By Molly Fortnow, a incoming freshmen at the University of Chicago and a machon (CIT) in Kallah What do you do when you’ve already been at camp for a week and you want to shake it up for a day? Why not bring some animals into the mix? So, on Tuesday, a beautiful,...
by Rabbi Toby Manewith, Director of Education and Temple Emanuel in Chicago, and Tiferet faculty As I walked into the sports center filled with all of the Tiferet chanichim (campers) waiting for their evening program to begin, I noticed a pick-up game underway. There...
by Susan Alexander, Associate Director of OSRUI They called their Rosh Eidah, “Grandpa.” That is how the story began. The rosh, Evan, who is 21, then decided to tell a story to his Tiferet campers as if he was, “Grandpa.” He told about his time in the war, and his...
How to succeed at bringing camp values back to your home without even trying. We have been in Kibbutz HaTzofim Bet for over a week and the chanichim (campers) and Madrichim (counselors) are settling into their groove. When your chanichim come home happy and tired...
