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 

Shabbat Evening Service

July 11, 2014

Cabin Avodah: Unity

Opening Song

L’cha Dodi page 138

She floats about her day-to-day routine, she dreamily meanders into events and activities, until someone switches on a light, there is a transition, and she has to wipe the sleep from her eyes. Transitions are an early wake up after having stayed up a little too long; difficult. You want to go back to sleep. You’re groggy; but, by the end of the day, you’re awake from the pulse of the new surroundings, and you aren’t tired at all. –Emma Duhamel

Barchu page 146

Ma’ariv Aravim page 148

The fantastic thing about unity is that it can happen to anyone, any amount of people, in any place, and for any amount of time. You see, people can be fully aware of being united and never have seen each other. I believe that everyone has a sort of subconscious unity, and, if every person in the world became suddenly aware of it, the world could be a drastically different place. –Emma Raider-Roth

Ahavat Olam page 150

Unity, it makes the world go ‘round. Without unity, life as we know it would not exist. Trees and plants turn carbon dioxide into breathable air, which animals then breathe in and use for energy, and exhale carbon dioxide for trees. Bees, although very, very scary, pollenate plants, sustain the eco-system and plant life. So, when you think working together with someone or a group is going to be difficulty, just look at the unity that is all around us, and learn from it. –Ryan Fink

Sh’ma/V’ahavta page 152

Mi Chamocha page 158

Unity is best achieved when everyone is working toward a common goal. As an athlete, I know that nothing pulls my team together like achieving our goals. For example, one of our goals is to “Rule the ville” winning the round robin between three high schools in my school district. Over the course of the season, after this, my teammates and I would get frustrated with each other and become very negative; however, we were always reunited when we were reminded of our goal. When we finally achieved our goal at the end of the season, we were so unified and excited that we completely forgot about all of the fighting and bickering we had done during the season and walked off the field as unified brothers. It is not uncommon for a group of people to get into arguments with each other. Splitting though to sides, but a common goal will bring them back to unity, as they remember they must work together. –Leland Klein

Hashkiveinu page 160

V’shamru page 162

Traditionally, Avodah is one of the most tightly bonded units on camp. We live in the same building, share a porch, and do down right dirty work together. But this summer, it wasn’t until our 3^rd week that all 27 Avodaniks and 3 unit heads were together on camp. I was one of the people that came back that Sunday night to make Avodah ’14 a full unit for the 1^st time. The next day, it was evident that something was different – the unit felt whole. The unity of Avodah and camp as a whole, to me, is the real magic of GUCI. –Miranda Rubin

Amidah page 166

Shalom Rav page 178

Silent Prayer

Aleinu page 586

Kaddish Yatom page 598

Oseh Shalom

Oseh shalom bimromav, Hu ya’aseh shalom aleinu

V’al kol Yisra’el. V’imru: Amen.

May the One who makes peace in High Places make peace for us and for all the world. And let us say: Amen.