Remembering GFC Founding Rabbi, Roy Walter

This week, the Jewish community lost a giant. Rabbi Roy Walter was a rabbi at Congregation Emanu El in Houston since his ordination in 1970, spending 33 years as senior rabbi before becoming Rabbi Emeritus upon his retirement in 2011.  He was also one of the founding...

Lech L’cha & New Paths Ahead

With fall fully settling in and the days finally getting a bit cooler, I’ve been reflecting on how this season represents transition and new beginnings for the better. This month also marks a year since I stepped into the role of Assistant Director at GFC, something I...

Creating a Sukkat Shalom

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...

GFC’s 2025 Victory Lap

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...

Kibbutz ’25 by Hazel Sachs and Maiara Kahn

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...