Hey everyone! Gezah just came back from our two-day off-camp trip, Yom Tiyul, and we all had a blast! Gezah has so much crazy energy this session, and it was no exception on this trip. We first went to Conner Prairie, a living historical museum in a large park full of...

Garin Kallah Aleph has officially left the building! Sunday was their final day at camp. This session was a lot of fun! Our session began right away with lots of excitement when on only our second day at camp we were already climbing the Migdal, our 65-foot alpine...

The lights in the Chadar Ochel go out. Candlelight flickers on faces beaded with sweat. The room is still buzzing, perhaps reverberating, with echoes of clapping, stomping, and some sort of scream-singing. But for just a moment, everything is relatively quiet,...

I am one lucky dude.  This is my twenty-seventh summer at G.U.C.I.  Now, instead of seeing the faces of my best friends at camp, I am now seeing the faces of my best friend’s children at camp.  It’s a very good circle.  It’s a holy refrain.  And I get to sing it over...

Shalom! I’m Rae Dick, a Gezah Counselor and one of the drama specialists for Shoresh! I absolutely love working with both units! Each unit has one hour a day where they pick a choice activity called chug. Chugim switch every two weeks, so campers have the opportunity...

Tikkun Olam is important at G.U.C.I., and while the campers always take part in some sort of Tikkun Olam project (check back here in a few days to learn more about this year’s program), the staff generally works with the campers toward a similar goal.  However, this...

Families and communities (the successful ones) do not just happen; they are built, gradually, piece by piece.  Nowhere is this truer than at Goldman Union Camp.  Every fall when camp comes to an end our community disperses; the members of our family return to their...

For those of us with first-hand experience of the value added from summer camp experiences, a recent study from the Foundation for Jewish Camp only reinforces what we’ve long known: Jewish summer camp not only works, but lays the groundwork for a more vibrant Jewish...

For those of you who are first-time GUCI parents, or for those who have always wondered just what your campers’ letters home mean, we thought it would be helpful to provide you a GUCI glossary of terminology used around camp. Enjoy! The camp logo is the Torah wrapped...