My First Non-GUCI Summer

The past 11 summers with GUCI have been irreplaceable, unmatchable, and profoundly meaningful. I have had experiences that guided me to where I am now and have met the people

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10 Reasons I Come To GUCI

By Leah Jacobson, URJ GUCI Counselor 1) Finding huge Jewish Community At home, some people may have larger or smaller Jewish communities and GUCI gives us the opportunity to know

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Rules! Rules? Rules.

By Abi Cox, URJ GUCI Counselor Camp is SO much fun, all of the memories that are created and the friendships that are made is what keeps us coming back

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Challenge your children to keep an open-mind and heart at sleep away camp

I am often quick to judge people based upon my perceptions, but when you truly stop and try to get to know a person is when the real beauty begins.

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The Importance of Cabin Themes

Whether this is your first or sixth summer coming to camp, everyone always looks forward to the signs on the front of their buildings. Counselors put in a lot of

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Why Singing is an Important Part of Camp

If there's one thing GUCI knows how to do, it's harmonize. For me, personally, one of my favorite days on camp is Shabbat. Shabbat at camp is an incredibly special

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A Letter From Our Director

Today marks the first Shabbat of Goldman Union Camp’s 2017 Kallah Aleph (first session).  There is a wonderful spirit in camp today.  After a demanding and intensive staff orientation, our

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People Come and Go, but Camp is Still Camp

Despite this being my eleventh summer on camp, I felt nervous when I drove down Moore Road at the beginning of June. At the end of last summer, I knew

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10 Fun Ways to Spend Chofesh!

Every day at camp we have "chofesh," or free time, before lunch and dinner. It is an unstructured break from our schedule full of engaging programs and activities where campers

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