CTeen press release
The only complaint the European teens had about the first CTeen Shabbaton in Berlin was that the fun and meaningful weekend was too short; couldn’t they extend the CTeen experience for longer?
When Michael Levin from Nuerenberg, Germany heard about CTeen’s first ever traveling summer plan scheduled just over a month after the Berlin shabbaton, he made up his mind that he’d be on the CTeen X-Treme camp bus rather than watch the fun unfold on facebook.
Just 500 miles down Colorado and five days into the camp, Michael, and his forty new friends from across United States and Canada have already seen and experienced the wonders of our creator while absorbing the Chayusdik, Yiddishe atmosphere of CTeen X-Treme .
“CTeen has been so awesome; it’s definitely worth it to fly from the other side of the planet,” Levin said after a day of davening, learning the Torah’s sources for Tefilin, then heading to a zip lining course and hiking. “It’s the best Jewish action experience you could ever imagine!”
Hailing from Houston Texas, Alec Patton describes how the camp has brought him closer to his “Jewishness.” “With my Tzitzis hanging,my yarmulka showing proud and putting on Teffilin every morning, this has been the best experience ever. Can’t wait to see what the awesome staff have in store for us!”
Rabbi Moshe Rapoport, the camp’s Shliach on site is amazed by the teens’ chayus for Yiddishkeit. ”It is incredible to see the excitement and energy of the boys, not only for the extreme activities,” says the Wisconsinite Rabbi who brought four of his own teens to the camp, “but also for the jewish experiences like putting on Tefillin or wearing a Kippa or Tzitzis in public with real Jewish pride!”
Echoing his words, Archie Weindruch from Bettendorf, Iowa testifies, ”CTeen X-Treme is the perfect mix of Judaism and adventure, I am emphatically loving it.
A Farbrengen filled Shabbos was celebrated at the new Chabad House in Chandler, Arizona. The teens were amazed by the Hachnosas Orchim of Shluchim Rabbi and Mrs Mendy Deitsch, for hosting the teens even prior to hosting a Chanukas Habayis for their community.
“It’s amazing to see this dream come true,” says the vice chairman of Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch and chairman of CTeen, Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky. “Thank you Rabbi Zalman Notik and and all the CTeen shluchim for making it happen. Notik who directs the CTeen X-Treme Camp Commented “We hope that this can serve as a beginning for many other summer opportunities for teens.”
Keep em hangin low…
Gourarie, Fellig, Zibell, and Lipsker: the best for the job!!
one awesome shliach!!!
WOW WHAT AN INCREDIBLY TALENTED PHOTOGRAPHER YOU ARE! THE BOYS ARE LUCKY TO HAVE YOU ON BOARD!!
KEEP UP THE AMAZING WORK!
Moishe you are awesome!!!!!
U champ!!!!
Go Alec Patton! Looks like your having am amazing experience!
Looking forward to our bonus week of Extreme Teens here. My most awesome summer ever.
Moshe, it is great to see you with this group!
It is so refreshing to see all those teen age boys so proud to be in public withtheir tzitzis and yarmulkahs… this looks like much more than just extreme fun – it looks like extremely fun yiddishkeit! Go Notik and crew! you guys rock!!
Love the Tzitzis!
With Nossen Fellig, Nissan Z, and Hershel I’m sure the kids are having a most amazing and fun time both begashmiyus uberuchniyus
KosherCteen boys only amazing it could be done
A good start for CTEENS separate activities for boys and girls
you are the man!!! you do what no one else can!!
yailchu maichail el choyel!
mitvoch
The guy behind the scenes who arranged every detail of the trip and made it all happen!
yes we can do it, with full beards and good ole’ fashioned chayus
Keep it real, man! Good to see you!
Amazing staff for this. Zibel, Fellig, Gurary, keep it up chevreh!
Schneur Zalman Notik it is amazing what you are accomplishing. Not only are you national but you are international!!!! Lots of continued success to you and your awesome staff who I am privileged to know personally.
Your friend
David
The ZCB fan club would like to congratulate you for outdoing yourself once again!!
This rockin ZCB rabbi has worked countless hours starting before chanukka just to make sure these kids have the best summer of their life, and the best summer anyone can imagine, including action filled activities mixed with a real worm dose of yidish/chasidishkeit, all with the help of the best group of staff around!!
Sincerely
ZCB central
and schneur, youre amazing!