Parshat D’varim: Retelling the Story of Camp Dear OSRUI Families, It has a been a great first week of camp for the 400 campers who arrived on Tuesday! We are settled into cabins and tents, have started to build our communities in our units, and have had the first...
by Raya Seidman, Tzofim Rosh Eidah (Unit Head) Tzofim Gimmel is here! Our tzevet (staff) has worked hard to set up more tents, build more beds, and get everything ready for the new chanichim (campers) to arrive. On Tuesday, we welcomed 111 excited Tzofim chanichim,...
by Libby Fisher, Communications Manager If you’ve been following along with our blog and social media this summer, you’ve probably noticed that we use a lot of Ivrit (Hebrew)! Ivrit is a huge part of our culture here at OSRUI, and it’s one of the...
OSRUI Director Solly Kane was named to Oy!Chicago’s list of 36 Under 36, or Double Chai in the Chi. Every year Oy!Chicago honors 36 outstanding Jewish young adults who “make a difference in their professional work, volunteering and involvement in our...
by Jake Beckert, Chalutzim Rosh Eidah (Unit Head) Time can move in funny ways at OSRUI. Our days are so full that 24 hours can feel like a whole week. On the other side, chanichim (campers) are having so much fun that a week can feel like it goes by in a blink of an...
Parshat Matot-Masei: The journey of camp Dear OSRUI Families, In this week’s Torah portions, Matot-Masei, we read an accounting of the journey of the Israelites from Egypt to the promised land. The Torah continues and tells of the division of land between some of the...
