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By: Jeremy Klotz, Director It's hard to believe that Kallah Aleph (first session) is coming to an end this Sunday.  It's equally difficult for me to believe that I've been living at camp for over six weeks now.  Time is a very strange thing at camp.  We do so many...

By: Sarah Naiman, second year Anaf camper Writing this is one of the most difficult tasks I have every completed during my past eight summers at GUCI. How can I possibly describe the greatest summers of my list within a few sentences? After many drafts, revisions, and...

By: Jeremy Klotz, Director In these competitive times, we know that many families measure the value of spending a summer at GUCI in Avodah or on Staff against the potential benefits of gaining "real world" experience through an internship or other work experience....

Everything You Didn't Know You Wanted to Know About GUCI Staff GUCI staff members take the job of guardian at litem very seriously. We do everything in our power to keep all campers safe and healthy, all while creating memories of a carefree and fun summer. Here's a...

Yom Sport (Day of Sport) is a full day, camp-wide color war. Yesterday, all of GUCI came together to cheer, run, dance, and celebrate their team’s Pixar character. When asking about favorite aspects of the day, why this day of competition matters, and why they love...

GUCI serves as a “home away from home” for our campers, a role which we take seriously. The staff works hard to cultivate a warm, caring community for almost 500 children a summer. Each camper has their own strengths and challenges yet somehow we all come together to...

During a staff week survey, counselors and top deck were asked their favorite camp tradition. Over 80% stated an aspect of Shabbat. Camp Shabbat holds the same customs of candle lighting, grape juice, and challah, but here it is so much more. The beauty of a GUCI...

All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten Garin   Goldman Union Camp is a magical place that pushes kids out of their comfort zones toward being more independent, outgoing, and in-touch with their personal identity. The beauty of it lies in the secret...

Our camp community is united across generations by many blessings: The beautiful sounds and energy of a Shabbat song session; the exuberance and friendly competitionof yom sport; t’fillot (services) created and led by our campers; and bunk nights that brought us...

Dear GUCI Friends and Family: I am writing today to share with you that after a brilliant 37-year career, Susan Dill has decided to retire! Susan, otherwise known as “The Golden Voice of GUCI”, has been an essential part of GUCI’s leadership team since 1978. She has...

By Rabbi Rachel Maimin, Faculty I still remember it as if it were yesterday.It is the end of my first week at Kutz Camp.We have thoroughly cleaned our cabin, Hill 1.We have gotten ourselves ready for Shabbat –20 girls sharing one bathroom,hair dryers and straightening...

By Rabbi Judy Chessin, Faculty Let’s talk minion. OK? Now the question is are we speaking Minion or Minyan? How do you say Hello in Minion? Bello. In Minyan? Shalom Goodbye: Minion Poopaye… Minyan: Shalom Of course we all know the Shema in Minyan, Shema Yisrael Adonai...

By Jeremy Klotz, Camp Director  Shalom GUCI! I write to you today with mixed emotions.  This summer has been a tremendous success; this summer is coming to an end. We have a great deal to celebrate as a community. We celebrate the successful launching of our two...

With less than one week left until pick-up (unfortunately), we’ve come up with a list of questions that you can ask your child/children on the way home from camp. Check out what questions we’d ask and share any that we may have forgotten! What was your favorite memory...

By Rabbi Matthew Kraus, Faculty One score and seventeen years ago, Rabbi Ron Klotz gathered together a group of second year anaf campers eager to return to GUCI the next summer as C.I.T.s (Counselors in Training, now called Machonikim) to tell us about the initiation...