by Susan Alexander, Associate Director One of my favorite weekends of the year is when I facilitate OSRUI’s Mother & Daughter Kallah. This is a program designed for mothers, grandmothers, aunts and the girls they love ages 5-12. The connection between mothers and...
Jerry Kaye, the Director of URJ Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute, has been invited to be one of 18 noted professionals from around North America and Israel to sit on the CASJE Panel for Jewish Educational Leadership. This group of renowned researchers, practitioners and...
What has approximately 6000 prayer books, 2373 chicken dinners, 200+ NFTY teens, 800 volunteers, 541 congregations, 55 states and provinces and President Barack Obama? Yes, it’s the URJ Biennial in Washington, DC! Jerry, Susan, Solly and 5,997 other Reform Jews are...
by Austin Zoot, NFTY North American Religious and Cultural Vice President When I first arrived at Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute (OSRUI) in 2005, I was a homesick adolescent, forced to spend two weeks of my summer in a different state from my parents, who I was sure...
by Solly Kane I’m sure you have had a busy week: school is in full-swing, we’ve had a late spurt of summer weather and of course we are between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. It has also been a busy week for all of us at the camp office. Registration opened on Monday...
by Denise Heimlich It’s time to register for camp!! And this year you can register online. It’s a simple process that takes about 10 minutes. • When you go to our home page and click on Register Now, it will take you to a page with a link to online...
