A Surprise Trip to the Milwaukee Art Museum!

A Surprise Trip to the Milwaukee Art Museum!

By Becca Levy, Rosh Eidah of Tiferet We have had an amazing week here in Tiferet!  It’s had to belive that it’s already Thursday and that tomorrow the chanichim (campers) will be welcoming their second shabbat and beginning an exciting third week at camp! Yesterday,...
Tour La’Agam Update – Week 2!

Tour La’Agam Update – Week 2!

By Scott Goode, Rosh Eidah of Tour La’Agam Shalom OSRUI from Newberry, Michigan! We have had a fantastic first week of our trip! Since our last blog post, we have had a few relatively easy days. We swam in Lake Michigan at Indian Lake Campground and watched a...
Gesher Is Off To An Amazing Start!

Gesher Is Off To An Amazing Start!

By Max Antman, Rosh Eidah of Gesher Gesher is well under way, and I cannot believe a week has already passed. It was just eight days ago that we started this journey, and as the Gesher chanichim (campers) arrived, I knew that it would be an amazing session. They were...
A Psalm of Tiferet

A Psalm of Tiferet

By Cantor Jennifer Frost, B’nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim in Deerfield, IL,  & Cantor Lauren Phillips, Congregation Sinai in Milwaukee, WI, and Tiferet Segel It has been an extraordinary week in Tiferet Bet! Our chanichim (campers) come to immerse themselves in...
Teaching, Living Israel Summer 2014

Teaching, Living Israel Summer 2014

By Vanessa Ehrlich, Director of Education at Lakeside Congregation in Highland Park IL, and Kallah Segel I am passionate about Jewish education, Israel education and Jewish camp.  I always love being at OSRUI and teaching all topics in an experiential format.  This...