OSRUI Recruiters will be hitting the road and visiting congregations all over the area during the next few months. If you’re a member of the congregation, we hope you’ll be there! If you’re not a member but would like to attend the recruitment...
by Marlene Dodinval, member of Emanuel Congregation in Chicago and participant in their recent Women’s Retreat at OSRUI. As Jews in America we make choices every day. We choose when and if to identify as Jews. We choose how to express our Judaism and how to...
By Lori Sagarin, Director of Congregational Learning at Temple Beth Israel in Skokie, IL and Chalutzim Segel “You do what in the summer?” It is a question I have gotten for years from friends, colleagues and congregants. This summer, I will spend 3 ½ weeks...
By Jay Rapoport, Kallah Segel and Director of Lifelong Learning at Temple Sholom of Chicago, and the creator of “Ruach Rock,” original Jewish music for kids, teens and families. www.ruachrock.com Like any kid on the precipice of summer at a new sleepaway...
By Christen H., Oak Park Temple congregant and retreat participant. One of my favorite weekends of the year happens every March when Oak Park Temple holds its annual retreat at OSRUI. There is nothing quite like the feeling of coming into the dining hall after driving...
