By Laura Siegel Perpinyal, RJE, and Marla Friedman, Tzofim Segel (Faculty) This summer, throughout camp we are exploring Middot (virtues) by which to live by: Kavod (respect), Ometz, (perseverance), Derech Eretz (community mindedness) and Tzomet Lev (listening with...
by Vanessa Ehrlich, OSRUI Faculty Member and Director of Education at Lakeside Congregation in Highland Park, IL. These are excerpts from her blog, In One Ehrlich. Part of a trip to Tel Aviv should be a visit with Ohad Sha’altiel, artist, teacher, creative...
by Rabbi David Locketz of Cong. Bet Shalom in Minnetonka, MN. Reprinted from TCJewfolk.com This past week I spent a couple of very quick and very cold days at a Midwinter Faculty meeting at Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute (OSRUI) in Oconomowoc, WI. Bet Shalom has a...
For those of us with first-hand experience of the value added from summer camp experiences, a recent study from the Foundation for Jewish Camp only reinforces what we’ve long known: Jewish summer camp not only works, but lays the groundwork for a more vibrant Jewish...
