by jshkolnick | Jan 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
a message from our new development director By Angela Travers I grew up in a suburb of Washington, DC with a large Jewish population where many of my friends and cousins spent their summers at Jewish summer camps. While I didn’t attend, I always heard stories of the...
by jshkolnick | Dec 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
guci gratitude report 2023 As 2023 is coming to a close, we are pleased to share our 2023 Gratitude Report. What a year it has been. From an amazing summer, followed by celebrating 65 years of GUCI, to the launch of our Gym & Aquatic Project, there is so much to...
by jshkolnick | Oct 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
Where in the world is the GUCI Team? Someone from the GUCI team is coming to a city near you! Make sure to come see them this fall/winter! Live in a city where a GUCI staff member is coming, but not able to make it to synagogue? Reach out to the office at guci@urj.org...
by jshkolnick | Aug 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
My earliest memories of prayer at camp aren’t exactly what the Union for Reform Judaism probably had in mind. Because when I was a 10-year-old first-time camper at OSRUI in 2003, I spent most of the two week session crying behind the bath house in the cabin area,...
by jshkolnick | Jun 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
Shalom from the URJ’s Myron S. Goldman Union Camp Institute!It’s a pleasure to be writing to you today as we prepare for the first Shabbat of Kallah Aleph (first session), summer 2023! We had a fantastic opening day on Tuesday; a day that marked the first time in...
