Shalom from Kallah Gimmel!

by Daniel Shore, Rosh Eidah of Kallah (we call him just “Shore”) The session is in full swing, and we’ve wasted no time meeting our cabinmates, creating a brit (contract) for our cabins to establish what we need to do to successfully live as a...

Down in the ‘Butz

by Tessa Robinson, Rosh Eidah of Kibbutz HaTzofimI can’t believe Tzofim Gimmel has started already! The summer so far has flown by and now a great four-week session is upon us. The staff had been preparing and waiting for Gimmel to start with such excitement and...

Words About Music

by Aviv Kammay, Music Specialist My name is Aviv Kammay and I am the music specialist at OSRUI. This is my 9th summer at camp and I am very excited for another fun summer! I grew up in Tel Aviv, Israel, and have lived in the United States since 2008. I earned a...

Cooling Off at Summer Camp

by Denise Heimlich So … it seems that all the blogs from the last few days have disappeared!  I’m going to repost but will also put the same information on the newsletter on Bunk1 so you can always catch it there. We are in day 2 of our hot weather...

A garden at Jewish summer camp: Who knew what its effects would be?

by Rachel Nagorsky, OSRUI Alum Every summer growing up I would arrive at my favorite place on Earth with jitters in my stomach, wondering who my bunk mate would be and if I would get the top bunk.  These feelings were always part of the first day of camp at...

Annie Gets In Gear for Gesher

by Annie Azriel, Gesher Rosh Eidah I am very excited to be the Rosh Eidah of Gesher this summer. This will be my 12th summer at camp and my 5th summer in Gesher. In May, I graduated from Bradley University, where I studied social work. After camp I’ll be returning to...