Shalom! Almost every evening at camp, we have a different cabin lead T’fillot (services). Each camper writes a part and reads it before all of camp in between the prayers we say or sing as a community. This way, every camper gets the opportunity to share something of themselves with the wider camp, and to teach the community something about their values, Judaism, or their connection to our prayers. Our cabin services make each of our T’fillot that much more unique and meaningful. —Jacob Kraus, T’fillah Specialist

GUCI Evening Service

June 15, 2014

Cabin 12 – The Little Things that Make Us Happy

Opening Song

Bar’chu is the prayer for getting ready. You have to get ready to be happy, and you have to prepare to get ready. Even to have fun you need to be prepared. You have to get all of the little things ready to pray and to be happy. – Max L.

Bar’chu

Our cabin is about finding diamonds, or the small things that make us happy. Some of my diamonds are my friends and magic, but mostly camp. – Josh Vernon

Maariv Aravim

Reading is one of the small things that make me happy. However, it is also a very big thing. Sadly, it can be very sad, but it can also be happy. – Max Pfeffer

Ahavat Olam

The Shema reminds us that God is one. This connects to our theme, the little things that make us happy because when you are searching for the little things that make you happy (like finding diamonds in Minecraft), it is the same as finding the little words in the Shema like “echad,” which means one. – Jordan Eisen

Sh’ma/V’ahavta

Even though the Mi Chamocha is a big thing, sometimes there are little things like happy sparks. You can think little and big. – Jacob Weiner

Mi Chamocha

You all can find the little things that make you happy. But, only if you try, and then, you can appreciate your happiness. This camp can be protection for you. – Andrew Bernhard

Hashkiveinu

There were a couple of small words in this prayer that stuck out to me and were like a neon light in a white room. The word “awesome” was one of them. So when you link arms during songs reach out and link your arm around a person you don’t know if they are sitting next to you. – Alex Norton

Amidah (Avot V’Imahot, G’vurot, Kedushat Hashem)

Shalom Rav

I like to think of the small words that make me happy. Like when I think of GUCI I feel joyful. – Sammy Stark

Silent Prayer, Yih’yu L’ratzon

Aleinu L’shabeiach

Mourner’s Kaddish

This is my third year at GUCI. I found a lot of little things that make me happy. I made a lot of friends. I love the MIGDAL! Those are two things that have a big impact on my life. I love GUCI! – Benjamin Char

Closing Song