Passover is fast approaching. This holiday, a favorite for many, enables us to connect with loved ones and community, as we engage with the story of our exodus from Egypt and celebrate the values of resilience and freedom. Sending Hadassah Passover eCards is a wonderful way to commemorate the holiday and all it represents.
Connection and engagement are central as well to Hadassah@home, as you'll find in the listings below. Wishing you a meaningful Passover.
Live with a New York Times bestselling author: One Book, One Hadassah: Live with Lisa Barr, author of Woman on Fire. Part thriller and part historical fiction, with strong female characters and a well-researched look into the art world, Woman on Fire explores provenance and ownership of Nazi-looted art and asks how far one should go to reclaim a family treasure. Barr's page-turner is soon to be a motion picture, produced by and starring Sharon Stone. Thursday, April 7, 7 pm ET.
Celebrate Israel:Hadassah Magazine Discussion: Exploring "Israeliana," Iconic Israeli Souvenirs and Judaica with the Israel Museum. Timed to coincide with Israel's Independence Day, Executive Editor Lisa Hostein hosts senior curators from the Israel Museum in Jerusalem for an exploration of "Israeliana" — Israeli tchotchkes popular among tourists in the early years of the state. In advance, submit examples of vintage, pre-1975 Israeliana items — menorahs, souvenir plates, candlesticks and more — by emailing magazine@hadassah.org. During the event, the curators will analyze a few examples. Thursday, May 12, 12:30 pm ET.
Take action: Help hold the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) accountable. In the wake of last week's multiple terror attacks in Israel, Hadassah stands with Israel against terror. A recent report from IMPACT-se found that Palestinian refugee schools run by UNRWA teach curricula filled with antisemitic narratives, celebrating terrorists and rejecting reconciliation. Primary education filled with the glorification of violence leads to hatred and terrorist activity toward Jews and Israelis. Urge your legislators to help us end antisemitic education and end terrorism.
Share your stories: Join the Hadassah Writers' Circle. Write first-person essays for Hadassah's website and various media outlets about Hadassah's hospitals and research, advocacy, support for Israel, fight against antisemitism and our Youth Aliyah, Young Judea and other programs. Other topics: what Hadassah means to you, volunteering, mentoring, celebrating Shabbat and other Jewish holidays and how they are connected to Hadassah. Now seeking stories about Yom HaShoah and Hadassah's nurses (in honor of National Nurses' Week, May 6-12). Contact publicrelations@hadassah.org.
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SAVE THE DATE (details to come in future emails):
- Evolve presents Faces and Flavors of Judaism: Cooking, Culture and How Food Connects Us, with celebrity chef Einat Admony. Monday, May 16.
- Hadassah and Jerusalem: United Forever, a festive virtual celebration of Yom Yerushalayim. Wednesday, June 1.
- One Book, One Hadassah: Live with Rachel Barenbaum, the award-winning author of Atomic Anna. Wednesday, June 15, 7 pm ET.
For past programs see our last Hadassah@home email or our Virtual Programming page. Follow our COVID-19 coverage.