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Leaving Camp
My earliest memories of prayer at camp aren’t exactly what the Union for Reform Judaism probably had in mind. Because when I was a 10-year-old first-time camper at OSRUI in 2003, I spent most of the two week session crying behind the bath house in the cabin area,...
Shabbat Shalom From Jeremy
Shalom from the URJ’s Myron S. Goldman Union Camp Institute!It’s a pleasure to be writing to you today as we prepare for the first Shabbat of Kallah Aleph (first session), summer 2023! We had a fantastic opening day on Tuesday; a day that marked the first time in...
Where In The World Is The GUCI Team
Shabbat Shalom From Zionsville: A Message From Jeremy
Dear GUCI Family – I hope this note finds you and your family well and that you’ve all enjoyed a wonderful summer. At GUCI, as we look forward to welcoming Shabbat into our community, we know that when Havdalah concludes tomorrow evening, camp will soon be over....
Shabbat Shalom From Cabin 10
Each cabin at GUCI has the opportunity to lead the service. They work with our t'filah specialist to pick a service theme, select music and create a meaningful service for the rest of camp. For the final Friday night service of Kallah Aleph 2022, Cabin 10 (the oldest...
An Update From GUCI – May 2022
To our GUCI Family, Thank you for choosing URJ Goldman Union Camp Institute for your camper(s)’ immersive summertime experience. We are beyond excited to welcome everyone to camp for another amazing summer. Thank you for entrusting your child(ren) to our care this...
GUCIPalooza
GUCIpalooza: the first in-person NFTY regional event since COVID-19 began. For the past two years, NFTY-Ohio Valley has organized virtual programming to try and keep NFTY thriving. With the loss of attendance and struggle to keep up in the face of a pandemic, it was...
Celebrate Hanukkah With GUCI!
On Tuesday, November 30 at 7 p.m. Eastern, join the GUCI family to celebrate the third night of Hanukkah. Featuring Dan Nichols (and yes, he will be taking requests! You can make requests when you register or during the event), we will light the Hanukkah candles,...
Summer 2022 COVID-19 Update
Dear Families, As Thanksgiving nears, we have so much to be thankful for at GUCI. After a summer away, our community was back together in Zionsville for a summer of in-person connections, friends new and old, and joyful Judaism. Today we are thankful that registration...