Shabbat Message from Solly:  Learning and Growing at OSRUI

Shabbat Message from Solly: Learning and Growing at OSRUI

Shabbat D’varim Dear OSRUI Families, It is hard to believe the end of summer has arrived.  Though days at camp are long and packed full of fun activities, the weeks pass by quickly.  Most of our campers are celebrating their fourth Shabbat of the summer...

Where Are They Now? Alumni Spotlight on Maris Grossman Garcia

Recently we sat down with OSRUI Alum Maris Grossman Garcia.  Maris is currently the director of the D + I Studio at the University of Chicago. Tell Us About What You Are Doing Professionally and Why I am the director of the D+I Studio at the University of Chicago. Our...
Shabbat Message from Solly:  May We Be Strengthened

Shabbat Message from Solly: May We Be Strengthened

Shabbat Matot-Masei Dear OSRUI Families, It has been another great week at summer camp! On Wednesday, the entire camp participated in OSRUI’s Maccabiah Games (our version of Color Wars). We spent the day participating in a variety of sports, arts, and team-spirited...
Shabbat Message from Solly:  Counting People and People Counting

Shabbat Message from Solly: Counting People and People Counting

Shabbat Pinchas Dear OSRUI Families, It has been a great and busy week at OSRUI! On Sunday, we gathered as a camp community for t’filah (services) led by Tour La’Agam. At the end of t’filah, our Tour La’Agam participants biked out of camp while the rest of the...
Shabbat Message from Solly:  Counting People and People Counting

Shabbat Message from Solly: The Values That Make Camp Home

Shabbat Balak Dear OSRUI Families, It has been a great first week of camp for the 400 chanichim (campers) who arrived at OSRUI on Tuesday!  Everyone has settled into their tzrifim (cabins) and ohelim (tents), gotten to know their bunkmates and madrichim (counselors),...
It’s a Beautiful Day Now that You’re Here

It’s a Beautiful Day Now that You’re Here

By Brian Avner, RJE and Rachel Margolis, RJE, Tzofim Segel (Faculty) This session our Kibbutz HaTzofim chanichim (campers) are exploring important moments in Jewish history. Our time together is guided by the saying דַּע מֵאַיִן בָּאתָ, וּלְאָן אַתָּה הוֹלֵךְ –...