Hi, my name is Marisa Reby, and I have the distinct honor of having been recently hired as the new Development Manager at URJ Greene Family Camp. I wanted to take this opportunity to share a bit about myself and tell you why I am SO excited and grateful to be a part...

This week, the Jewish community lost a giant. Rabbi Roy Walter was a rabbi at Congregation Emanu El in Houston since his ordination in 1970, spending 33 years as senior rabbi before becoming Rabbi Emeritus upon his retirement in 2011.  He was also one of the founding...

With fall fully settling in and the days finally getting a bit cooler, I’ve been reflecting on how this season represents transition and new beginnings for the better. This month also marks a year since I stepped into the role of Assistant Director at GFC, something I...

This week, we concluded the Jewish holiday season, which starts with Rosh HaShanah, the Jewish new year, and ends with Simchat Torah, when we finish our annual reading of the Torah and begin it anew. We marked the end of Sukkot, during which we are commanded to be...

This summer I had the privilege of celebrating URJ Greene Family Camp’s 50th anniversary along with a majority of the Avodah ‘1983 crew. For me, GFC is more than a camp - it’s where my Jewish identity was shaped, where I served as a counselor and later as Camp...

GFC’s 50th summer is in the books! It was a phenomenal summer. Whether you participated in our summer camp program or joined us for our GFC50 Celebration, thank you for helping to make it the best one yet! Each summer, we ask our camper families to provide feedback on...

Shabbat Shalom GFC! Our names are Hazel Sachs and Maiara Kahn and this summer we are at GFC for Kibbutz Session 2. We look forward to camp every summer, and we’re excited to share our camp stories here with y’all! Since I (Maiara) started coming to GFC a few summers...

“Rabbi," says the Kibbutz camper – an incoming 10th grader laying on an uncovered mattress on the floor of the hang out space, “How do you decide if someone is Jewish? What makes them Jewish? Like what if they have a father who is Jewish and a mother who isn’t – are...

Maccabiah at Greene Family Camp is loud, fun, tiring, and can be hectic in the best ways. It’s over 2 days of cheers, physical and artistic contests, one big relay race, and endless ruach (spirit). For Maccabiah, camp is split into 4 teams: Red, Green, Yellow, and...

With the sun setting tonight on our 27th Shabbat at camp, we have been given some time to reflect on our time at GFC and what going to camp means to us. We’re thrilled to share pieces of our camp journey with y’all this Shabbat. Our parents met at Greene way back...