22 | FEBRUARY 6 • 2020
The Well Earns Spot on
Slingshot’s ‘10 to Watch List’
O
n Jan. 29, The Well of
Metro Detroit’
s Jewish
community-building
initiatives gained national
attention from Slingshot, an
organization that engages
young Jewish philanthropists
to make positive changes in
their community.
The Well was selected
among a pool of applicants
from North America to be
featured on Slingshot’
s 2020
“10 to Watch” list, which
hones in on organizations
making an impact in the
Jewish communal sector.
“It’
s an honor for The Well
to be included on Slingshot’
s
inaugural ’
10 To Watch list,’
”
said The Well CEO and
founder Rabbi Dan Horwitz.
“We’
re incredibly proud of the
community-building work
we’
ve been doing in Metro
Detroit, and it feels great
knowing that the models
we’
re piloting and imple-
menting locally are garnering
national attention and repli-
cation.
“In particular, knowing that
the judging panel was com-
prised of young adult philan-
thropists as well as foundation
professionals makes the
recognition that much more
meaningful and indicates the
embrace of our model by the
emerging generation of com-
munal leaders.”
The Well has served the
young adult community in
Metro Detroit since 2015.
Horwitz has led the way for
young adults to connect with
Judaism, regardless of their
level of observance or back-
ground.
The recognition comes
at a pivotal time for The
Well. With mixed emotions,
Horwitz announced on social
media Jan. 17 that he will be
leaving his post as he takes on
a new venture as CEO of the
Alper JCC in Miami.
Currently, he is seeking
a new executive director to
take his place, in addition to a
program director and family
educator.
“
As I prepare to transi-
tion to my next professional
adventure this summer, I’
m
excited to have the opportu-
nity to hand over the reins to
whomever the next executive
director might be, bring-
ing intention to creating as
smooth of a facilitated hand-
off as possible and encourag-
ing all those who have invest-
ed and/or might consider
investing in the work of The
Well to double down on an
organization that, simply put,
is a great bet,” Horwitz said.
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