A Star Spangled Mesibah!

by Emily Schwartz, Tiferet Rosh Eidah (Unit Head) The Star-Spangled Mesibah was a fantastic success! After all the hard work and preparation, it was finally time for the show: Where the Wild Things Are. With the whole camp together, we celebrated American Independence...

Living in mini-Israel

by Ilana Axel, Chalutzim Segel (Faculty) Shalom! My name is Ilana Axel. I work in the role of cantor at Beth Tikvah Congregation in Hoffman Estates, IL (you can find us really close to Medieval Times, right off Interstate 90 between Chicago and Rockford. Here’s a...

The Gift of Camp

by Rabbi David Locketz, Avodah Segel (Faculty) At OSRUI, we are often oblivious to the outside world and the passage of time. That is in fact one of the magical elements of summer camp…we wake each day and eat together and pray together and learn together and have...

Heat Wave!

by Denise Heimlich, Manager – Marketing & Registration The weather is hot all over the Midwest, and Oconomowoc is no exception.  To combat the heat wave, we put a special schedule in place that provides lots of extra water fun as well as regular programming...

Tzofim Bet Begins!

by Tessa Robinson, Tzofim Rosh Eidah (Unit Head) The first day of Tzofim Bet has come and gone and it was certainly a great one in Oconomowoc! On Monday, we started off our session with cheering and finding out who is in each ohel (tent), and went downstairs to our...