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One Door Closes, And Another Opens
By Emily Langowitz Garin Unit Head After roll call, the mirpeset behind the office stayed silent. There was no spirited Bo-bo-bo-boker tov! heard above the trees. In the dining hall, two tables sit with their benches up while the rest of camp enjoys their meal. Never...
Garin Kallah Aleph Service
June 21st, 2013 Garin: This Summer I Learned L’chu N’ranana page 130 L’chu n’ranana l’Adonai Naria l’tzur yisheinu Go forth singing songs of joy to God! We will shout to the rock of salvation! Let us sing out to God, maker of all sure and strong Let all of creation...
Cabin 6 Service
June 14th, 2013 Cabin 6: My Jewish Journey L’chu N’ranana – pg. 130 L’cha Dodi – pg. 138 The Barchu is about the preparation of prayer, or beginning the journey of prayer. In my Jewish journey, I am preparing, or beginning, the journey of my Bat Mitzvah. What has also...
It’s Trip Week!
By Ari KalfusCommunications Specialist Shalom, GUCI family! This week is known around camp as Trip Week. Soon, Shoresh and Geza will be surprised with their Shoresh Day Off and Yom Tiyul trips, respectively. More news on those trips are on their way! Today, however,...
Mah Tovu Ohalecha Ya’akov
“Mah tovu ohalecha Ya’akov, mishkinotecha Yisrael.” “How beautiful are your tents House of Jacob, your encampments Israel.” These words from this week’s Torah Portion, Parashat Balak, express the thoughts of the prophet Bilaam as he rounds the bend of a mountain and...
Towering High Above
By Aaron Melemed Migdal Specialist Shalom! My name is Aaron Melemed, and I’m the Migdal Man this summer. I started going to camp in second-year Shoresh, and I’ve gone every year since. This is my third year on staff. GUCI has given me so much, so I’ve done everything...
The Way We Pray…Online!
Hello, GUCI family! We at GUCI are excited to announce that we will begin publishing our cabin’s services online. Throughout the session, each cabin gets the opportunity to lead a service in front of all of camp in our Beit T’fillah (outdoor sanctuary). Each camper...
Our Anaf Unit Head David Reinhart
Shalom all, my name is David Reinhart. I’m 23 years old and am excited to be back at camp for one last summer as Anaf Unit Head. I was born in Cedar Rapids, IA but moved, before I was two, to Louisville, KY. Then, just before my Bar Mitzvah, I moved to Buffalo Grove,...
Presenting Geza Unit Head Rachael Pass
By Rachael Pass Geza Unit Head Shalom GUCI community! My name is Rachael Pass, and I am thrilled to be the Geza Unit Head this summer! I am so excited to be back at camp again for my fifth summer on staff. My GUCI career began in 2000, as a nine-year-old coming to...