by lkomerofsky | Oct 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
This week, we concluded the Jewish holiday season, which starts with Rosh HaShanah, the Jewish new year, and ends with Simchat Torah, when we finish our annual reading of the Torah and begin it anew. We marked the end of Sukkot, during which we are commanded to be...
by lkomerofsky | Sep 26, 2025 | Uncategorized
This summer I had the privilege of celebrating URJ Greene Family Camp’s 50th anniversary along with a majority of the Avodah ‘1983 crew. For me, GFC is more than a camp – it’s where my Jewish identity was shaped, where I served as a counselor and later as Camp...
by lkomerofsky | Sep 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
GFC’s 50th summer is in the books! It was a phenomenal summer. Whether you participated in our summer camp program or joined us for our GFC50 Celebration, thank you for helping to make it the best one yet! Each summer, we ask our camper families to provide feedback on...
by lkomerofsky | Aug 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
Shabbat Shalom GFC! Our names are Hazel Sachs and Maiara Kahn and this summer we are at GFC for Kibbutz Session 2. We look forward to camp every summer, and we’re excited to share our camp stories here with y’all! Since I (Maiara) started coming to GFC a few summers...
by lkomerofsky | Aug 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
“Rabbi,” says the Kibbutz camper – an incoming 10th grader laying on an uncovered mattress on the floor of the hang out space, “How do you decide if someone is Jewish? What makes them Jewish? Like what if they have a father who is Jewish and a mother who isn’t –...
by lkomerofsky | Jul 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
Maccabiah at Greene Family Camp is loud, fun, tiring, and can be hectic in the best ways. It’s over 2 days of cheers, physical and artistic contests, one big relay race, and endless ruach (spirit). For Maccabiah, camp is split into 4 teams: Red, Green, Yellow, and...
