Savoring the Separation of Shabbat

Savoring the Separation of Shabbat

by Alyssa Coffey, Chalutzim 2014 Although we never take off our watches, everyone seems to know that camp time runs at a different pace. Shabbat feels both longer and fuller that it does at home – and camp is the only place where I am truly able to take advantage of...
Savoring the Separation of Shabbat

Shabbat at OSRUI

Want to know what the cameprs experience on Shabbat?  Watch! https://vimeo.com/134233703
Savoring the Separation of Shabbat

Song and Creation – Reflections on Shabbat Shira at OSRUI

By Rabbi Larry Karol, songwriter, performer, Rabbi of Temple Beth-El in Las Cruces NM, and OSRUI alum  I am sure that if you had asked me about what I would be doing after turning 60, I wouldn’t have imagined that I would I be participating in new conferences...

Tradition Welcomes Change in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin

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...