The directorship and administration of camp would like to wish all campers and staff members a Gmar Chasima Tov
G’mar Chasima Tova 9-23-2001
Mazel Tov, Ely! 9-23-2001
The entire Gan Yisroel family would like to wish a hearty Mazel tov to a dedicated senior staff member of camp, E.C.A.D. and division head Ely Rosenfeld upon his engagement. May all the Brachos of the Rebbe to a Chassan and Kallah be fulfilled in its entirety. Mazel Tov Mazel Tov!
Reporting live from the grounds of Kiryat Gan Yisroel 9-2001
Reporting live from the grounds of Kiryat Gan Yisroel, a little more than four weeks ago nine busses and scores of cars carrying over 500 campers and staff departed the grounds here, having concluded the most outstanding and exciting summer in this camp’s 46 year history.
As I walk these grounds, my mind fills with warm memories of this past summer. Entering the Shul my eyes brimming with tears, I recall the first day we all arrived, the initiation of Project Shlichus, Shlichus War, Shnas Hameah War and the closing Banquet. Oh what a summer indeed it was.
My next stop was the main building, entering the lobby my eyes automatically wandered to the walls filled with pictures that depict camps rich history and dearness to the Rebbe, as I gaze upon the pictures of the Rebbe’s three visits to camp. Than my eyes glance to the map of countries represented by bunks here in camp, helping the Rebbe’s Shluchim in these remote places (now familiar to every camper).
Project Shlichus will be covered in the upcoming article.
I then entered the Dining Room the room still vibrating with the sounds of the 270 campers as their voices bellowed out the different camp songs. Oh, the warm memories of Srulie’s Voice fill the room as he leads the Seudah Friday Night. How can I forget Baruch Hecht’s inspiring stories, as he kicks off yet another Shabbos day Seudah.
I only had a short amount of time to spend here today, as I would have liked to stay here forever. So I headed quickly towards the hill, as I pass the flagpole, reminiscing the heartfelt cries of Ad Mosai’s by the hundreds of campers, how their voices would pierce the heavens.
Climbing the stairs to the bunks I recall the counselors tireless devotion to their campers how they would speak words of inspiration, instilling in them an everlasting love to the Rebbe. How the bunks would play together with such unity.
These memories all so real in my mind.
Dear campers, how I wish we could all be together here in camp all year round. Lets all take these warm recollections with us and let them carry us throughout the year, until we will reunite for Camp Gan Yisroel 5762.
Future articles will include: Project Shlichus, an aerial view of camp as reported by our fellow dove Reb Yonah, and many more camp related articles, so stay tuned.
Please browse through the thousands of pictures of camp, to help keep your memory fresh of all those wonderful times.
Bunk list 2001 / 5761
2nd trip Bunk list 2001 / 5761
| Bunk Aleph א’ Mendel Avtzon Moishe Block Menachem Mendel Borenstein Menachem Mendel Chanowitz Shalom Cohen Menachem Mendel Galperin Abraham Katzoff Shmuli Leiter Mordecai Rubin Menachem Mendel Shemtov Counselor Mendel Laine Counselor Eli Sandhaus Bunk Bais ב’ Avi Berger Shmuel Menachem Mendel Bindell Chaim Eilenberg Avremel Flinkenstein Shmuel Aharon Fridman Levi Junik Shimon Klein Shneur Zalman Kotlarsky Dovid Lew Sholem Ber Wolberg Yitzcok Mordecha Zirkind Counselor Yossi Hecht Counselor Mendy Nagel Bunk
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Bunk Yud Gimmel י”ג Menachem Altein Shmaya Futerfas Dovid Binyomin Kupfer Levi Raichik Nochum Schapiro Shmuel Schapiro Yanky Scheinfeld Yosef Yitzchak Sharfstein Bentzi Shemtov Menachem Mendel Wilmowsky Eli Winner Levi Zeiler Counselor Shmaya Galperin Counselor Bentzion Treitel Bunk Yud Daled י”ד Eliezer Gershon Avtzon Menachem Mendel Grossbaum Moishe Grossman Yaakov Hecht Yisroel Moshe Klar Dov Ber Lewis Binyomin Lubin Aryeh Newman Yaakov Yehuda Piekarski Mendy Rapoport Yankel Raskin Mendel Shemtov Counselor Shmuel Feldman Bunk Bunk Bunk Bunk
