From the Desk of OSRUI’s Tzofim Rosh Eidah, Emily Rothstein

From the Desk of OSRUI’s Tzofim Rosh Eidah, Emily Rothstein

Holy Moley, I cannot believe that OSRUI Summer 2016 starts in just two weeks. It feels like yesterday I was waving goodbye to Tzofim Gimmel campers, unsure about what would come next. After a 14-hour road trip all the way from New Jersey, I could not be more ready to...
Rosh Week has Begun!

Rosh Week has Begun!

Rosh Eidah (unit head) week is an opportunity for our unit heads to come together as a group, before the entire staff arrives, to prepare and plan for the summer, to discuss their goals for themselves, their unit, and the camp, and to do some professional development...
From the Desk of OSRUI’s Tiferet Rosh Eidah, Evan Richter

From the Desk of OSRUI’s Tiferet Rosh Eidah, Evan Richter

And So It Begins!! If you were to tell me thirteen years ago, during my first summer at OSRUI, that one day I would be a Rosh Eidah (Unit Head) of one of the seven incredible units on camp, I would not believe you for a minute.  Thirteen summers later, here I am...
A Summer of Fun, A Lifetime of Friends: An Open Letter to OSRUI

A Summer of Fun, A Lifetime of Friends: An Open Letter to OSRUI

by Emily Dana, former OSRUI camper, Avodahnik, and Machonik.  This summer, Emily will be a Tiferet Madricha. Dear Olin Sang Ruby Union Institute, Thank you. When I stepped out of the car ten years ago, almost to this day, I had no idea that you would become a crucial...
Tales of the Moshavah Staff Trip

Tales of the Moshavah Staff Trip

As the sounds of Hava Nashira, OSRUI’S music and song inspired and themed weekend, rang out and echoed through the camp this weekend, quietly, our Moshavah staff has been preparing for the upcoming summer. Moshavah is designed for those campers who love the...