Singing About Tiferet

By Emily Schwartz, Tiferet Unit Head I am so excited to return to camp as Tiferet Rosh Eidah, I could sing about it (and probably will, all the time)!  This will be my 12th summer up at Olin-Sang. On staff, I spent 2 summers as a songleader and madricha in Tzofim,...

Hangin’ Out on Tzofim Hill

by Tessa Robinson, Tzofim Rosh Eidah I am ecstatic to be coming to camp this summer as Rosh Eidah of Tzofim! . This will be my 7th summer at OSRUI (after 5 summers at URJ Camp George in Canada). I come from Hanover, a small town in southwestern Ontario. I just...

From Granville to Oconomowoc

by Daniel Shore, Kallah Rosh Eidah I spent my childhood in the downstate Illinois town of Granville, made up of 1,400 people. Surprisingly, 11 of them were Jewish! But with 8 of those over the age of 30, the Sunday school would have been over-staffed. So…my...

Is Your Child Taking Medication at Camp?

by Paula Kaye, Head Nurse So who would expect the nurses to be working already, but some of the summer nurses are already in the Health Center (Mirpa’ah or just Mir) , cleaning and organizing so that on June 20, 2011, we are spic and span and ready to start. All...

There Was Music in the Air!

by Max Weinberg, Tzofim S’gan (Assistant Unit Head) and Songleader Every year, OSRUI kicks off our summer season by hosting  Hava Nashira Songleaders Workshop.  Hava Nashira is a resource for  Jewish musicians from all over the country to share music and learn...