By Molly Fortnow, a incoming freshmen at the University of Chicago and a machon (CIT) in Kallah What do you do when you’ve already been at camp for a week and you want to shake it up for a day? Why not bring some animals into the mix? So, on Tuesday, a beautiful,...
by Susan Alexander, Associate Director of OSRUI They called their Rosh Eidah, “Grandpa.” That is how the story began. The rosh, Evan, who is 21, then decided to tell a story to his Tiferet campers as if he was, “Grandpa.” He told about his time in the war, and his...
Shabbat Chukat 2016 What a fantastic fourth week it has been at OSRUI. We cannot believe that we are half way through the summer! After a week of limud (Jewish learning), omanut (art), water slides, tubing, wilderness trips, ivrit (Hebrew), field trips to the zoo,...
How to succeed at bringing camp values back to your home without even trying. We have been in Kibbutz HaTzofim Bet for over a week and the chanichim (campers) and Madrichim (counselors) are settling into their groove. When your chanichim come home happy and tired...
by Ilana Axel, cantorial leader at Beth Tikvah Congregation in Hoffman Estates, IL, and Chalutzim segel. A lot of excitement is in the air as week 4 began with a wonderful Mesibah – “Minion-sibah” – organized by Tiferet. Chalutzim was extremely well represented by 6...
