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Dispatches from the network and updates from the Foundation.
Nov 2017
Wexner Senior Leaders (WSL) participate in an executive program geared to getting us to use our positions in the Israeli government to innovate projects that will make Israel a better place to live. We are high-level government civil servants working in ministries that don’t often collaborate to get things done, and therefore we call these projects XBC’s, or Cross Boundary Collaborations. The formal part of the WSL Program lasts a
Nov 2017
Reposted with thanks to ejewishphilanthropy.com A little over a year ago, I started my role at the Wiener Center for Leadership and Learning at UJA-Federation of New York as Director of Learning and Development. I became a professional in the Jewish nonprofit sector after spending more than 10 years in corporate America working in human resources, with a specific focus on learning and development. I decided to switch gears and
Nov 2017
Feeling like strangers or outsiders isn’t a new experience for the Jewish people. But when it comes to spending time in the developing world, navigating what makes us different as Jews – our religious or cultural practices, our identity and values – can bring with it unique challenges. What are these challenges – and what are the opportunities – of living Jewishly while serving in the developing world? Rabbi Zvi
Oct 2017
Being from Montreal, perhaps one should be adept at least at walking, if not skating, on ice. However, in 2013, I slipped and broke my ankle. Determined to make the most of my time holed up, I tried to use the time to take some of those “backburner projects” we all accrue over our lives, and deal with some of them. Making the best of situations seemed to be something
Oct 2017
Wexner Senior Leaders (WSL) participate in an executive program geared to getting us to use our positions in the Israeli government to innovate projects that will make Israel a better place to live. We are high-level government civil servants working in ministries that don’t often collaborate to get things done, and therefore we call these projects “XBC’s,” or “Cross Boundary Collaborations.” The formal part of the WSL Program lasts a
Oct 2017
CONGRATULATIONS TO: Dr. Tamar Elram, WIF (Class 22), on becoming the new Director of the Hadassah Mount Scopus Hospital in Jerusalem. Rob Bildner and Elisa Spungen-Bildner, WHP (Metrowest), on being honored by the The US Holocaust Museum at their annual gala. Josh Feigelson, WGF (Class 14), on becoming the new Dean of Students at the University of Chicago Divinity School. Barb Gelb, WGF (Class 4), on being awarded an Honorary
Oct 2017
Join your extended Wexner “family” to gather and honor Cindy at our annual GA Reception, Monday, November 13th, 10 – 11:30 PM, at the JW Marriott Hotel. Space is limited. Please RSVP to Liz Meyers by Monday, November 6. The Jewish Federations of North America’s annual General Assembly (GA) gathers together Federation volunteer leaders and professionals and those involved in the business of Jewish philanthropy from across North America and
Oct 2017
Reprinted with permission from URJ – Inside Leadership Blog. I have had endless words and feelings and thoughts going through me this past week. None is more meaningful than the expressions from tens of thousands of you, from young children to older adults – sharing poetry and songs, prayers, stories and support from all over the globe. They reflect several universal themes: deep loss and sadness, gratitude for what camp
Oct 2017
The world, it seems, is on fire. I’m reading the news from the comfort of the sukkah I helped build; its nylon walls blowing in the breeze, its wooden frame screwed and zip-tied together, schach above me offering a glimpse at the blue beyond. It is, truthfully, a precarious structure, built on the porch of a friend’s apartment. I woke up to the news that the campus of URJ Camp Newman, a Jewish camp