WHP Alumni Council 3rd Quarter Meeting

WELCOME, DELEGATES!

August 10-11, 2021 | 2-3 Elul 5781
Agenda below, including Zoom links, bios, and homework.

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SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

Tuesday, August 10, 7:00 - 9:30 PM ET

Zoom

7 - 7:15 PM – Welcome

Angie Atkins, Director, Wexner Heritage Alumni

 

7:20 – 7:45 PM – X to the Nth – Break Out Groups

All WHP Alumni Delegates: You


7:45 – 9 PM – “Acting with Power: A Workshop to Find the Golden Zone Between Status and Connection”

Professor Dan Milton Klein
View the recording here and Professor Klein's slides here.


9 – 9:15 PM – The Leadership of Transitioning from One Phase of the Pandemic to Another

Rabbi Jay Henry Moses, Vice President


9:15 – 9:30 PM – Updates on TWF

  • Online learning 5782
  • Climate summit fall 2022
  • JoC NY cohort and 2022 cohort recruitment
  • Your input

Angie Atkins

 

Wednesday, Aug 11, 12:00 – 2:30 PM ET

Zoom

12:00 PM – Welcome back

Angie


12:05 – 12:10 PM – Elul Vort

Rabba Yaffa Epstein, Director, The Wexner Heritage Program


12:10 – 12:40 PM – Confidential Conversations: Opportunities and Challenges 

(Break Out Groups)

  1. Affordability of a Jewish Education
    Mike Levy (Houston 06)
  2. Belonging: Sharing/Discussing the SF Federation’s 10 Principles of Belonging
    Jackie Shelton (LA Bank of America)
  3. As Incoming Board Chair, How to Reduce Tension and Maximize the Relationship Between our Federation and Foundation
    Scott Hurwitz (New England 14)

12:45 – 1 PM – Share Back


1 - 1: 45 PM – Combatting Antisemitism

Dr. Rachel Fish 


1:50 – 2:20 PM – Confidential Conversations: Newer Opportunities and Challenges

(Break Out Groups)

  1. How DEI Initiatives Have Changed the Conversation and Improved our Understanding of ALL of Klal Yisrael
    Susan Borison (Cleveland 05), Karen Herron (DC 13), and Terry Yoffie (Boston 1)
  2. Stakeholders Want to Meet in Person and Staff Prefer Virtual Interaction, How Do You Navigate Post-COVID Emergence
    Cheryl Drazin (Dallas 13)
  3. Rebooting After a Taxing 18 Months
    Leora Zabusky (Philadelphia 16)

2:20 - 2:30 PM – Closing

Angie

 

STAFF PRESENT

Rabbi Elka Abrahamson
President

Angie Atkins
Director, Wexner Heritage Alumni

Rabba Yaffa Epstein
Director, Wexner Heritage Program

Rabbi Jay Henry Moses
Vice President

Rachel Sosin
Chief of Staff