Located in New Albany, Ohio
A friend recently challenged me, amid a conversation on religion’s relevance to spirituality, to remember a time where I felt a moment of spiritual transcendence. Without a second thought, I knew exactly, remembering a moment several months ago where my senses heightened, my mind seamlessly suspended rational thought, and my heart opened to receive a sudden deluge of connection to something infinite. Something divine. The only problem? It hadn’t been
Jun 2013
Announcing the “Dear Abby” Jewish marketing forum. It’s free. Post your question with your Jewish organizational marketing conundrum, and I (or my business partner, Moira Schwartz) will respond. Thirty years of marketing experience is yours for the taking: Coca Cola. Apple. More than 150 Jewish organizations in the US, Canada and Israel. Nearly 1000 nonprofits worldwide. Let’s open up a discussion among all of us. Let others with ideas
Jun 2013
Jun 2013
“The most coveted title in the volunteer world – Immediate Past Chair” – Bryan Kort, Wexner Heritage Alum, in a letter to his friend and co – Phoenix 09’er, Marc Lerner, on finishing his tenure as Synagogue President. Bryan can be reached at bryankort@gmail.com.
Jun 2013
I have been really fortunate throughout my marketing career. I have worked with some great brands, including Clorox Bleach, Durkee and French’s Spices & Seasonings, Scotts Turf Builder and Miracle-Gro. For the past eight years, I was a Senior Vice President at Nationwide Insurance in Columbus, reminding Americans that “Nationwide is on your side”. But since graduating from the Wexner Heritage Program in 2002, I increasingly found something was missing
Jun 2013
Wexner Heritage San Francisco 11 marked the completion of our two year Wexner Heritage seminar experience with a raucous, joyous celebration. Our parting offerings to each other, our “otot” (letters or signs, as in “signs and wonders”) included thoughtfully crafted blessings, inspiring teachings, and, of course, headlamps. The headlamps symbolize our hope that we will create paths for those who choose to follow, that we continue to recognize the divine
This is my first blogging experience. I dedicate it to fellow Atlanta Wexner Heritage alum, Seth Cohen, a well-known and highly successful blogger and the first person I discussed a pooled giving fund with. I hereby summon his blogging aura to this post. As has been reported in two previous Wexner newsletters, we in the Atlanta 10 class have undertaken to establish a pooled giving fund/giving collaborative/Jewish social venture fund.
What a happy mix: a group of eighteen Wexner Heritage Alumni and current National Young Leadership Cabinet members from Pittsburgh, sharing a breakfast study session with Wexner faculty, Arna Poupko Fisher. So, how do you become a stronger leader? Arna came armed with both traditional and nontraditional texts for our discussion, and it was a thrill to see a Talmudic text, rather than, say, Forbes Magazine, illustrate the power
Jun 2013
(Pictured) Wexner Heritage Alumni Dan Perla (NY 1) and Rae Janvey (NY/Skadden) meet up at Mechon Hadar’s Summer Kick Off More than 150 people from all walks of Jewish life came together Monday evening to kick off Mechon Hadar’s annual summer program in New York City. Many Wexner Heritage and Graduate Fellowship Alumni were present, including Mechon Hadar’s three founders, Rabbis Shai Held (Class 7), Ethan Tucker (Class 11), and
Jun 2013
I joined the board of the JTA (Jewish Telegraphic Agency) in 2004 and am now in my third year as president. For more than 90 years, the JTA has been the definitive supplier of national and international news to Jewish print publications (as the AP is to local newspapers). Today, however, our main growth is online, as we reach far more people directly via JTA.org, our daily e-newsletter and social