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I wanted to let the Wexner network know about something special we are hosting at the Shalom Hartman Institute on June 12, 2014. We’ll be holding a one-day iEngage conference for rabbis, educators, board chairs, and Jewish communal professionals. Faculty from diverse disciplines including Wexner alumni Jill Jacobs (Class 11), Ethan Tucker (Class 11), and Yehuda Kurtzer (Class 15), President of SHI North America, will address such questions as: How does the
May 2014
Throughout my life, I have listened to the stories my grandmother has shared of her Jewish life in New York City growing up in the 1930s. I have listened to the tales my mother has told about growing up in Brooklyn in the 1950s. I’ve reflected on how their experiences were similar to and different from my own Jewish life growing up on Long Island in the 1990s. Three generations
May 2014
WHA’s from East Bay 10: Lisa Sadikman, Nicki Gilbert, Julie Matlof Kennedy, Michael Sosebee , Mark Hoffman WHA's from East Bay...
May 2014
Reprinted with permission from Sh’ma: A Journal of Jewish Ideas (www.shma.com) May 2014 issue, as part of a larger conversation about self and community. How can it be that the most narcissistic, self-absorbed, self-indulgent, materialistic generation that the world has ever known is also capable of causing social revolutions in any number of countries and mobilizing the masses in countless political campaigns — perhaps even saving the planet from environmental
May 2014
The visit of Pope Francis to Israel on May 25 - 26 will mark an important milestone in the deepening relationship between the Catholic Church, Israel , and the Jewish people. In 1965, the Second Vatican Council adopted Nostra Aetate ("In our time"), a statement of doctrine which rejected the charge of deicide, condemned all forms of anti-Semitism, and reaffirmed the permanence of spiritual relationship between God and historic Israel. But
May 2014
Pictured: Wexner Service Corps members prepare a greenhouse for an organic garden at a local community center. Click here to watch a brief video and learn more about the Wexner Service Corps. I am grateful for a very rewarding and beautiful completion of our Wexner Service Corps year (you can see all of my WSC posts here).Today, we had our final volunteering session. We went to St. Stephens Community Center
It was a snowy day in February, but that did not deter forty Jewish communal professionals and rabbis from coming together for a retreat sponsored by The Wexner Graduate Fellowship Alumni Collaboration Grants created in partnership with the Jim Joseph Foundation. In Philadelphia, a team of Wexner Graduate Fellowship alumni convened a day of learning and sharing of professional expertise stretching across denominational lines and loyalties. When the call for Wexner
This essay is from The Peoplehood Papers, Volume 12 - For Whom Are We Responsible? - published by the Center for Jewish Peoplehood Education. It is instructive to note that within Judaism there have always been Universalistic and Particularistic dimensions, and this dual approach to the world finds expression in the concept of covenant (brit) that appears at the very beginning of the Bible. This notion maintains that God stands
Pictured: Israeli-Angelinos at a Tzav8 rally in Los Angeles, home to the largest Israeli population outside of Israel. A couple of weeks ago I was invited to participate in a conference titled "The Global Israeli Leadership Summit" in London. The conference was a gathering of Israeli community leaders in the Diaspora and brought together Israelis living in 13 different countries for a summit aimed at strengthening Israeli communities outside of
The annual AIPAC Policy Conference held in Washington, DC this past March was the first AIPAC Conference attended by a current cohort of the Wexner Israel Fellowship. Cohorts usually go to Washington over our Spring Break to meet with politicians and policy makers, which gives Israeli Fellows powerful insight into how the US Government works. This year was special because we decided to time the trip to overlap with the
Wexner Heritage Program nominations are now open for its upcoming cohorts in Northern New Jersey, Philadelphia, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Nominate a Jewish lay leader today!