Ifthere was one word to describe Rabbi Pollack what would it be? Well truthfully, I’m not sure. There’s just so much to say about the new Head Counselor ofCamp Achdus! Having previ- ously held the posion in oth- er camps such as “Camp Ge- shmak Amazing” and “Camp Smiley -Face”, Rabbi Akiva was certain to entertain us this summer. Originally from Bal- more, MD (home of the winning team of the Super -Bowl XLVII), Rabbi Pollack was, in fact, born to a family with a long history of Head Counseling. Rabbi Pollack’s great - great-great grandfather was Head Counselor in Camp Campamento in Ecatepec, the second largest city in Mexico. Rabbi Akiva’s talents range from touching his tongue to his nose, to recing the enre alpha- bet in one word. (Connued on page 5)Achdus Times WEEK 26 TAMMUZ 5773 PARSHAS MATOS - MAASEI 2 this issue WEEK IN REVIEW 1SPOTLIGHT ON RABBI POLLACK 1SPORTS 2STAYING HYDRATED 3ACH DU S IN SONG 3 OUR NEW CAMPUS 4PHOTOS 5AL L ARO UND CAM P 6RABBI AKIVA POLLACKWeek in ReviewS UNDAYS can be tough! With nothing to do, bore- dom reigns! But before you know it, Monday is here and it’s another weekof Camp Achdus!MondayOnce again Davening is shtark as the teilos ly outthe Kol Ami windows head- ing straight for Eretz Yisroel where they ind their way to the Kosel Hamaaravi and rise straight to the Kisei Hakavod. Bunk Aleph plays with Clicks andAvrohom Zev Abraham built a model ofCamp Achdus. Bunk Ches played soccer with Mr. Sommers and then had Arts and Crafts. Wow whata morning! Bunks Vuv and Sufget a special announce- ment: The beginning ofLEAGUES was upon us!!!! After the teams were an- nounced, the games began. In baseball, the Kishkes wentishing for the Herrings and came up big, beating the Her- rings 21-4. The Kigels joined the Cholentfor Kid- dush and tied 21 - 21 in football. Of course these were only exhibi- tion games. To- morrow, the true competition be- gins!Lunch is very strange. The lovely campers of Camp Achdus came with the strangest hats on their heads! Among the more crea- tive displays were Eli Gold- enberg, whomade a dog hatout of socks and Jolly Ranch- ers: and Shlomo Feldman,who wore the funniest magi- cian’s hat in the world with Bunks Vuv and Suf got a special announcement… The beginning of LEAGUES was upon us!!! SPOTLIGHT ON STAFF RABBI AKIVA POLLACK
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If there was one word to
describe Rabbi Pollack
what would it be? Well
truthfully, I’m not sure. There’s
just so much to say about the new
Head Counselor of
Camp Achdus!Having previ-
ously held the
posion in oth-
er camps such
as “Camp Ge-
shmak Amazing”
and “Camp Smiley-Face”, Rabbi
Akiva was certain to entertain us
this summer. Originally from Bal-
more, MD (home of the winning
team of the Super-Bowl XLVII),
Rabbi Pollack was, in fact, born to
a family with a long history of Head
Counseling. Rabbi Pollack’s great-
great-great grandfather was Head
Counselor in Camp Campamento in
Ecatepec, the second largest city in
Mexico. Rabbi Akiva’s talents range
from touching his tongue to his
nose, to recing the enre alpha-
bet in one word.
(Connued on page 5)
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2 6 T A M M U Z 5 7 7 3
P A R S H A S M A T O S - M A A S E I
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this isWEEK IN REVIE
SPOTLIGHT ON RABBI POLLAC
SPORT
STAYING HYDRATE
ACHDUS IN SON
OUR NEW CAMPU
PHOTO
ALL ARO UND CAM
RABBI AKIVA POLLACK
Week in Review
SUNDAYS can
be tough!
With nothing
to do, bore-
dom reigns! But before
you know it, Monday is
here and it’s another week
of Camp Achdus!
Monday
Once again Davening is
shtark as the teilos ly out
the Kol Ami windows head-
ing straight for Eretz Yisroel
where they ind their way to
the Kosel Hamaaravi and rise
straight to the Kisei Hakavod.
