by Rabbi Lisa Greene, Avodah Segel (Faculty) “At camp, brushing your teeth is a ritual. You are brushing your teeth with everyone else in your cabin. It’s a teeth-brushing party.” The speaker was a 17-year-old young woman, a member of OSRUI’s Avodah unit. The...
by Rabbi Jessica Barolsky, Tzofim Segel (Faculty) Yesterday was a day for our Kallah campers and Tzofim campers to come together for some of their daily activities. The joint activities began with limmud, our daily learning program. Based on the Kallah/Tzofim theme...
by Rabbi David Levinsky, Tzofim Segel (Faculty) Hello from Rabbi David Levinsky from Chicago Sinai Congregation down in Tzofim! For those who don’t know, Tzofim is a unit at camp that gives the kids the experience of living in a kibbutz. They sleep communally in...
by Rabbi Melissa Simon, Tiferet Faculty Being a rabbi at camp is a long way from being a rabbi at a synagogue in Minnesota! Gone are formal sermons, outlook calendars and high heels! I’ve been spending my days in Tevas, running around camp with chanichim...
by Cantor Aviva Katzman, Tiferet Segel (Faculty) My first week in Tiferet has been wonderful and wildly creative. My funniest moment came on the first night when we were playing ice breaker games to help us get acquainted and learn each other’s names. After...
