By Jay Rapoport, Director of Lifelong Learning at Temple Sholom of Chicago, IL and Kallah Segel On the occasion of my tenth awesome day on segel (faculty) at OSRUI, I present ten of my favorite moments so far this session: 10. A Warm Welcome Being new this summer, I...
By Lizzy Scheinkopf, Rosh Eidah of Moshavah It’s been a busy week in Moshavah and we just returned from our first tiyul (trip)! While the tiyulim are out of camp enjoying the Wisconsin wilderness, we continuously monitor the weather to make sure that our tiyulim are...
By Yonah London, Rosh Eidah of Kallah 3. The Songs In Kallah Aleph we sing about pretty much everything. The songs that the chanichim (campers) have learned this session range from Ivrit (Hebrew) songs from our t’filot (prayers) to silly songs about sunscreen or baby...
By Jonah Brandhandler, Rosh Eidah of Tzofim Tzofim Aleph has been flying by and it is so hard to believe that the session ends on Sunday! Many of our chanichim (campers) experienced Shabbat in Tzofim for the first time, and everyone had a fun, yet relaxing time. On...
By Rabbi Jill Crimmings, Rabbi Educator and Interim Religious School Director at Bet Shalom Congregation in Minnetonka, MN and Kallah Segel It can be difficult to send your child away to camp for two, four, or even eight weeks! There are so many unknowns. Who...
By Rabbi Rachel Sabath Beit-Halachmi, Ph.D., National Director of Recruitment & Admissions and President’s Scholar, Office of Community Engagement at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, and Scholar-in-Residence at OSRUI. Jewish values and Hebrew...
