Shabbat D’varim Dear OSRUI Families, It is hard to believe the end of summer has arrived. Though days at camp are long and packed full of fun activities, the weeks pass by quickly. Most of our campers are celebrating their fourth Shabbat of the summer...
By Marla Aviva Bentley and Lauren Reeves, Segel (Faculty) for Kallah Atid “I am not so sure I want to do this,” she told us on the pontoon boat yesterday afternoon. “Here, I’ll hold your hand and lower you in,” said the madricha (counselor). From the water, I reached...
Recently we sat down with OSRUI Alum Maris Grossman Garcia. Maris is currently the director of the D + I Studio at the University of Chicago. Tell Us About What You Are Doing Professionally and Why I am the director of the D+I Studio at the University of Chicago. Our...
When we arrived at Kallah Atid in 2011, we had no idea that our cabin full of 9 year old girls would become some of our best friends. We all hailed from a variety of different places: Minnesota, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and Indiana. Some came with a friend from...
Shabbat Matot-Masei Dear OSRUI Families, It has been another great week at summer camp! On Wednesday, the entire camp participated in OSRUI’s Maccabiah Games (our version of Color Wars). We spent the day participating in a variety of sports, arts, and team-spirited...