ZAPPY by Zeesy Gurevitch

03/15/2022

In my 6 months backpacking Africa as a female, solo traveler, I comforted, danced, spoke, cried, hitchhiked, hugged, climbed, yelled, swam, gave, worked, received, biked, analyzed, Kvetched, tried, taught, succeeded in some areas & failed in others, spent hours discussing racism & different world perspectives, cooked, drove, Shvitzed, explained, cultivated relationships, got my passport & wallet stolen, motorcycled for close to 100 hours, witnessed pure joy, read, sang, prayed, argued, learned so much about what makes me tick, spent time in the American Embassy, pushed myself in soso many capacities - physically, emotionally, spiritually, etc., missed people & events which was difficult, organized programs, made some painful decisions, questioned, shlepped, got bitten, hurt my leg, made others laugh, invited, defended, complimented, felt disappointed, exhausted, frustrated, ecstatic, frozen, confused, ravenous, free, & much else.

The goal is to not just have the memories in my heart, but to keep the lessons, interactions, knowledge, & views, in my personal day-to-day actions onwards.

03/13/2022

It's my Jewish birthday, and I wanted to take this opportunity to wish you an overflow of goodness. Blessing you with health, success, lots of money, and a feeling of alignment. May your external smile always be a reflection of what's inside!

A deep connection to G-d, the significant humans in your life, the Torah, and yourself. You should be able to see how what you're doing helps make this world a better place, and feel surrounded with love & support.

Thanks for being here, letting your friends know about my business, hiring me, & supporting me in whichever capacity you have over this past year. Having you by my side helps make this wacky trip called life all the sweeter! 💚

P.S. I figured this is the perfect opportunity to get back on the social media bandwagon after 2+ years of not a single post on my feed. LOTS of content coming up;)

03/11/2022

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Give yourself a priceless gift this Pesach. Link in bio. 👆🏻

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03/11/2022

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03/11/2022

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03/11/2022

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03/11/2022

Bubble gum races @ a Bas Mitzvah party ~ Competition & Fun for all 🥳 Hula hoops, tissue paper, & posters on the floor from the other races🥳

03/11/2022

Instastory takeovers for Premiere & some acting. Social media directing for Jewish content - just the way I like it 🎬⁣
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Yesterday's job was a mix of photobooth set-up, interviews, & following along the grand episode viewing & panel. Thankful for the opportunities I get with my business, and excited for more possibilities of acting + Takeover gigs. 🎬⁣
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Gorgeous illustrated T-Shirts of the main cast made by . 🎬⁣
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03/11/2022

When takes over for an all night filming shoot 💙 Acting + Instastory Takeovers makes ones hungry, so naturally - free milkshakes & pizza is a 4:30 AM must while on set.⁣⁣
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Today's the Soon By You Season 2 Premiere, and I'm here, currently setting up costumes for the photobooth! Kosher, Jewish content that's fun for all. Check out their Instagram for today's Zappy Takeover - I love acting & supporting great Jewish media (in my ⁣teal dress, duh!) ⁣
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03/11/2022

My Solo Traveling Tips, continued from previous post:⁣
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6) Don't feel weird declining something because it's lower than the standards you try to keep. Whether food/sleeping arrangements/swimming, whatever, you are the same you in solid ground as you are across the world. It's OK. People may even respect you more.⁣
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7) Try to be a "yes" woman. Yes to new oppurtunities, yes to waking up at sunrise with others, yes to a waterfall, yes to sharing, yes to whatever you feel you can! Push yourself to be a part of things. You're creating memories to look back at forever.⁣
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8) You may be taken more seriously+ get cheaper rates if you're part of a group. There are friends waiting to be made & honestly, you can do most of your plans with other Israeli groups to join with. Remember that THEY ARE IN THE SAME POSITION as you, you have your trip in common to discuss, and they may want you to hostel with them just as much as you want to. ⁣
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9) BUY TRAVEL INSURANCE BEFORE. Oh my, it is so worth it even though G-d Willing will never be used. Don't even get me started on Strep that wouldn't go away/a sprained ankle, the works. You want to feel prepared.⁣
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10) Pay attention to your surroundings, grab every moment, and LIVE IT UP!! You can be meeting people with awesome stories, sharing your view on the world, or learning about a new culture. Enjoy & be grateful:)) ⁣
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^ These are what I wrote for my friend who was venturing out on a backpacking trip alone. They're based on my personal experience. Hope it's helpful in any way:) ⁣
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03/11/2022

