The First Week of Tzofim Gimmel

by Deborah Goldberg, Tzofim Sganit Rosh Eidah (Assistant Unit Head) Tzofim Gimmel is off to a great start!  Our campers have had the opportunity to swim in the agam (lake) and the breicha (pool), to climb Etgar (the Alpine Tower), to learn Hebrew, to work with the...

Some Things Never Change

by Laura Siegel Perpinyal, Tzofim Segel (Faculty) There is something really special about coming back to camp after several years away, some things change so much and, at the same time, nothing changes at all. I’ve had the unique privilege of being a chanicha...

Down in the Butz

by Tessa Robinson, Tzofim Rosh Eidah What a great two weeks it’s been in Tzofim Bet! We’ve experienced a lot of new, fun and exciting things down in the Butz, and the campers and staff members have been having an awesome time! The chanichim (campers) have really been...

The Significance of Camp

by Geoff Prass, Tzofim Segel (Faculty) I looked around at a circle of over 120 Tzofim campers and counselors and could not help but smile. As we prepare for the culmination of our limudim (study) topic, Teva (nature), the eidah (unit) became a living, Jewish calendar...

Sacred Time at Camp

By Kathy Schwartz, Tzofim Segel (Faculty) and Debra Siroka, Kallah Segel (Faculty) It’s hot, I mean really hot. And while there is some quiet complaining occasionally, no one really cares because we are at OSRUI. Yes, the schedules have been changed to include more...