by mozer | Nov 18, 2016 | From the Blog, Uncategorized
Dear GFC Community, We are very happy to announce that the URJ Greene Family Camp has named Ethan Lane-Miller as Assistant Director. He will be based out of the Dallas area. Ethan is a native Texan who grew up at Adat Chaverim in Plano, TX. He attended Southwestern...
by mozer | Oct 6, 2016 | Camps & NFTY, From the Blog, Social Action, Uncategorized
by Zoe Berman, NFTY-TOR Programming Vice President My favorite version of the prayer Mi Chamocha is a mash up with “Redemption Song,” by Bob Marley. At NFTY-TOR’s Summerpalooza this September, we sang Bob Marley’s words with our arms wrapped around each other,...
by mozer | Jun 29, 2016 | Camps & NFTY, From the Blog, Uncategorized
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,...
by mozer | Jun 22, 2016 | From the Blog, Uncategorized
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. MAZON believes that the Jewish community has an important role to play in ending hunger in America and that we need...
by mozer | Jan 8, 2016 | From the Blog, Uncategorized
It is the middle of the winter, and GFC is alive with activity. Up to 850 campers and staff members are eating, sleeping, playing soccer and basketball, and watching movies. Our bunks are full and the Chadar Ochel is buzzing with conversation…in Spanish. Greene Family...
by mozer | Nov 13, 2015 | From the Blog, Uncategorized
This is the first installment of what we at Greene Family Camp hope will be a weekly occurrence – a Shabbat communique that will keep all of the Families of GFC in tune with everything that is happening in the Big Wide World of Camp. My part in all of this is to try...
