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Dear Friends,
What do you do to maintain a personal connection with Israel?
As Hadassah women we have the privilege of supporting Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem and helping Hadassah Medical Organization (HMO) pioneer medical research with worldwide impact. We take great pride in HMO's medical breakthroughs that improve health and happiness for tens of thousands of people around the world.
As Jewish women we also have regular opportunities to connect with Israel through the holidays that guide us through the seasons.
During this special time between Passover and Shavuot, when we recall our ancestors wandering the desert in a quest to reach the Promised Land, we can imagine that we are on our own journeys towards strengthened connections with Israel and our community.
Starting on the second day of Passover, the Torah instructs us to "count the Omer" (Leviticus 23:15) - the 50 days leading up to
Shavuo
t. On Shavuot, the Jewish people stood at Mount Sinai to receive the Torah. This momentous day required a seven-week preparation period.
This time remains an important period of growth and introspection. When I count the Omer each day between Passover and Shavuot, I reflect on my own journey towards the values of Torah and the promise of Israel. What am I doing to stand for my values as a Zionist? How am I helping the largest Jewish community in the world - our people in Israel?
I invite you to join me in thinking about your own relationship to Israel
during this time of reflection.
Our calendar offers many opportunities to pause and think about what matters to us during this time. On May 4th we marked Yom Hashoah
, Holocaust Remembrance Day, when we mourn for those who died in the Shoah and honor the heroes that emerged during one of the darkest moments of our history.
On May 11th we observe
Yom HaZikaron
, Israel's Memorial Day, to remember and honor Israel's soldiers who gave their lives in defense of Israel. The very next day we celebrate Yom Ha'Atzmaut, Israel's Independence Day. We bring ourselves from the depths of anguish to the joy of freedom and self-determination in our ancient homeland, in the modern State of Israel.
Even Mother's Day was designed to recall how our mothers and grandmothers helped shape our values. These strong Jewish women laid out the path while we walk into the future with our daughters and granddaughters. You can honor their memory with your support of Hadassah.
Let's use these days to count the Omer, examine our connections to Israel, and think about ways to advance along our own personal journeys towards Israel and the values we uphold as Hadassah Women.
Kol Tuv
(All the best),
Varda
Congratulations to Hadassah Boston for reaching 100 percent of Tower Goal of donations made toward the Sarah Wetsman Davidson Hospital Tower.
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Every Step Counts: Hadassah's Walking Program
In 2015, we made it over the finish line! From April to September 2015, over 1,000 women and men walked over 350,000 miles for their heart health. Hundreds made it all the way to Hadassah Medical Organization in Jerusalem from our New York headquarters, crisscrossing the world on our virtual route.
Now we're doing it again.
April 11-July 21, 2016. We're walking from Hadassah Medical Organization all the way to Hadassah National Convention in Atlanta.
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 Sunday, May 15
2:00 pm
A Concert to Remember David Garelick
The Performance Troupe from the Berkshire Hills Music Academy presents A Concert to Remember David Garelick. The Garelick family has a longstanding association with the Berkshire Hills Music Academy, a post-secondary learning community for disabled individuals. On this occasion, Hadassah Boston Life Member Judy Garelick honors the memory of her beloved husband David z'l.
Judy is a participant in the Hadassah Northeast Wise Aging programming.
RSVP by contacting Temple Emeth at 617-469-9400.
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10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Women's Advocacy Day at the
State House
Join Hadassah for Women's Advocacy Day to advocate on behalf of gender equity in medical research and pay equity for women.
There is a required two-step
registration process:
1. Register with Hadassah Northeast here.
2. Register with the State House
here.
*Please plan to meet at 9:30 a.m. on the 4th floor
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Alan Lightman's grandfather was the family's undisputed patriarch: it was his movie theatre empire that captured the family to prominence in the South, his fearless success that both galvanized and paralyzed his descendants, haunting them for a half century after his death. In this lyrical and impressionistic memoir, Lightman writes about growing up in Memphis, including the music, the racism, the early days of movies, and the hilarious cast of Jewish relatives.
Guest speaker: Author, Alan Lightman
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Thursday, June 9
7:00 pm
Chai Society Cooks for a Cause
You are invited to join Chai Society and attend a cooking demonstration at Sur la Table in Natick, Mass. Being a
Chai
Society donor is a pledge of an annual gift of $180 to Hadassah. Your generosity ensures that Hadassah can continue to provide life-saving care to thepeople of Israel.
Each new Chai member will sign our Chai Society charter and receive the
beautiful Chai Society pin designed by well-known Israeli artist, Yossi Steinberg. It will be a terrific time with great food and friends to help out a very worthy cause. We look forward to seeing you.
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Monday, June 20
7:00 pm
An Evening with Murray Greenfield
Welcome an American-born Israeli hero to the North Shore! Murray Greenfield is an author, storyteller, and a WWII Veteran, who helped to rescue more than a third of Holocaust survivors from ports in Europe.
Guest speaker: Murray Greenfield
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SAVE THE DATE: Books on the Beach
Join Hadassah Rhode Island for its annual author luncheon, "Books on the Beach"
featuring award-winning authors B.A. Shapiro and Talia Carner. Enjoy a special afternoon
at OceanCliff, the state's premier ocean-side venue. Relax with friends, while you help
raise money for important Hadassah projects.
Guest speakers: Authors, B.A. Shapiro and Talia Carner
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Volunteers Wanted
Hadassah Northeast is seeking eager volunteers to learn Luminate CMS, and train other members on the system. This training will be an hour in length (Tues/Thurs 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.) and provide instructions for posting events, announcements and messages to Hadassah chapter webpages and giving more visibility to your programming.
We know your time is precious; please consider sharing a bit of it with Hadassah.
To volunteer, please contact Hadassah Northeast at 781-455-9055 or [email protected].
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August 30 - September 11, 2016
Indulge Your Senses on a Hadassah Mission: Experience Israeli Fashion, Food, Wine & Design in Israel
Led by Debbie Minkoff, Liz Alpert & Anastasia Torres-Gil
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July 25-28th, 2016
Hadassah 98th National Convention!
Registration is
now open for the Hadassah 98th National Convention, which will be
inspiring and exciting. Equally exciting is the opportunity to spend time with Hadassah friends, exchanging creative ideas, memories and laughter.
Register today by clicking
here
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Click here to download the printable 2016 Hadassah Convention Registration Packet.
Join Hadassah Northeast for a special convention dinner on Monday, July 25, at Sway at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Click
here for more details.
Click
here
to register.
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Professional Directory
Opportunity
Get Your Members Listed Today:
The Directory is a new exclusive benefit of Life and eMembership that enables members to promote their professions and expand their business reach to our hundreds of thousands of members. In turn, the Directory gives Hadassah women access to needed services provided by members throughout the country and in their communities. The Directory is a great incentive to recruit new and gifted members to step up to Life.
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April 6 - June 24, 2016
Wendy Wolfe Fine:
The Pearl that Slipped Its Shell
Relays
the experiences of Jewish women in Iran
as a result of t
he Islamic Revolution of 1979, specifically those of the Mizrahi family, who immigrated to the United States and carry on Iranian Jewish traditions. Fine's immersive installation incorporates video, photography and cultural objects to re-envision transformation and loss in the personal freedoms and cultural lives of Iranian Jewish women after the Revolution, when their country shifted from a secular state to a theocracy of Islamic fundamentalism.
Click here
for more information on HBI programming.
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