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THE GAN YISROEL FAMILY. THE THREE LEW BROTHERS (L-R) CHAIM, SHMUEL, AND ELAZAR ZEEV, POSE
FOR A PICTURE WHILE IN CAMP GAN YISROEL FOR THEIR FIRST SUMMER, 5716.
[I agree, but
they must agree], the Rebbe
said, and wished us lchaim.
As the year 5716 progressed,
I continued participating in the
Chassidus shiurim and going to
the Rebbes farbrengens, becoming
more and more involved.
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SHMUEL LEW
(CENTER) POSES WITH
HIS BROTHERS ELAZAR
ZEEV (L) AND CHAIM (R)
AT ELAZAR ZEEVS BAR
MITZVAH CELEBRATION
IN CAMP GAN ISRAEL
SUMMER 5717.
THE REBBES LETTER
TO ELAZAR ZEEV LEW,
RABBI SHMUEL LEWS
YOUNGER BROTHER,
IN HONOR OF HIS BAR
MITZVAH WHICH TOOK
PLACE IN CAMP GAN
ISRAEL IN SWAN LAKE,
NY, SUMMER 5717.
THE REBBE VISITS THE SITE OF CAMP GAN YISROEL IN ELLENVILLE, NY;
16 TAMMUZ, 5716.
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After
spending that
summer in Gan
Yisroel, with
the farbrengens,
shiurei Chassidus, and overall
chassidishe atmosphere, I became
much closer to Lubavitch. Whereas
the year before I had only attended
the major farbrengens, now I began
coming for many Shabbos farbrengens
as well. In my long treks to Crown
Heights I was accompanied by other
members of our little Lubavitcher
kehilla in Williamsburg, which
included Rabbi Moshe Feller,
and the Blesofsky brothers.
[My family continued going to
camp for five or six years thereafter,
and we became known as a Gan
Yisroel family. Since both of my
brothers birthdays are in the summer,
their bar mitzva celebrations were
in camp (a fact that the Rebbe
mentioned in a later yechidus), and
this served to solidify our familys
connection with Gan Yisroel in
particular, and Lubavitch in general.]
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THE REBBE STANDS IN THE COURTYARD OF 770, GREETING THE CHILDREN RETURNING HOME FROM CAMP
GAN YISROEL, 5717. RABBI SHMUEL LEW CAN BE SEEN RIGHT BEHIND THE REBBES LEFT SHOULDER.
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THE REBBE POURS A LCHAIM FOR RABBI SHMUEL LEW AT THE YUD SHEVAT FARBRENGEN, 5724.
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Tefilla
I also inquired about which
inanyim in Chassidus I should be
misbonen during davening. The
Rebbe answered that it depends
Truth
I also said to the Rebbe that I feel
like Im missing a kernel of truth
in everything I do. The Rebbe told
me that, in general, the first focus
must be on doing. One of the tricks
of the yetzer hara is to convince
you that since youre not doing
something lishma, you might as well
not do it at all. The truth is, though,
that you must do your avoda
anyway. As the gemara says and
the Alter Rebbe paskens in halacha,
a person must serve Hashem even
shelo lishma. As you get used to
it, it will eventually be lishma.
Hiskashrus
During the farbrengen of Yud
Shevat 5721, the Rebbe spoke at
length about the idea that when
a person has a sudden awakening
for hiskashrus to the Rebbe, with
no idea where the urge came
from, he should know that its
a result of the Rebbe thinking
about him. He must do everything
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RABBI LEW RECEIVES KOS SHEL BROCHA; MOTZAEI SIMCHAS TORAH 5752.
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ON AN ENVELOPE FOR RABBI SHMUEL LEW, THE REBBE CROSSED OUT THE MERKOS ADDRESS,
AND WROTE C/O S. LEW.
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