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This past Sunday, more than 1,200 people from all over the globe attended the 2017 Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance (JOFA) Conference. Many "Wexner" faces attended the conference and among the esteemed presenters that facilitated exciting conversations and gave participants skills, resources and inspiration were Mijal Bitton (WGF Alum, Class 24), Zev Eleff (WGF Alum, Class 22), Michael Emerson (WGF Alum, Class 23), Dasi Fruchter (WGF Alum, Class 25), Ariel Groveman Weiner (WHP Member,
This past spring, we had the privilege to gather with 99 other Wexner alumni in Princeton, New Jersey for the Foundation's inaugural Summit, entitled Stronger Together: (Re)Imagining the North American Israeli Relationship. From all four of Wexner’s programs, half of us Israeli and half North American, our cohort represents community, government and religious leaders eager to explore and take action on new ways of strengthening the current relationship between Israel
Apply now to be a Jewish Organizing Fellow! Early application deadline: January 25 Regular Application Deadline: March 1 JOIN for Justice's Jewish Organizing Fellowship is recruiting for our year-long, paid community organizing training program in Boston. The Fellowship trains Jewish young adults (ages 21-30) to organize communities to effectively fight against structural injustice and inequality. If not already employed, Fellows apply for pre-approved full-time paid jobs as community organizers. We seek
Jan 2017
In photo: Elliot Goldberg, WGF Class 4, presents Karen Collum with a book of gratitude from WGF Alumni, and thanks her on behalf of the entire WGF Alumni community. At the 2017 Wexner Graduate Fellowship Alumni Institute, whose theme was “Eleh haDevarim: Words that Matter,” WGF alumni had the opportunity this week to express two words that matter: “Thank You,” and present Karen Collum with a book that includes a
Jan 2017
It might not have been a Monty Python sketch, but it was no less surreal. A group of about 40 Wexner Israel Fellows parading through Jerusalem’s Ultra-Orthodox Bukharim neighborhood on the fifth night of Hanukkah. Following (literally) in the footsteps of President Reuven Rivlin’s June 2015 admonition that Israel runs the risk of fragmenting into four distinct “tribes” — three Jewish ones: Secular, Ultra-Orthodox, National Religious and a fourth Arab one
Jan 2017
Aaron Panken, WGF Alum (Class 8) — Cincinnati, OH On January 3rd, the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) was vandalized. The sign at the entrance to our Cincinnati Campus was defaced with a swastika. The paint was easily removed and the sign quickly repaired. The incident is under investigation by local police. For more than 140 years, HUC-JIR has been devoted to the values of pluralism, open dialogue
Jan 2017
One of the major goals of the Wexner Israel Fellowship is to strengthen the ties and understanding between Israel and the American Jewish community. Class 28, currently working towards their Masters degrees at Harvard’s Kennedy School, has therefore started a new tradition. We are conducting informal conversations on burning issues in Israeli society with prominent members of the Jewish community from the Boston area (many of them Wexner Heritage alumni).
Dec 2016
View the complete remarks of President Obama along with those of WGF alum Rachel Isaacs (Class 19) , during the evening Hanukah party. Rabbi Isaacs starts at about the 9 minute mark. To see a transcript of Rachel's benediction, check out her own blog Jewish Waterville, by clicking here. View the complete remarks of President Obama along with those of WGF alum Steven Exler (Class 17) , during the
I’m four years old, with a pony-tail and a big smile. I sit in my dad’s old Renault car, he just picked me up from kindergarten and we are driving to Beer Sheva at the heart of Israel’s Negev desert. Even though at the time the city was not that big, it seemed huge to my four-year-old self. And as we drive up the main street of Beer Sheva,