Hadassah Magazine

Health + Medicine
Why Vaccines Matter
Vaccines are widely considered by the medical community to be one of the greatest achievements in public health.

Vaccines are widely considered by the medical community to be one of the greatest achievements in public health.
American View
Covid’s Collateral Damage: Women
Women are paying a disproportionate price, at work and at home.

Women are paying a disproportionate price, at work and at home.
Family
How Genealogy Became the Great Jewish Pastime
“America is a country of immigrants. Most people don’t even know where their grandparents are from. And there’s a lot of family mythology that is not necessarily true.”

“America is a country of immigrants. Most people don’t even know where their grandparents are from. And there’s a lot of family mythology that is not necessarily true.”
The Jewish Traveler
A Pilgrimage Through Ancestral Lands
In the town now called Nadvirna in Ukraine, Steve Turner says he could feel the presence of his father’s family who didn’t survive.

In the town now called Nadvirna in Ukraine, Steve Turner says he could feel the presence of his father’s family who didn’t survive.
American View
A Lesson in Advocacy From Jewish Suffragists
As America celebrates the centennial of female suffrage this year, what’s striking is how much today’s female leaders have in common with our activist foremothers, many of whom were Jewish.

As America celebrates the centennial of female suffrage this year, what’s striking is how much today’s female leaders have in common with our activist foremothers, many of whom were Jewish.

Salmon in Coconut Sauce, Inspired by Uri Buri

My take on the Uri Buri dish evolved into a light, Asian-style creamy salmon entree with more subtle flavor notes—and sans the heat of jalapeños.

Books

Rabbinic Words of Wisdom At a Time of Crisis

by Talia Liben Yarmush

While a peaceful inauguration took place January 20 on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, the country is still reeling from the riots at the very same building.

Books

Faye Kellerman Does It Again

by Rahel Musleah

Faye Kellerman, as always, manages to juggle it all.

Food

Baking Challah as Much-Kneaded Therapy

by Aayisha Ruby Gold

Baking releases endorphins and taunts your sense of self with a demand for perfection that, when it comes, feels effortless.

American View

SPONSORED CONTENT: We Must Define Antisemitism to Stop Antisemitism

by Liora Rez

Social media and college campuses are two major battlegrounds in the fight against Jew-hatred.

Arts

Jewish Arts Institutions Respond to Racial Injustice—and Covid-19

by Robert Goldblum

The pandemic wreaked havoc on Jewish museums and cultural institutions across the United States, forcing closures, steep declines in revenue, layoffs and budget cuts.