By Brian Avner, RJE and Rachel Margolis, RJE, Tzofim Segel (Faculty) This session our Kibbutz HaTzofim chanichim (campers) are exploring important moments in Jewish history. Our time together is guided by the saying דַּע מֵאַיִן בָּאתָ, וּלְאָן אַתָּה הוֹלֵךְ –...
By Rabbi Lisa Bellows, Tiferet Segel (Faculty) Each summer, I spend about two weeks serving as faculty at OSRUI, and it is a highlight of my year! This year I am particularly aware of how Jewish summer camp offers a shield from the everyday, from the mundane, from the...
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...
