By Barb Shimansky, Director of Youth Education at Congregation Sinai in Milwaukee, WI and Kallah Segel After six years of serving on faculty at another URJ camp, I was quite excited to receive an invitation to be part of the segel (faculty) at OSRUI this summer. I had...
By Rabbi Steven Bob, Senior Rabbi at Congregation Etz Chaim in Lombard, IL and Chalutzim Segel I work with Chalutzim, the seven week Hebrew immersion program for high schoolers. Each morning we devote two hours to Hebrew classes. Stories, songs and games bring life to...
By Lizzy Scheinkopf, Rosh Eidah of Moshavah In Moshavah, each of our tiyulim (trips) are unique and offer different kinds of challenges to chanichim (campers). An aspect that all of the trips have in common however, is the team-like environment where everyone must...
By Jonah Brandhandler, Rosh Eidah of Tzofim In all my years of being on staff, I can’t remember a more fun week downstairs. Our segel (faculty) have been a tremendous asset in Tzofim and they’ve helped teach our chanichim (campers) all about different middot (Jewish...