My friend who co-runs asked me for advice on backpacking through an international trip alone. Shared on Jewish Girls Travel, and now here with you. Part 1/2 ⁣
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My Solo Traveling Tips: ⁣
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1) You are uber cool for doing this! Be proud of yourself. Not only is it not nebach to be eating/bussing/hosteling alone, but it's such an empowering feeling! Hashem's Protecting you, and you got this! ⁣
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2) Solo traveling lends to being in vulnerable situations, and sometimes needing to ask for help from strangers/other backpackers/hostel owners/Shluchim, etc. Don't feel bad or embarrassed admitting that you're in a situation you're uncomfortable with or past a manageable point. Speak up and ask for help! People care and are so willing to lend a hand, seriously.⁣
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3) NETWORK, BABEH!! Majority of my trips and rides, I try to start a conversation/find an Israeli/speak to a local, you never know where this will take you. Chabad houses are AMAZING for Kosher food, a place to relax, but very importantly- to meet other Jewish people! You can be chatting at midnight and decide to go hiking together the next day/take a 4 day roadtrip together/whatever! Just because you're "alone" as far as people you knew before, doesn't mean you have to be "lonely". ⁣
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4) Keep your passport+important things on you, preferably in front of you, at all times (=hidden money belt). Don't leave them at any location/with people.⁣
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5) ALWAYS have at least one person on earth know your location (Google Docs can constantly be updated even with no internet). It can be another backpacker, or sending a live Google Whatsapp location to your parent, or even the Chabad Rabbi knowing where your hostel is... At least one person should be able to realize if G-d Forbid no one sees you for a while/you committed to being somewhere and didn't show up, etc. SOMEONE should know! ⁣
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Do you agree so far with my tips (next post will iyh have part #2)? Have you ever solo travelled before? Would you consider it? ⁣
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03/11/2022

California Bat Mitzvahs & Challah Bakes are the way to do it - especially since you can get a tan (K fine, burn) & a good, sweaty dance workout while on the job 💥 throwback 💥

03/11/2022

D'var Torah & speech writing with Bat Mitzvah girls, practicing, helping with microphones, and public speaking. These are all a Zappy package option. It's not just dancing provided - there are events we run where there is no music at all, if that's what the client prefers.
Check out chepping Nachas as Chedva beautifully recites her speech. It's a look of pride, and you can swipe right to see looks of joy 🥰

03/11/2022

Friendship Circle costume dancing is where the real party's at 💙

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03/11/2022

The face of someone excited to walk to on Shabbos morning for a Zappy kid's program at their special party. This cutie munchkin is already a Shlucha herself, and is a total part of the event! ⁣

Love my pink earrings that have travelled with me near & far, to places like Costa Rica and then West Village too!
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03/11/2022

WOMEN ONLY 🥳 "Tatty, My King"ing with the few cousins left at the end of the Bas Mitzvah celebration - watch for some fun dancing too 🥳

Mazel Tov, Samuels! 🥳

Yup, this all happened a few hours before my sister's wedding the next day. BH! 🥳

03/11/2022

A dance that ends in a group hug, is a bop worth being in 🥰 Props, family, & good music - all enveloping the bride in a smushy hug of love concluding our Zappy flashmob 🥰

Swipe for some more pics of our dance to the catchy "Yesh Kan" by 🥳

03/11/2022

WOMEN ONLY 👰👰🏾 ⁣
A big highlight was when mid Zappy surprise flashmob, my father came to see his daughters. Love the father-bride dance that ensued. 🧡⁣
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Coordinating a flashmob with people living across the world took effort, but I enjoyed seeing it all come together at the wedding. BH we had young girls, pregnant cousins, tween friends flouncing in gowns, all bopping around and periodically joining in at different parts of "Yesh Kan". 💜 ⁣
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You don't see in this clip, but after the line formations, we formed a circle around the Kallah and twirled around to her in the middle with our choreography. 💙⁣
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03/11/2022

