by Jerry Kaye Can you imagine a worship service these days without a cantor, a song leader, or even a band? There is nowhere in the liberal Jewish community where music isn’t an integral and heartening part of worship. Today, Jewish music is readily available on CDs...
OSRUI Alum Jason Brown came in second yesterday in the U.S. Men’s Figure Skating Championships, earning him a spot on the team heading to Sochi for the Olympics!! Jason was a camper from 2003 – 2008, in Kallah, Tzofim, and Moshavah. Sibs Jordan and Dylan...
by Neil Rigler, coordinator of OSRUI’s Father & Son Kallah and dad of two boys This is the third year I’ve been the coordinator of OSRUI’s annual Father-Son retreat and I’ve come to treasure it not only because of the opportunities it provides for fathers...
by Vanessa Ehrlich, OSRUI Faculty Member and Director of Education at Lakeside Congregation, Highland Park IL Last weekend Lakeside and Or Shalom [in Vernon Hills, IL] went on their annual Fall retreat to OSRUI with 5th and 6th graders. (Or Shalom also had an adult...
by Rebecca Bloom, Chalutzim 2013 I spent seven weeks this summer speaking rak ivrit, only Hebrew, in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. The small town between Madison and Milwaukee may seem like a strange place to find a Hebrew immersion program, but along the shores of Lake Lac...
