By Emily Andes We may still be 5 months away from the start of Summer 2012 but things have been busy around the GFC offices. Most recently the staff traveled to Washington D.C. to the URJ Biennial. Joined by many members of the GFC family from the Texas/Oklahoma region, Biennial was a gathering for more [...]
Experience the URJ Biennial LIVE!
Loui, Stefani, Ana, Scott and 5,996 other Reform Jews are headed to Washington, DC this week for the URJ Biennial. And for the first time ever, the virtual Biennial experience brings you all of the highlights live – including a speech from President Obama!
The Israel Experience Part II
Today we bring you Part II of Camp Chairman Michael Solka’s recent Israel trip. He shares with us his experience at Kibbutz Yahel and meeting up with some members of the extended GFC family. We then left Kibbutz Lotan and headed 10 minutes up the highway to Kibbutz Yahel, the first Reform kibbutz in Israel, [...]
The Israel Experience Part I
This post was written by special guest author, Camp Chairman, Michael Solka. Michael and his wife Liz recently toured Israel, Reform Judaism style, and were eager to share their experience with us. Because they had so much to share we’re only featuring Part I today. Check back soon to read the rest of the adventure! [...]
Generation Next
Today we have a special post from the URJ Camp Newman blog. Originally appearing here, the blog talks about two topics near and dear to our hearts: creating Jewish role models and former GFC Assistant Director Erin Mason (Ellis)! It’s beautifully written and provides some nice perspective on camp within our lives. Enjoy! Yesterday morning, along [...]
Mad About You!
This week’s blog entry is a Mad Lib! Have a fun time filling this out with all your camp friends.
Say What?
By Emily Andes With the camp retreat fast approaching (can’t wait to see some of you this weekend!) we are busy making sure camp is in tip top shape. It’s only understandable that with all these preparations we were getting a little nostalgic for the sunny, fun-filled days of summer. To cure my mid-fall, post-summer [...]
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