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Hadassah Magazine Wins 17 Rockower Awards, Its Biggest Year Yet
We’re kvelling!

We’re kvelling!
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Homeward Bound
For Hadassah, travel to Israel has long been both a joy and a sacred commitment, but in recent years—amid pandemic and war, first in Gaza and later with Iran—making that round trip has become more rarefied and all the sweeter.

For Hadassah, travel to Israel has long been both a joy and a sacred commitment, but in recent years—amid pandemic and war, first in Gaza
Books
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.

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.
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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.

From the biblical midwives Shifra and Puah to modern delivery rooms in Jerusalem, midwifery has long played a vital role in Jewish life.
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Inside Hadassah’s Day of Impact on Capitol Hill
Nearly 200 Hadassah members, donors and Associates traveled to Washington to advocate for Israel, combat antisemitism and push for expanded women’s health protections.

Nearly 200 Hadassah members, donors and Associates traveled to Washington to advocate for Israel, combat antisemitism and push for expanded women’s health protections.
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Have You Heard the Latest Hadassah Magazine Article?
Experience the magazine beyond its print edition with new audio offerings.

Experience the magazine beyond its print edition with new audio offerings.

President’s Column: Peace From the Ground Up

Most of you have seen the corridors and waiting areas of Hadassah’s hospitals in Jerusalem. They are usually packed with patients and families, doctors and

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Inside Hadassah: On Innovative Ideas and Images

by Ruth G. Cole

In this season, as we celebrate Passover, we reaffirm the values we cherish as a free people. a At Hadassah, we highlight these values at

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Letters to the Editor: On Ethical and Environmental Concerns

Humane Slaughter? As an animal welfare advocate, I was sickened by “The Greening of Kashrut” (February issue). Humane slaughter is an oxymoron. If you wouldn’t

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Editor’s Wrapup: Necessity and Invention

by Alan M. Tigay

One of the more quoted bits of wisdom for our age is that a crisis should not be wasted. Usually cited to prescribe responses to

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President’s Column: Live and Learn

by Nancy Falchuk

Research tells us what we already know: The Passover Seder is the most widely observed Jewish ritual of the year. Even Jews who have no

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Editor’s Wrapup: Exclusively Yours

by Alan M. Tigay

Hadassah Magazine’s goal has always been to bring you the latest Jewish political and cultural news and events from Israel and around the world. Beginning with

President’s Column: A Time to Build

by Nancy Falchuk

Where there is no vision, says the Proverb, the people perish. And yet, we know that when there is only vision, we stand still, lacking

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Inside Hadassah: It’s So Easy Being Green

by Ruth G. Cole

Samuel Ha-Nagid, Jewish poet of the Golden Age of Spain, wrote: “I look up to the sky and its stars, and down to the earth…/