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Shabbat Shalom GUCI Family
As we head into Shabbat, we celebrate the accomplishments of the first two weeks at camp. The first accomplishment was our very successful Staff Orientation week, where our staff, faculty and senior leadership worked tirelessly preparing for Opening Day. As I said to...
Go Go Garin!
By Carly Chernomorets, Garin Unit Head Shalom! My name is Carly Chernomorets and I am the Garin Unit Head this summer. Garin is the unit for campers entering 3rd and 4th grade. I’m a rising senior at Brandeis University in Boston where I major in Politics, and I...
Discovering Our Beliefs
By Chase Foster, Program and Judaic Studies Director Hi GUCI! My name is Chase Foster, and this is my third summer as the Program Director and my first as Judaic Studies Director. I am excited to return to GUCI, my home away from home that has been, and is still, a...
10 Items You Need To Survive The Summer
By Gabi Schneider, Director of Communications 10 Items You Need To Survive The Summer 1. Water bottle The summers in Zionsville are hot. Make sure to bring a water bottle to stay hydrated in the heat. 2. Sunscreen Make sure to pack extra sunscreen. Campers are outside...
Let Us Sing Together
By Jacob Kraus, Head Songleader Hi everyone! I’m Jacob Kraus, this summer’s Head Songleader. I’ll be putting together camp’s singing program, planning Roll Call in the morning, all of our post-meal song sessions, and working with the T’filah specialist on our daily...
Dancing Through The Summer
By Heather Stone, Senior Counselor and Dance Specialist Shalom! My name is Heather Stone and I am lucky enough to be the dance specialist at GUCI this summer for the third year in a row. While this is my third year on staff, it is my twelfth summer being a part of the...
A Summer of Excitement
By Gabi Schneider, Director of Communications Hi there, GUCI Family! My name is Gabi Schneider and I am the Director of Communications this summer. I recently graduated from the University of Cincinnati, at which I studied marketing, business analytics and public...
Happy Passover from GUCI
Dear Friends: The celebration of Passover asks us to remember an incredibly challenging time in Jewish history. We tell the story of how the Israelites were slaves in the Land of Egypt. We speak about how difficult, stressful and unjust those circumstances were. ...
Growing Up At GUCI
GUCI, more than anywhere else, is where I grew up. I know many of the most important people in my life from GUCI, and knowing these people has impacted everything from the sports I play, to my Jewish identity, to where I chose to go to college. Now that I have been...