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Dispatches from the network and updates from the Foundation.
It is nearly six years since we came to Efrat for "the Summer"... It looks like we're staying. Our oldest daughter, who married two years ago at age 18, is expecting her first child in July. She and her husband live across from us. Our son, who was eagerly anticipating his States-side bar mitzvah when we came here - and was justifiably outraged when we decided to stay on at
May 2013
I write this article a short two days after the unbelievable discovery that three women, taken when they were girls and missing for ten years, were found alive and safe, rescued from a house blocks from where they lived. I work for Congresswoman Marcia Fudge, and these women are constituents of ours. Details of the horrific conditions they were subjected to for ten years are starting to come out. The
Below is a recording of a lunch and learn that Gidi Grinstein, Wexner Israel Fellow Alumnus, Class XIII, led for the Wexner Heritage Alumni and the current Wexner Russian Speaking Jews Class in New York last week.
There are moments that are (as my father Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach would say) "Beyond the Beyond" -- moments of infinite, abundant, joy and truth, where we can fully access the power of who we are. Shavuot is a time when we are supposed to head to the Mountain, to try to receive the word of G-d, to go beyond the beyond. Personally, I beg for these moments, live for them,
May 2013
Conversations among Wexner alumni almost inevitably include discussion of our work as leaders in the Jewish community. When that topic comes up, I feel somewhat abashed. The truth is that I committed a huge amount of my time and energy to leadership roles before I entered the Wexner Heritage program. I don’t think I ever said no to a committee membership, a chair position or a board seat, and I
May 2013
I have found that many of us in the Wexner community wrestle with the call to serve our community and the call to serve humanity. We have been blessed with so much abundance, education, opportunity, and, of course, each other. Is the highest expression of our leadership journeys to serve a largely privileged Jewish community when there is also an infinite need for our leadership in the larger world? I
Alumni of the Atlanta ‘10 Wexner Heritage class are pleased to announce the launch of the Wexner Atlanta 10 Giving Collaborative. The fund arose from our class’s desire to have a collective impact on the Jewish community in Atlanta. We are committed to help strengthen our Jewish community by funding Jewish social entrepreneurs and the innovative and promising causes they champion. The fund, which will be distributing a maximum of
May 2013
I am a religious listener to NPR’s This American Life, a weekly radio show that brings unique “slice of life” stories centered loosely around a theme each week. Religious, that is, in both senses: I am a religious Jew and I listen to the program without fail each week. The stories are often compelling, thought-provoking, and educational. Sometimes they are even profound and moving. Recently, my ears perked up at
Aug 2012
Lev is an alumnus of The Wexner Graduate Fellowship (Class VII). A day school professional, rabbi and educator, Lev is enjoying a year filled with learning, volunteering, and abundant time for family and friends. He can be reached at ravlev@aol.com . In the spring of 2011 our local synagogue planned a Torah-writing project. In addition to commissioning a new scroll, the yearlong undertaking sought to cultivate community, expand congregational learning,
Jacob is an alumnus of the Wexner Graduate Fellowship/Davidson Scholar program, Class 16 and is an advanced Ph.D. student in Jewish Studies and Education at Brandeis University. He is the director at Camp Ramah in Wisconsin. Jacob can be reached at jcytryn@gmail.com. For ten years now, shortly after Memorial Day I have made my way north to summer camp to serve as a member of the hanhalah (senior leadership team)
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!