Tiyul to the Dairy Farm!

Tiyul to the Dairy Farm!

By Jonah Brandhandler, Rosh Eidah of Tzofim How much fun could a tour of a dairy farm really be? Admittedly, I was the biggest skeptic coming into the day. It seemed like a good chance to break away from the routine of camp for a bit and try something new, but...
Storied Art

Storied Art

By our Tiferet Segel: Rabbi Jody Cook, Director of Education at Sinai Temple in Champaign, IL and Rabbi Binah Wing, Rabbi at Temple Beth-El in Rockford, IL Tiferet Aleph is an eidah (unit) for 6-8 graders who are interested in an art intensive program at OSRUI. ...
From Mesibah to the Park!

From Mesibah to the Park!

By Becca Levy, Rosh Eidah of Tiferet After three weeks of rehearsing, Tiferet presented our Star Spangled Mesibah to all of camp last Saturday! Mesibah is a 4th of July Talent Show for the whole camp presented by Tiferet. Each year has a top-secret theme where the...
Caring for Nature, Finding Holiness in Tzofim

Caring for Nature, Finding Holiness in Tzofim

By Rabbi Toby Manewith, Director of Education at Emanual Congregation in Chicago, IL Captain Shemesh (Sun) and Mistress Mayim (Water) are standing in front of the collected campers of Kibbutz HaTzofim on a sunny morning talking about how they saved Tevatown (a...
Time Flies When You’re a Kehilah

Time Flies When You’re a Kehilah

By Yonah London, Rosh Eidah of Kallah What a crazy first week it has been in Kallah Bet! We have had a great time getting into our routine at camp and making it to all of our activites, but most of all, this week has been about creating a Kehilah (community) at camp....