Every once in a while, we like to give a shout out to the people who make up our camp community. Without all of you, OSRUI would not be the magical place we all know it to be! We are excited to share how the Riskin family (Shelley, Gary, Justin, and Micah) got...
By Emma Nathenson, member of Avodah Bet Avodah, or “work” in Hebrew, introduces rising seniors to the role of staff and a deeper connection to the Jewish religion. From the very first day on, we are treated as part of a team, receiving staff bracelets along with new...
By Rabbi Ike Serotta, Avodah Segel (Faculty) Coming to the last Shabbat of my two week stint on faculty in Avodah is a bittersweet experience. This Shabbat means it’s time to go home. I look forward to my own bed, but I will miss the great group of Avodahniks that I...
Kol HaKavod to OSRUI teens Syd Bakal, Joey Greenebaum, Emma Milner-Gorvine, and Abby Tzinberg, who were selected as one of the inaugural 18 Under 18 Honorees by the Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago – Teens@JUF, The Jewish Teen Alliance of Chicago...
OSRUI is kvelling over our four alumni who were named to the second annual “Double Chai in the Chi: 36 Under 36” list of young Jewish movers and shakers in Chicago. The list includes: Aaron Frazin, founder and CEO of Charlie Contacts Corp, a mobile app...
