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Letters to the Editor: Menopause and ‘Nobody Wants This’
Readers respond to recent Hadassah Magazine coverage.
The Hebrew Root for Puns, Waterfalls and Queen Esther
This Hebrew root appears many times in the Book of Esther.
Review: ‘Isabela’s Way’
Barbara Stark Nemon imagines a secret escape network for Jews and conversos fleeing the Portuguese Inquisition, guided by a teenage girl’s coded embroidery.
New Yiddish Books and Memoirs From Hadassah Members
A pilot’s account of foiling a historic plane hijacking, a celebration of the Yiddish word kvell and a daughter’s moving Holocaust family memoir.
What to Know About Midwifery in Israel
From the biblical midwives Shifra and Puah to modern delivery rooms in Jerusalem, midwifery has long played a vital role in Jewish life.
Hadassah’s Inaugural Conference on a Cruise
Highlights include speciality cocktails like Henrietta’s Dream, dancing and raising over $50,000.
Younger Women Join Hadassah On a Mission
Announcing the fourth-cohort of Evolve Leadership Fellows!
How I Reluctantly Found Purpose as a Cancer Mentor
In an excerpt from her new memoir, ‘The End of My Life Is Killing Me,’ Anabelle Gurwitch sits shiva for the 'angel' who helped her navigate lung cancer.
New Jewish Books to Read This Spring 2026
Rachel Goldberg-Polin’s memoir of grief for her murdered son, a story about a multigenerational roadtrip, a novel on the life of a Modern Orthodox wife and more.
New Doc Celebrates Israeli Olympian Swimmer’s Comeback
In 'Parting the Waters,' filmmaker Michele Kuvin Kupfer chronicles her return to competitive swimming at 59—and reflects on grief, resilience and Jewish identity.
What’s Jewish About Vietnam and Cambodia?
More than you might think. With tens of thousands of Jewish tourists each year, don’t be surprised if you bump into Israeli backpackers and Chabad centers.
A New Way to Pass Down Jewish Tradition
A new line of audio-chip devices allows users to capture and replay messages and stories in birthday cards, gift tags and more.
Proving Jewish Presence in the Land of Israel
George Blumenthal collects spectacular antiquities that demonstrate the historical Jewish presence in the Land of Israel. Now, he's digitizing some of the most important pieces of evidence.
In a Jerusalem Bomb Shelter: Part II
The war is unfolding in Israel with strikingly modern features and ancient resonance.
Matti Friedman on the Enduring Legend of Hannah Senesh
In his new book, Out of the Sky: Heroism and Rebirth in Nazi Europe, Canadian Israeli journalist and prize-winning author Matti Friedman trains his lens
Israelis Approach New Iran War With Hope and Uncertainty
Israel’s swift elimination of Iran’s supreme leader and America’s decision to join the war brought an early sense of exhilaration. But in war-weary Israel there was dread, too.
Life Making Sense
Magic happens at Hadassah, but for all the expertise of our superb staff, there are still some outcomes that come as a surprise.
Preserving My Grandfather’s Passover Legacy
When my grandfather passed, I was asked to take over his role as keeper of the family seder. But he was Moses, and we were the Israelites in…
New Haggadot Celebrate the Contributions of Jewish Women
Beautifully illustrated by female artists with commentary from women scholars, both ‘Erev Rav’ and ‘Az Nashir’ celebrate Miriam's heroism in the Exodus and the central role Jewish women…
How One Girl Scout Is Shining a Light on the Holocaust
Through the Holocaust Education Girl Scout Patch she created, Lily Sassani aims to help ‘a generation of young women see themselves as upstanders and changemakers.’
In Every Generation, Defiant Women Rise to Redeem the Jews
From Queen Esther and Miriam to the female pilots who joined Operation Roaring Lion, righteous Jewish women have maintained an active role in preserving their people.
Kudos to Hadassah’s Hospitals
Over the past year, the Hadassah Medical Organization and its medical staff have earned numerous national and international accolades.
Hadassah Exports Trauma Treatment to Australia
Two days after the Bondi Beach attack, Hadassah psychologist Osnat Goori Mussel was on the ground helping treat the trauma.
Hadassah Treats Israel’s Post–October 7 Mental Health Crisis
More than two years after the Nova music festival attacks, Hadassah’s psychologists are still treating a nation gripped by trauma, anxiety and survivor’s guilt.
Hadassah Steps Up for Reproductive Rights
'We believe women should have choices and autonomy,' says Elizabeth Cullen, Hadassah’s director of government relations.
Jewish Women Mobilize For Reproductive Rights
Post-Dobbs legal challenges to IVF mark a new front in the fight over reproductive rights, as Hadassah and other Jewish groups push back to protect access to care.
Australia’s Jews Confront a New Reality
Violent antisemitism down under has forced a reckoning with identity, safety and belonging in a country long known as a ‘goldene medina.’
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Adeena Sussman’s ‘Zariz’
Written in the shadow of October 7, the food star’s ‘timesaving cookbook’ offers ‘simple cooking for complicated times.’
Photographer Bill Aron’s Lens on 50 Years of Jewish Life
A new exhibit at the American Jewish Historical Society showcases 50 images captured by the ‘dean of American Jewish photography’ over the last five decades.
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