By Rabbi Andrea Steinberger, Rabbi at University of Wisconsin-Madison Hillel, and Tzofim Segel This morning in Tzofim we arrived in our ulam (our rec hall) to see a tower built with wooden blocks and words like compassion, kindness, patience and support. Chanichim...
By Rabbi Amy Memis-Foler, Rabbi at Temple Judea Mizpah in Skokie, IL and Moshavah Segel On the last night of the Rock Climbing tiyul (trip) in Moshavah, we sat around the campfire and played “Highs, Lows and Heroes.” It’s an exercise in which each person shares with...
SHABBAT D’VARIM 2015 It was a big week for field trips at OSRUI! Tiferet and Gesher both went on day-long tiyulim (trips) and Moshavah left on their first 4-day tiyul. Tiferet went to the Milwaukee Art Museum and the Lynden Sculpture Garden. Campers got a tour...
By Barb Shimansky, Director of Youth Education at Congregation Sinai in Milwaukee, WI and Kallah Segel After six years of serving on faculty at another URJ camp, I was quite excited to receive an invitation to be part of the segel (faculty) at OSRUI this summer. I had...
