By Rabbi Jill Crimmings, Rabbi Educator at Bet Shalom Congregation in Minnetonka, MN, and Tzofim Segel One of the things I love about camp is being able to escape the noise of society in favor of engrossing myself in the lives of our chanichim (campers) and...
SHABBAT D’VARIM 2014It’s been an amazing week at OSRUI!The week started with a visit from Pam Schuller, Advisor to NFTY-GER (Garden Empire Region, serving Jewish teens from New Jersey and parts of New York). Pam talked with each eidah about people with special...
By Micah Brandhandler, Rosh Eidah of Chalutzim What a wonderful last week we have had in Chalutzim! The kids are having a wonderful time and they do not want to leave this great community that they have been building for the past 7 weeks. We have had quite a busy...
By Danny Altkorn, Rosh Eidah of Moshavah What a fantastic week we had in Moshavah! Though we did not embark on any of our normal tevadventures, we had wonderful times exploring teva at camp with the Mosh community! The campers had a great time reflecting on their...
By Becca Levy, Rosh Eidah of Tiferet This week was very exciting here in Tiferet! The chanichim (campers) continued their work in studio, beginning to gear up for our final showcase in just a little over a week. On Wednesday, we took a break from our normal schedule...
By Rabbi Deborah Helbraun, Hebrew School Principal at Temple Jeremiah in Northfield, IL, and Gesher Segel “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” ― Maya Angelou...
