Tzofim Aleph…We’re Ready for Week 2!

By Aliza Ainis, Rosh Eidah of Tzofim   Wow!  What an amazing first week at camp! We had some rain but that didn’t stop us from having fun in Tzofim. Most of our programing is outdoors, but we were still able to experience all that camp has to offer. This past...

Shabbat Shalom from OSRUI!

SHABBAT KORACH  2014We have been working on the plans to build an ark this past week because we’ve had so much rain, but it looks like the dove has finally appeared and is ready to fly around camp!  Tzofim probably saw the most rain, but Moshavah held their own as...

Anachnu M’dabrim Rak Rak Ivrit

By Micah Brandhandler, Rosh Eidah of Chalutzim   Shalom From OSRUI! We have had a great start to Chalutzim this summer.  The “shock” of speaking only in Ivrit (Hebrew) has worn off and the chanichim are beginning to open up engage in conversations. ...

Opening Day 2014

See our happy campers in this video from Opening Day 2014! https://vimeo.com/98676029

The Rain is No Match for our Ruach (Spirit)!

By Laura Perpinyal, Director of Congregational Learning at Temple Chai, Long Grove IL, and Tzofim Segel Being downstairs in the rain can be hard; it’s just more complicated since the vast majority of our programming is outside. We eat our meals outside, our beit...