By Rabbi Deborah Gardner Helbraun, Hebrew School Principal at Temple Jeremiah in Northfield, IL Although this is my ninth summer on OSRUI Segel (Faculty), it is the first time that I was down in Moshavah for any length of stay since I was a madricha (counselor) there...
By Yonah London, Rosh Eidah of Kallah With just as much ruach (spirit) and excitement as the first time around, Kallah and Tzofim began their Bet sessions today. The chanichim (campers) arrived this morning to the sounds of the song leaders’ guitar playing and the...
By Yonah London, Rosh Eidah of Kallah Opening in Kallah has been awesome! The forecast for the day predicted rain so we were ready for just about anything. During the morning we welcomed the smiling chanichim (campers) (some familiar, many new!) and played games...
When we woke up this morning, we prepared ourselves for a very wet day. We grabbed our rain gear and trekked our way through camp getting ready for it to rain all day long. However, as soon as we opened the gate to greet our campers, the rain stopped and out came the...
By Joey Hoffman, OSRUI Parent Early in 2014, we received an application for a first-time camper who wanted to attend one of our 2-week sessions. Our application asks some basic medical questions, and Daisy’s revealed that she had had a three-organ transplant at the...
By Max Antman, Gesher Rosh Eidah and Naomi Gamoran, Machon Rosh Eidah It’s another beautiful start to the summer, and as of yesterday, our entire tzevet (staff) is at camp! Moshavah staff arrived 2 weeks ago to take part in Wilderness First Aid Training. Tzofim...
