One

One little flame
brightens up a cave.
One person makes a difference
for the good as well as the bad.
One nation
outlasting seventy others.
One G-d
created the world.
One mitzvah
leads to many more.
One moment
can change your life.
One spark
can engulf your neshamah
One jug of oil
can go beyond nature.
One smile
can cheer up a crowd.
One step at a time
can lead you up a flight of stairs.
One can accomplish
what many can not.
One by one
you can change the world.
One flame at a time
you can spread the light.


Happy Chanukah Everyone!
~Dovid Nissan Roetter

Step By Step

A baby is born;
Step by Step.
A child begins to walk;
Step by Step.
A toddler is taught to ride a two-wheeler;
Step by Step.
A boy learns Torah;
Step by Step.
A bochur puts on Teffilin;
Step by Step.
A teenager goes through school;
Step by Step.
A man walks to his chupah;
Step by Step.
A husband goes to work;
Step by Step.
A father supports his family;
Step by Step.
A person's baby is born;
Step by Step.
Every stage in a person's life must be done in steps.
All you have to do is take it Step by Step by Step.

Marriage

MarriageMany Memories created
Arguments
Realizing it's not only you
Ready to make compromises
Intertwining two halves of a soul
A part of life
Going to be difficult at times
Ends with Everlasting Love
 

Who Am I?

T.T.T.O. Niggun Shamil

          As I look deep inside of myself,
          I realize where I am now holding.
          And I think back and I recall,
          where I held before.
          'What is so different?' I wonder.

Before I know, I was on a lower plane;
but now am I really a true bochur?!
I still don't enjoy davening
and learning very much at all;
what does all of this mean?

          Who am I?
          What am I?
          Who do I represent?
          Do I really know all the answers?

* * * * *

I am Dovid Nissan Roetter, it is as simple as that.
And I am a yid no matter what.
I represent the Rebbe, I am his shliach.
Yes, I do know the answers!

          Even though I may not be that high,
          I am still higher than I was before.
          That is really what counts;
          and that is all that I care about.

Who am I?
What am I?
Who do I represent?
I am a Jew, a shliach, and I grew.

          On this Rosh Hashanah I Know that I
          may not be judged for a sweet year.
          Yet, I won't let that bring me back
          down to where I was before.
          I will only grow and grow even more!

I will only overcome any obstacle this year.
This I promise with
all my heart and soul.
I don't want to go back
to where I was before.
I want only to grow.

          Who am I?
          What am I?
          Who do I represent?
          I am a Jew, a shliach, and I grew.

Space Ca--Wait, What?

I'm speeding through the galaxy, outstripping planets, moons & stars.
I'm on the tip of Mount Everest;
Can you get that far?
I eat a triple-scoop ice cream, in just 30 seconds flat;
and I go give all the giants a quick pat on the back.
I visit every country, as I walk across the globe;
and if you don't believe me, why you can go kiss a toad!
I visit the Himalayas, I swim with the mermaids living under the sea;
I do all of this without even leaving my seat, oh please do believe me!
No one else can see what I see;
No other person can do what I do.
For you see, I am the one and only member of this very special crew.
On a rocket that can go anywhere to which it is set;
on a rocket that I like to call: The Space Cadet!

Swinging Sensation

I'm soaring towards the sky,
tears well up in my eye.
The wind bashes my face,
it seems like the world is on a race.
Who will get there first?
Trees grow bigger then fade away,
oh what a beautiful sunny day.
Everything goes hazy and becomes a blur,
towards the ground I feel like I'm being lured.
My body then hits the ground - OUCH!

A Triple Preperation For The Second Adar - Weekend of Shabbos Mevorchim Adar Sheini 5771 At YNS

Thursday night,
sitting around the table learning
exactly what Chof Zayin Adar is
and how we can apply it
to our own daily lives this very day.

With Itchel telling it
in great detail
in a way we can
never possibly forget.

Mendy and Z.O.
describing so forcibly
exactly what
this Adar should mean.

With all of the bochurim
participating;
each adding
their own unique lessons.

Together we made
a true farbrengen.
Making Hachlotos
and learning who we truly are.

Understanding what
the Rebbe means to us;
and how his teachings
can be applied.

That when (not if) we change
we have Hashem's help.
And we are the
Aharon of our generation.

* * * * *

Friday night,
everyone singing together
Lecho Dodi.
Everyone enjoying
a beautiful Shabbos meal together
with the Shabbos Queen.

Getting up early
saying Tehillim together;
oh' what a spell-binding scene.
The words of Dovid Ha-Melech
felt so real;
as if he himself was actually there.

Munching on doughnuts
while finishing up,
you can feel the excitement in the air.
The feeling of accomplishment was so strong
we did it all together;
the Shechinah truly belonged.

Shabbos afternoon
the farbrengen we continued.
Expressing how we showed that
we can do something if we tried.

How every Bachor
really showed his most;
how we welcomed the Rebbe
into our homes.

* * * * *

Moitze Shabbos
we recaptured all
that we learnt.
Singing and yearning
for Moshiach now.

Giving each other brochos
and having true Simcha;
oh' what a way
to welcome Adar Bais.

May what we learnt
last all year long.
And help us if
G-d forbid we fall.

The Simcha of Adar
should know no bounds.
This weekend really brought out
things we may not have found.

This Shabbos was FAMILYin so many ways.
the feeling should last
all throughout Tof Shin Ayin Bais (5772)

Change

Controlling your thought, speech, and actions
Hashem gives you the strength
Acknowledging your TRUE self
Never-ending battle
Giving up something
Everyone can do it, including MYSELF

Change Is ALWAYS Possible

Mishenichnas Adar.... Marbim B'Simchah/Marbim B'Tzarah?!

T.T.T.O. Forever - Shloime Dachs

Mishenichnas,
Adar Marbim B'Simchah
What do those words truly mean?
How can you really be happy?

Is it possible,
with the Galus we are in?
Will we ever be able to smile,
or have we been condemned to cry??

In the past,
You saved the ancestors with love;
yet You wipe out their own children
with Your very own hand!

What do You want?
How much more can we possibly take?
Is this Adar going to be
60 days of tears?!

{Chorus #1:}
Hashem, Hashem
let it be tears of joy!
Let the graggers be
the sounds of Moshiach Now!

Oh' Hashem, Hashem
please turn this tzarah
into true simchah.
It's up to You - What will You choose?
Choose Wisely!
{End Of Chorus #1}


{Chorus #2:}
"Hafachti Mispidi
L'Mochol Li"
Turn my mourning
into dancing on
this very day! (this very day!)

"Hafachta Mispidi L'Mochol Li"
Turn my tears into those of joy;
and bring Moshiach, today....
Yes today! (right away!)
{End Of Chorus #2}


Father dear,
Where have You been this whole year?
Oh' how can You let
Your children suffer cruelly?

Oh' Hashem
where have You gone?
Why did You neglect us so?
Well, please don't turn away!

And make it Marbim B'SIMCHAH!We don't want
this tzarah anymore!
Oh no, just take it away!

You can
make up for the damage You have done.
By bringing Moshiach and TRUE simchah,
and MORE than 60 days of joy!!

{Chorus #1,2}
{Chorus #2 (x2)}