by Naomi Gamoran, Tiferet Rosh Eidah and Songleader The OSRUI songleaders are now in our fourth day of Hava Nashira, the annual songleading and music workshop hosted by OSRUI. We arrived on Tuesday to begin our training and preparation for the summer. Since then we...
by Denise Heimlich, OSRUI Staff Member and Mah Jongg Player The sound of tiles clacking on the table evokes clear memories for some women of mom playing mah jongg while children try to sleep down the hall or upstairs. Others are the first of their families to take up...
Confirmation Speech by Jessica Heinz, Chalutzim 2012 In 2010, .2% of the world’s population was Jewish. .2% of the world read Torah, fasted on Yom Kippur, and celebrated Hanukkah. Less than that celebrated Shabbat every week. We all know the awkward experience of...
