We are so excited for our incredible OSRUI 2018 Staff!! Daniel Shore, Leadership and Staff Development Director Shore will be working closely with Solly and Susan in the overall management of camp, supporting the rashei eidot (unit heads) and madrichim (counselors) in...
We are excited to welcome Rachel Lyon to the OSRUI team as our new registrar. Rachel will handle all aspects of camper registration and be available to answer parent questions about OSRUI and the camp experience. Rachel grew up attending URJ’s Goldman Union Camp...
By Denise Heimlich This is the first in a series of blogs about preparing for the summer that we’ll be posting over the next several months. When I tell people that I work for a summer camp, they sometimes assume that I only work during the summer. When I explain that...
My First Shabbat Shira At OSRUI By: Zachary Seaver As I entered the bright room on a beautiful, peaceful Friday night during a Jewish holiday called Shabbat, I felt a sense of greatness in the atmosphere. OSRUI, a Jewish camp in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, was a welcoming...
Check out our Facebook page to see the new song Rick Recht wrote in honor of Jerry Kaye … Hineni! Rick says, ” I wrote this song in honor of Jerry Kaye, the extraordinary director of URJ Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute OSRUI, … the founder of Hava...
In my first four months as Director of OSRUI, I have visited many congregations across the Midwest. I am grateful to have had the opportunity during these visits to hear firsthand from OSRUI families about the impact of camp on their lives. At one congregation, I met...
