By Bill Choslovsky, participant on the Father & Son Kallah If I told you I spent a weekend mostly snowed in and prayed, you would probably think that sounded boring. But we did it — and loads of other stuff — at a father son retreat at OSRUI,...
by Bradley Egel, NFTY and OSRUI Alum People frequently talk about generational leadership. The Hebrew phrase, l’dor vador, literally means “from generation to generation,” and is most often applied to the handing down of leadership from one generation to the next. If...
Tiferet Bet campers work throughout the session on a final show, to which families are invited. This year’s presentation was spectacular and showcased the incredible creativity, talent, and passion of our campers. https://vimeo.com/103059775 ...
by Michael M. Lorge, Gesher Faculty We do not aspire to be Prophets, but we seek to be inspired by the Prophets. This was our focus for the second 2 weeks of Gesher 2014 at OSRUI. We developed an understanding that the Prophets were real people and that they were...
By Max Antman, Rosh Eidah of Gesher With only two days left of Gesher 2014, I am starting to get that end-of-camp feeling in the pit of my stomach. The session has really flown by, and I know I speak for all of the madrichim (counselors) in Gesher when I say that we...
SHABBAT VA’ETCHANAN 2014 It was a sad beginning to this week as Chalutzim, Kallah Gimmel and Tour La’Agam all went home on Sunday, after their amazing final banquets. This past Sunday also marked the end of Hadracha, a special program for adults from small towns...
