OSRUI Staffing Update:  Welcome Geoff!

OSRUI Staffing Update: Welcome Geoff!

We are excited to announce that Geoff Prass will be joining the OSRUI staff on September 4th as our Operations Manager.  He’ll be a key member of our full-time staff:  his responsibilities will include managing our year-round rental business and other pieces of the...
Shabbat Shalom from OSRUI!

Shabbat Shalom from OSRUI!

Parshat Re’eh: Looking to the past and the future Dear OSRUI Families, It is hard to believe the end of summer has arrived! It has been a great final week at camp! Gesher did an outstanding job hosting our all-camp carnival Thursday night. Moshavah enjoyed their final...
Gesher Means Bridge!

Gesher Means Bridge!

by Jami Goldberg, Gesher Rosh Eidah (Unit Head) I can’t believe our session is almost over! We have had an AMAZING last week at camp, with a tiyul (trip) to Madison, concluding chugim (electives), and our big end of the session event – Gesher Carnival! We...
Tiferet’s Marathon Week in Wonderland!

Tiferet’s Marathon Week in Wonderland!

by Leah Sherin, Tiferet Rosh Eidah (Unit Head) When I walked in to visual arts studio this morning, I found 16 chanichim (campers) silently sitting around a table in the art studio. On the table was a display of bagels, milk cartons, cereal, and fruit, and in front of...
How a Summer in Oconomowoc, WI Shapes Kids and Their Judaism

How a Summer in Oconomowoc, WI Shapes Kids and Their Judaism

by Rabbi Debbie Helbraun and Rabbi Scott Gellman, Gesher Segel (Faculty) It’s obvious why a Jewish kid from an active family belonging to a URJ synagogue winds up at OSRUI for summer camp. It is not obvious to many of our kids, however, how they will formulate,...