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Make a Little Noise

Make a Little Noise

Mosh segel Rabbi Lisa Greene talks about how campers were charged with creating a Jewish message that spoke to the issue that our legislators had taken up by sitting down on the floor of the House. Campers worked on taking the ancient, timeless biblical words about covenant and put them to action in our lives, now!

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What’s Going on in the Gesh

What’s Going on in the Gesh

By Becky Dolinko, Gesher Rosh Eidah It has been a great first week in the first ever Gesher Aleph! On Monday, the madrichim (counselors) welcomed the chanichim (campers) with open arms and tons of enthusiasm to begin the session. That evening, with the theme of Gesher...

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Let’s Do the Butz Warp Again!

Let’s Do the Butz Warp Again!

By Tzofim Segel (faculty) Rabbi Ari Margolis, Congregation Or Shalom in Vernon Hills IL, and Kathy Schwartz, Director of Lifelong Learning, Congregation Har HaShem in Boulder CO. Cue time warp music…. Imagine an unused swath of land. Then imagine what it would take to...

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A Note from Our Gesher Segel

A Note from Our Gesher Segel

Breaking Out as One in Gesher by Rokki Parrinello This year I have been gifted the opportunity to work as a member of  Segel (faculty) for Gesher Aleph. This is the first time in the history of OSRUI that Gesher has been a unit during the first two weeks of the...

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First Day was a Great Day!

First Day was a Great Day!

Today was the first day at camp for almost 500 chanichim (campers). Let's check in on them and see if they did anything fun and exciting! Today seemed to be a pretty incredible first day at OSRUI!  Cannot wait to see what day two has in store!

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90 Lives Touched by the OSRUI Blood Drive

Each year OSRUI holds a blood drive during staff week. Tara Blaesing, Blood Program Consultant for the Blood Center of Wisconsin, talks about this year’s blood drive and the lives that were touched because our staff donated blood.

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“Welcome to Camp! Welcome Home!”

“Welcome to Camp! Welcome Home!”

What an incredible opening day!  We have opened the gates for summer number 64 here at OSRUI! The sun was shining, the grass was green, the skies were blue, the smiles were big, the running hugs were everywhere, the high fives and fist bumps were plentiful, and...

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Shabbat Shalom and a Lifetime of Friends from OSRUI

Shabbat Shalom and a Lifetime of Friends from OSRUI

On this Shabbat, we are lucky, blessed, and so excited to have our entire tzevet (staff) with us for this Shabbat! Next Shabbat, we will have a full machaneh (camp)! Last night we held our Oconomo-staff Talent Show.  There were music acts, magic acts, dance acts,...

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What Color is My Unit?

What Color is My Unit?

If you’ve seen photos or videos of all camp events, you might have noticed that each unit seems to have a color scheme.

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