Patricia Johnson’s column “My Love Affair With Shabbat” reflects on how Hadassah has given her a road map to build a legacy which she can be proud of. A self-styled “Jew by choice,” Patricia is Past President of Hadassah Charlotte, currently Southern Seaboard Communications Chair and a Hadassah Leadership Fellow.
In her column, Patricia writes about how lucky she has been to the celebrate the time-honored ritual of Shabbat around the world, from Lima, Peru to Jerusalem. This column is part of Hadassah’s ongoing series of articles in Thrive Global, the media platform founded by Arianna Huffington.