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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 time ago my wife Joan and I decided to help...

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. GUCI is so proud...

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 unimaginable...

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 cooperate, yet, Indiana’s early...

Dear GUCI Family, Hello! This is quite a bittersweet email for me to write. As some of you know my final official day working at G.U.C.I. is today.  Serving as the Assistant Director the last 4 years has been one of the greatest experiences of my life.  It’s truly...

I’m so excited to be the new Assistant Director at Goldman Union Camp. This was my first summer at GUCI since 2002, and on my first day I was struck by how many people walked up to me and said “welcome home.” After my arrival was announced to the broader GUCI...

Monday we celebrated a very special day, Yom Israel. The day was planned and hosted by our four Israelis on staff. Campers gathered in the Mercaz Tarbut to watch a movie about Israel and to learn a little bit more about our Israelis here at camp. Then they were split...

Danny Nichols is back at G.U.C.I. for the second time this summer. He just couldn’t miss rocking out with Kallah Bet campers and last night Danny put on a private concert. After dinner campers headed down to the Mercaz Tarbut and anxiously awaited their favorite...

It’s that time of session again, Yom Sport! Yesterday was the day that all of the campers wait for and it was one of the best Yom Sports’ we have seen! Campers woke up to a regularly scheduled day and attended breakfast, until Reid Myers, Program Director, lost his...

Most of us know that songleaders make camp go round. We thought we would introduce to you our Head Songleader for the summer, Kyle Bernstein, and tell you a little bit about the songleading program. Kyle will tell you about how music is important at camp and why he is...

Today was Opening Day for Kallah Bet and we couldn’t have been more excited! At 2 p.m. the first bus pulled into camp with excited campers and parents. Although there are many returning campers, we have a number of new campers as well. We thought we would give you a...

Yesterday was the end of Kallah Aleph 2012.  By nine a.m. families flooded camp and the cabin areas were packed with people. It was gratifying for staff to see the campers embrace their families and tell them all about the wonderful summer they just had!   And it was...

Shalom! My name is Rachael Pass and I’m the Geza Unit Head (Geza is our unit for rising 7th and 8th graders). My favorite part of the summer every session is, and always has been, Geza’s Yom Tiyul—our two-day, offsite camping trip. Traditionally, we go off camp to a...

Last Monday Anaf packed up and shipped out for an exciting three-day camping trip off camp called, Kesher. Anaf had been preparing for the trip all session long. Each morning they would attend their program that prepared them for the trip. They learned how to set up...

Yesterday was the greatly anticipated Shoresh Day Off! This is a day that only Shoresh campers get to have away from their normal schedule. It is full of fun activities and a trip off camp to an exciting location. Shoresh Day Off this year was a little different than...