Tour La’Agam – Just a Few Days To Go!

Tour La’Agam – Just a Few Days To Go!

By Scott Goode, Rosh Eidah of Tour La’Agam Shalom OSRUI! It has been a fun few days for us on Tour La’Agam with some new challenges for the group to overcome. We spent a wonderful and restful Shabbat in Petosky after nine straight days of biking. There was...
Shavuah Shishi B’Chalutzim

Shavuah Shishi B’Chalutzim

By Micah Brandhandler, Rosh Eidah of Chalutzim We have had such a great week so far in Chalutzim! We finally were able to get back to our normal routine and had a great week doing all of the camp activities that everyone loves.  We switched chugim and allowed everyone...
The Magic of Camp and the Mitzvot It Inspires

The Magic of Camp and the Mitzvot It Inspires

By Max Weinberg, OSRUI Assistant Director As many of us know, camp is a place where magic occurs.  This magic can be the sounds of children singing and cheering.  It can be the amazing friendships and connections that are made every single day.  This magic can also be...
“Canoeing on the Wisconsin River”

“Canoeing on the Wisconsin River”

By Rabbi Amy L. Memis-Foler, Temple Judea Mizpah, Skokie, IL, and Moshavah Segel What is a “Mosh Tiyul?” Mosh is short for the unit at OSRUI we call Moshavah, a community of people settled together.  Tiyul is the Hebrew word for trip.  In Moshavah campers have the...
Shabbat Shalom from OSRUI!

Shabbat Shalom from OSRUI!

SHABBAT MASEI 2014Our week in review!!The other day Kallah and Kibbutz HaTzofim celebrated an in-camp Bar/Bat Mitzvah.  There was a fabulous party after dinner with cake and line dancing lots of games and a slide show of the b’nai mitzvah photos of all of our...
What A Great First Trip!   

What A Great First Trip!  

By Danny Altkorn, Rosh Eidah of Moshavah We just finished our first round of trips in Moshavah Bet 2014 and they were an amazing success! Not even one day of heat could slow us down and everyone had a fantastic time. I had the pleasure of going on backpacking (hiking...