Rabbi Seth Goren, an alumnus of the Wexner Graduate Fellowship Program,  is a project consultant with Hillel's Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Learning in Washington, DC. He can be reached at swgoren@gmail.com. In at least one regard, Aaron had it easy: he knew exactly what to wear to work every day.  The details of Aaron's wardrobe were very specific: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a fringed tunic, a headdress, and

Barbara Lerner Spectre is the Founding Director of Paideia, The European Institute for Jewish Studies in Sweden. She was formerly on the faculty of the Hartman Institute of Advanced Jewish Studies in Jerusalem and is the author of “A Theology of Doubt” (Hebrew) and, together with Noam Zion, the two-volume “A Different Light: The Hannukah Book of Celebration.” In 2007, she received the Max M. Fisher Prize for Jewish Education

Shira Reifman, an alumna of the Wexner Graduate Fellowship Program, is the Director of Operations for Lamdeni Educational Services, an organization dedicated to helping North American olim integrate into the Israeli educational system, and a fund raising consultant to several non-profit organizations.  She lives in Yad Binyamin with her husband and four daughters. She can be reached at shirareifman@gmail.com. Parashat Mishpatim opens with the laws of the Eved Ivri, a

Mark Charendoff is the President of The Jewish Funders Network, an international organization dedicated to advancing the quality and growth of philanthropy rooted in Jewish values. JFN’s members include independent philanthropists, foundation trustees and foundation professionals. JFN is not a grant-making institution, but seeks instead to provide funders with the means to enhance their intellectual capital, energize their giving, and form powerful new collaborations. www.jfunders.org. Mark can be reached at

Harry Nelson, a Wexner Heritage alumnus from Los Angeles, is an attorney specializing in healthcare law. He co-chaired the strategic planning team for LimmudLA (www.limmudla.org), which is taking place February 15-18, 2008 in Costa Mesa, California.  He can be reached at harrynelsonltd@hotmail.com. Parshat Beshalach explodes with the disquietude of Israel.  Elation over leaving Egypt dissipates in the face of the terror of Pharaoh’s pursuing army.  Moses, the people ask, why

Avi Narrow-Tilonsky is a member of the Wexner Graduate Fellowship Class XX.  He is a first year student at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University and also studying Public Administration at Baruch College.  Avi can be reached at avint2@gmail.com. A youth group counselor once wrote in my yearbook “It is special kids like you that keep me coming back.”  Among the hundreds of “KIT, have an awesome

Michelle Kleinert, a Wexner Heritage alumna from Los Angeles,.  “We are prone to judge success by the index of our salaries or the size of our automobiles, rather than by the quality of our service relationship to humanity.” --Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King’s quote could have been written with Hollywood in mind.  Even with the best of intentions we get caught up in our own insular world.