For generations, the women of Hadassah have viewed Henrietta Szold with justifiable reverence, but we often forget that she started out like many of us.

The Museum of Jewish Heritage. Photo courtesy of WikiCommons. “Look—there’s the museum!” That’s what one of us said every time the familiar building came into

“Stressful?” asks a British colleague, who has just survived it. “There should be a government health warning about moving house!” She has a point. Moving

Bar Mitzva for Life While the creativity and pizzazz of the b’nei mitzot featured in “Today I Am a Director” (June/July issue) are to be appreciated, it

It is the start of the Jewish New Year and time to look to the future. With this issue, I conclude my term as chair

Each season carries memories of childhood that become part of the pattern of life. For me, the highlight of autumn is Sukkot. When I was

The experience of high office doesn’t always match the expectation. Maybe it’s because anticipation is all about what you are going to accomplish or change,

In Alabama 100 years ago, midwives wrapped a laboring woman in her husband’s shirt and cap, so his energy could help her with the birth.