Sports! Art! Music! Etgar! Cooking! Sailing! These are just a few of our incredible chugim (electives) that are offered at camp this summer. Campers are able to pick one or two chugim each day. These periods are a chance for your camper to tailor their session to...
By Vanessa Ehrlich, OSRUI Segel (Faculty) Every year before my personal children went off to camp, we would have “the talk.” By that I mean, discussing proper hygiene, being kind to their bunk mates, putting sunscreen on every day and, of course, hydration! As they...
Maintaining the Health and Wellness of our campers and staff during the summer is of the utmost importance. In a previous blog, we talked about forms, medication and the Health Center. But we know that good health and wellness involve more than that, including...
Join us for one of our upcoming Parent Q&A Conference Calls (or “Camp-inars”) with full-time staff. We’ll review highlights from the Family Handbook (also on your Forms Dashboard) and answer questions about Summer 2019. These are open to parents of new and...
by Solly Kane, OSRUI Director Camp is a great place for kids to unplug from technology. At camp, relationships are built face-to-face rather than through group chats and social media. Art is created with paintbrushes and pottery clay instead of Snapchat filters....
From the Director I recently returned from Israel where I spent a few days with the 35 Israelis who will be joining us as staff at camp this summer. Our Israeli shlichim (emissaries) come to us through a highly-competitive application process through the Jewish...
