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Apr 2010
Bill lIpsey is an alumnus of Wexner Heritage MetroWest (NJ). He is a past President of Congregation Agudath Israel a Masorti/Conservative shul in Caldwell, NJ; and is on the Board of the Masorti Foundation for Israel and Masorti Olami. Bill helps run an investment firm in New York and can be reached at Lipsey@pzena.com A couple of months ago I was helping my 11-year old son Josh prepare for a
Apr 2010
Carla Fenves is an alumna of the Wexner Graduate Fellowship Program. Carla is a rabbinical student at the Hebrew Union College-Institute of Religion in New York. She can be reached at cfenves@gmail.com This Passover I led a seder on a cruise ship in the Caribbean. While planning with the ship’s staff, the maitre d’ kept insisting that we use only paper plates and plastic utensils for the meal. Despite my
Apr 2010
Robin Axelrod is an alumna of the Wexner Graduate Fellowship Program. She is the Undergraduate Coordinator at the University of Michigan's Department of Classical Studies, and the founder of Axelrod Consulting. She can be reached at robin.axelrod@gmail.com It is remarkable how quickly my siblings and I fall into our familial “roles” whenever we are together. In addition to being “the tall one,” as the eldest of five I am also
Apr 2010
Elena Weinstein is a Wexner Heritage alumna from Westchester, NY. Elena is a board certified rheumatologist in private practice in Littleton, Colorado. She has served in a variety of Jewish leadership positions, including those dedicated to furthering the cause of affordable Jewish day school education and is currently on the development committee at Herzl/Rmha in Denver, Colorado. Elena can be reached at elenajonw@hotmail.com One evening in November of 2008, my
Mar 2010
Joel Alperson is a Wexner Heritage Chicago alumnus. Joel lives in Omaha, NE and is a past national campaign chair of the United Jewish Appeal campaign. Joel can be reached at joel.alperson@omahafixture.com. Imagine attending a pro-Israel event in a large venue filled with thousands of supporters. The evening includes emotion filled speeches, inspiring performances, and fundraising to serve Jews in need around the world. Picture dozens of these events being
Mar 2010
Gary S. Cohn is the Assistant Director of the North Pacific Region of the American Technion Society. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Bay Area American Red Cross. He is a past president of the National Association for Temple Administration and a former Board Member of the San Francisco Food Bank. He can be reached at gary@ats.org It was back in 1970, at the age of
Mar 2010
Nir Buchler is a Wexner Graduate Fellow/Davidson Scholar (Class 22) and graduate student at Brandeis University. He is a candidate for a dual degree in Jewish Professional Leadership and Public Policy. Nir is currently doing field placement at the Combined Jewish Philanthropies working on the Boston-Haifa Connection. He can be reached at nirbuchler@gmail.com. Last month, at the African-American History Museum of Boston we were twenty-nine individuals, all coming from different
Mar 2010
Steven H. Klinghoffer is a Wexner Heritage Program alumnus from MetroWest, NJ. Steve is President of WPI Communications, Inc., a marketing communications firm located in Springfield, NJ. He has served in a wide range of Jewish communal leadership positions including President of United Jewish Communities of MetroWest. Steve can be reached at sklinghoffer@wpicommunications.com I look back at my thirty plus years of involvement in the organized Jewish community and marvel
Mar 2010
Jason Rodich is a Wexner Graduate Fellow and a rabbinical student at Hebrew Union College. He can be reached at jrodich@gmail.com In January I participated for a second time on a trip to Bethlehem with Encounter, an organization founded by an alumna of the Wexner Graduate Fellowship Program that brings Diaspora Jewish leaders to the West Bank to meet with various Palestinian leaders. During this trip, I was asked to
Mar 2010
Lewis Dobrin is a Wexner Heritage Alumnus from Montreal. Lewis is a member of the Quebec Bar and Law Society of Upper Canada and since 1991 has been an investor in a family office. Lewis can be reached at lewis@dbrn.ca. The story of Joseph and his Brothers is prominent in the biblical narrative because of its length, its beauty and its incredible depth. It initiates the chain of events that