by Rabbi Jill Crimmings, the Rabbi Educator of Congregation Bet Shalom in Minnetonka, MN, and Gesher faculty. One of the best parts about coming to camp each summer is escaping the noise of the outside world and immersing fully in the day to day beauty, joy, and drama...
by Scott Goode, Asst. Director of Education & Youth Engagement at Temple Chai in Long Grove, IL, and Mosh Aleph faculty This past week, I have had the privilege of serving on faculty for Moshavat HaTeva (Mosh for short) – a unit at OSRUI. The unit is comprised of...
Shabbat Korach 2016 What an amazing third week it has been at OSRUI! After a week of opening days, sports, art, limudim, wilderness trips, ivrit (Hebrew), etgar, biking, hammocks, and so much more, Shabbat is here, a sacred and beloved time at camp. Before we get...
It has been a great week in the first ever Gesher Bet! We began the week on opening day by bringing in the new Chanichim and welcoming them in with open arms! We started our session with a program where every chanich (camper) was able to write a fear they had for the...
