The Latest From The Foundation

The Wexner Foundation will host a webinar exclusively for our constituents Thursday, Feb 6th, 2pm ET “What Do We Think About Jewish Men?” REGISTRATION IS CLOSED with Rabbi Daniel Brenner of Moving Traditions, who is leading a national effort to train a cadre of educators and mentors to connect the ethical insights of Jewish life to the challenges facing today’s teen boys. We will address the growing phenomenon that non-orthodox

Please join your fellow Wexner Heritage Alumni to celebrate Shabbat and each other in Utah, this July 11th – 13th. Partners are welcome. Leave Artic chills behind and bring your sparks. Shabbat Menuchah Deep Leadership and Jewish Learning Networking and Brainstorming For the first time, The Wexner Foundation will take advantage of the fabulous location and faculty where this year’s Heritage Summer Institute is being held: The Cliff Lodge at

The Wexner Foundation will host an important conference call exclusively for our constituents. Thursday, January 30th at 12 noon, EST Conference Call with President and CEO of Hillel International, Eric Fingerhut: Challenges of Leadership The call will feature a candid conversation with Eric Fingerhut, President and CEO of Hillel International, and Rabbi Daniel Smokler, a current Wexner Graduate Fellow (Class 24), and Dr. Susan Berman, a Wexner Heritage Alumna (Pittsburgh

Designed to inspire and unite Columbus-area Jewish teens to engage in service learning, The Wexner Foundation invites students currently in 10th and 11th grade (those going into 11th and 12th grades in the 2015-2016 academic year) to apply for participation in the Wexner Service Corps (WSC), beginning with a trip to Detroit (June 7-12, 2015), followed by year-round service in Columbus.   This year the WSC will visit Detroit from

CONGRATULATIONS TO: Etta Abrahamson, a member of The WGF (Class 24), and Eitan Ben David, an alumnus of The WGF (Class 20), on their marriage in December. Angela Warnick Buchdahl, an alumna of the WGF (Class 8), on becoming Senior Rabbi at Central Synagogue in New York City. Anna Fisch, an alumna of The WHP (Metrowest 08), on the b’nai mitzvot of her children, Melanie and Andrew. Sacha Litman, an

Together with the global Jewish community, The Wexner Foundation mourns the death of Edgar Bronfman, zichrono livracha, of blessed memory. Edgar was a rare and wise leader, a giant in the field of Jewish philanthropy as he was in business. He was a treasured colleague and friend to our chairmen, Abigail and Leslie Wexner. Find his full obituary here. Edgar and Les shared a long-time and enduring commitment to Jewish

Dr Tina Seelig, from the Stanford Design School, taught Wexner Heritage and Graduate Fellowship Alumni about creativity at the San Francisco Regional Networking Day 
At the open space brain storm session during the San Francisco alumni gathering, I led a spontaneous discussion for whomever wanted to come talk. 20 alumni were encouraged to come up to an open mike and declare to the packed house what issue most impassioned them.

The Wexner Graduate Fellowship Alumni program is at a unique moment in its history as our alumni community now spans two generations of leaders and emerging leaders. The Mentoring program was designed to leverage the deep and diverse talent that has been nurtured by twenty-six years of the Graduate Fellowship Program and to provide a framework for continuing support and guidance of Wexner alumni, bolstered by content-rich, personalized learning. The

The Wexner Foundation enthusiastically announces the official launch of our new Digital Tool Set, at WexnerFoundation.org.  These new tools go way beyond what traditional websites offer. Their multiple features ensure the more than 2400 WexLEADERS (Wexner alumni of all three programs as well as current members and fellows) will be able to build relationships for the increased benefit to Jewish communities locally, nationally, in Israel, and globally. By using these new

“Why?” you may ask (being uber- committed-Jewish- over-achievers). Because our alumni are searching for powerhouse leaders (like you) to seek alliances, and share best practices with, on the issue that most concerns you (but may be strangely absent from your profile). Maybe you didn’t even know you have a profile in our database. Best to check out what others are seeing. Click here to login and view your profile.  Click