by jshkolnick | Jul 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
avodah's role at camp Hello family and friends of G.U.C.I.-ites! I have the pleasure of writing to you as a member of this summer’s Avodah, which is a two-month work/study program for students entering twelfth grade. We are almost four weeks in, and it’s been a blast...
by jshkolnick | Jul 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
fourth of july at camp Fourth of July at G.U.C.I. is an exciting time for all the staff and campers. There is so much American spirit. We had special flag centerpieces on the tables at breakfast and lunch, and many of the units changed their cheers to make them...
by jshkolnick | Jul 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
yom tiyul was a blast! Hey everyone! Gezah just came back from our two-day off-camp trip, Yom Tiyul, and we all had a blast! Gezah has so much crazy energy this session, and it was no exception on this trip. We first went to Conner Prairie, a living historical museum...
by jshkolnick | Jun 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
Garin Kallah aleph 2011 Garin Kallah Aleph has officially left the building! Sunday was their final day at camp. This session was a lot of fun! Our session began right away with lots of excitement when on only our second day at camp we were already climbing the...
by jshkolnick | Jun 24, 2011 | Uncategorized
music + shabbat at camp The lights in the Chadar Ochel go out. Candlelight flickers on faces beaded with sweat. The room is still buzzing, perhaps reverberating, with echoes of clapping, stomping, and some sort of scream-singing. But for just a moment, everything is...
by jshkolnick | Jun 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
seems like i've been here before... I am one lucky dude. This is my twenty-seventh summer at G.U.C.I. Now, instead of seeing the faces of my best friends at camp, I am now seeing the faces of my best friend’s children at camp. It’s a very good circle. It’s a holy...
