The Latest From The Foundation

At the Crossroads of Negotiations and Crises: Iran and the Palestinians An Exclusive Conference Call for our Constituents May 14, 2014 10am to 11am EDT, 17:00 – 18:00 Israel time   Major-General (Res.) Amos Yadlin, who heads Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies and is an alum of the Wexner Israel Fellowship Program (Class 5) will speak on a conference call open to the WexNetwork. He’ll discuss two of the

With thanks to all nominators, partners, selection committees, and candidates, The Wexner Foundation is pleased to announce the newest Wexner cohorts for 2014.   The Wexner Graduate Fellowship/Davidson Scholars Program, Class 27   Davidson Scholars Jordanna Birnbaum, JPL, NYU Dual Degree (Wagner/Skirball) David Block, JE, Azrieli School of Jewish Education and Administration (YU) Alena Gomulina, JPL, Brandeis University (Hornstein/Heller) Zoe Jick, JE, Harvard Divinity School Sasha Kopp, JE, Hebrew Union

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CONGRATULATIONS TO: Mara Benjamin, an alumna of The WGF (Class 10), on being granted tenure and being named Associate Professor of Religion at St. Olaf College in Minnesota. Bob Berrin, an alumnus of the The WHP (Miami), on becoming president of Miami Federation. Elisa Spungen Bildner, an alumna of The WHP (Metrowest), and Rob Bildner , also an alumnus of The WHP (Metrowest), and founders of The Foundation for Jewish

Many Wexner Graduate Fellowship and Heritage Alumni were present at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah’s  (YCT) Annual Dinner, which this year honored YCT’s founder, Rabbi Avi, and his wife, Toby Weiss. Originally planned for 350 attendees, the guest list topped 675 people. Here is a clip about Rav Avi and Toby’s life of advocacy, leadership, and mission.   

The Wexner Foundation’s next Conference Call: with Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks   Wednesday, April 2nd at 12 noon, EST / 7pm Israel time “What Does This Avodah Mean To You?” Exclusively for our constituents: an in-depth look at the Rasha (the Wicked Child) in the Haggadah, and its lessons for pedagogy, inclusiveness, and community building in our Jewish world today. Rabbi Sacks will initially discuss a text (we will email to you when you

The Wexner Foundation is pleased to announce that it has just accepted its second cohort of Columbus Jewish teenagers to the Wexner Service Corps (WSC).  The second cohort includes 10 members from the inaugural cohort, who will participate in a Senior Leadership Cohort of the WSC, joining 25 additional new members.  The new members of the second cohort will be juniors or seniors in the 2014-2015 academic year and represent

Nones drinking l’chaim to Purim, the celebration of the Jewish people against all odds As we approach the festival of Purim, we would like to mention an obscure study recently conducted by the Pew Research Group about the Jewish Community. Alas, as significant as the findings are, it has come to our attention that nobody in the Jewish communal world seems particularly interested in this study. For the purpose of

The Wexner Foundation will be hosting several conference calls exclusively for our constituents.  This is after overwhelmingly positive response we have had to recent calls and webinars with Eric Fingerhut and Rabbi Daniel Brenner.  The next call will be: Tuesday, February 18th at 12 noon, EST / 7pm Israel time “Israel’s Internal Challenges – 2014: What Lies Beyond the Iranian Threat?” with Barak Loozon, WIFA (Class 21), Director of the Israel

The Wexner Foundation will host a conference call exclusively for our constituents Tuesday, February 18th at 12 noon, EST / 7pm Israel time “Israel’s Internal Challenges – 2014: What Lies Beyond the Iranian Threat?” Click here for dial in information with Barak Loozon, WIFA (Class 21), Director of the Israel & Global Network for the Jewish Federation of San Francisco in Israel, and Adv. Itzik Sabato, WIFA (Class 21), Director of