Moshavah Staff Can’t Wait for the Summer to Start!

by Lizzy Scheinkopf, Moshavah Rosh Eidah (Unit Head) The Moshavah tzevet (staff) is extremely eager for all of the chanichim (campers) to arrive in just a few days! During our first week here the tzevet participated in a Wilderness First Aid (WFA) course, in which...

Staff Week Begins Today!

by Solly Kane, Assistant Director Today marks the beginning of staff orientation week at camp! The sun is shining, the excitement of staff members seeing each other after 10 months away from camp is palpable, and the Rashei Eidot (unit heads) are itching to start...

Jerry Kaye hosts Chicago TV show

by Jerry Kaye, Director The opportunity to welcome representatives of some of the various Midwest Jewish camps to Sanctuary was a great experience just before the summer starts. This is an outgrowth of a long standing relationship between these camps that has become...

How OSRUI Prepared me to be a NFTY Leader

by Austin Zoot, NFTY North American Religious and Cultural Vice President When I first arrived at Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute (OSRUI) in 2005, I was a homesick adolescent, forced to spend two weeks of my summer in a different state from my parents, who I was sure...