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At GUCI, we take great pride in building a diverse Reform Jewish community.  We encourage people to really be themselves, and to work hard to develop their “best selves.”  We embrace the wide range of personalities, interests, and skills people bring to our community...

Starting October 1st- Enrollment will be live for everyone! With nearly 400 campers already enrolled, space is limited. We’ve lowered our deposit to $75/camper (down from $250). We also are offering our Early Bird discount through the end of the year ($100 for 4...

By Rosie Needham, URJ GUCI Pool Director As someone who is not Jewish, my journey to camp was very different compared to others. Back in 2015, being driven through the gates of Goldman Union Camp, I remember feeling a little nervous, but excited for what the summer...

By Lia Mossler, URJ GUCI Counselor I am a counselor for the youngest unit on camp, Garin, This means I work with campers ranging in age from seven to nine years old and comes with many challenges; homesick campers, temper-tantrums, and constant, never-ending...

By Max Frankel, URJ GUCI Counselor As a first year counselor, I am thrilled to begin my newest venture at GUCI where I started my original venture- in Garin, Cabin 11. I came into camp knowing one person, which seemed daunting to me as well as to my parents I’m sure....

By Sam Cogen, URJ GUCI Head Songleader A thought has blown the marketplace away. There is a song on the wind, and joy in the trees. Shabbat has arrived in the world. Scattering a song, in the silence of the night. And eternity utters a day. -Rabbi Abraham Joshua...

By Shayna Warner, URJ GUCI Camper Care Specialist I’ve been trying to figure out exactly which part of camp is the most important to share in a brief blog post.  How do we sum up all that is this place?  For every one of us who has anything to do with GUCI, we have...

For those who are first-time GUCI parents or have always wondered just what your campers’ letters home mean, we thought it would be helpful to provide you a GUCI glossary of terminology used around camp. Enjoy! The camp logo is the Torah wrapped around a tree. It...

By Mitch Toher, URJ GUCI Counselor Children connect with the world around them in ways that vastly differ from adults. They find extraordinary value in what others have grown accustomed to, see beauty in what others now gloss over, and relate to what others no longer...

By Sarah Silver, URJ GUCI Camper Home is usually defined as the comfortable place where you feel at peace, often your house. Although this is true, it is not what I personally think of when someone asks me to define the word. My definition is Goldman Union Camp...

An original poem written by URJ GUCI Campers Sophie, Evie, Maliya, Abe, Isa, Eden, Sadie, Katie, Rebecca, Josh, Lev, Alex, Sienna, Emma, Ross, Sarah and Charlie   Chorus: We are from the garden We are from the flood We are from the angels singing, "All you need...

By Sydney Kolker, URJ GUCI Camper Bunk Night is a special night that occurs twice each session. Campers look forward to the creative night planned by their counselors. The night in which Bunk Night takes place is a surprise for the campers, and each unit gets their...

By Orly, URJ GUCI Camp Dog Dearest GUCI humans, My name is Orly, and GUCI's Senior Assistant Director Rachel Waldorf is my human. I am so excited to be here with my new bestie Shemesh, whose humans are the Klotzes. All the other humans here are so cute and are always...