The family once met on the first Saturday of the month, a boisterous gathering of adults and children. Today, the family only meets at funerals.

Among the derivatives of the Hebrew root ‭resh, khaf, lamed are biblical spice, perfume merchants and‭ ‬rumormongers and scandalmongers.

From developing a melanoma vaccine to working on controlling diabetes, Hadassah's multidisciplinary approach is resulting in medical breakthroughs and innovations.

Although I am very much at home in America, Israel is home, too. Many Hadassah members feel the same way.

Yom Kippur is about our relationship to God, although God remains a mystery to us. Purim is a day of masquerades and parties.

When I was a child and recited on the High Holy Days the long, repeating list of alphabetical transgressions, I did not even know what most of them…

The panelists agreed on this: It’s important to spend time and money telling your story to the next generation, teaching them about Judaism and Zionism.

Powerhouse speakers and sessions motivated attendees throughout the four days of Hadassah's 98th convention, held in Atlanta in July.