Accommodations, Rates, and Travel
The fee for Hava Nashira at camp includes lodging for three nights, all meals and snacks, and all faculty, staff, programming expenses, and materials.
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LOCATION AND DATES
Hava Nashira 2025 will take place on May 18-21, 2025, at the URJ Camp OSRUI, the regional camp of the Union for Reform Judaism in Oconomowoc, WI. We will begin around 4:00pm on Sunday May 18 and conclude about 12:00pm on Wednesday May 21. *Please see below for transportation information.
The Camp Songleader Track runs May 16-18 for songleaders in any Jewish overnight or day camp. It will begin about 4:00pm on Friday May 16.
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ROOMS​
Housing during Hava Nashira is separated by gender. Transgender, non-binary, and otherwise genderqueer participants are given the option of whether they would like to live in spaces typically seen as masculine or feminine, or with other transgender or non-binary folks.
A core value of Sing Unto God is to create and maintain safe, inclusive spaces. If you are feeling worried or have questions about housing arrangements specifically, please don't hesitate to reach out to Cantor Rosalie Will.
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Bed and bath linens, as well as pillows and blankets, are provided in every room, building, and cabin.
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Double-Occupancy Private Rooms with Private Bath
$795 per person for double occupancy
Double-occupancy rooms contain two twin beds and private bath. (Triple occupancy is available at the double occupancy rate). If you have a roommate in mind, you will be able to request them in registration, or add someone after registration, or we will match according to the information you provide.​
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*There are a number of triple occupancy rooms available as well, at the same cost. If you would like to share a room with two others you will be able to add their names in registration.
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There are three buildings that have these double occpancy rooms with a private bath. The SUG team will choose which building you're housed in (you cannot request a specific building below). Here are the descriptions:
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Soref Center: The rooms in soref center each have two twin beds with an attached private bathroom. The private bathroom is a standard toilet and shower, no urinal.
Schaalman Lodge: The rooms in Schaalman Lodge all have one full size bed and one set of twin bunk beds. Each room has an attached private bathroom. The private bathroom is a standard toilet and shower, no urinal.
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Bayit/Main House: This building is inn-style so each room varies slightly. Some rooms have two beds and an en-suite bathroom. Other rooms have two beds but share a bathroom with another room with two beds. A few rooms have single queen beds or three single beds.
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Semi-Private Housing with shared bath
$715 per person for semi private housing
This housing has rooms with two beds, but a shared hallway bathroom.
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​Nerenberg: Nerenberg rooms each have two twin beds with one desk and two dressers. These are private rooms. The building has two public bathrooms. One bathroom has three private shower stalls (one is handicap accessible) and two toilets and two urinals. The other bathroom has three private shower stalls (one is handicap accessible) and three toilets.
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Cabin
$630 per person for cabin with the Camp Songleader Track Intensive and Hava Nashira (May 16-21)
$560 per person for cabin just Hava Nashira (May 18-21)
$300 per person for cabin in Camp Songleader Track ONLY May not staying for Hava Nashira proper (May 16-18)
Multiple bunk beds in a communal space with connected washrooms and showers in the cabin. *Many adults choose to stay in cabins as well; we house under 26 separately from over 26 year olds.
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Sports Center East/West Cabins: These cabins are all winterized and are traditional bunk style housing. Each cabin has three rooms (wings). Each room has about 8-12 bunks for a total of 16-24 beds. The beds are all standard twin size. The three rooms of each cabin share two sets of bathrooms.
All cabin bathrooms have three or four toilet stalls, three or four shower stalls, and one handicap accessible shower stall that is larger size with handlebars and changing space. Each bathroom also has an extra-large toilet stall with a sealed shut door.
Some cabins have built in curtain areas for additional private space for changing within the cabins.​​
We anticipate only putting 8-10 people in any given room in a cabin.
Hotel
If you would prefer to not have a roommate (we do not offer Single Occupancy), you may stay in a hotel off camp.
The rate for registration (and all meals) will be $250 for the length of the conference.
We suggest the Hilton Garden Inn Oconomowoc on Pabst Farms Circle. We do not have a block, please reserve your own room. It is close to camp; we will not provide a shuttle but someone is likely to have a car to share rides, or ubers will be easy and inexpensive. If you have more questions, email Leah Miller.
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TRAVEL​
Hava Nashira attendees are responsible for arranging transportation. If you are driving or renting cars, the program will begin at 4:30 pm on Sunday May 18 and ends Wednesday May 21 at 11:00 am.
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If you plan to fly, we are offering a round trip shuttle to and from Chicago's O'hare Airport (ORD) on Sunday May 18, and returning on Wednesday May 21. The round trip shuttle costs $90. The shuttle takes about and hour and 45 minutes.
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The shuttle will depart from ORD (terminal TBD) to OSRUI at 1:30pm on Sunday May 18. Please plan to arrive before 12:30pm to give yourself time to collect your luggage and find the shuttle
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On Wednesday May 21, the shuttle will leave OSRUI at 11:00 am. Please do not book flights before 2:30pm
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**If you are coming on Friday May 16 for the Camp Songleader Track, you should plan to arrive at Chicago's O'hare (ORD) by 1:00pm to get the 2:00pm shuttle to camp. The shuttle will return you to ORD on Wednesday May 21.
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If your flight times do not match (if you have no choice but to arrive later on Sunday), please email Leah Miller and we can discuss other options.
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If you prefer to fly into Milwaukee (MKE) we will suggest you ride share; via Uber or GoRightWay which allows one person to reserve a few-person shuttle and then others can pay you to share the ride. We will share a google sheet when it's closer for people to find others who arriving at MKE to ride share.
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We cannot accomodate one way shuttle payments; you have to reserve round trip even if you only use one way.​
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Here is the form for reserving spots on the shuttle and sharing your travel information with us. Please tell us your travel plans even if you are not flying, so we know when and how to expect you.
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CANCELLATION POLICY​​
If for any reason you need to cancel your registration, please do so by emailing Leah Miller.
The refund policy is as follows:
Cancel by April 11, 2025: Your registration fee will be refunded, less a $100 cancellation fee.
Cancel from April 11 - May 2, 2025: 50% of your registration fee will be refunded.
Cancel on May 4 or after: We are unable to issue refunds except in exceptional circumstances.