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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...
Important Update For Our URJ GUCI Community
Prior to the start of the 2021 camp season, the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) engaged a nationally-regarded, independent investigator to conduct a comprehensive and impartial investigation following several public reports of individuals in the Reform Jewish Movement...
A Note From Jeremy – August 27, 2021
Shabbat Shalom from Zionsville! It is hard to believe that this is the last Shabbat of August, and that it has been three weeks since we celebrated the final Shabbat of GUCI Summer 2021. Throughout the summer, we had more than 500 campers, staff and faculty join us at...
Saying Hello and See You Soon
At Goldman Union Camp Institute, we are incredibly blessed to have a fantastic Board of Advisors made up of alumni, camp parents and friends of camp. Our Board works to support the full-time team in alumni engagement, development and much much more. Every few...
Great News From GUCI
Shabbat Shalom from GUCI! Throughout the first week of camp, campers and staff alike took tremendous care to keep each other safe. We did this by podding in cabin groups, wearing masks when with other cabins and social distancing from other pods. With these...
How to pack for Camp: Mental Health Edition
How to pack for Camp: Mental Health Edition I don’t know about you, but my experience of parenthood at the end of May is always somewhat of a whirlwind. The end of year events, graduations and celebrations are every which direction, and as soon as it begins to wind...
Meet The Newest Member Of Our Team
Allisa Horwitz has joined the GUCI team as the URJ Business and Operations Associate, Midwest Hub. In her role, she will be supporting our team and OSRUI, one of our sister URJ camps in Wisconsin. Read what she has to say below! I grew up in Skokie, IL at Temple Judea...