A Day at the Art Museum!

by Dr. Roberta Goodman, Tiferet Segel (Faculty) Most units at camp have the opportunity to extend the OSRUI experience outside of the confines of 600 Lac La Belle Drive. These off-site experiences fit the goals of the unit and camp in terms of relationship and...

From Floppy Disks to the Cloud

by Vanessa Ehrlich, Kallah Segel (Faculty) I have been part of the Segel, faculty, at OSRUI since 1989.  As Segel we are responsible for t’filot (services), in the morning, helping to guide our madrichim (counselors) to lead our limudim (educational programs),...

The Value of Hebrew at Camp

by Lori Sagarin, Merkaz Ivrit Segel (Hebrew Center Faculty) Shalom L’Kol HaHorim shel OSRUI (Greetings to all the parents of OSRUI), My name is Lori Sagarin and I am the Director of Congregational Learning at Temple Beth Israel in Skokie, Illinois. This is my 18th...

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...