A Star Spangled Mesibah!

by Emily Schwartz, Tiferet Rosh Eidah (Unit Head) The Star-Spangled Mesibah was a fantastic success! After all the hard work and preparation, it was finally time for the show: Where the Wild Things Are. With the whole camp together, we celebrated American Independence...

Living in mini-Israel

by Ilana Axel, Chalutzim Segel (Faculty) Shalom! My name is Ilana Axel. I work in the role of cantor at Beth Tikvah Congregation in Hoffman Estates, IL (you can find us really close to Medieval Times, right off Interstate 90 between Chicago and Rockford. Here’s a...

The Gift of Camp

by Rabbi David Locketz, Avodah Segel (Faculty) At OSRUI, we are often oblivious to the outside world and the passage of time. That is in fact one of the magical elements of summer camp…we wake each day and eat together and pray together and learn together and have...