Combining Art and Judaism in Tiferet

by Naomi Gamoran, Tiferet Rosh Eidah Shalom Kulam! (Hello everyone!)  I am so incredibly excited to be the Tiferet Rosh Eidah (unit head) this summer! I recently graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in History and certificates in...

Harmonies, harmonies, harmonies!

by Naomi Gamoran, Tiferet Rosh Eidah and Songleader The OSRUI songleaders are now in our fourth day of Hava Nashira, the annual songleading and music workshop hosted by OSRUI. We arrived on Tuesday to begin our training and preparation for the summer. Since then we...

OSRUI Lucky to have Ohad Sha’altiel

by Vanessa Ehrlich, OSRUI Faculty Member and Director of Education at Lakeside Congregation in Highland Park, IL.  These are excerpts from her blog, In One Ehrlich. Part of a trip to Tel Aviv should be a visit with Ohad Sha’altiel, artist, teacher, creative...

Splendor in Tiferet

by Rabbi Andrea Steinberger, Tiferet Segel (Faculty) What do 51 Tiferet campers and a canoe trip have in common? At first glance, it may be absolutely nothing. But a further look leads me to understand that it can be an experience with the divine. I had the pleasure...

Countdown to the Tiferet Final Show!

by Emily Schwartz, Tiferet Rosh Eidah Tiferet is busy busy busy getting ready for the final show and exhibition! The chanichim are working hard and are very engaged in their arts, while at the same time taking all kinds of fun breaks inside and outside of their...

On Stage!

by Michael Goldberg, Drama Specialist Greetings! My name is Michael Goldberg, and this is my second year as Drama Specialist at OSRUI. I grew up in Deerfield, Illinois, but I currently live in Marshalltown, Iowa, where I teach high school Language Arts and Drama. As a...