Bunk Aleph plays with
Clicks and Avrohom Zev
Abraham built a model of
Camp Achdus. Bunk Ches
played soccer with Mr.
Sommers and then had
Arts and Crafts. Wow what
a morning! Bunks Vuv and
Suf get a special announce-
ment: The beginning of
LEAGUES was upon us!!!!
After the teams were an-
nounced, the games began. In
baseball, the Kishkes went
ishing for the Herrings and
came up big,
beating the Her-
rings 21-4. The
Kigels joined the
Cholent for Kid-
dush and tied 21-
21 in football. Of course thesewere only exhibi-
tion games. To-
morrow, the true
competition be-
gins!
Lunch is very
strange. The
lovely campers
of Camp Achdus
came with the
strangest hats on their
heads! Among the more cre
tive displays were Eli Gold
enberg, who made a dog h
out of socks and Jolly Ranch
ers: and Shlomo Feldman,
who wore the funniest mag
cian’s hat in the world with
Bunks Vuv and Suf got aspecial announcement…
The beginning ofLEAGUES was upon us!!!
SPOTLIGHT ON S T AFF
RABBI AKIVAPOLLACK
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cards, forks, spoons, a water
bottle, and a bowl—all taped
together! Meir Rudinstein
had some kind of Indian hat
on his head (but it may just be
his natural hair.) In the end,
everyone who wore a hat got
a ticket and the winners got
fabulous prizes from Rabbi
Akiva’s secret stash! The
younger division went swim-
ming, and had lessons from
Sergey the Russian Cosmo-
naut ! The elders stayed in
camp and played Actionary,
acting out crazy scenes—like
a Lakewood
Bochur dancing
after coming up
with a new
chiddush even
though he was
supposed to be at his friend’s
Chasunah. Soon after, the old-
er division went swimming as
well and did what all kids do
at the swimming pool. They
played pool. (Duh.)
Tuesday
TRIP DAY , Yahooo!! The
younger division went to Hi
Spot Lanes, and had a blast
bowling. Avi Brenner bowled
a 780. “How?”
you ask. He
bowled, to-
gether, with
each camper,
high-ived
them after
their shots and made each
one feel like a million bucks.
Way to go Avi! (But maybe
next time, try not usingbumpers.)
The older division played
their irst oficial game of
leagues. Hockey and soccer.
Absolutely mind boggling! Its
4:00 pm and the Elders have
not had a trip? Not fair they
may say. Ahhh, It’s a late
night at Camp Achdus and
the boys are dropped off at
ULTRA ZONE!!!! The largest
Lazer Tag arena in the entire
East Coast. Lazers are
Lazeing, Blinkers are blink-
ing and kids
are kidding.
Another fan-
tabulous trip
at Camp
Achdus.
Wednesday
Of course Davening and
learning are so powerful that
the walls can barely hold thevoices of the Tinokos shel
bais Achdus. Arts and crafts
for the younger division cou-
pled with choir tryouts for all
the beautiful voices who are
about to join the Kol Tzfar-
deiah choir. Lunch is full of
fun and laughter as
the campers intro-
duce their very
own jokes and rid-
dles! One kid from
each bunk added
his own special
twist. Yehuda Coe,
after saying that he
likes tuna ish,
asked what does a
dead man do while
in the grave. The
answer: NOTHING!
He’s dead!
Following Lunch was more
leagues for half of the league
teams and then the inal swim
before the 9 Days. The elder
division especially made sure
to swim. Have you ever heard
of Ping Pong at the pool? You
saw it irst at Camp Achdus!
Thursday
July 4th, Independence
day. And oh were we inde-
pendent! We sang the Star
spangled banner and then in a
spirit of Achdus (That is also
the name of the camp, Coinci-
dence? I think not) we also
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R ain, rain, go away.
Soccer Monday was
a rain-out, but the
campers adapted in splendid
fashion opng for indoor ga-ga.
Ga-ga is a game that requires
great honesty, and our campers
did a great job...which made
the games more challenging
and more fun.
Baseball almost had a rain
delay but we were sll able to
get in some games! Each bunk
learned how to hold the bat
and stand at the plate...and
"Set the table for Shabbos," (a
cute mnemonic, courtesy of
Coach Kenny). Kids can bring intheir baseball mis on Wednes-
days.
MR. IRA SOMERS
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