By Liora L., a current NFTY-EIE student, OSRUI staff member and former camper, and NFTY-CAR One of the reasons I wanted to come to Israel this semester was to witness Israel’s elections. They were exciting, and I am thrilled that I had the chance to experience them...
By Simon M., OSRUI Alum and NFTY-CAR participant Last week, our group spent four days on a program called Gadna. (It should have been five days but it snowed…..go figure.) Gadna is an army orientation program led by soldiers. We spent our time there being treated as...
By Becca Levy, Rosh Eidah of Tiferet Marathon week is upon us in Tiferet! This week, the Tiferet chanichim (campers) devote much of their day in studio working to prepare for the final show and exhibition this coming Saturday! On Friday, Tiferet will present their...
By Rabbi Jill Crimmings, Rabbi Educator at Bet Shalom Congregation in Minnetonka, MN, and Tzofim Segel One of the things I love about camp is being able to escape the noise of society in favor of engrossing myself in the lives of our chanichim (campers) and...
By Scott Goode, Rosh Eidah of Tour La’Agam Shalom OSRUI! It has been a fun few days for us on Tour La’Agam with some new challenges for the group to overcome. We spent a wonderful and restful Shabbat in Petosky after nine straight days of biking. There was...
By Max Weinberg, OSRUI Assistant Director As many of us know, camp is a place where magic occurs. This magic can be the sounds of children singing and cheering. It can be the amazing friendships and connections that are made every single day. This magic can also be...