Issue 4 - July 20, 2012 - Gesher Summer Camp

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Page 4 Gesher Gazette Jokes of the Day Tarbut From Deep, Deep Down in the Archives of Jokedom! Monday: Why couldn’t the teddy bear finish his dinner? Because he was already stuffed! Tuesday: What fairy tale character never said please? Little Rude Riding Hood Wednesday: What did the duck say to the cashier when she brought the lipstick to the register? Put it on my bill Thursday: What kind of hair do oceans love? Wavy Friday: What is an alien’s favorite part of the computer? The Space Bar! Rabbi Rich Week 4 Mitzvah Award Winners: PK1, KG2, B2A Candle Lighting: 8:06 pm Torah Portion: Matot/Massay (Shabbat Chazak: we finish the 4th of the 5 books of Moses July 20, 2012 Av 1, 5772 My name is Sapir and I’m the Tarbut (Israeli Culture) Specialist this year. I want to sure with you some of the things that we learned this year. We learned how to sing HATIKVA which is the Israeli Anthem. We listened to the Israeli book, A Tale of 5 Balloons We saw how crayons float above water just like people in the Dead Sea And we learn the effect of bad words on other people. I know that we will have a great time in Tarbut in the future And I’m wishing us for the best :) ~ Sapir Today is the beginning of the Nine Days Today is also the holiday of Rosh Chodesh (the new month of Av) Shabbat Ends: 9:10 pm Gesher Mitzvah of the Week: Tilkkum Olam: Making the world a better place to live "Is Tomorrow just another Haftorah? "What is a Haftorah? Many Bar and Bat Mitzvah students recite them on their special days- but what is it all about? Why the big fuss? The Haftorah is the lesson from the Prophets recited immediately after the reading of the Torah(the 5 Books of Moses). Historically speaking, a little more than 2000 years ago, Antiochus, the king of Syria, forbade the reading of the Torah under penalty of death. The Rabbis, therefore, substituted a chapter of the Prophets similar in theme to the Torah portion. Typically, there is always some similarity between the Sedrah and Prophetic selection. Tomorrow, our Haftorah comes from the Book of Jeremiah. This is the first of three "Haftorahs of Rebuke", that precede the Ninth of Ab- the anniversary of the destruction of Jerusalem. "Turn to G-d in perfect trust.... and His love will regenerate you". To Jeremiah, religion is a personal relation between the individual and his Maker. Here in Gesher, the personal relations we make with each other, whether on the ball field or in the pool, (even while benching and davening!) demonstrates the amazing connections we have towards our Maker as well as to our friends. Shabbat Shalom to all! Rabbi Rich
Page 5 Gesher Gazette Madrichim The Madrichim program is going strong! Last week we gained oodles of valuable hands-on experience working with the preschoolers during the Negev and Galil visiting day. We then had one of the most memorable experiences of the summer, with our exciting trip to Dorney Park. Coming back to Gesher the Galil counselors surprised us with a delicious Barbeque. Spending the night here at Gesher was a real treat and we slowly became Myachi pros! This week we helped out with the camp-wide "Chai-A-Thon" Swim-A-Thon. We aided the counselors and guards in ensuring that the total lap count was correct for each camper. This week we went to the Sno- Cove water park in Scranton, PA. We are super excited for our trip to the city next week with our visit to Ripley's "Believe it or Not" museum and "Lucky Strike" bowling alley. We will also be assisting Rabbi Rich prepare for our Tisha B'Av program next Friday. We continue to work with Pre-K bunks and we are overwhelmed with happiness and joy with how our video projects with Bayleh are going. We are sure to become YouTube superstars! Everyday is another adventure, and we can't wait for the next great week at GESHER!! ~ Mike Pool News Cooking Corner It is so hard to believe that we are halfway through the summer! Swim reports for our second session are coming home today, so please look for those! Our Galil Stroke clinic swim reports are the debut of our “next generation” reports! These all-electronic progress reports will retain the specific skill information from session to session, and summer to summer, as well as the notes from the staff, making them easy to replace in the event that one does not make it home, or comes home damaged. This week was also our Chai Lifeline swim-a-thon, and on the hottest day of the summer, our campers swam nearly 15,000 laps to raise money for children with cancer to attend camp the same way that we do at Gesher! Every donation counts toward our camp goal of $16,000, and donations can be made either in cash or check through our office, or online at http:// www.chailifeline.org/chai-a-thon/. Please help us support this very worthy cause. Jeff Reiss, Aquatics Director July 20, 2012 Av 1, 5772 Challah was on the menu in the Cooking Corner this week! The kids all learned how to braid their own. In Cooking Chug, we had our own version of a Food Network tv show…CHUGGED! Thank you to our special guest judges Steven Wengrofsky, Jake Kozlenko and Carly Pancer. The kids made Mini Blinis and Chocolate Chip Mini Blinis; Vanilla and Chocolate Trifles; Blueberry Cake and Chocolate Chip Cake; as well as Cinnamon Sugar Monkey Bread and Garlic and Herb Monkey Bread. Ingredients 5 lbs bread flour- less 2 cups 2 Teaspoons salt 1/2 Teaspoon baking powder 3 Tablespoons yeast Challah- No Bread Machine Necessary 1/2 cup of warm water 2 Tablespoons sugar 1 cup sugar 1 cup oil 3 cups of water plus 2 Tablespoons honey Directions In a large bowl mix the first 3 ingredients. In a glass measuring cup, add the next 3 ingredients and let it alone to poof (about 10 minutes). Make a hole in the flour mixture and add sugar, oil, yeast mixture, and the 3 cups water plus honey. Using a large spoon, mix all ingredients together. Knead and pull apart into 6 even parts. Let dough rise for 1 hour-make bracha. Punch down-braid and let rise. Brush top with oil and honey. Bake at 350 degrees until done, about 35 minutes.
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