Rabbi Melissa B. Simon, Tiferet Segel and Director of Lifelong Learning at Shir Tikvah in Minneapolis, MN Imagine praying twice a day, every day. You might think the service would get a bit stale or repetitive. But here at OSRUI our prayer life is perhaps one of the...
By Brian Erlich, Digital Arts Specialist As we are now changing our name from Media to Digital Arts, the chanichim are growing into a group of Spielbergs! Tzofim and Kallah campers in the filmmaking chug are learning the ropes of filmmaking by doing; both chugs have...
By Micah Brandhandler, Chalutzim Rosh Eidah Chalutzim had a wonderful first week at camp. Every day at breakfast we ask the chanichim “Who wants to speak only Hebrew today?” The first day no one raised their hands, but today almost half of Chalutzim is speaking rak...
By Rabbi Andrea Cosnowsky – Segel in Tiferet Aleph – Associate Rabbi From Congregation Etz Chaim, Lombard, IL. What an incredible time I had yesterday morning while walking to the Beit Tefillah (place of prayer) in Tiferet. One of my campers pointed up to a...
by Micah Brandhandler, Chalutzim Rosh Eidah Chalutzim is going to have a fabulous time in these next seven weeks in Oconomowoc. Whether its talking in Rak Ivrit (only Hebrew), playing soccer on Shabbat, or going on our canoe trip, each day is going to be filled with...
By Rokki Parrinello, Tzofim Faculty. Religious School Co-Principal, Beth Tikvah Congregation, Hoffman Estates, IL It is hard to believe that as a fourth year segel (faculty) member, I still get opening day jitters. I think it is due to the anticipation of the unknown!...
