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WFF Fall Institute 2026
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Tuesday, October 13
 

8:00am CDT

Breakfast
Tuesday October 13, 2026 8:00am - 9:00am CDT
Salon 4/5
8:45am- D'var Torah: Whitney Fisch, Class 9
Tuesday October 13, 2026 8:00am - 9:00am CDT
Salon 4/5
  Fellowship-Wide Programming   Class 10   Class 8   Class 9

8:45am CDT

D'var Torah
Tuesday October 13, 2026 8:45am - 9:00am CDT
Salon 4/5
8:45am- D'var Torah:
Tuesday October 13, 2026 8:45am - 9:00am CDT
Salon 4/5
  Fellowship-Wide Programming   Class 10   Class 8   Class 9

9:15am CDT

Class 9: The Feelings Conversation
Tuesday October 13, 2026 9:15am - 10:45am CDT
Waterview

Speakers
avatar for Toby Berkman

Toby Berkman

Senior Mediator, The Consensus Building Institute
Toby Berkman is a Senior Mediator at CBI and affiliated faculty at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. An attorney by training and a former litigator, Toby has been facilitating dialogue and mediating complex public disputes for more than a decade. His practice focuses... Read More →
Tuesday October 13, 2026 9:15am - 10:45am CDT
Waterview
  Class 9

9:15am CDT

Class 10: Systems Strategies: Practicing Leadership from Any Role
Tuesday October 13, 2026 9:15am - 11:00am CDT
Willowview

Speakers
avatar for Josh Albert

Josh Albert

Associate Partner, KONU
Josh is passionate about supporting mission-driven individuals and teams to make real progress on the things that matter by applying adaptive and developmental practices in their work.

Josh worked for eight years with a health justice non-profit, Last Mile Health. He joined the organization in Liberia and served there for four years, including during the 2014 Ebola Outbreak. As the Country Director and Chief Operating Officer, he was responsible for strategy and... Read More →
avatar for Ruthie Warshenbrot

Ruthie Warshenbrot

Senior Director, Wexner Field Fellowship
Ruthie Warshenbrot is the Senior Director of the Wexner Field Fellowship at The Wexner Foundation. In addition to developing and managing the Wexner Field Fellowship (in partnership with the Jim Joseph Foundation), she also works with the Wexner Graduate Fellowship alumni community... Read More →
Tuesday October 13, 2026 9:15am - 11:00am CDT
Willowview
  Class 10

9:15am CDT

Class 8: Walk and Talk Reflections 2, It Begins with Values
Tuesday October 13, 2026 9:15am - 11:15am CDT
Oakview
Speakers
avatar for Or Mars

Or Mars

Vice President
Or Mars (he/him) is a Vice President of The Wexner Foundation where he focuses on the development of Jewish professional and volunteer leaders in North America, and public leaders in Israel. Or has worked in many different Jewish organizations throughout his career including JCCs... Read More →
Tuesday October 13, 2026 9:15am - 11:15am CDT
Oakview
  Class 8

10:45am CDT

Coffee Break with Snacks (check with your faculty member for exact timing)
Tuesday October 13, 2026 10:45am - 11:45am CDT
Salon 4/5 Hallway
  • 10:45-11:45am – Class 9
  • 11:00-11:30am- Class 10
  • 11:15-11:45am – Class 8 (TBD)
Tuesday October 13, 2026 10:45am - 11:45am CDT
Salon 4/5 Hallway
  Break   Class 10   Class 8   Class 9

11:30am CDT

Class 10: Getting on the Balcony: A Case Consultation Process
Tuesday October 13, 2026 11:30am - 1:15pm CDT
Willowview

Speakers
avatar for Josh Albert

Josh Albert

Associate Partner, KONU
Josh is passionate about supporting mission-driven individuals and teams to make real progress on the things that matter by applying adaptive and developmental practices in their work.

Josh worked for eight years with a health justice non-profit, Last Mile Health. He joined the organization in Liberia and served there for four years, including during the 2014 Ebola Outbreak. As the Country Director and Chief Operating Officer, he was responsible for strategy and... Read More →
avatar for Ruthie Warshenbrot

Ruthie Warshenbrot

Senior Director, Wexner Field Fellowship
Ruthie Warshenbrot is the Senior Director of the Wexner Field Fellowship at The Wexner Foundation. In addition to developing and managing the Wexner Field Fellowship (in partnership with the Jim Joseph Foundation), she also works with the Wexner Graduate Fellowship alumni community... Read More →
Tuesday October 13, 2026 11:30am - 1:15pm CDT
Willowview
  Class 10