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Masmidim מתמידים Bentzion Avtzon Yisroel SZ Benamu Reuven Yaakov Brody Yonaton Chanowitz Benzion Chudaitov Avi Cohen DovBer Dechter Shloime Denburg Chaim Sholom Emanuel Daniel Simon Ferster Daniel Fester Yisroel Hershkop Ori Kimhi Sholom Korf Meyer Mandel Eli Naiditch Avrohom Meir Ostfeld Boruch Rudd Yisroel Dovid Rudolph Shimon Sabol Bentzion Shemtov Chaim Moshe Shemtov Moshe Vogel
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Bunk Aleph א’ Shalom Yehuda Menachem Abraham Mendel Mendel Yosef Mordecai Menachem Counselor Counselor
Bunk Bais ב’ Shmuel Menachem Chaim Avremel Shmurl Levi Shimon Shneur Dovid Yehuda Counselor Counselor
Bunk Gimmel ג’ Leivik Avi Yechezkel Mendel Chaim Shmuel Naftoli Avremele Yossi Meir Yisroel Schneur Counselor Counselor
Bunk Daled ד’ Eli Joshua Moshe Levi Menachem Dovid Yisroel Shalom Yossi Eliyahu Nachum Meir Counselor Counselor
Bunk Hey ה’ Shloimie Yossi Schneur Mendy Mordechai Motti Levi Boruch Mendy Avremele Avremi Counselor Counselor
Bunk Vov ו’ Shlomi Levi Levi Yisroel Shmuel Yitzchok Avigdor Yeshaya Yossi Yaakov Levi Counselor Counselor
Bunk Zayin ז’ Eli Aharon Berel Mendy Menachem Yaakov Motki Avrohom Schneur Shmuel Avremi Counselor Counselor
Bunk Ches ח’ Sholom Naftali Daniel Moishy Menachem Yossy Sholomo Avrohom Yitzchok Ephraim Yitzchok Counselor Counselor
Bunk Tes ט’ Dov Shneur Dovid Yossi Shaya Israel Yankie Benjamin Levi Sholom Yudi Yisroel Counselor Counselor
Bunk Yud י’ Boruch Dovber Shlomo Yonah Mendel Daniel Yehoshua Shneur Moshe Dovid Hillel Counselor Counselor
Bunk Yud Aleph י”א Shmuel Yisroel Leibel Shloime Meir Chaim Yosef Zalman Shmaryahu Ephraim Sruly Eli Shmuel Counselor
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Bunk Yud Bais י”ב Menachem Shmaya Chaim Dovid Shmuli Shmuel Nochum Yosef Bentzi Menachem Eli Levi Counselor
Bunk Yud Gimmel י”ג Shlomo Yosef Shmueli Moishe Yaakov Eliyahu Dov Aryeh Yaakov Yosef Mendel Shneur Counselor
Bunk Yud Daled י”ד Dovid Simcha Shmuel Chaim Shneur Aryeh Avraham Yaakov Mendel Shalom Elliot Counselor
Bunk Tes Vov ט”ו Yitzchok Yitzchak Yoel Yaakov Oren Shmulie Shloime Zalman Mendy Eliyahu Dovi Counselor
Bunk Tes Zayin ט”ז Yosef Avi Shimon Zalman Yitzi Menachem Chaim Mendel Nussin Nosson Tzvi Counselor
Bunk Yud Zayin י”ז Simcha Mendel Levi Aryeh Ari Yaakov Refael Levi Yehudah Meshulam Counselor
Bunk Yud Ches י”ח Moshe Peretz Shloime Yaakov Shmuel Shneur Simcha Eliyahu Berel Chaim Counselor
Bunk Yud Tes י”ט Shmuel Menachem Meir Dovid Menachem Chanoch Shneur Yeshayohu Baruch Avraham Counselor
Bunk Chof כ’ Rafael Yaakov Peretz Peretz Moshe Yitzchak Yosef Simmy Shimon Isaac Berl Counselor
Bunk Chef Aleph כ”א Avi Zev Sruli Michoel Sruly Shnayor Sruli Yankie Moshe Yacove Shmuel Counselor
Bunk Chof Bais כ”ב Avi Hendel Benyamin Zalman Shlomie Oriya Yanky Moshele Shimon Avrohom Moishe Areleh Counselor
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Masmidim Yisroel Chaim Chaim Sholom Shmuel DovBer Boruch Chaim Reuven Avrohom Benzion Yisroel Bentzion Daniel Ori Daniel Shimon Sruli Yonasan Shloime Ushy Yossi Josh Yeshivas Kayitz ישיבת קיץ Shmuel Moshe Yehuda Menachem Ben-Zion Schneur Levi Yehuda Daniel Meir Uri Efraim Moshe Shneur Levi Meyer Pesach Shimon Shmuel Levi Ariel Shlomo Nachmon Dov Heshy Elchonon Aaron Chaim Levi Ziv Schneur Yisroel Yosef Yosef Moishe Binyomin Yeshaya Sholom Eliyahu Menachem Dovid Yisroel Choni Levi Bezalel Shmaya Yosef Moishe Yisroel Yehoshua Moshe Yossi
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SURVIVAL “THE IN THING” @ CGINY SUMMER 5761 8-21-2001
For over 400 campers, Masmidim and Yeshivas Kayitz members that spent either 1 or both months of this Summer @ Gan Yisroel, NY, “Survival†with professionally trained Survival director Gershon Sandler was a fantastic experience.
