By Micah Brandhandler, Rosh Eidah of Chalutzim Shalom From OSRUI! We have had a great start to Chalutzim this summer. The “shock” of speaking only in Ivrit (Hebrew) has worn off and the chanichim are beginning to open up engage in conversations. ...
By Danny Altkorn, Moshavah Rosh Eidah Moshavah Aleph 2014 is off to a great start! As hard as the weather tried, it couldn’t dampen our spirits, and all of our activities are already rolling. We started off our limud (Jewish studies) program, “Community and...
By Becca Levy, Rosh Eidah of Tiferet Shalom! We have had a fantastic first couple of days in Tiferet! The chanichim (campers) have already begun to show us and each other their amazing artistic talents and incredible personalities! In Tiferet, we begin or day...
The OSRUI Leadership Team (Jerry, Susan and Max and our fabulous group of rashei eidot: Max Antman, Libby Fisher, Aliza Ainis, Becca Levy, Danny Altkorn, Micah Brandhandler, Itai Shabtai, Beth Schuck and Rachel Kaplan Marks) recently took the Cold Water Challenge!...
By Max Weinberg, OSRUI Assistant Director Our gates have just closed and camp is in session! It was a fantastically smooth Opening Day, and the weather could not have been better. We saw a ton of smiles, reuniting of old friends, excited faces, and lots of...
By Susan Alexander, OSRUI Associate Director It is 7 AM Friday morning and I just walked into the sports center to begin setting up for our annual staff blood drive. Following me were 6 very enthusiastic Avodahniks eager to help in any way they could. Today...
