Apr 2017
Reposted with thanks to JCastNetwork.org Another Yom HaShoah has come and gone, now 67 years since the end of World War II. Not that in all those years we’ve gotten it just right when it comes to marking these most overwhelming events in all the 4,000 years of the Jewish people. I think about this a lot, as a synagogue rabbi trying to program something moving and intelligent each spring.
Apr 2017
CONGRATULATIONS TO: Noa Asher, alum of The WIF (Class 22), on becoming Trade Representative for the Ministry of Economics in Israel's Embassy in Japan. Moshe Elad, alum of The WIF (Class 6), on his book, “The Core Problems in the Israeli Palestinian Conflict.” (Haifa: Pardes Publishers, 2014). Uri Gordin, alum of The WIF (Class 22), on being appointed Commander of Israel's NACHAL Brigade. Shira Hammerman, alum of The WGF (Class
Larry Moses, Senior Philanthropic Advisor and President Emeritus, recently served as Scholar in Residence for the Yom HaShoah events in South Bend, Indiana, his home town. In addition to delivering keynote presentations at the Jewish community’s Yom HaShoah ceremony and the city-wide gathering at the courthouse the next day, the Moses family commissioned and dedicated an addition to the Holocaust memorial on the campus of the Jewish Federation of St.
At the Crossroads of Negotiations and Crises: Iran and the Palestinians An Exclusive Conference Call for our Constituents May 14, 2014 10am to 11am EDT, 17:00 - 18:00 Israel time Major-General (Res.) Amos Yadlin, who heads Israel's Institute for National Security Studies and is an alum of the Wexner Israel Fellowship Program (Class 5) will speak on a conference call open to the WexNetwork. He'll discuss two of the
With thanks to all nominators, partners, selection committees, and candidates, The Wexner Foundation is pleased to announce the newest Wexner cohorts for 2014. The Wexner Graduate Fellowship/Davidson Scholars Program, Class 27 Davidson Scholars Jordanna Birnbaum, JPL, NYU Dual Degree (Wagner/Skirball) David Block, JE, Azrieli School of Jewish Education and Administration (YU) Alena Gomulina, JPL, Brandeis University (Hornstein/Heller) Zoe Jick, JE, Harvard Divinity School Sasha Kopp, JE, Hebrew Union
Apr 2017
Apr 2017
CONGRATULATIONS TO: Mara Benjamin, an alumna of The WGF (Class 10), on being granted tenure and being named Associate Professor of Religion at St. Olaf College in Minnesota. Bob Berrin, an alumnus of the The WHP (Miami), on becoming president of Miami Federation. Elisa Spungen Bildner, an alumna of The WHP (Metrowest), and Rob Bildner , also an alumnus of The WHP (Metrowest), and founders of The Foundation for Jewish
Apr 2017
Many Wexner Graduate Fellowship and Heritage Alumni were present at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah’s (YCT) Annual Dinner, which this year honored YCT’s founder, Rabbi Avi, and his wife, Toby Weiss. Originally planned for 350 attendees, the guest list topped 675 people. Here is a clip about Rav Avi and Toby’s life of advocacy, leadership, and mission.
The Wexner Foundation's next Conference Call: with Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks Wednesday, April 2nd at 12 noon, EST / 7pm Israel time “What Does This Avodah Mean To You?” Exclusively for our constituents: an in-depth look at the Rasha (the Wicked Child) in the Haggadah, and its lessons for pedagogy, inclusiveness, and community building in our Jewish world today. Rabbi Sacks will initially discuss a text (we will email to you when you
Apr 2017
The Wexner Foundation is pleased to announce that it has just accepted its second cohort of Columbus Jewish teenagers to the Wexner Service Corps (WSC). The second cohort includes 10 members from the inaugural cohort, who will participate in a Senior Leadership Cohort of the WSC, joining 25 additional new members. The new members of the second cohort will be juniors or seniors in the 2014-2015 academic year and represent