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One Uber Ride Later, Two Camps to Call Home
Jeremy Rosen, a first year nurse at GFC and URJ Camp Harlam alum, talks about how he came to Greene and his week as a camp nurse. Jeremy lives in San Antonio and works as an RN with the VA Hospital System.
Picking Up Where We Left Off
On Friday night, our unit of S’ganim (entering 9th graders) led our services beautifully at the Beit K’nesset. A group of four boys, Sam, Aaron, Parker and Adam were particularly moving, as they spoke to us together about why they keep coming back to camp, year after year.
A Big Kid’s Letter Home From Camp
Wow! My week at camp was so busy. I am so glad that you sent me to Greene Family Camp and thanks again for the letter from home. Lots of people questioned why I was going to camp as a 50+ adult and nobody could figure out how I was going to spend my time, but it was sooo much fun!
Out of my Element: An Hour at STEM Class
In this series of blog posts, Jessica Dangott, one of our assistant directors, crosses things off of her camp bucket list and tells us about her new camp experience.
An Update from GFC
It is with great pleasure – and more than a little pride – that the URJ Greene Family Camp names Rabbi Andrew Terkel as its Director of Year Round Programs.
Ending Hunger with MAZON
We are proud to partner with MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger to help our campers make a lasting connection between Jewish values and justice.
Daily Updates
Check out the daily updates from URJ Greene Family Camp!
8 Tips for Packing for a Summer at GFC!
Check out our New Parent Webinars for additional packing advice and other information to get you and your family all set for camp!
We can’t wait to see you at camp! Happy packing!
Am Yisrael Chai
Every year, Greene Family Camp is lucky to welcome approximately 35 Israeli staff members to GFC. These staff members are part of a group of almost 1000 Israelis that travel to the United States every summer to work and share in the community of Jewish summer camps.
Bringing Global Judaism to GFC
Over the past six months, I have been so fortunate to collaborate with 18 young Jewish leaders from six different countries through the Roswell K’lal Yisrael Fellowship. The K’lal Yisrael Fellowship unites young Jewish leaders from Europe, Israel and North America with three different week long seminars, one in each location.