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Dispatches from the network and updates from the Foundation.
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
Oct 2017
For the past three years I have had the pleasure of being the Delegation Head for Team Denver for the JCC Maccabi Games. The JCC Maccabi Games are a week-long Olympic style sporting event hosted by different cities in the US during the summer for Jewish teens from all over the country and world, including Israel. The Games start with the Opening Ceremonies honoring the Munich 11, the massacre of
Oct 2017
The Secular Forum is an Israeli organization dedicated to keeping religion out of Israeli secular public schools. It is actively campaigning against what it has called “Hadatah” (bringing religion) to the school system. Dr. Ram Froman, director of The Secular Forum, recently published an article in Ha’aretz attacking the involvement of religious organizations in Israeli secular schools, and highlighting the TALI Education Fund (which I run) — an organization dedicated
On behalf of my WHP Greater MetroWest 15 cohort, I write this as a letter of thanks for this wonderful journey, the Wexner Heritage Program. From Aspen, where it all began just over two years ago, through multiple learning sessions in New Jersey and fantastic Institutes in Israel and Utah, in this New Year we continue our Jewish leadership journeys, richer for the knowledge and wisdom you have imparted. To
It’s hard for me to say Happy New Year this week. It seems wrong. There is so much pain and loss now. On the heels of devastating hurricanes and the ongoing crises in those areas hardest hit, we have now experienced the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history. That “record,” set in Las Vegas, is eclipsing the one set only last year at the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando.
Oct 2017
Help others climb the mountain of Jewish leadership with the Wexner Heritage Program. As a current member, alum or friend of Wexner programs, you are invited and encouraged to nominate candidates to be part of the next Wexner Heritage Program classes. We are now accepting nominations for 2018-19 classes in Atlanta, Pittsburgh and San Francisco. Click here to nominate a candidate! Our network of Wexner alumni, members and fellows
Sep 2017
We have a very strong and cohesive community in Miami — very blessed. When situations like Irma arise, our community rises to the occasion to help each other. Keeping tabs, offering shelter and making sure we come out on the other side even more viable than before. We are entering the New Year with a greater understanding of how it’s important to be as one rather than allowing unnecessary divisions
Water is not a consumer good. It is a fundamental right. In 2010, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) received an influx of complaints from families who were disconnected from their water supply. Tens of thousands of families who were unable to keep up with their steep water bills were gradually being stripped of their right to water. Over the past three decades, the Israeli government has yielded
Sep 2017
I was privileged to serve under Shimon Peres as his Diplomatic Advisor where I gained remarkable insight into his creativity and political astuteness as a leader. He significantly influenced my perception of the world, teaching me the value of hope over impasse, win-win over zero-sum and optimism in the face of challenges. The book, No Room for Small Dreams, written in his penultimate year, perfectly captures these values while chronicling
Sep 2017
Reposted with thanks to The Aspen Times When it comes to messianic visions, I prefer a smaller scale. Being raptured into the blinding glow of God’s heavenly presence sounds uncomfortable and, frankly, unsustainable. What happens the morning after the rapture? Brunch? The biblical prophets gave us a grand image of a glorious day when all the kingdoms of the earth will gather to march up Jerusalem’s holy mount, praising God