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On the first morning of our 2015 Wexner Heritage Israel Institute entitled “Israel: Complications and Inspirations” we invited Yossi Klein Halevi (author and senior fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem) to contextualize our trip and the historical and current dynamics of North American Jewish Leaders’ relationship with and responsibility to the Israel. Halevi captured the nuances and complexities of our partnership in light of the recent Israeli elections, the Iran
At this year’s Wexner Graduate Fellowship Summer Institute in Stowe, VT many of our fellows, staff and faculty used the power of numbers to raise both money and awareness for ALS through the Ice Bucket Challenge. Through personal and group donations, plus the auctioned opportunity to be the one to dump ice water on various notables in our community, they raised more than $1,800 for ALS. As you will see
On Sunday, The Wexner Foundation showcased a glimpse of our future by doing a soft launch of the new WexnerFoundation.org. In the good old days, a business would hang out a shingle; as the internet became widely used, organizations hung out their 2.0 “shingles” online. Today, we are in the process of launching much more than a virtual address; it is a comprehensive, wiki-style leadership tool. Since seven is a
The Wexner Foundation is proud to announce the selection of Class 26 of the Wexner Graduate Fellowship/Davidson Scholars Program. Several hundred future and current Jewish professionals applied to be part of this prestigious Fellowship and leadership learning opportunity. Twenty-two were selected. Fellows are selected as part of professional career areas including those going to graduate school to become the rabbis, cantors, Jewish educators, Jewish studies professors, and Jewish professional leaders.
Designed to inspire and unite Columbus-area Jewish teens to engage in service learning, The Wexner Foundation invites students currently in 10th and 11th grade (those going into 11th and 12th grades in the 2016-2017 academic year) to apply for participation in the Wexner Service Corps (WSC), beginning with a trip to Philadelphia (June 5-10, 2016), followed by year-round service in Columbus. This year the Wexner Service Corps will visit
Apr 2017
We have several exciting features under the RESOURCES tab on our homepage, wexnerfoundation.org. Looking for that perfect book to read over winter break? Check out our column “What’s Les Reading?” by clicking here. Spoiler alert: Les just finished Team of Teams by General Stanley McChrystal. Staying in on New Year’s Eve? Hang out (well, virtually) with Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks or Dr. Erica Brown. Recordings of our exciting videoconferences can be found here.
Apr 2017
CONGRATULATIONS TO: David Bryfman, WGFA (Class 17), on the publication of his book Experience and Jewish Education. Julie Finkelstein, WGFA (Class 23), and Director of MIT Hillel, on joining the Foundation for Jewish Camp as Senior Program Manager. Michelle Fisher, WGFA (Class 10), on receiving the Richard Joel Exemplar Award at the Global Hillel Assembly. Stephen Hazan Arnoff, WGFA (Class 13), on being named President and CEO of the Jewish
Apr 2017
Save The Date For more information click the CITY to contact local representative. Phoenix – Post Pesach Pizza Party, Sunday April 7 at 3:00 pm Westchester – 4-part seriest Wednesdays at 7:30 pm with Rabbi Larry Hoffman – remaining sessions – April 10 and May 22 Connecticut – A gathering of Wexner Heritage Alumni – Sunday, April 21, at 3:00 pm Miami – Wednesday evening June 5 at 7:30 pm – Discussion with
Apr 2017
Meetings Highlights: Jeff Holland – Congressional Budget Office Rudy deLeon – Center for American Progress Ambassador Dennis Ross – The Washington Institute for Near East Policy Bill Parsons – U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
Nine years ago today our teacher, mentor and friend Rabbi Herbert A. Friedman, z”l, founding president of what was then known as the Wexner Heritage Foundation, died at the age of 89. We are honored to commemorate Herb’s yahrzeit with the announcement of a remarkable project that will enable Herb’s extraordinary legacy of service to the Jewish people and the State of Israel to endure in perpetuity. Our chairmen,