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Foundation Chairman Leslie Wexner was at the Harvard Kennedy School yesterday.  He taught a master class in leadership to our 40 Wexner Senior Leaders, who are participating in an Executive-in-Residence Program for the month and our year-long Wexner Israel Fellows. Les emphasized that leaders must take responsibility for ongoing leadership development and that effective leaders self-coach.  “They know that leadership is not about them,” he stressed.  “It’s about me. It’s

The Wexner Foundation created a three-part study series called the Joshua Series. These videos are approximately 18 minutes each, and feature three of our Wexner Graduate Fellowship Alumni (WGFA), leading teachers of Torah, who developed the texts and speak on the videos. The first part is on Sukkot, with WGFA (Class 10) and Heritage Faculty Member, Rabbi Jan Uhrbach: “As we emerge from the intensity of the High Holy Days,

The Wexner Foundation created a three-part study series called the Joshua Series. These videos are approximately 18 minutes each, and feature three of our Wexner Graduate Fellowship Alumni (WGFA), leading teachers of Torah, who developed the texts and speak on the videos. Whether you are digesting sweet potatoes or latkes (most likely both!), we thought you might add in this learning this session “Darkness And Light: The Essence Of Hanukkah”

Many Wexner Graduate Fellowship and Heritage Alumni were present at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah’s  (YCT) Annual Dinner, which this year honored YCT’s founder, Rabbi Avi, and his wife, Toby Weiss. Originally planned for 350 attendees, the guest list topped 675 people. Here is a clip about Rav Avi and Toby’s life of advocacy, leadership, and mission.