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This Sukkot, Yearning for a Permanent Dwelling
On Sukkot, we build temporary dwellings to remind us of the temporary dwellings the Jewish people had while wandering in Egypt. This year, Sukkot means something very different to me.
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10 Things We Miss the Most About Camp (In Dog Gifs)
There’s nothing like getting to eat some of your favorite foods with your bunkmates and counselors! Meals are so lonely when you return home when you’re not sharing them with the entire camp community
When NFTY-TOR Becomes Family
The friends you make at NFTY events last. As someone who never attended Greene Family Camp as a camper, Maya Deol from Austin, Texas thought it would be hard to make friends at events. After her first NFTY event, she was proved wrong.
The Israel Trip of a Lifetime
Earlier this year, I was fortunate enough to participate in the URJ Leadership Mission to Israel. This trip was a jam-packed, whirlwind schedule crammed into six days filled by meetings with Israeli and Palestinian Authority politicians, leaders in the Reform movement, settlers, Arab businessmen, Reform congregations, former US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro, Natan Sharansky, Reform movement youth.
Holding Onto Camp
Cantor Vicky Glikin of Temple Emanu-El in Dallas tells us what she is holding onto from the summer as her time as faculty on camp comes to an end.
Maccabiah: A Celebration of Community and Individuality
For two summers, I have served on the faculty of Greene Family Camp during Maccabiah. It’s really just a coincidence that I serve this week, and to be honest, when I was a camper I hated color war. At the camp I attended it was the one day when everything changed. My new friends became my opponents, I had to participate in sports that I would have never chosen to play, and my beloved counselors even took sides.
Just Be You: Wisdom from a Shorashimer
Meet Anna from Tulsa, OK. This nine-year-old has incredible words of advice on how to best enjoy camp.
Naming the Duck: Jewish Ritual in Unique Circumstances
There’s a lot to teach at the farm: proper care of animals, understanding the life cycle, respecting the planet. From husbandry and handling, laws of Kashrut featuring our pig Pudge, or Ba’al Tashit that teaches us not to waste or destroy the Earth, we infuse Judaism into all we do.
Camp: My Past, Present and Future
As I moved my daughter, Jillian, into her official first cabin for her official first summer at GFC, I was slammed with nostalgia, emotion, and full circle moments, as well as some familiar camp connections.