Opening Day 2014

See our happy campers in this video from Opening Day 2014! https://vimeo.com/98676029

OSRUI Takes the Cold Water Challenge to Raise Funds for Team Ethan

The OSRUI Leadership Team (Jerry, Susan and Max and our fabulous group of rashei eidot: Max Antman, Libby Fisher, Aliza Ainis, Becca Levy, Danny Altkorn, Micah Brandhandler, Itai Shabtai, Beth Schuck and Rachel Kaplan Marks) recently took the Cold Water Challenge!...

Guide for Parents of First-Time Campers

Over the next several weeks we will be preparing to welcome nearly 300 new campers to OSRUI.  At the same time, we want to help parents prepare as well, to help assure that our new campers will have a successful experience. Are you ready to help prepare your child...

The Top 10 Reasons OSRUI is like Passover!

10. We may not have roasted eggs … but we do have plenty of roasted marshmallows for s’mores! 9. We may not have horseradish … but we do have lots of horses for riding! 8. We may not have gefilte fish … but we do have a fishing chug! 7. We may not have a Paschal lamb...

Why I Love Youth Group

by Emily Dana, Avodah 2014 Former OSRUI camper (and now staff member) Emily Dana posted a video on YouTube about why she loves youth group and how youth group is like camp.  Here’s what she says about why she made the video:   I have been going to Jewish camp...

OSRUI Alum Jason Brown … On to Sochi!

By Denise Heimlich Three weeks ago, most people outside the figure skating world had no idea who Jason Brown was.  Then came his free skate in the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Boston, and now the video of that performance has more than 3 million hits on...