Kol HaKavod to OSRUI teens Syd Bakal, Joey Greenebaum, Emma Milner-Gorvine, and Abby Tzinberg, who were selected as one of the inaugural 18 Under 18 Honorees by the Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago – Teens@JUF, The Jewish Teen Alliance of Chicago...
by Susan Alexander, OSRUI Associate Director It was a cold, grey and rainy weekend – not a weekend that one would think “camp fun.” For those of us who were at OSRUI’s Family Camp, the cold, rainy weekend turned into a weekend of warmth, friendship and major fun....
by Michael Lorge, former OSRUI Board chair, OSRUI camper and staff alum, former faculty member, and co-chair of the Community Assessment Committee Several weeks ago, we announced that this summer at Camp will conclude the long, dynamic and successful tenure of our...
Another OSRUI reunion in the books! Over 250 chanichim (campers), 30 madrichim (counselors), and faculty from summer 2016 met at Temple Jeremiah in Northfield to spend the afternoon visiting with treasured friends, seeing their favorite counselors,...
Lexi Floom, a former camper and Avodahnik, wrote this incredible essay about her favorite place on earth, OSRUI, as her college essay for Indiana University, and we are lucky that she has shared it with us. OSRUI. The second my eight year old feet touched the luggage...
Over Winter Break, a group of OSRUI staff members will be touring Israel with their best friends on the OSRUI Birthright Trip. Check this space for regular updates from the trip. January 3rd: All Good Birthright Trips Must Come to an End By Noah Segal Our 10-day...
