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Dear Friends,
I write this message a day after the elections. Our community is dealing with largely unexpected results. I'm reminded of the words of another unexpected winner--singer and Nobel Prize winner Bob Dylan. He told us long ago that, "The times they are a changing." And once again, we find ourselves in changing times.
But even in changing times--perhaps especially in changing times, we must hold on to the certainties that sustain us. For Hadassah women and our supporters, that means refocusing our energies on the values that we hold dear and doubling down on our commitment to advancing those values.
Hadassah heals the sick and rescues children and women from life-threatening situations. Hadassah saves lives and provides education, housing and job opportunities. Hadassah advocates for equality and supports the Jewish state.
Our diverse initiatives reflect those values.
Please take a look at the upcoming programs described in this newsletter. You will recognize the priorities that helped shape our 2017 Annual Plan. They are the same priorities that Hadassah women have been championing for generations:
- Partner with Hadassah Medical Organization to support research efforts that save lives and care for the people of Israel.
- Educate and advocate for women's health issues.
- Lead our community in revitalizing support for a strong Israel.
- Collaborate with other pro-Israel organizations to inspire younger women to strengthen modern Zionism.
- Advocate for domestic policies that foster gender equality, medical research and preventative health care, and the prevention of human trafficking.
In this season of unexpected change, we can take comfort in the array of programs that are fun and inspiring while also serving as an opportunity to bring us together in service of our core beliefs.
I am inspired by all of your tireless efforts to create positive change in pursuit of those beliefs. And I invite you to roll up your sleeves and become even more engaged. Encourage a friend to attend a Hadassah event or volunteer your time and talents to help Hadassah Boston make an even more powerful impact.
Together, we have the power to shape the changes blowing in on these winds. Let's make sure they are changes driven by our values. And let's make sure they are changes that we and our children can be proud of.
Varda
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 Sunday, December 4
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Tuesday, December 6
12 pm
Author Juliette Fay
presents
The Tumbling Turner Sisters
The Tumbling Turner Sisters
is about a poverty-stricken family of four girls who try their hand as an acrobatic act in vaudeville in 1919. Heartwarming and surprising, it is a story of awakening to unexpected possibilities, love and heartbreak, and the dawn of a new American era at the close of World War 1.
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Tuesday, December 6
12 pm
Tikvah After Party Lunch
All Tikvah members are invited to Hadassah Northeast for a discussion with Juliette Fay, Author of
The Tumbling Turner Sisters. Afterwards, the group will head to Panera Bread for lunch and conversation
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12 p.m. - Author Discussion
(HNE, 1320 Centre Street, Suite 205, Newton Centre, Mass.)
1:30 p.m. - Lunch at Panera Bread
(1241 Centre Street, Newton Centre, Mass.)
Please RSVP by Friday, December 2
Hadassah Northeast at 781-455-9055 or hne@hadassah.org.
Co-chairs: Judy Garelick and Leslie Fishman
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Thursday, December 15
7 pm
Author Susan David
presents
Emotional Agility
Emotional Agility serves as a roadmap for real behavioral change - a new way of acting that will help you to reincorporate your most troubling feelings as a source of energy and creativity, and live the life you want. Written with authority, wit, and empathy,
Emotional Agility will help you live your most successful life whoever you are and whatever you face.
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Membership Renewal Campaign
Step up to Life Membership
Take advantage of the upgrade special for Gifted and Annual Members before the price increase in January 2017. Upgrade to Life membership for $180!
That's a lifetime of Hadassah Magazine, access and listing in our online
Professional Business Directory, invitations to National programs and, of course opportunities to participate in our local activities.
If you want to continue as an annual member, it's $36.
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Endless Beginnings Necklace
Research in Service to Humanity
For a gift of $150* in support of groundbreaking medical research at Hadassah Medical Organization, you can receive the lovely sterling silver Endless Beginnings necklace edged with cubic zirconias. It is inscribed with the famous quote from Hadassah's founder, Henrietta Szold, "There is no ending that is not a beginning."
Proceeds go to support the ongoing lifesaving patient treatment and medical research at Hadassah Medical Organization and count towards your unit's fundraising goal.
*Note: The necklace has a fair market value of $50. All but the fair market value of the asterisked item noted above is deductible to the extent provided by law.
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Keepers of the Gate
Reception and Concert 2016
Hadassah held its 2016 Keepers of the Gate Reception on Sunday, October 30 at NewBridge on the Charles in Dedham, Mass. It was a very entertaining evening that celebrated the ongoing commitment of Keepers of the Gate, Hadassah's premier annual giving society. Acclaimed Israeli pianist Eyran Katsenelenbogen engaged guests with an upbeat recital featuring Jewish and secular music. A big thank you to everyone that supported this lovely event.
Please enjoy some photos from the evening by clicking here.
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Did You Know?
Two Hadassah-supported Youth Aliyah villages are on the Israel Ministry of Education's top-100 list of exceptional Israeli schools. Youth Aliyah helps set at-risk children in Israel on the path to success. We're honored!
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