The Latest From The Foundation

Our popular online series, 36 Minutes LIVE, is back and will be going “Beyond the Book.”  We are launching a monthly series for 2017 where each call will feature a different contributor or multiple contributors from our recent publication, More Than Managing: The Relentless Pursuit of Effective Jewish Leadership.  We will “meet” the 3rd or 4th Wednesday of each month for a kind of virtual Wexner network book club. This

Join us for an in-depth conversation on recent anti-Semitic activities worldwide and how the BDS movement interplays with current trends. We will also explore what leadership roles you can adopt, along with the communities and organizations in which you are involved.  We will begin with presentations from experts in the field and then open for questions and conversation.  The call will be facilitated by Cindy Chazan, Vice President of The Wexner

We often teach that we look to the past to help guide our future and that with age comes greater wisdom.  How can we age wisely in a society that shuns aging? We can all ​— regardless of our current age or life stage — tap into our lived experiences and extract deep meaning, wisdom and spirit. In this next call, Rabbi Rachel Cowan will speak about her ​new book,

Please save the date for two days of learning and a celebration at the home of Les and Abigail Wexner, Sunday, April 26 and Monday, April 27, 2015. Join us in Columbus, Ohio as The Wexner Foundation celebrates 30 years of Jewish leadership learning. This one-of-a-kind institute will bring together Alumni, Members, Fellows, and Faculty from the Wexner Heritage Program, Wexner Graduate Fellowship and Wexner Israel Fellowship to engage with one another and honor the inspired leadership of

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

The Wexner Foundation is excited to announce that Rabbi Michael Emerson will join the Foundation’s education team later this summer.  Rabbi Emerson will assume primary responsibility for the Wexner Service Corps, a yearlong service-learning initiative for a diverse cohort of 40 Jewish high school juniors and seniors in Columbus, Ohio.   Rabbi Emerson, a Wexner Graduate Fellowship/Davidson Scholar alumnus, will relocate to the Foundation’s New Albany central office following four

Our book drive in honor of the 30th Anniversary Celebration has collected more than 2500 books to date for the students at KIPP Columbus. The Wexners were surprised and delighted. Thanks to YOU for making this happen.  The copious stacks of brand-new books were presented to the Wexners during the 30th. If you would still like to send in books, we would be honored to continue to deliver them. Please send

36 Minutes LIVE: The Elul Series 5775 Our popular online series, “36 Minutes LIVE: Elul”, consisted of five stand-alone videoconferences during the month of Elul 5775 and offered a zesty opportunity for alumni, members and fellows to meet, learn, discuss and prepare for the High Holidays. Select faculty (bios below) lead sessions at various times of day so that our alumni, fellows and members, from Israel to California and beyond, could

Following the success of our interactive videoconference calls leading up to the chagim — “36 Minutes LIVE: The Elul Series”—  we are launching a new series of monthly calls, examining  facets of leadership, introducing new Jewish learning, exploring burning issues we face as leaders and Jews. Our first session features Dr. Erica Brown and will be monitored by Cindy Chazan, Vice President. Wednesday, October 29th, 9:00 am PDT – 12:00 pm

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