By Rabbi Amy L. Memis-Foler, Temple Judea Mizpah, Skokie, IL, and Moshavah Segel What is a “Mosh Tiyul?” Mosh is short for the unit at OSRUI we call Moshavah, a community of people settled together. Tiyul is the Hebrew word for trip. In Moshavah campers have the...
By Danny Altkorn, Rosh Eidah of Moshavah We just finished our first round of trips in Moshavah Bet 2014 and they were an amazing success! Not even one day of heat could slow us down and everyone had a fantastic time. I had the pleasure of going on backpacking (hiking...
By Dr. Roberta Goodman, Education Director at North Shore Congregation Israel in Glencoe IL, and Gesher Segel This week I went with Gesher, the unit for 7th through 9th graders with a leadership emphasis, to the Brewers baseball game. I felt a bit guilty when I told...
By Becca Levy, Rosh Eidah of Tiferet We have had an amazing week here in Tiferet! It’s had to belive that it’s already Thursday and that tomorrow the chanichim (campers) will be welcoming their second shabbat and beginning an exciting third week at camp! Yesterday,...
By Max Antman, Rosh Eidah of Gesher Gesher is well under way, and I cannot believe a week has already passed. It was just eight days ago that we started this journey, and as the Gesher chanichim (campers) arrived, I knew that it would be an amazing session. They were...
By Cantor Jennifer Frost, B’nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim in Deerfield, IL, & Cantor Lauren Phillips, Congregation Sinai in Milwaukee, WI, and Tiferet Segel It has been an extraordinary week in Tiferet Bet! Our chanichim (campers) come to immerse themselves in...
