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Unit Heads for GUCI, Summer 2014
By Jeffrey Becker These Four Amazing People are the Unit Heads for your kids for the Summer of 2014 here at GUCI. They are Gavi Ballaban, Nico Satryan, Lauren Cantor, and Danielle Kaye. These Four People have worked so hard to make this summer amazing for your...
Shabbat has arrived at GUCI
By Rabbi Jim Bennett, Congregation Shaare Emeth Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel once wrote: “A thought has blown the market place away: there is a song in the wind and joy in the trees. The Sabbath arrives in the world, scattering a song in the silence of the night....
Reflections on Camp Relationships and Friendships
By Jeffrey Becker Wednesday marked the first full day of camp activities. In the morning we had Roll call, led by our head song leader, Jacob Kraus. Even at the early hour of 8am, it is apparent what constitutes the heart and soul of GUCI… the Ruach of the campers....
Reflecting on One Year Since the Lightning Strike at GUCI
June 29th, just a few weeks from now, will mark one year since the tragic day at URJ Goldman Union Camp Institute (GUCI) that forever changed the lives of three of our families, deeply affected our entire camp family, and aroused the caring and compassion of the...
My First Day at Camp
by Jeffrey Becker Yesterday marked the first day of camp here at GUCI! It was a very exciting time. There was a smell of exhilaration and anticipation in the air. The counselors were very excited to finally meet their campers and help move them into their cabins for...
Meet Nina & Shayna!
Shalom! We are Nina Price and Shayna Warner, the Camper Care Coordinators and also mothers of GUCI campers. Nina will be working Kallah Aleph and will have a son enrolled in Shoresh and a daughter enrolled in K’ton. Shayna will be working Kallah Bet and will have...
Meet Chase, Our Program Director!
Shalom! My name is Chase Foster, and I am so blessed to be returning to GUCI this summer as your Program Director. Born and raised in Cincinnati, I first set foot at GUCI in 1995 as a Shoresh camper. I spent years as a camper, Avodahnik, Counselor, Migdal Man, and...
Meet Our Avodah Unit Heads!
Shalom from GUCI, We are your Avodah Unit Heads this summer! Our names are Michael Mintz, Rachel Lyon and Casey Wright. Michael and Rachel are in their fifth year on staff at GUCI and Casey is in her fourth. Michael and Casey are from Cincinnati, Ohio while Rachel is...
Meet Leslie, Our Administrator!
I am beyond excited to be at GUCI this summer! This will be my 19th summer on camp and I can’t imagine spending this summer any other way! As the baby of the family, when my mom packed up my older siblings in addition to herself for a summer at camp, I too was...