by Aaron Heft, Assistant to the Directors at URJ Camp Kalsman This article, originally posted on ReformJudaism.org, shares some awesome advice on how to discuss camp with your children! After your child returns from camp and catches up on sleep, what do you ask to...
by Julie Fisher, OSRUI Alum Our OSRUI Alumni are doing amazing work in our world, and we love to highlight it! This blog was originally posted on ReformJudaism.org. In June each year we mark World Refugee Day. Lately, it seems that all our days are refugee days....
by Jerry Kaye, Director Emeritus As Father’s Day approaches, Jerry shares personal thoughts and wisdom on male role models who impacted him. “Father’s Day was not a day of celebration for me as a child. I never knew my father. My parents divorced when I...
by Rabbi Joel Mosbacher, the spiritual leader of Beth Haverim Shir Shalom in Mahwah, NJ, one of the national co-chairs of the Do Not Stand Idly By campaign, and an OSRUI Alum. “Do not stand idly by while your neighbor’s blood is shed.” — Leviticus 19:16 This...
by Bradley Egel, NFTY and OSRUI Alum People frequently talk about generational leadership. The Hebrew phrase, l’dor vador, literally means “from generation to generation,” and is most often applied to the handing down of leadership from one generation to the next. If...
By Ilene Weismehl, Development Manager at JOIN for Justice and an OSRUI camper from 1974-1979. For as long as I can remember, it was a given that my brother and I would go to Olin Sang Ruby Union Institute, commonly known as OSRUI (pronounced Os-roo-ee), and even more...
