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Rules! Rules? Rules.
By Abi Cox, URJ GUCI Counselor Camp is SO much fun, all of the memories that are created and the friendships that are made is what keeps us coming back year after year. Camp is a place that every camper is able to freely express their true self and learn how to grow...
Challenge your children to keep an open-mind and heart at sleep away camp
By Debra Freyman Klevens, URJ GUCI Parent Originally posted on Medium.com I am often quick to judge people based upon my perceptions, but when you truly stop and try to get to know a person is when the real beauty begins. As my daughters prepared for sleep-away camp,...
The Importance of Cabin Themes
By Hannah Zeidenstein, URJ GUCI Counselor Whether this is your first or sixth summer coming to camp, everyone always looks forward to the signs on the front of their buildings. Counselors put in a lot of thought and hard work into making sure our cabin theme is...
Why Singing is an Important Part of Camp
By Ashley Schlaeger, URJ GUCI Song Leader and Counselor If there's one thing GUCI knows how to do, it's harmonize. For me, personally, one of my favorite days on camp is Shabbat. Shabbat at camp is an incredibly special time. Each week at camp, we are separated by...
A Letter From Our Director
By Jeremy Klotz, URJ GUCI Director Dear friends: Today marks the first Shabbat of Goldman Union Camp’s 2017 Kallah Aleph (first session). There is a wonderful spirit in camp today. After a demanding and intensive staff orientation, our campers are here, the cabin...
People Come and Go, but Camp is Still Camp
By Maddie Weikel, URJ GUCI Counselor Despite this being my eleventh summer on camp, I felt nervous when I drove down Moore Road at the beginning of June. At the end of last summer, I knew that most of my closest friends would not be at camp this year, but I was so...
10 Fun Ways to Spend Chofesh!
By Laura Levine, URJ GUCI Counselor Every day at camp we have "chofesh," or free time, before lunch and dinner. It is an unstructured break from our schedule full of engaging programs and activities where campers have time to relax and enjoy time with their friends....
How to Avoid Dietary Dilemmas at GUCI
By Arianna Goldstein, URJ GUCI Counselor Camp can be stressful and intimidating when it comes to dietary restrictions. I have struggled with this problem for my entire camp career and have learned throughout the years that the salad bar is my best friend. This is my...
GUCI Connections Last A Lifetime
By Ethan Stone, Former URJ GUCI Camper and Counselor When people say that GUCI is a place where you will make friends for life, they really mean it. It’s incredible to me that I almost never see my camp friends, but they’re still some of the most important people in...