Shabbat Shalom from OSRUI!

SHABBAT PINCHAS 2012 Right now we are sitting here on what has become a cloudy day but sadly no real rain yet.  Oh, well…we can hope for a little…. Of course, today is Kallah Face Paint Friday and good news…we found Teddy Baby!!  Now if you have been reading the blogs...

Teddy Baby Has Been Rescued by Kallah Campers!

by Daniel Shore, Kallah Rosh Eidah For those of you who have been following the blog this week, GREAT NEWS from Kallah: After several days of investigating, interrogating, and never losing hope, TEDDY BABY HAS BEEN RESCUED. On Wednesday night the campers were all...

Down in the Butz

by Tessa Robinson, Tzofim Rosh Eidah What a great two weeks it’s been in Tzofim Bet! We’ve experienced a lot of new, fun and exciting things down in the Butz, and the campers and staff members have been having an awesome time! The chanichim (campers) have really been...

The Significance of Camp

by Geoff Prass, Tzofim Segel (Faculty) I looked around at a circle of over 120 Tzofim campers and counselors and could not help but smile. As we prepare for the culmination of our limudim (study) topic, Teva (nature), the eidah (unit) became a living, Jewish calendar...

Week 2 in Kallah Bet!

by Daniel Shore, Kallah Rosh Eidah (Unit Head) As the Oconomowoc temperatures cool, things in Kallah have been heating up! The campers have been leading services, going back and forth between the lake and the pool, and going up on the Alpine Tower. Over the weekend,...

The Extra-Ordinary of Camp

by Rabbi Ali Abrams, Kallah Segel (Faculty) There is really no such thing as a “typical day” here at OSRUI because all kinds of wonderful things are happening all the time. We do have schedules- we wake up at a certain time, eat at consistent times, and generally...