WOMEN ONLY! Wedding Surprise Flashmob 👰👰🏾 Remotely teaching 30 relatives, ranging from age 7 to 38, a Zappy surprise flashmob dance was so worth it. Between videos, Facetime calls, & practices, our crew BH learned the moves and the bride was completely shocked. 👰👰🏾 ⁣
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Want something extra special at your next Simcha? A niece/friends/students/family dance arranged & taught may be just the thing. 👰👰🏾 ⁣
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Song: Yesh Kan by Mendy Piamenta - it's golden 👰👰🏾

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03/11/2022

Daniella went home in Albury with a special Menorah gift & balloons, and we returned to camp in Harrietville with memories for the heart & an experience that'll last. A Chanukah party in New South Wales filled with Dreidel Twister games, MC'ing, performances, fresh Latkahs, & more. Swipe to see our Mitzvah Mobile as the Chabad of RARA traveling crew 🥰

03/11/2022

Grab every opportunity to dance!! Especially with Lifeguard Roz- Ya never know what may happen when there's girls BH super safely swimming in a pool and some loud, portable speakers 🎉 Love me a good, impromptu, poolside dance party on the go 🎊

03/11/2022

Take that marble balloon, fill 'er up with Helium and positive resolutions, and let that inner glow shine across the world with a balloon send-off 🎈🎊 Ya never know who may find those words and be uplifted 🎈🎊 Swipe for some more! 🎈🎊⁣
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Know why we specifically used MARBLE balloons? 🎈🎊 ⁣
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03/11/2022

📍🇭🇲Bendigo, Victoria, Australia 📍⁣🇭🇲
The past few weeks of Year 11 Camp Gan Yisroel Shlichus Program has been magical! Between Shlichus events, like the Chanukah party pictured here which we created in a park for Jews to come celebrate, to activities, Shiurim, competitions, Rebbe Times, late night talks, costumes, & so much more - this has been an adventure of a lifetime!! ⁣🇭🇲
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Major shoutout to the unbelievable Year 11 girls who've inspired me with their devotion, excitement, and rise-up-to-the-challenge attitude, no matter who we'd be interacting with. A big thank you to Chabad Youth Melbourne for flying me down unda to be able to continue on my Shlichus & Zappy experiences from across the globe. To the entire camp, who gave it their all, and to the Rebbe, for foreseeing a future where every last Jew living on the outskirts & countryside could be affected by Chabad of RARA in a special way. I've loved this oppurtunity to run camp here in AussieLand, and each day brought upon new memories to last a lifetime.⁣🇭🇲
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Swipe to see lots more footage, (spot the yellow Menorah facepaint & tutus?), & get reeeady, set, GLOW!! ⁣ 🇭🇲
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03/11/2022

Currently en route my next Shlichus + Zappy destination: MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA 🇭🇲🇭🇲 ⁣⁣
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Throwback to a Shlichus year over the pond spent organizing community programs, Melavah Malkah parties, Bnos, bike-riding trips arranged for the highschool students, camp filled with incredible moments, specialty functions, and lots of experiences connecting the seminary girls to the schools within a leadership capacity. 🇭🇲🇭🇲⁣⁣
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Excited to be flown out & returning to the AussieLand gang after all this time, where Shlichus & Zappy will iyh recombine for a summer of a lifetime & 🇭🇲🇭🇲⁣⁣
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03/11/2022

When call time is 10 PM-5:30 A.M., it's most likely because you're on staff of the filming set! 🎬 ⁣
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Props to .shek for producing & directing a super fun & relateable Jewish series. Kudos to everyone involved! Grateful for a job that provides me with interesting opportunities such as Instastory Takeovers, Interviewing, & Acting.🎬⁣
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Hit me up for more acting gigs - Music Videos/Skits/Commercials, & more 🎬 ⁣
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03/11/2022

knows what's up in the makeup world & feeds us well!! SOON BY YOU x ZappyInstaTakeovers = So cool to interview people on a production set & see all the acting go down, especially of a series like that so many are obsessed with 🎬🎥🎞 Hire Zappy for your next Insta business takeover or acting gig 🎬🎥🎞 shek

