by jshkolnick | Dec 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
Camp Has Begun By Rabbi Mark Covitz Director, URJ Goldman Union Camp Institute. Each April, Mark goes to Israel with other URJ Directors to meet our Israeli staff members and to prepare them for their upcoming adventures in URJ camps. Early morning, perhaps too early,...
by jshkolnick | Dec 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
A Summer Shabbat for a Cold Winter’s Night During these cold days of winter, here’s a reminder of the warm magic of GUCI, excerpted from a sermon by Stephen J. Werber, father of Rabbi Lauren Werber, a faculty member from Temple B’nai Abraham in Elyria, Ohio. A short...
by jshkolnick | Nov 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
the gift of life Casey, a long-time camper and staff member, learned about Gift of Life during a presentation at GUCI’s staff training week in 2011. Most of our 2011 staff registered with the Foundation, and Casey’s experience as a bone marrow donor is detailed below....
by jshkolnick | Nov 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
A Tree for Maggie By Rabbi Mark CovitzDirector, Goldman Union Camp Institute The tragic events that accompanied the arrival of Hurricane Sandy this past week have been a reminder of both the fragility of human life and the generosity of the human spirit. Previously...
by jshkolnick | Oct 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
The Magic of a Camp Shabbat by Rabbi Javier E. Cattapan Reprinted from RJ.org This summer, after a 15-year hiatus, I decided to spend time working at a Jewish camp – GUCI, in this case. I happened to pick the last two weeks in June thinking the weather would...
