by mrollins | Aug 13, 2021 | Camps & NFTY, From the Blog
Returning home after camp is always hard. It’s an adjustment back to the way things were. For me, it meant a return to my apartment for the first time since May. The return home wasn’t without change: in addition to my apartment being just a little bit dustier, I made...
by mrollins | Aug 6, 2021 | Camps & NFTY, From the Blog, Shabbat, Youth & Family
We still cant believe that Summer 2021 has already come and gone. Tonight is the first Shabbat In 10 weeks that the Beit K’nesset isn’t full of campers, staff, and faculty singing our favorite camp tunes. We will miss seeing the sun set over the lake and...
by mrollins | Jul 30, 2021 | Camps & NFTY, From the Blog, Shabbat, Youth & Family
What a blessing this summer has been. We grasped the opportunity to be together in this beautiful community after a two-year hiatus and held on tight. We were together. And it was Camp. Each day at camp, we have many opportunities to give thanks. We appreciate moments...
by mrollins | Jul 2, 2021 | Camps & NFTY, From the Blog
Coming to camp for the first time is an incredibly nerve-racking experience, but when you make life long friendships, it creates an unimaginable camp experience. The feeling of being at camp is like no other – It’s a different world that shapes who we are and...
by mrollins | May 22, 2021 | Camps & NFTY, From the Blog, Shabbat, Youth & Family
Something we say all of the time at GFC, is that “Camp is the Shabbat of the year.” While this statement always rings true, it holds more weight this summer than it has ever before. Shabbat is the 7th day – the day of rest. It is the day at the end...
by mrollins | May 14, 2021 | Camps & NFTY, From the Blog
t’s hard to believe that we are just one month away from our first session opening day! Here are our top five tips to start preparing for camp: Practice writing letters! One of the many special things at GFC is that our campers write letters to their friends and...
