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)}

One Big Family! -- ה‘ נותן וה‘ לוקח – G-d gives, and G-d Takes

There is a Passuk that states: “Hashem gives and Hashem takes back”. I myself saw the meaning of this Passuk one year ago. However within an hour of receiving the news of Pesha Leah’s passing, I saw that it works the other way around as well: ה‘ לוקח וה‘ נותן– When G-d takes, He gives back. Hakodosh Baruch Hu took one of my siblings from me, yet at the same time He gave me back a few hundred more. To whom am I referring to? I’m referring to every single person who was there for me and my family during our time of pain and suffering.
                 To be there for someone during a time of simcha takes almost no effort at all; but to be there fore someone– and I mean really be there for someone, like so many were there for us - in a time of pain, shows that you are more than just a friend; you are a member of the family. You may not be related to me by blood like Pesha Leah was; yet you are related to me by something far more important in my eyes: your actions. So many people really showed me what is so unique about Klall Yisroel: they are willing to anything for someone in need, even if they don’t really know them.
                 I’d like to take this time to thank just a handful of my siblings for all that they did:

• Rabbi M.M.M. Lieblich for breaking the news to me in the most appropriate way

• Yochonon Katz & Mendel Ivry for spending the day with me until my parents came in, it really means a lot to me

• All of my classmates in Hamesivta for understanding what I was going through and being there for me

• The Teller, Gorowitz, & Hershkowitz families as well as Chanan Nocks for opening up your homes to us during shiva, you have no idea what it means to us

• The Zeichner’s for all that you guys did for us - there are no words to begin thanking you, may Hashem truly reward you in both worlds

• The Eidelman, Zeichner, Lerman, & Wall families and Chanan Nocks for opening up your homes to me throughout the year, making known to me that no matter what I still have family in Crown Heights

• Elisheva Goldzweig, Chanie Zeichner, and everyone else who helped by the Shloshim

• Everyone who prepared meals and truly went out of your way for us during shiva

• Zelig Krymko for your unconditional support eventhough u hardly know me, let alone any other members of my family

• The Rosenberg & Docks families for constantly being there for years already - if I didn't realize you were family before, I realize it now

• Every single person at YNS/Trocki Hebrew Acadamy for - without realizing it - you all allowed me to grow from this and overcome this test each day

                   I know that everyone falls now and then in their Emunah, but what makes me get up even though I know I’m going to fall again is my family. I know that in time of success they are there for me; and that in times of failure and falling they are there for me more than ever.
Pesha Leah lived her life for Achdus, and it all showed in her passing, when everyone was truly there for me and my family.
                 Klall Yisroel is one big family, and I am proud to be member of it!
                Thank you to everyone who was or was not mentioned, you all really showed me that there are no friends - only family. A family that cares.
                  May the Neshamah of Pesha leah bas Chaim Leibel - Nifter on 21 Teves, 5770 - rejoin our Unity Family today!
            May the Neshamah of Avrohom Dovid ben Shneur Zalman - Nifter 21 Teves, 5770 - rejoin our Unity Family today!

I Lost A Sister, A Friend & A Mentor All At Once

Eleven and a half months ago, Someone was taken from this world. That Someone lived twenty-three beautiful, fulfilling years.
          
That Someone was my Sister.
We fought, argued, laughed, played, cried, sang, and learnt together.
           
That Someone was my Friend.
Was always there for me, willing to do whatever necessary to help me whenever possible.

That Someone was my Mentor.
Inspired me; taught me right from wrong, the basics and meaning of Chassidus - Chabad. That Someone taught me about the Rabbeim and the Bar - Mitzvah Maamer, as well as what it means to be a true chossid of the Rebbe.

That Someone will forever be in my heart.

That Someone will be helping and guiding me more now than ever before; giving me the courage and strength to continue on.

That Someone is irreplaceable.

That Someone is a true Tzadekess in every meaning of the word.

That Someone is Pesha Leah (bas Chaim Leibel) Azoulay - Roetter


May the Neshamah of Pesha Leah bas Chaim Leibel have a complete aliyah!
May we all be reunited with her right away!

Pesha may not physically be here- but spiritually she is here more than ever...