By Max Antman, Rosh Eidah of Gesher Gesher is here! We have been eagerly awaiting the start of this amazing eidah (unit) all summer, and I am happy to report that the long wait is finally over. It was just yesterday that the Gesher chanichim (campers) arrived, but I...
By Rabbi Michael Schadick, Rabbi at Temple Emanuel in Grand Rapids, MI Fifteen chanichim (campers) arrived at camp on Tuesday ready to embark on an amazing bike tour around Lake Michigan. Included in the group were two veterans of the program, one who had such an...
By Jake Beckert, Rosh Eidah of Chalutzim What a busy week! Two of the most anticipated days of the summer, Yom Yisrael and Yom Horim, with hardly a moment in between. Theodore Herzl once wrote a book about Israel titled Altneuland, old new land, as Israel is...
by Benyamin (Bruce) Herst, OSRUI song leader from 1974-1982 and currently an active musician, music teacher, performer, and song leader. If you’re like me and you spent years at camp you might still tell time in the summer by your unit’s daily schedule. Wake up at...