The daily exciting activities in the woods of CGI, had the campers learning how to survive in the forest by building debris shelter and starting a fire with birch bark and stone. The campers also played games and went on nature hikes where they learned about Hashems creations.
In addition to all the above many of the older campers were involved in building the first ever Jewish Survival Community in the woods. As in most communities their first project was to build a Mikva in the nearby stream. Afterwards, the campers, under the direction of Gershon Sandler went on to build a “kitchen†which consisted of an open fire-pit where they cooked food, benches made from logs and a tarp covered table used for food preparation.
One of the Survival highlights of the summer was the “Baal Shem Tov Davening Experience†that was awarded to the best learning classes. The deserving classes, along with their learning teacher and Survival Director, would enter the forest after lineup in the morning, where they would make their way to the “Shul†constructed by Gershon. The Shul consisted of a tree that was cut down to serve as a Shtender and logs for the campers to sit on (see thumbnail photo above). The special part of this experience was not only the beautiful surroundings where the campers found themselves, but most importantly the slow pace of davening. The campers would daven with much Kavana and their learning teacher would explain many parts of the davening to them.
After davening the campers ate breakfast and were treated to special “eggs in a hole†cooked over the open fire by Gershon. During breakfast, the experience continued with the campers listening to stories of the Baal Shem Tov.
Some other highlights included a “Can-paign†that raised $100 for Hatzoloh, night hikes & bar-b-ques in the forest for the best bunks.
The campers of CGI would like to extend their thanks and appreciation to the Nathan Cummings Foundation & The Foundation for Jewish Camping for bringing Gershon Sandler to camp. If you are interested in having Gershon come down to your Chabad House or community, to create any type of outdoor nature experience you can contact him at ShalomTeva@aol.com 201-337-7050
Staff Play 5761
Today the staff produced a wonderful play. The theme was “Tziur Pnei Harav” (Visualizing the face of the Rebbe). The story tells of a father and his two sons, who lived in Spain during the times of the inquisition. The father was a chief rabbi, as well as an expert Sofer, who passed on the expertise to his older son. Knowing that the inquisition was about to execute him, the Rabbi sends off his sons to Amsterdam, instructing the older son to take care of his baby brother. As they arrive in Amsterdam, the older son begins to teach the younger one, how to be a Sofer, as his father requested. Realizing his brother’s lack of interest, being that he didn’t remember his father, the older son shows the younger one a painting of their father. Upon seeing the painting, the son now has an appreciation for the wishes of his father whom he never saw and knew. As life goes on, the younger son gets involved with bad company, and in a short while, he finds himself in a church, with the priests urging him to be baptized. Just as the priests begin to recite the prayers, the son begins to remember his older brother telling him that in difficult times, he should always visualize his father’s face. With the image of his father coming to mind, the son is filled with courage and flees from the church.
The lesson the campers learned from the play, was that even someone who never saw the Rebbe, still now, through picturing the Rebbe?s face, from what we see in pictures and videos, can have the strength necessary to fulfill the Rebbe’s will.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY RABBI SHEMTOV 8-14-2001
The Staff of Shmais News Service joins the Staff & Campers of Camp Gan Yisroel, NY is wishing a very big Happy Birthday to the Executive Director of Gan Yisroel, Rabbi Avrohom Y. Shemtov. May he have a Shnas Hatzlocha Bakol, Mikol, Kol!