By Rabbi Carmit Harari, B’nai Yehuda Beth Sholom in Homewood, IL, and Tiferet Segel Rabbi Emily Segal, Associate Rabbi at Temple Jeremiah in Northfield, IL, and Tiferet Segel Monday evening, August 4th, marked the beginning of Tisha B’Av, the 9th of the...
By Max Antman, Rosh Eidah of Gesher As we head into the final week of Gesher 2014, the chanichim (campers) are working hard on the preparations for our upcoming Gesher Carnival! The carnival will be held this Thursday, August 7th, for the rest of camp to...
By Rabbi Jill Crimmings, Rabbi Educator at Bet Shalom Congregation in Minnetonka, MN, and Tzofim Segel One of the things I love about camp is being able to escape the noise of society in favor of engrossing myself in the lives of our chanichim (campers) and...
SHABBAT D’VARIM 2014It’s been an amazing week at OSRUI!The week started with a visit from Pam Schuller, Advisor to NFTY-GER (Garden Empire Region, serving Jewish teens from New Jersey and parts of New York). Pam talked with each eidah about people with special...
By Micah Brandhandler, Rosh Eidah of Chalutzim What a wonderful last week we have had in Chalutzim! The kids are having a wonderful time and they do not want to leave this great community that they have been building for the past 7 weeks. We have had quite a busy...
