The Latest From The Foundation

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

(Pictured) Learning from anywhere in the world, even outer space. (Is George Clooney an alum?) Please mark your calendars for the following interactive videoconference sessions, which will begin with 18 minutes of concentrated teaching and then allow for up to 18 minutes of questions and discussion.  (Bios at the end) . 36 Minutes LIVE: 2015 Thursday, February 12 9:00 am PST – 12:00 pm EST – 7:00 pm Israel time

Slingshot has released its ninth annual guide to North America’s top 50 innovative Jewish organizations and a number of organizations directly influenced by Wexner Alumni were recognized.  The following organizations and/or their leaders have received professional development from our own Wexner Graduate Fellowship and Wexner Heritage programs, including organizations in the Slingshot ’13-’14 and in the supplements.  They are:   Wexner Graduate Fellowship and Alumni     Ask Big Questions AVODAH:

Nones drinking l’chaim to Purim, the celebration of the Jewish people against all odds As we approach the festival of Purim, we would like to mention an obscure study recently conducted by the Pew Research Group about the Jewish Community. Alas, as significant as the findings are, it has come to our attention that nobody in the Jewish communal world seems particularly interested in this study. For the purpose of