11:45am CDT

Class 8: Teaching Your Torah
Tuesday October 13, 2026 11:45am - 1:15pm CDT
Oakview
Tuesday October 13, 2026 11:45am - 1:15pm CDT
Oakview
  Class 8

11:45am CDT

Class 9: The Identity Conversation
Tuesday October 13, 2026 11:45am - 1:15pm CDT
Waterview

Speakers
avatar for Toby Berkman

Toby Berkman

Senior Mediator, The Consensus Building Institute
Toby Berkman is a Senior Mediator at CBI and affiliated faculty at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. An attorney by training and a former litigator, Toby has been facilitating dialogue and mediating complex public disputes for more than a decade. His practice focuses... Read More →
Tuesday October 13, 2026 11:45am - 1:15pm CDT
Waterview
  Class 9

1:15pm CDT

Lunch
Tuesday October 13, 2026 1:15pm - 2:00pm CDT
Salon 4/5
Tuesday October 13, 2026 1:15pm - 2:00pm CDT
Salon 4/5
  Fellowship-Wide Programming   Class 10   Class 8   Class 9

2:00pm CDT

Free Time- Class 9
Tuesday October 13, 2026 2:00pm - 3:30pm CDT
TBA
Tuesday October 13, 2026 2:00pm - 3:30pm CDT
TBA
  Break   Class 9

2:00pm CDT

Free Time- Classes 7 & 9
Tuesday October 13, 2026 2:00pm - 4:00pm CDT
TBA
Tuesday October 13, 2026 2:00pm - 4:00pm CDT
TBA
  Break   Class 10   Class 8

3:00pm CDT

Coffee Break with Snacks
Tuesday October 13, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm CDT
Salon 4/5 Hallway
Tuesday October 13, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm CDT
Salon 4/5 Hallway
  Break   Class 10   Class 8   Class 9

3:30pm CDT

Class 9: Personal Application Exercise
Tuesday October 13, 2026 3:30pm - 5:30pm CDT
Waterview

Speakers
avatar for Toby Berkman

Toby Berkman

Senior Mediator, The Consensus Building Institute
Toby Berkman is a Senior Mediator at CBI and affiliated faculty at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. An attorney by training and a former litigator, Toby has been facilitating dialogue and mediating complex public disputes for more than a decade. His practice focuses... Read More →
Tuesday October 13, 2026 3:30pm - 5:30pm CDT
Waterview
  Class 9

4:00pm CDT

Class 10: Staying in the Game: Anchors for your Leadership Practice
Tuesday October 13, 2026 4:00pm - 5:30pm CDT
Willowview

Speakers
avatar for Josh Albert

Josh Albert

Associate Partner, KONU
Josh is passionate about supporting mission-driven individuals and teams to make real progress on the things that matter by applying adaptive and developmental practices in their work.

Josh worked for eight years with a health justice non-profit, Last Mile Health. He joined the organization in Liberia and served there for four years, including during the 2014 Ebola Outbreak. As the Country Director and Chief Operating Officer, he was responsible for strategy and... Read More →
avatar for Ruthie Warshenbrot

Ruthie Warshenbrot

Senior Director, Wexner Field Fellowship
Ruthie Warshenbrot is the Senior Director of the Wexner Field Fellowship at The Wexner Foundation. In addition to developing and managing the Wexner Field Fellowship (in partnership with the Jim Joseph Foundation), she also works with the Wexner Graduate Fellowship alumni community... Read More →
Tuesday October 13, 2026 4:00pm - 5:30pm CDT
Willowview
  Class 10

4:00pm CDT

Class 8: Becoming Alumni, Gratitude, Art with Hands and Heart
Tuesday October 13, 2026 4:00pm - 5:30pm CDT
Oakview
Speakers
avatar for Stefanie Zelkind

Stefanie Zelkind

Senior Director, Wexner Professional Leadership Network, The Wexner Foundation
Stefanie Zelkind is the Senior Director of The Wexner Professional Leadership Network, comprised of nearly 700 alumni of the Wexner Graduate Fellowship/Davidson Scholars Program and the Wexner Field Fellowship. She has worked in Israel and in the US, serving as the Director of Youth... Read More →
Tuesday October 13, 2026 4:00pm - 5:30pm CDT
Oakview
  Class 8

5:45pm CDT

Fellow-Led Sessions: Jewish Learning
Tuesday October 13, 2026 5:45pm - 6:59pm CDT
TBA
Tuesday October 13, 2026 5:45pm - 6:59pm CDT
TBA
  Fellowship-Wide Programming   Class 10   Class 9   Class 8

