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The Jewish Self-Help Books We Desperately Need
A recent wave of books continues the Jewish tradition of turning to spiritual and rabbinical texts for help navigating modern-day challenges.

A recent wave of books continues the Jewish tradition of turning to spiritual and rabbinical texts for help navigating modern-day challenges.
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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.

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
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Stories From Hadassah’s Underground Hospitals
As Iranian missiles targeted Jerusalem, patients and staff moved below ground, where care continues amid fear, loss and resilience.

As Iranian missiles targeted Jerusalem, patients and staff moved below ground, where care continues amid fear, loss and resilience.
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Jewish Women Are Leading the Menopause Movement
A long-ignored stage of women’s lives is suddenly in the medical and cultural spotlight.

A long-ignored stage of women’s lives is suddenly in the medical and cultural spotlight.
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This Women Owned Startup Is Reshaping Egg Donation
Cofertility is ‘leading the way for a more transparent and ethical the entire industry to become more transparent and ethical,’ says cofounder Halle Tecco.

Cofertility is ‘leading the way for a more transparent and ethical the entire industry to become more transparent and ethical,’ says cofounder Halle Tecco.
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The Journey From Loss to Healing
Grief is a universal experience, but grieving is a uniquely personal experience.

Grief is a universal experience, but grieving is a uniquely personal experience.
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Helping Children Deal With Trauma
Young victims of pandemic stress learn coping strategies at Hadassah Hospital.

Young victims of pandemic stress learn coping strategies at Hadassah Hospital.
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A Perfect Match: Donating a Kidney to a Stranger
Every day in America, 13 people die waiting for a kidney. Often their best hope—their only hope—is to find a living donor.

Every day in America, 13 people die waiting for a kidney. Often their best hope—their only hope—is to find a living donor.

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Helping Children Deal With Trauma

by Wendy Elliman

Young victims of pandemic stress learn coping strategies at Hadassah Hospital.

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Israel Ranks Near the Top in Live Organ Donations

by Wendy Elliman

“Donating organs should be as much a social norm as stopping at a red light,” says Hadassah Ein Kerem nurse Kyrill Grozovsky.

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The “Hadassah Kidney”

by Donna Gordon Blankinship

The opportunity to save someone’s life doesn’t come around very often.

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A Perfect Match: Donating a Kidney to a Stranger

by Martha Gershun

Every day in America, 13 people die waiting for a kidney. Often their best hope—their only hope—is to find a living donor.

Hadassah
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Battling Cancer at Hadassah

by Wendy Elliman

Oncology patients at the world-renowned hospital share their stories.

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Jewish Women Fight Period Poverty

by Sarah Yahr Tucker

From United Nations panels to high school groups, from rabbis to lawmakers, the topic of menstruation is calling people—including Jewish women—into action.