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

July 30, 2014

Cabin 12: Tradition

Opening Song

Bar’chu

Tradition is involved in a lot of religion and other stuff. The Ma’ariv Aravim is sort of like the tradition of the sun rising and setting and the moon setting and rising. -Gabriel De La Cruz

Ma’ariv Aravim

When I think of tradition, I think of how the Jews have the Torah and how we are holy when the Torah is out of the ark on Fridays and Saturdays or just a regular service night. This is also, when we are praying together. -Noah Festenstein

Ahavat Olam

Traditions are everywhere, from the marathon in Yom Sport to the amazing crumb cake at breakfast. These are two of the many traditions here at GUCI. As a first-timer here, I am excited to participate in these great traditions. -Joe Shapiro

Sh’ma/V’ahavta

We sing the Mi Chamocha to celebrate the miracle of the Red Sea splitting. Here at GUCI, it is a tradition to sing the Mi Chamocha every night. If we didn’t escape from Egypt a lot of us would be slaves. -Cameron Sheldon

Mi Chamocha

Coming to GUCI is a tradition in my family. My brother and sister came here, and now it’s my turn to continue the tradition. Each day at the beginning seemed hard and this song made me feel one with God. Now, I’m having a great time here. -Matthew Silverstein

Hashkiveinu

At GUCI, traditions help us bond and anticipate fun things on certain days. For example, we always look forward to hamburgers on bunk night or late wake up on Saturday. Maybe you have a friend in another cabin who you only see during free time. What traditions do you have at camp? -Josh Rosenberg

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

In camp, Shabbat is my thing. -Isaac Kerstine

Shalom Rav

One of my many traditions at home is when I celebrate a special moment with my family. We invite friends, more family, and sometimes far away relatives. But the best part is that we are all together. That’s why I come back here. We are all together. -Noah Levine

Silent Prayer, Yih’yu L’ratzon

Everybody has a tradition. Whether it’s your family tradition, camp tradition, or a temple tradition. My favorite tradition at camp is bunk night, hamburgers, and s’mores.

-Max Ruderman

Aleinu L’shabeiach

Almost every place you go has traditions: home, GUCI, and friends’ homes. This prayer is about remembrance and back then, we remember their traditions.

-Micah Gruenberg

Mourner’s Kaddish

Our cabin theme is tradition, as I thought about it, I realized the closing song at GUCI is a tradition. It’s the same thing every time at the end of the service; I see people already knowing to put their arms around each other. -Brandon Kaufman

Closing Song