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Staying Connected With GFC After Session Fun!
These last three weeks have gone by in the blink of an eye! Thank you all for your participation, your support, and your enthusiasm, as we created this brand-new summer experience. Although we cannot be together in person, we have had such a great time creating...
Shabbat Sha-Snippet for Chopped: Challah Edition!
https://youtu.be/iMfmJBcIsGo “It’s a lot like making a friendship bracelet, except you get to eat it!” -Caroline Mellow Step One: Gather Ingredients and Make Dough! Gather Ingredients 1 pack instant yeast 4 – 4 ½ cups of flour 1 tsp salt 1/3 cup sugar 1...
Shabbat Sha-Snippet: Make Your Own Havdalah Kit
Make your own Havdalah kit
How the GFC Community Can Pursue Justice and Stand Strong Together
One of the first things Loui Dobin told me when I began my journey as an assistant director at Greene Family Camp was, “Family is our middle name.”...
Shabbat ShaSnippet: How our Cornerstone Fellows Prepare for Shabbat at Home
This week, our Cornerstone Fellows share how they prepare for Shabbat at Camp and how they’ve brought those traditions home this summer! Morgan Ducar At camp, my favorite part of preparing for Shabbat is the Shabbat Stroll. Coming together as a community, it...
Welcome to Session Fun!
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Turning Summer Camp Over and Over… into GFC Session Fun!
May 29,2020 Today marks the holiday of Shavuot, in which we celebrate receiving the Torah at Mount Sinai. This celebration is traditionally marked by all-night study sessions, often with a variety of teachers on many topics. As Rabbi Ben Bag Bag taught, we turn...
Tell Me S’More! – Building a Sanctuary Together
When we made the decision to cancel our in-person summer program at GFC, we pivoted to begin thinking about what it would mean to create a meaningful program in its place. We heard from you that alongside a meaningful program, we need to find a way to bring our campers together – in bunks, units, and as a whole community. We want to do so with purpose, so that our “Zoomed-Out” community has a reason to log in and be together. We want to bring the fun that is essential to camp, the community that is so important, and the intention that you have come to expect from us.
We are devastated to share that we will not be able to hold summer camp in Bruceville this summer due to the risks posed by COVID-19
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