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Sep 2010
Rabbi Joseph Berman is an alumna of the Wexner Graduate Fellowship/Davidson Scholars Program. Joseph received ordination in June from the Hebrew College Rabbinical School in Newton, MA. In the Fall, Joseph will become the Rabbi of Temple B’nai Israel in Revere, MA. He can be reached at joseph.berman@gmail.com. “Youth Force, the teen organizers from Dorchester who led a class about restoring funding for youth jobs, have requested your help,” I
Sep 2010
Rabbi Marion Lev-Cohen is a Wexner Heritage Alumni from NYC. She is currently the Director of Adult Education at Central Synagogue. Marion was the former chair of the Commission on Jewish Identity at UJA Federation and on its Executive Committee. She served on the boards of the JDC, the Jewish Agency and the Foundation for Jewish Camp. She currently serves on the boards of American Jewish World Service, Synagogue 3000,
Gary Aidekman is President of United Jewish Communities of MetroWest, New Jersey and a MetroWest Wexner Heritage Program Alumnus. Gary can be reached at gaidekman@ujcnj.org. Sometime after the publication of the National Jewish Population Survey of 1990 a sense of dread spread over many American Jews. The survey revealed a steep increase in intermarriage and Jewish leadership grew fearful that Jewish identity would weaken and with each new generation American
Aug 2010
You would imagine, for a Jew, living in Israel, being Jewish is a non-issue. Israel, the birthplace of our ancestors, the land they walked upon, lived out our biblical stories - just breathe the air, feast your eyes on the scenery and tread upon the land. You speak and read the newspapers in Hebrew, the street signs are the names of heroes, biblical characters, famous sages and rabbis; your kids
Aug 2010
Jill Levy is an alumna of the Wexner Graduate Fellowship/Davidson Scholars Program. Jill is a fifth year rabbinical student at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. She can be reached at jillrlevy@gmail.com. I had the privilege of serving as the Legacy Heritage Rabbinic Intern this year at the Southwest Orlando Jewish Congregation. In recent years, the synagogue has experienced diminished membership due to budgetary and other issues. The current
Aug 2010
Ramie Arian is a a consultant who works with Jewish camps, youth movements and other agencies concerned with building Jewish identity and commitment. He was a senior member of the Wexner Heritage Foundation staff for nine years, ending as Vice President in 1998. He can be reached at ramie.arian@gmail.com. The reordering of priorities which was recently approved by the Board of Governors of the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) has
Aug 2010
Rebecca Gold is an Alumna of the Metrowest, NJ Wexner Heritage Program. She is the VP of Training & Education for the Metrowest UJC Women’s Philanthropy Board and sits on the Executive Committee of UJC. She can be reached at rbgold@optonline.net. “Where tzedakah is a gift or loan of money, hessed is the gift of the person. It costs less and more: less because its gestures often cost little or
Aug 2010
Even Kresin Steinber is Executive Director of the Beth Tfiloh Congregation and a Wexner Heritage Program Alumna from Baltimore. Eve can be reached at ESteinberg@BTFILOH.org. It was 20 years ago that I boarded the plane for Snowbird, Utah as a new participant in the Wexner Heritage Foundation program. I was young, and my children were young. I was just establishing myself as a committed (and hopefully valued) member of the
Aug 2010
Alison Betts is a member of the Phoenix Wexner Heritage 2009 class and works in International Marketing for American Express. She is the Co-Founder of the “PJ Library” initiative in Phoenix and can be reached at alison.h.betts@gmail.com Jason Israel is a member of the Phoenix Wexner Heritage 2009 class. Jason is President of Hayden Properties, an investment and development firm focusing on healthcare for seniors. He is Co-Founder of the
Aug 2010
Amber Powers is an alumna of the Wexner Graduate Fellowship Program. Rabbi Powers serves as the Dean of Admissions and Recruitment at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. She can be reached at apowers@rrc.edu. I was always a very good student. I loved learning and was very self-motivated. Most of my learning came easily to me. Half-way through rabbinical school, I was surprised to find myself struggling to fully understand the material