By Max Antman, Gesher Rosh Eidah and Naomi Gamoran, Machon Rosh Eidah It’s another beautiful start to the summer, and as of yesterday, our entire tzevet (staff) is at camp! Moshavah staff arrived 2 weeks ago to take part in Wilderness First Aid Training. Tzofim...
by Rachel Marcus, Rosh Shira at Camp Ramah California and Hava Nashira 2015 participant Harmony (noun): the combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce chords and chord progressions having a pleasing effect. If I could describe my past week with one...
By Susan Alexander, OSRUI Associate Director It’s been longer than I had hoped since my last blog post…but for good reason! I have been so busy getting the environmental program ready for the summer – only 34 days until camp! On April 25th, the...
Last week, Jerry and Susan traveled to Israel meet with the Shlichim (Israeli staff) for this upcoming summer. They met at Giva’at Haviva for 4 days to learn everything about being a staff member at OSRUI. They studied, sang songs, prayed, and began to form an...
By Christen H., Oak Park Temple congregant and retreat participant. One of my favorite weekends of the year happens every March when Oak Park Temple holds its annual retreat at OSRUI. There is nothing quite like the feeling of coming into the dining hall after driving...