the here at ProjectRecharge we'd like to wish a big מזל טוב to our teacher, our mentor, Reb Josh Silverman and his כלה, Lakey on their wedding. We welcome Lakey to the ProjectRecharge family. Together they should build a בית נאמן בישראל and may we and all of כלל ישראל share in many more שמחות together in the future.
While walking around Queens the last week, I couldn't help but notice a massive chicken running around. Now now, Ackerman calm down, I don't think this chicken is able to be hogged. Anyway I decided to roll out my video camera and follow this funky chicken around for a bit to see what kind of shtick this dude could pull. This chicken's got skills...
Ed. Note: We're currently working out a deal to bring the funky chicken to Garth's wedding, we promised him he won't get sent down to Iowa...
עזריאל צבי צדוק sent us this video that him and Ligget took while in attendance at this years Shluchim Convention. According to Adam a good time was had by all, and he now believes all of our תפקיד is to become שלוחים . We'll see about that...
Ed. Note: Love how Adam/Bill (whatever you want to call him) changed from his normal everyday velvet kippah to his Chabadsker-style one... (and yes Kirsch, that is the most common style amongst Chabadskers)
We'd like to wish a big מזל טוב and ישר כח to the חברה from Apt. 41 for winning the official Jawbone Valley Shluchim Convention Sweepstakes, and a trip to the Chabad Shluchim Convention this evening in NYC. We look forward to sharing much more great shtick from Apt. 41.
For all those who haven't viewed their masterpiece yet, here is their entry...
Ed. Note:CLICK HERE to view the announcement on JawboneValley...
This weeks ProjectRecharge exclusive is given by Rav Yoel Rakovsky, מגיד שיעור in נתיב אריה, and Keith's (Trudy's) & Rafi's (Gordon's) Rebbe. We thank Rav Yoel for taking time to record the שיעור exclusivly for us. א גוט שבת to all, The הנהלה at ProjectRecharge _______________________________
'ויהוּ חיי שרה’ - Rav Yoel Rakovsky
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Over the last year, the amount of reality television shows on the air has jumped a whopping %128. Reality television frequently portrays a modified and highly influence for of reality, utilizing sensationalism to attract viewers to generate advertising profits. With the addition of Tzavei's new reality series we decided to create our own...
In Honor of Veterans Day here in גלות we share this very important message from one of our brothers in arms.
Ed. Note: Sorry to all our readers for the lack of posting. We are currently heavily occupied, preparing for Garth's wedding. But we promise, post-wedding we will return full force, with more נארישקייט (yes, that's the correct spelling) for you to read while you're bored. Just stay tuned...
We here at ProjectRecharge.blogspot.com are constantly looking for new ways to improve our blog for you the reader. This week for our weekly exclusive shmooze, given by Garth/Buns/Josh Silverman, we have not only provided you the reader, with the audio file as we normally do. We have also provided you with a video, to enhance your learning, by making you feel like you're actually sitting in the שיעור room (or my dining room) hearing the שיעור live. We hope you enjoy, and please, if you have any more suggestions on how we could enhance your blog-reading, please let us know.
Thank you and א גוט שבת, The הנהלה at ProjectRecharge
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חסד לאברהם – Rav Josh Silverman/"Buns"/"Garth"
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This past Monday night the חברה gathered at Apartment 41, our headquarters on the east coast, for a night of תורה and niggunim in the spirit of the יארצייט of Reb Shlomo Carlebach. Numerous members from Project Recharge and elsewhere were in attendance. ר' עזריאל צבי צדוק kindly recorded the שיעור given by Reb Buns, and we bring it to you, as always, here at ProjectRecharge.blogspot.com.
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The עקידה - R' Josh "Buns" Silverman
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Ed. Note: Shiur starts after the niggunim at the 11 minute mark.
"Hashem wanted to give the world a kiss, so he gave us Reb Shlomo"
"The Amshinover Rebbe is widely known within the Chareidi world, and is regarded within Hassidic circles for his exceptional Ahavas Yisroel, love of every Jew; a good example is his warmth towards Shlomo Carlebach and others. The Rebbe has literally counseled thousands of newcomers to Judaism. The Amshinov Rebbe has been quoted as believing that Reb Shlomo was the "Pillar of Prayer"." – מקור
The Cheese Choker has taken the initiative, and is now starting an all brass-woodwind band. Anyone interested in joining should contact the Cheese Choker directly. The band is being named after our former source of transportation out in CA, General Schroeder.
As per request of "the Principles" (Josh and Dan) we will be featuring שיעורים from different people exclusively recorded for Project Recharge and the rest of the עולם. The inaugural שיעור has been gracefully given by Rav Judah שליט''א on פרשת לך לך. We hope that these שיעורים will help us all grow in our עבודה in these "Not Pashut Times."
Due to the fact that there are a lack of comments on the last few post, we have figured our readers just don't know how to post. So Dick has kindly volunteered to put together and instructional video, that even the not so bright among us can figure out how to comment.
While in San Francisco, we made a pit stop in Oakland, to visit one of the גדולי הדור, a talmid muvhak of the Mashgiach, and Milgraum's twin (צריך עיון גדול). He kindly permitted us to video him delivering this important message.
You ever wonder what happens to those old אב בית do after they leave Reishit? Well we know Rav Judah became a רבי at Reishit, but has anybody heard about the others?
Recently while on a trip to LA a member of PR spotted Rav Arye Sufrin and snapped this picture and sent it to us.
Ah... So this is what אב בית do after the leave Reishit. Man do I want to be an אב בית. Looks like he's living the life... Fore!
Here's this weeks recruitment video submission, received from our buddy in ארץ ישראל, Chatzkel Rapps, brother to @Srulii. He is interested in joining us next summer, and thus sent in this video of him acting out a piece of Shakespeare. Now go and vote...
On behalf of the New School Draig it gives me great honor and pleasure in welcoming Mr. Keith Dumont to the חברה. It's great to see the members of Project Recharge continues to spread their light all over the world, complying with the Rebbes wishes.
"Ufaratzta - spreading forth without limits - means the breaking down of barriers, even when those barriers represent good and valid limitations. For example; extending beyond one's fixed time for Torah study; or giving more charity that Jewish law requires; or meditating on the greatness of Hashem for extended periods before, during, and even after prayer."- (Based on Likutei Sichos, vol. 1, p.168-170)
While searching through my extensive collection of Project Recharge videos, I came upon this one buried deep down in the archives. This video has the claim of being the first video ever taken of the members of Project Recharge, as official members of Project Recharge. This is the video that started it all...
During the tough economic times, it rough for us here at Project Recharge, to find the funds necessary to keep this blog going. We have thus gone out deep into the wilderness to find caring human beings who are willing to pay for ads, to be featured on the blog. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause to any of our readers, it is for the better good of all of us in the long term.
Akiva Milgraum (Dale) has graciously volunteered to help his fellow brothers out and sponsor the next month of posts. For all those that don't know Akiva is a professional שומר for חתנים on their wedding day. His contact info and credentials can be found bellow.
Milgraum also provides exceptional שמחה טאנצן to get the elderly folks moving and grooving at your שמחה. Maybe he'll share a weekapaug groove... Check out his skills...
Ed. Note: Rumor has it Garth (Buns) has a wedding coming up... Wink, Wink...
