Shabbat Shalom from OSRUI

Shabbat Shalom from OSRUI

Shabbat Pinchas 2016 What an amazing sixth week it has been at OSRUI! After a week of limud, omanut (art), water slides, tubing, wilderness trips, ivrit (Hebrew), field trips, evening programs, Festikayitz (Israeli Amazing Race), Topsy Turvy Bus and so much more,...
Bicycle, Bicycle, Bicycle….

Bicycle, Bicycle, Bicycle….

Let’s check in on our amazing Tour L’Agam trip!   The only trip of its kind, Tour La’Agam (Tour to the Lake) is a spectacular bicycle ride on the Lake Michigan shoreline. You will bike hundreds of miles as you explore the byways, forests, dunes, and...
Stepping into History in Tzofim

Stepping into History in Tzofim

Here in Tzofim we are having a terrific time. Campers in Tzofim live in tents and eat outside. This is an incredibly unique unit, and is exceptional among Jewish camps all over the United States for the way in which these chanichim (campers) celebrate the rhythm and...
K-A-L-L-A-H KALLAH WOO S-E-G-E-L SEGEL WOO!

K-A-L-L-A-H KALLAH WOO S-E-G-E-L SEGEL WOO!

By Kallah Gimmel Segel (faculty) Rabbi Richard Prass and Rabbi Phyllis Sommer The chanichim (campers) are doing great in Kallah Gimmel. They are energetic, flexible, and bring such great ruach (spirit). Even when the weather was extra-sticky, they enjoyed extra time...
Rolling…Rolling…Rolling on the River

Rolling…Rolling…Rolling on the River

Our Chalutzim Rosh Eidah, Hila Zrihen of Tel Aviv, writes about the Chalutzim Canoe trip.  When you think about taking approximately 82 campers and 20 staff on a trip, for three days, two nights, canoeing all day on the Wisconsin River, camping at night in tents,...