The Value of a Picture at Camp

by Rabbi Debbie Helbraun, Gesher Segel (Faculty) Having my own children at camp this summer, I like many of you, check Bunk1 every day in search of pictures that will show me what they have been up to and if they look like they are having a good time. However, I came...

Lots of Fun in Gesher!

by Annie Azriel, Gesher Rosh Eidah (Unit Head) It’s been a great week in Gesher. Since the kids arrived on Tuesday we have been moving from one activity to the next so quickly it’s hard to remember everything that we do in one day. On Wednesday the kids started their...

Getting Ready for Gesher

by Annie Azriel, Gesher Rosh Eidah (Unit Head) Camp may be ending today for some of our campers that have been with us for the last two or four weeks but the excitement for the Gesher campers arriving Tuesday is soaring. Throughout the last couple of weeks the...

Meet the Rosh Eidah of Gesher!

Name: Annie Azriel Position at camp: Gesher Rosh Eidah (Unit Head) Years on staff: 7 Total years at OSRUI: 13 What do you do when you’re not at camp? I work with Foster Care children in Peoria, IL. I help make sure all their educational, social/emotional, and medical...

Making the Best of our Last Moments

by Annie Azriel, Gesher Rosh Eidah “It’s a me, Mario!” was heard all over camp last night at Mario Kartival, the all-camp carnival put on by Gesher. Each and every camper (from every eidah) had a great time bouncing on the moon bounces, running through the...