Congratulations to OSRUI Alum Jason Brown on winning the U.S. men’s Figure Skating title this past Sunday in Greensboro, N.C. Jason became the youngest man to win a national championship since 2004. He totaled 274.98 points -a record for the event...
by Hannah Cohen and Moshe Rubin The day was finally here. On January 4, 2015, we joined the participants of Birthright Bus 316 gathering at Newark airport in New Jersey to prepare for our flight to Israel. Although we were anxious for Birthright to begin, we were...
by Ezzy Fishbein and Aaron Josephs Today it snowed in Jerusalem! It was about to stop our amazing group from going to the shuk. However, it didn’t! The minute we pulled up, we saw all the craziness of the shuk. Since it was Friday afternoon, everyone was rushing...
By Evan Richter and Dylan Singer This Sunday, a group of OSRUI summer staff members, including Evan and Dylan, will be traveling together on a Birthright trip to Israel, led by OSRUI alum Daniel Shore. In just a few short days we’ll be getting on plane and traveling...
by Sarah Ruben, OSRUI and NFTY alum I am a third-generation NFTYite and URJ camper, so it was a given that once I was old enough, I, too, would participate in NFTY, the Reform Jewish youth movement. When the time came for my first regional event, however, despite my...
By Susan Alexander, Associate Director “Dear OSRUI, Thank you very much for the scholarship that is helping me get to camp this summer. I wouldn’t be able to go without your help. I am so excited for camp! I can’t wait to have fun and make new friends. There...
