Ed. Notes

In the last 24 hours I have received 2 messages to relay to the עולם.

The first was message from Mike Eisman (the guys from the shiduch video) relaying a message from Justin "Thriller" Diller and went something like this:

Hello, blog admins.

Justin said that his internet is down, but I spoke to him and he asked if it was possible to make a post on the blogs:

If anyone has any room to bring some sfarim for him it would be a huge help.

They can contact him at 054-718-1332 or if they dont want to call israel they can let me know and i will work it out.

Thanks!

See you soon.

Michael 

The second was a message from Keith/Shmuel who will be traveling to Uman for Rosh Hashana, which the second day happens to be his אדישא birthday, and has asked if anybody would like for him to daven for them at the ציון of Rebbe Nachman please post your name in the comments and what you'd like him to be מתפלל for or if you would like to email me personally I would be happy to forward him the message.

קורא שמו בישראל...

As in keeping with the Recharge tradition every new member received his new name on the first night in an epic initiation ceremony led by Adam "Bill" Friedman and Michael "Richard" Kirschenbaum. Each member was stripped of his given English name and received a new name decided on by the members of Recharge as they entered the ProjectRecharge family. Below are the new members and their given names. Stay tuned to see what on a wild day 2 in Vermont...

Ki Savo: Stop and Think

In Perek 27 Posuk 9 the Torah is dealing with Moshe telling the Jewish people to renew their commitment to the Torah going into a new phase of life. It tells us that Moshe, the Kohanim, and the Leviim spoke to all of Israel and said “ הסכת ושמע ישראל” – be attentive and hear. What is this word הסכת? The Sforno tells us הסכת means to conjure up a thought in your mind. Based on this understanding, we can now understand a beautiful Shem MiShmuel. The Shem MiShmuel says הסכת means that before you do a mitzvah, stop and think what you want to get out of it. Don’t just go through the motions. This is what Elul is all about. All the big things are in Tishrei, for example, Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, Sukkos, etc. Elul is the time to think what we want to get out of Tishrei. If we start the year like that, then we can maximize what we get out of the year.

We should all be blessed to maximize every moment throughout the year, and live life to the fullest. See you all in 51 weeks!

Good Shabbos, Good Shabbos

Much Love,

Tzidkas

Day 1: On The Road Again

Day 1 of Project Recharge 5770 began with the חברה leaving via multiple cars from multiple locations. Each driver was given a list of destinations with no names of who would be found there. Each group was also given a final destination in Vermont with a time they needed to be there. The Hertzberg/Popowitz/Kirschner clan arrived first at the Newfane Elementary School where they were greeted by 'the Principles'. Arriving a short time after that was "The Beast" with its illustrious driver Milgraum with Kaye, Friedman, Brooks, Leor, and Mutty with שופר and other musical instruments in tow. Rounding Recahrge Part II was the Ackerman, Kirsch, Dylan, Rafi mobile. As per Recharge was kicked off with a sport... SOFTBALL! 

 

 
 

After multiple games were played and Rav Dan taking out the fence in center field, we headed over to what would be our dwelling place for the remainder of the trip. Once everyone had claimed a room a BBQ dinner was prepared. 

 

Then it was off to the night activity - the naming and welcoming of our newest members. Each member was given a name and required to perform a specific ritual as a way of initiation into the brotherhood. Overall it was a great day and a great way to kick off Recharge. I'm off to sleep, till next time holy חברה...

Welcome!

It it with great joy that I welcome Adam Friedman (TzidkasAzriel) as the co- מחבר of this blog. Hopefully we'll gain much חיזוק from Adam's future posts. Over the next few days, with the help of the one above we'll post all the details from our excursion to Vermont.

And We're Off...

All our bags are packed, the cars are loaded up and we're on the road to Vermont for a fatty bombatty time. We hope we all return in one piece at the end of the week. Follow our Twitter feed to follow us while we're on our journey to spread the light on Vermont. See you all in a week...

Another Letter from the Principles...

Hey guys,
     Can't wait to see you all in Vermont. We recommend that everyone bring a towel. You will not need any other linens. Things you will need for Tuesday, baseball glove/gloves/softballs/bats, bathing suits, sandals, sneakers. A סידור/חומש/ Shabbos סידור would also be great. The official נוסח of ProjectRecharge is נוסח ספרד.
     We will be in touch with you shortly about rides and how that is going to work out. If you have any question about this email or things with regards to what you need to bring 'וכו, please feel free to ask. If you have any questions at all about Vermont or other random facts you can email Milgraum as I am sure he will have many answers for you.
                                                                              All the best,
                                                                                      Dan & Josh

Farwell Keith/Shmuel

We'd like to wish a צאתכם לשלום to Keith/Shmuel who will be heading back to the Holy Land, and his presence will sorely be missed (especially by Knoll) next week in Vermont. He has asked me to kindly post his number online for anyone that would like to get in touch with him while he's in ארץ ישראל. 

From Israel: 052.312.6287

From America 516-204-4451

A Letter from the Principles...

Hey guys,

     Hope everything is going great and you're getting excited for Project Recharge 2010. It's going to be an amazing 8 days - just a few things to wrap up as we make our last preparations:

     As we did last year, we encouraged everyone to prepare a chabura/idea that has inspired them, deepened them or anything like that, that they will share with the group at some point of the trip. Everyone will have a slot to give the idea over and it should be anywhere from 0-20 minutes in length. As you already know, it's all good. Mike Kirschenbaum will give his chabura without pants on, so if that offends anyone, please speak up now. (No GTOD this year.) Additionally, we will try to have a very short idea given after prayer services, so if you want to contribute, please do.

     Also, as is the custom, we will not be sharing schedules or activities with you but we do recommend a few things you might want to bring along. The only activity we will tell you about is that we will be playing softball, so please bring a baseball glove or 2. If you have a bat, please let us know. Bring swimming attire, scuba gear, diapers, goggles, floaties, skis/snowboards, muontain bikes, parachutes, paper airplanes, bowling balls... or anything you think you might need. Also bring any sforim you think might look good on tha table in the house.

     If you haven't sent in the money, please do. Reb Yehoshua's address is 144-05 68th Drive, Flushing NY 11367.

    We will be in contact with everyone to let you know how/when you will be getting to VT. We will be driving seperatly and meeting there, where we will park the car for the duration of the trip. We have THE VAN.

     It's going to be a rocking awesome, fatty bombatty time and we hope you're getting excited.

                                                       

                                                                                                         With Love and Excitement and Anticipation and Admiration.

                                                                                                         Josh and Dan

Project Recharge Principles

                         

Blogging From the Road

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