I have a story to tell. But it’s one I usually keep a secret, so keep it under your kova (hat). My first day at camp is infamous in my family — and perhaps even at camp. I wasn’t always Rafi Ellenson, Rosh Chalutzim. I was at first shy, scared little Rafi from...
OSRUI has a fabulous group of very talented staff members from Israel … called the mishlachat. Our Mishlachat from Israel includes madrichim (counselors) and moomchim (specialists)! Chalutzim: Matan Bar Haim, Adam Cicelsky, Liyam Dicapua, Amit Dahan, Ido Dor, Avital...
Another OSRUI reunion in the books! Over 250 chanichim (campers), 30 madrichim (counselors), and faculty from summer 2016 met at Temple Jeremiah in Northfield to spend the afternoon visiting with treasured friends, seeing their favorite counselors,...
Lexi Floom, a former camper and Avodahnik, wrote this incredible essay about her favorite place on earth, OSRUI, as her college essay for Indiana University, and we are lucky that she has shared it with us. OSRUI. The second my eight year old feet touched the luggage...
URJ- Mitzvah Corps For more than 50 years, Mitzvah Corps has been the premier provider of social justice experiences for high school students, giving teens the opportunity to travel the world, build meaningful relationships with one another and their global peers,...
