by Jake Beckert, Chalutzim Rosh Eidah (Unit Head) Time can move in funny ways at OSRUI. Our days are so full that 24 hours can feel like a whole week. On the other side, chanichim (campers) are having so much fun that a week can feel like it goes by in a blink of an...
Parshat Matot-Masei: The journey of camp Dear OSRUI Families, In this week’s Torah portions, Matot-Masei, we read an accounting of the journey of the Israelites from Egypt to the promised land. The Torah continues and tells of the division of land between some of the...
by Rabbi Lisa S. Greene, Moshavah Segel (Faculty) I was scared. I had told myself I had to do it, but then gave myself permission to not. Sitting for hours watching and encouraging the chanichim (campers), I wondered: How do they do that? Oh, right, they are 40...
by Rabbi Lisa Bellows and Nicole Jahr, Tiferet Segel (Faculty) Creativity, talent and Judaism are flourishing in Tiferet Alef! Yesterday, the last full camp day before Shabbat nears, was filled with music, drama and art in Tiferet. Each of our studios prepared for...
by Mandy Herlich and Rabbi Alan Cook, Gesher Segel (Faculty) Each night in Gesher concludes in a very special fashion as the entire eidah (unit) gathers for the siyyum (conclusion) ceremony. A longtime tradition unique to this eidah, siyyum gives chanichim...