5:45pm CDT

Beyond Weakness: Subtle Leadership Lessons of Aharon Avinu (all texts provided in English; open to all!) (Waterview)
Tuesday October 13, 2026 5:45pm - 7:00pm CDT
Waterview

Tuesday October 13, 2026 5:45pm - 7:00pm CDT
Waterview
  Fellow-Led Session   Class 10   Class 8   Class 9

5:45pm CDT

Thresholds: Reading and Writing the Poetry of Change (Oakview)
Tuesday October 13, 2026 5:45pm - 7:00pm CDT
Oakview

Tuesday October 13, 2026 5:45pm - 7:00pm CDT
Oakview
  Fellow-Led Session   Class 10   Class 8   Class 9

5:45pm CDT

Writing Ourselves Into the Story: Pirkei Avot and the Art of Legacy (Willowview)
Tuesday October 13, 2026 5:45pm - 7:00pm CDT
Willowview

Tuesday October 13, 2026 5:45pm - 7:00pm CDT
Willowview
  Fellow-Led Session   Class 10   Class 8   Class 9

7:00pm CDT

Dinner
Tuesday October 13, 2026 7:00pm - 7:45pm CDT
Salon 4/5
Tuesday October 13, 2026 7:00pm - 7:45pm CDT
Salon 4/5
  Fellowship-Wide Programming   Class 10   Class 9   Class 8

8:00pm CDT

Class 10 Meeting
Tuesday October 13, 2026 8:00pm - 9:00pm CDT
Oakview

Tuesday October 13, 2026 8:00pm - 9:00pm CDT
Oakview
  Class 10

8:00pm CDT

Class 8 Celebration and Closing
Tuesday October 13, 2026 8:00pm - 9:00pm CDT
Willowview

Speakers
avatar for Or Mars

Or Mars

Vice President
Or Mars (he/him) is a Vice President of The Wexner Foundation where he focuses on the development of Jewish professional and volunteer leaders in North America, and public leaders in Israel. Or has worked in many different Jewish organizations throughout his career including JCCs... Read More →
avatar for Dara Katzner

Dara Katzner

Assistant Director, Wexner Field Fellowship & Wexner Service Corps, The Wexner Foundation
Dara Katzner is the Assistant Director for the Wexner Field Fellowship and Wexner Service Corps. Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, she moved to Columbus to attend The Ohio State University, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude with a bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education... Read More →
avatar for Ruthie Warshenbrot

Ruthie Warshenbrot

Senior Director, Wexner Field Fellowship
Ruthie Warshenbrot is the Senior Director of the Wexner Field Fellowship at The Wexner Foundation. In addition to developing and managing the Wexner Field Fellowship (in partnership with the Jim Joseph Foundation), she also works with the Wexner Graduate Fellowship alumni community... Read More →
Tuesday October 13, 2026 8:00pm - 9:00pm CDT
Willowview
  Class 8

8:00pm CDT

Class 9 Meeting
Tuesday October 13, 2026 8:00pm - 9:00pm CDT
Waterview

Tuesday October 13, 2026 8:00pm - 9:00pm CDT
Waterview
  Class 9

9:00pm CDT

Class 8 Graduation and Dessert Reception
Tuesday October 13, 2026 9:00pm - 10:15pm CDT
Salon 4/5
Come celebrate Class 8 as they graduate from WFF!



Speakers
avatar for Or Mars

Or Mars

Vice President
Or Mars (he/him) is a Vice President of The Wexner Foundation where he focuses on the development of Jewish professional and volunteer leaders in North America, and public leaders in Israel. Or has worked in many different Jewish organizations throughout his career including JCCs... Read More →
avatar for Dara Katzner

Dara Katzner

Assistant Director, Wexner Field Fellowship & Wexner Service Corps, The Wexner Foundation
Dara Katzner is the Assistant Director for the Wexner Field Fellowship and Wexner Service Corps. Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, she moved to Columbus to attend The Ohio State University, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude with a bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education... Read More →
avatar for Ruthie Warshenbrot

Ruthie Warshenbrot

Senior Director, Wexner Field Fellowship
Ruthie Warshenbrot is the Senior Director of the Wexner Field Fellowship at The Wexner Foundation. In addition to developing and managing the Wexner Field Fellowship (in partnership with the Jim Joseph Foundation), she also works with the Wexner Graduate Fellowship alumni community... Read More →
Tuesday October 13, 2026 9:00pm - 10:15pm CDT
Salon 4/5
  Fellowship-Wide Programming   Class 10   Class 9   Class 8
 

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