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...
by mozer | Jul 3, 2018 | Camps & NFTY, From the Blog, Israel, World Jewry, Youth & Family
by Rabbi Adrienne P. Scott, Associate Rabbi at Congregation Beth Israel in Houston, TX and a member of our GFC faculty. On a recent congregational trip to Israel, I heard from Rabbi Gilad Kariv. Rabbi Kariv is the President and CEO of the Israel Movement for Reform...
by mozer | Jun 29, 2018 | Camps & NFTY, From the Blog, Youth & Family
by Ashley Rosen, an Avodah camper (Counselor-in-Training) from San Antonio, TX. She is also the NFTY-TOR Regional Board Communications Vice President. Throughout this past year, I remember impatiently waiting for the opportunity to return to camp. After not seeing...
by mozer | Jun 26, 2018 | Camps & NFTY, From the Blog, Youth & Family
by Michaela Rollins a long time camper and staff member at GFC. She spent the last four summers working with our Avodah unit, and wanted to share her thoughts about the magic of GFC. How many slams in an old screen door? Depends how loud you shut it How many...
