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Leadership Initiatives For
PROFESSIONALS
Training emerging and current professionals to exercise leadership in North American Jewish communities.
Wexner Davidson Fellowship
WEXNER DAVIDSON FELLOWSHIP
For emerging Jewish communal professionals who seek to advance into leadership roles in the North American Jewish community.
Perfect For:
Jewish Professionals ages 26 – 36
Wexner Field Fellowship
WEXNER FIELD FELLOWSHIP
For established Jewish communal professionals who plan to continue their careers as leaders in the North American Jewish community.
Perfect For:
Jewish Professionals ages 37 – 50
Leadership Initiatives For
VOLUNTEERS
Educating and inspiring exceptional volunteer leaders in North American Jewish Communities.
Wexner Heritage Program
WEXNER HERITAGE PROGRAM
For providing up-and-coming North American Jewish volunteer leaders with an intensive Jewish learning program, deepening their understanding of Jewish history, values and texts and enriching their leadership skills.
Perfect For:
Jewish Volunteer Leaders
Wexner Service Corps
WEXNER SERVICE CORPS
The Service Corps is open to high school juniors and seniors in Columbus, OH, to participate in a year of monthly volunteering and Jewish learning followed by a week-long service trip. A select group of Corps members can return for a second year to join the Senior Leadership Cohort (SLC).
Perfect For:
Teenagers in Columbus, Ohio
Leadership Initiatives For
ISRAELIS
Developing outstanding leaders for public service in Israel.
Wexner Resilient Leaders
WEXNER RESILIENT LEADERS
The goal of the program is to form a network of leaders from local government, civil society, and the central government, who will take part in the reconstruction and rebuilding efforts and promote regional cooperation.
Perfect For:
Senior Managers working in the rehabilitation areas in the North and South
Wexner Israel Alumni
WEXNER ISRAEL ALUMNI
An executive model leadership initiative, which aims to strengthen skills and design strategies for leading transformative change, acquiring new tools for better decision-making, and developing strategies to be employed by some of Israel’s most promising and influential senior leaders in the public sector.
Perfect For:
Senior-level Israeli Public Officials
WEXNER ALUMNI SUMMITS
Bringing together alumni of our network focused on solving critical problems though collaborative leading.
Wexner Summits provide a platform for alumni across all five of our adult programs to work together to confront major challenges facing the Jewish world. Alumni coalesce around projects and emerge with new allies, inspiration and skill sets to move the dial on urgent issues.
Wexner Network in action
Spotlighting the ways our Alumni, Fellows and Members are leading their communities.
Articulating Jewish Visions
The Jewels of Elul is a collection of short, inspirational insights for the High Holy Days from personalities who influence our global community, including many who have participated in one of our leadership initiatives. This year’s compilation features WGF/DS Alumni Aaron Dorfman (Class 14) and Rachel Timoner (Class 17). Whether in song, video or written word, Jewels provide a moment of reflection.
WHP Alumni Geoffrey Lewis (Boston 2) and Lindy Miller (Atlanta 18) have been working with The Abraham Initiatives on creating a society in Israel where all citizens are provided full and equal citizenship. “Arabic as a Culture Bridge,” a course designed to help break down barriers, is their latest project.
The Jews of Color Initiative (JoCI) recently released its second commissioned study with a conversation including panelists WHP Alum Ginna Green (East Bay 10), WFF Analucía Lopezrevoredo (Class 5) and WFF Janu Mendel (Class 4).
ShalomLearning’s Co-founder, incoming Board Chair, and WHP alum Devin Schain (Washington DC 13), is seeing his vision become a reality as Jewish education continues to thrive. The program’s technology and teacher training and support are helping to make Jewish education more meaningful and accessible.
Through her role with MyJewishLearning.com, WGF/DS Alum Sharon Weiss-Greenberg (Class 20) has been bringing together online learning across the world through The Hub, in addition to providing thousands of subscribers with adult online Jewish education and events. Now The Hub is focusing on bringing on new synagogues and nonprofits as partners. Learn more.
The Latest from The Foundation ›
Dispatches from the network and updates from the Foundation.
THE WEXNER FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES CLASS 2 OF WEXNER DAVIDSON FELLOWS Fellowship for Emerging Professional Leaders Welcomes Second Class NEW ALBANY, OHIO – (August 5, 2025) – The Wexner Foundation, in partnership with the William Davidson Foundation, proudly announces its second cohort of the Wexner Davidson Fellowship. Designed for Jewish professionals aged 26-36 working full-time in North American Jewish organizations, the three-year Fellowship offers unparalleled opportunities for cohort-based […]
THE WEXNER FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES CLASS 9 OF FIELD FELLOWS Fifteen Jewish professionals, ages 37-50, will receive leadership training, professional development, and Jewish learning over the course of three years. The Wexner Foundation, in partnership with the Jim Joseph Foundation, is excited to announce Class 9 of the Wexner Field Fellowship. This class is the inaugural cohort under revised eligibility criteria, focusing on established professionals ages 37-50. The Wexner Davidson Fellowship, […]
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