B’ruchim Habayim L’Tiferet Bet 2014!

B’ruchim Habayim L’Tiferet Bet 2014!

By Becca Levy, Rosh Eidah of Tiferet We have had an extraordinary start to Tiferet Bet 2014! On Tuesday, our chanichim (campers) arrived excited and ready to begin a summer of fun and omanut (art)!  We began with a delicious opening day lunch and then split up into...
Tour La’Agam…L’hitraot!

Tour La’Agam…L’hitraot!

By Scott Goode, Rosh Eidah of Tour La’Agam Shalom! My name is Scott Goode and I am the Rosh Eidah (unit head) this year of Tour La’agam. We are very excited to get on the road for this tiyul (trip). After months of planning and training we are finally on...
The Wait is Over – Kallah Gimmel Has Begun!

The Wait is Over – Kallah Gimmel Has Begun!

By Libby Fisher, Rosh Eidah of Kallah   The Kallah Gimmel chanichim (campers) have only been here at camp for a day, and already this session is shaping up to be amazing! Opening Day was so much fun! After eating aruchat twaharayim (lunch), we went to our tzrifim...
The Wait is Over – Kallah Gimmel Has Begun!

MiDor LaDor – From Generation to Generation

By Rachel Marks, Rosh Eidah of Machon, and a rabbinic student at Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion   Working at OSRUI this summer has been particularly meaningful for me.  I have the pleasure of being the rosh eidah (unit head) for the...
Morning Tefillah: Holy Time, Holy Place

Morning Tefillah: Holy Time, Holy Place

By Rabbi Lisa Bellows, Senior Rabbi at Beth Am Congregation in Buffalo Grove IL, and Tiferet Segel At 7:30 in the morning we welcome Tiferet campers to the outdoor tefillah (prayer) space.  The chairs in the Tiferet Beit Tefillah [sanctuary] are tree stumps, and in...