by mozer | Jul 22, 2018 | Camps & NFTY, Defining Reform, From the Blog, Interfaith, Youth & Family
by Angelica Ruiz, Youth, Learning + Engagement Assistant at Temple Emanu-El in Dallas When I started the summer, I wasn’t really sure why I volunteered to be faculty this summer. I am a Jew by Choice and a Jew of Color and while my home congregation, Temple...
by mozer | Jul 20, 2018 | Camps & NFTY, From the Blog, Shabbat, Youth & Family
Second Session is off to a great start at GFC this summer – we have had an incredible first week! Our campers bring so much energy, fun and spirit to the entire community. This week, in addition to the many activities the campers choose each day, we celebrated Earth...
by mozer | Jul 19, 2018 | Camps & NFTY, From the Blog, Youth & Family
by Cantor Rollin Simmons Congregation Emanu El – Houston, TX I awakened to the high-pitched beeping of my cobalt blue Ironman watch. It was hidden in an unknown part of the room that was of course not my night stand. In a mild attempt to not wake up my family, I...
by mozer | Jul 18, 2018 | Camps & NFTY, From the Blog, Youth & Family
by Rabbi Amy Ross, Educator at Temple Emanu-El in Dallas, TX The year is 1987. It’s my first full summer as a camper at the URJ Greene Family Camp. As the kid of a faculty member, I am already familiar with a few camp traditions. We have just finished dinner and...
by mozer | Jul 13, 2018 | Camps & NFTY, From the Blog, Youth & Family
by Andrew Johnson, Camp Committee member, camp parent, former camp staff member, and member of Temple Beth Shalom in Austin, TX. This blog was edited, redacted and clarified by Carly Johnson. GFC Session One, 2018 has officially come to a close. With Caleb and Chloe...
