From the Desk of OSRUI’s Senior Assistant Director, Albert Marks

From the Desk of OSRUI’s Senior Assistant Director, Albert Marks

“WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED FOR SUMMER 2016 AT OSRUI?” A LETTER-DOWN  TRIBUTE TO OSRUI 2016 By Albert Marks, new Senior Assistant Director at OSRUI OLIN-SANG-RUBY UNION INSTITUTE IS THE HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH!! LOTS OF NEW AND OLD FACES, FOR A CHANCE TO MEET AND SEE...
How Can We Combat the Scourge of Gun Violence?

How Can We Combat the Scourge of Gun Violence?

by Rabbi Joel Mosbacher, the spiritual leader of Beth Haverim Shir Shalom in Mahwah, NJ, one of the national co-chairs of the Do Not Stand Idly By campaign, and an OSRUI Alum. “Do not stand idly by while your neighbor’s blood is shed.” — Leviticus 19:16 This...
From the Desk of OSRUI’s Associate Director, Susan Alexander

From the Desk of OSRUI’s Associate Director, Susan Alexander

As we prepare for Summer 2016 at OSRUI, I feel like my excitement can only be expressed through a song I wrote called “Summertime at OSRUI!” to the tune of the 1958 hit “Summertime, Summertime” by the Jamies. (You can find the actual song in...