A Thought Has Blown the Marketplace Away

A Thought Has Blown the Marketplace Away 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...

Why Camp Matters

Why Camp Matters 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’s Glossary

GUCI's Glossary 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...

How Summer Camp Cultivates Jewish Identity

How Summer Camp Cultivates Jewish Identity 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...

Home

Home 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...