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Jul 2015
Last Thursday evening, the 25th of June, 2015, in Caesarea, 39 senior leaders from across the Israeli civil service were awarded two certificates – one from The Wexner Foundation and the other from the Harvard Kennedy School for Executive Education. The certificates will serve as an eternal reminder of an unforgettable and meaningful experience. As we look back at the amazing process that we have been a part of, culminating
Many thought leaders say the Jewish community is torn by dissension and that we should work on ways to build ahavat Israel and understanding across differences. The Shabbat Project, which coincided with Friday evening, October 24th, 2014 until sundown on Saturday evening, October, 25th, 2014 was the most profound example in recent history of Jewish unity. The concept behind The Shabbat Project, the brainchild of the Chief Rabbi of South
Jun 2015
JOIN for Justice is delighted to invite Jewish communities across the country to join us in the launch of our groundbreaking Online Institute, a virtual space where Jews across the country can learn organizing through various online opportunities. In the fall of 2015, the Online Institute will offer its first online course, Don’t Kvetch, Organize! A Master Class, aimed particularly at volunteer leaders who are inspired by their Jewish identity to have a real and meaningful
Jun 2015
JOIN For Justice has posted two new jobs for a Director of Development and a Program Coordinator. The job descriptions are available at this link: http://www.joinforjustice.org/about-us/job-opportunities/
Jun 2015
The final Heritage class took place last week for Dallas 13. One of their assignments for their "siyyum" was to write, practice and then deliver a 60-second “elevator pitch” that answered the question “Why Be Jewish?” This was to crystallize their thinking on this fundamental question (that many Jewish leaders never actually answer for themselves) AND to work on public speaking skills: being succinct, substantive, engaging, compelling. They succeeded with flying
Jun 2015
The Wexner Service Corps (WSC) is a program designed to inspire and unite Columbus-area Jewish teens to engage in service learning. The WSC is open to high school juniors and seniors to participate in a week-long service trip followed by a year of monthly volunteering and Jewish learning. A select group of Corps members can return for a second year to join the Senior Leadership Cohort (SLC). The WSC launched
Jun 2015
Leadership is supposed to be about giving, but many leaders become overly accustomed to taking. An elusive phrase in this week's parashat Korah invites us to explore what it means to be a leader – what it means, in other words, to be given the gift of giving. After a fire breaks out and consumes 250 rebellious chieftains (Numbers 16:35), the people are terrified: they will not come near the
Jun 2015
On August 19, 2008, at a Wexner institute in Stowe, Vermont, an aneurysm ruptured in my brain. I was 28 years old. Instead of dying, I had some brain surgeries, lost vision in one eye, my sense of smell and a portion of my skull, and went home. I had just finished the third year of a PhD program in Jewish literature when I got sick. It would take months
Jun 2015
This article originally appeared on JOFA's blog, "The Torch." It is reprinted here with permission. I grew up 100 percent Camp Ramah and United Synagogue Youth (both Conservative movement institutions), but after marrying a Modern Orthodox man, my husband and I decided to raise our family Camp Stone, Bnei Akiva and NCSY (all Orthodox). We belong to a Modern Orthodox synagogue, and my kids went to a Modern Orthodox day school. I
The 30th Anniversary of The Wexner Foundation made me reflect a bit on my days since I was a member of Class 7 of the Israel Fellowship. We were asked to fill out “Wexeffects” as part of our registration, and “not to be afraid of bragging.” So, here are some thoughts: Some years ago, I was asked: “What is your vision as the CEO of the New Israel Fund in