I have a story to tell. But it’s one I usually keep a secret, so keep it under your kova (hat). My first day at camp is infamous in my family — and perhaps even at camp. I wasn’t always Rafi Ellenson, Rosh Chalutzim. I was at first shy, scared little Rafi from...
OSRUI has a fabulous group of very talented staff members from Israel … called the mishlachat. Our Mishlachat from Israel includes madrichim (counselors) and moomchim (specialists)! Chalutzim: Matan Bar Haim, Adam Cicelsky, Liyam Dicapua, Amit Dahan, Ido Dor, Avital...
These descriptions should help you decide which chug (elective) is right for you! Art: Have you ever wanted to express your passion for art? Art chug is your chance to try drawing, painting, and sculpting in our art studio. Work with various forms and mediums of...
Kol HaKavod to OSRUI teens Syd Bakal, Joey Greenebaum, Emma Milner-Gorvine, and Abby Tzinberg, who were selected as one of the inaugural 18 Under 18 Honorees by the Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago – Teens@JUF, The Jewish Teen Alliance of Chicago...
by Susan Alexander, OSRUI Associate Director It was a cold, grey and rainy weekend – not a weekend that one would think “camp fun.” For those of us who were at OSRUI’s Family Camp, the cold, rainy weekend turned into a weekend of warmth, friendship and major fun....
by Michael Lorge, former OSRUI Board chair, OSRUI camper and staff alum, former faculty member, and co-chair of the Community Assessment Committee Several weeks ago, we announced that this summer at Camp will conclude the long, dynamic and successful tenure of our...