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03/11/2022

Don't tell me you've never used a Dawn dishsoap bottle as a mic - it's interviewing basics 🤣

SOON BY YOU x ZappyInstaTakeovers = So cool to interview people on a production set & see all the acting go down, especially of a series like that so many are obsessed with 🎬🎥🎞 Hire Zappy for your next Insta business takeover or acting gig 🎬🎥🎞 shek

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03/11/2022

SOON BY YOU x ZappyInstaTakeovers = So cool to interview people on a production set & see all the acting go down, especially of a series like that so many are obsessed with 🎬🎥🎞 Hire Zappy for your next Insta business takeover or acting gig 🎬🎥🎞
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03/11/2022

SOON BY YOU x ZappyInstaTakeovers = So cool to interview people on a production set & see all the acting go down, especially of a series like that so many are obsessed with 🎬🎥🎞 Hire Zappy for your next Insta business takeover or acting gig 🎬🎥🎞 Shofars are microphones, duh!
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03/11/2022

Solo-traveling has been on my bucket list for a while. I love interacting with people, get a thrill from busy social events, and a huge part of touring, usually, is WHO I go with. Thing is, I also enjoy pushing myself past my comfort zone. That's why traveling alone, in such a foreign country, with a phone that sometimes has no service and a heavy backpack on your shoulders, is something I recommend to everyone, at least once in your life. DO IT IF YOU CAN! ⁣
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It pushes one to be vulnerable and ask for help, because there is no friend or buddy to rely on. It's this dichotomy of feeling super empowered yet very humbled, because I AM SO UTTERLY RELIANT ON HASHEM to make it through safely and happily. ⁣
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Entering a Chabad House in remote India and knowing that the only real way to appreciate this meal is by getting to know the people around me... Trying to say yes to all new opportunities... Spending 12 hours on an overheated bus amongst strangers, and praying it's actually stopping where you need to get off...⁣
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People have asked me if I was afraid. Sure, at times. But then again, theres no shortage of risks closer to home either. Was I bored? Not for a second! So many new individuals to meet and share experiences with. Was I itching to get back? No. I happily could've stayed four more months and would love go visit again. What motivated me to do it? A craving to explore and experience the unfamiliar.⁣
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There are so many new people and adventures waiting, and I don't need to jump on a plane to touch the magic. Not everyone can pause life and explore the world, but being a tourist in my own city is something I've been working on appreciating as well, and something easier to incorporate into our day-to-day lives.⁣
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It was quite an adventure and a great break, but now we're back and BH pumping, with a new, big Zappy business travel on the horizon 🥳🥳🥳 ⁣
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03/11/2022

I didn’t come here to find myself, as so many do. I traveled here to explore, to see, to experience, and to feel a world so different from mine. Culture and people and architecture and animals and smells and everything in between. ⁣
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The incessant questioning of our religion makes one have to dig deeper than the shallow, easy answers we can sometimes give. Despite not coming on a self-search trail, I do believe I'm leaving with a broader understanding of the world, if only a little bit. This is a gift.⁣
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EXCITED TO IY’’H BE BACK AND ONTO SHLICHUS & ZAPPY-LAND & ALLA IT 🥳🥳⁣
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To give a little glimpse of why Zappy was on break, here's some more snippets of what I wrote in the Delhi airport at 2 A.M. Swipe to see a few pics & vids. ⁣⁣⁣
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P.S. By the way, it was such an awesome experience, touching, feeding, hugging, coloring, playing, and riding Nena, my elephant:) The people were sure I was an animal lover, only because I was so worried about being a part of something that G-d Forbid would hurt/not deal humanely with animals. If it's Tzar Baalai Chaim and the animals aren't treated right and loved, this wouldn't be something I'd want to do. But I was told by many locals, plus searched online, & went to check for myself - they're mamesh friends with them, they don't let you ride the elephant until you've spent a solid hour at least bonding, feeding, getting to know it, having him lick you and all that. I wanted to take the elephant into the water and they didn't let because she wasn't in the mood. The elephants are constantly fed, hugged, and taken from places where they're not dealt with nicely to thrive in this beautiful sanctuary. ⁣
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