by Carrie Wainer, OSRUI Staff, NFTY CAR and NFTY in Israel Alum With summer quickly approaching, I have many asking me what I will be doing for the next 2 months. Summer is often associated with relaxing on the beach, spending quality time with family, and kicking...
by Vanessa Ehrlich, OSRUI Faculty Member and Director of Education at Lakeside Congregation in Highland Park, IL. These are excerpts from her blog, In One Ehrlich. Part of a trip to Tel Aviv should be a visit with Ohad Sha’altiel, artist, teacher, creative...
by Rabbi David Locketz of Cong. Bet Shalom in Minnetonka, MN. Reprinted from TCJewfolk.com This past week I spent a couple of very quick and very cold days at a Midwinter Faculty meeting at Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute (OSRUI) in Oconomowoc, WI. Bet Shalom has a...
by Jerry Kaye, Director of URJ Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute This summer marks 60 years of Reform Movement camping. This Shabbat, July 21st, we will mark this milestone at the Union for Reform Judaism’s Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute Camp (OSRUI) in Oconomowoc,...
Did you attend a URJ summer camp or a Reform congregation’s day camp? Maybe you studied in Israel with NFTY-EIE’s summer session, volunteered with Mitzvah Corps, or attended the Religious Action Center’s Machon Kaplan program? The Reform Movement offers a number of...
