A Postcard from Camp:  News from OSRUI!

A Postcard from Camp: News from OSRUI!

From the Director Welcome to the first edition of our updated newsletter! As our team put this together, I was reminded how much is happening in the OSRUI community year-round for both our current camp families and our alumni. A camp newsletter is truly an exercise in...

Where are They Now? Alumni Spotlight on Neal Sabin

Recently, we sat down with OSRUI Alum and current Board Member Neal F. Sabin. Years at camp:  My family first attended camp in 1966 during a Temple Judea Thanksgiving retreat.  My first summer at camp was 1967. I was homesick the first two weeks of a six-week stay....

Todah Rabah

We are blessed to have so many rabbis, cantors and educators enrich camp every summer with their wisdom and love for Judaism. Thank you to all those who served on faculty at OSRUI this past summer. Brian Avner, Congregation Sinai Rabbi Aryeh Azriel, Temple Israel...

We’re Coming to a Congregation Near You!

OSRUI Recruiters will be hitting the road and visiting congregations all over the area during the next few months.  If you’re a member of the congregation, we hope you’ll be there!  If you’re not a member but would like to attend the recruitment...
How Fred Rogers and Jeff Erlanger Became Friends for Life

How Fred Rogers and Jeff Erlanger Became Friends for Life

By Aron Hirt-Manheimer. This blog originally appeared on ReformJudaism.org. Jeff Erlanger was an OSRUI camper and staff member who was an inspiration to all who knew him. One of this summer’s surprise box office hits is Won’t You Be My Neighbor, a documentary about...