The Soul of OSRUI is Back!

The Soul of OSRUI is Back!

The Soul of camp   The soul of OSRUI has returned: our campers!  There are many things we have missed this year, but missing camp, our home away from home, was one of the hardest. In our evening worship, we pray hashkivenu, asking God to protect us in the night...
Unplug this Summer

Unplug this Summer

by Solly Kane, OSRUI Director Camp is a great place for kids to unplug from technology. At camp, relationships are built face-to-face rather than through group chats and social media. Art is created with paintbrushes and pottery clay instead of Snapchat filters....
Emotional Health for Summer 2021

Emotional Health for Summer 2021

Mental Emotional Social Health (MESH) Updates & Tips   By: Debbie Locketz, Assistant Camp Director and Director of Camp Care, LICSW We are so excited to welcome campers back to Oconomowoc this summer! We know that the past 15 months have been challenging for...
Getting Excited for Summer!

Getting Excited for Summer!

These are a few of our favorite things… We are so excited that summer 2021 is just around the corner!  While campers and their parents are at home working hard to finish the school year, get camp forms in, and getting ready for summer, the OSRUI team is hard at...
Facilities Updates

Facilities Updates

Facilities Updates at Camp Dear OSRUI Community, Summer 2021 is right around the corner and we can’t wait to welcome our camp community back to Oconomowoc. Our onsite facilities team at camp, led by Joe Heinecke, is hard at work ensuring that our camp grounds are...
Building Community Pre-Camp

Building Community Pre-Camp

Building Community Pre-Camp At OSRUI everything we do is in service of building a Kehillah Kedosha (a holy community). We don’t just build this community for 12 weeks each summer in Oconomowoc. The OSRUI community lasts all year long in our homes and in our hometown...