All semi-private rooms in the Soref, Lodge and Bayit with private or shared bath are now filled. Still available are: 2 person rooms in the Nerenberg Center (common washrooms, separate for men and women at the end of the hall), and beds in the dormitory cabins.

Featuring an Absolutely Incredible Faculty:

OFER ALFASI
GADI BITTON
YARON CARMEL
SHMULIK GOV-ARI

With Special Guest
VICTOR GABBAY

Directed by:
Yossi Almani, Etty Dolgin, Karen Kaplan and Phil Moss

Chagigah - the world renowned Midwest Israeli folk dance weekend, and Hilulim - one of the best camps on the East Coast, are joining forces this year to recreate that incredible experience from 2004. This is the camp of the year, the place to be -- Chagigat Hilulim II !! We are thrilled to celebrate together Chagigah's Chai (18th) year!

General Information
Chagigat Hilulim II will include a great weekend of Israeli dance workshops, specialty sessions, late-night dancing, singing, surprises and more!

The Place
Chagigat Hilulim II will be held in Wisconsin at OSRUI's beautiful retreat setting. The dance hall, one of the best in all of Israeli dancing, is a wonderful, air-conditioned gymnasium with a sprung floor. OSRUI has many other facilities, including a variety of heated housing options, program spaces and over 200 acres of countryside to explore. Meals are served family style in the community dining hall. Vegetarian, or medical diets are accommodated with application request.

The Staff
Barbara Gordon - our wonderful OSRUI registrar helps make everything go great for all of us.
William Harvey - you are not going to want to miss "Late Nights with DJ William!"
Colin Shiradski - the best sound in Israeli dancing brought to you by our sound engineer extraordinaire.

Travel Arrangements
Chagigat Hilulim II begins at 2pm on Friday, October 16^th, and concludes at noon on Monday, October 19^th. Check-in will be available from 12:30 pm – 10 pm on Friday. Kabbalat Shabbat services begin at 6:45 pm. Dinner is at 7:30 pm.

Airports: If you are planning on coming to the pre-camp festivities on Thursday, the Chicago airports (O’Hare 1^st, Midway 2^nd) are your best choices. If you’re arriving for camp on Friday, plan to arrive into Milwaukee (MKE). (O’Hare is about 110 miles from the camp.)

Transportation to Chagigat Hilulim II from the Milwaukee airport can be arranged with the following services for an additional fee: 1-800-945-5316 or 1-800-236-5450.

Driving directions will be included with your confirmation or are available here.

Pre-Camp Dance Party
Begin the fun early! Make plans to be at our pre-camp dance party with the faculty on Thursday night, October 15^th in Chicago. Currently we plan to start at 8 pm at Temple Judea Mizpah, 8610 Niles Center Road in Skokie (a few blocks south of Dempster). The charge for the workshop/party will be $10. For more information, contact Phil at 847-274-1809.

Coming from Israel?
Victor Gabbay, a famous markid/yotzer in Israel and an outstanding member of the Chagigah family, is organizing with Ofer Alfasi a group of dancers from Israel to participate in Chagigat Hilulim II as part of a U.S. tour. For more information contact:
Ofer Alfasi oferdance@gmail.com
Victor Gabbay vic2003@walla.co.il

Please re-visit this site periodically to find the most current program updates as we get closer to October 16!

For registration information, contact Barbara Gordon bgordon@urj.org
For program information, contact Phil Moss philip_b_moss@hotmail.com or Yossi Almani hilulimusa@gmail.com