Planning for Summer 2019 has been going on for many months – hiring staff, planning programs, maintenance of camp buildings and grounds. Now it’s time for us to ask for help from our parents. We want to get to know our campers from the people who know them best …...
by Lori B. Sagarin, Rabbi David Cohen, and Rabbi Josh Weinberg, Chalutzim Segel (Faculty) Although Chalutzim is all about Ivrit (Hebrew), it is not ONLY about Ivrit. Another piece of the program is leadership and Israel history. The curriculum for tochniyot erev...
by Mandy Herlich and Rabbi Alan Cook, Gesher Segel (Faculty) Each night in Gesher concludes in a very special fashion as the entire eidah (unit) gathers for the siyyum (conclusion) ceremony. A longtime tradition unique to this eidah, siyyum gives chanichim...
by Leah Sherin, Tiferet Rosh Eidah (Unit Head) In Tiferet Aleph, we have a clear focus on our Arts and Jewish learning curricula, but we also place a lot of importance on the spontaneity and silliness of camp. These last few days in Tiferet have been all about being...
A few days ago, we wrote to parents letting them know that we were having difficulty with the eLetter system and suggesting that parents not rely on eLetters as their child’s only way of writing home. (See that email below). For our campers who went home on Sunday,...
Join the OSRUI Team! It’s an exciting time at OSRUI; our full-time, year-round, team is growing! We are looking for hard-working, passionate professionals who care about the impact of meaningful Jewish youth programs. At OSRUI we believe our staff is the key to the...