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My father knew the importance of what he often told me: “Don’t take democracy for granted.” In 1948, he came to the U.S. from Europe, where he had served in the army for seven consecutive years and where, before the war, he had helped write Czechoslovakia’s Constitution. Today, we are confronting profound social, economic and…
By Dina Kraft Every time Dr. Dvora Bauman and Dr. Moshira Aboo Dia are alerted about a new patient waiting to be met at the Bat Ami Center for Victims of Sexual Abuse at the Hadassah Medical Organization, the women brace themselves. Because at a rape crisis center, every case is a difficult case. And…
By Ruth Ann Freedman As Rosh Hashanah approaches, suddenly it seems like pomegranates are everywhere, the seeds symbolizing the 613 mitzvot and fertility. Yet the commandment “to be fruitful and multiply” (Genesis 1:28) is far easier for some families than others. When I was 18 years old, I was diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome. I…
On Tuesday, women’s health advocates across the political spectrum sent a loud and clear message in support of reproductive rights during the National Day of Action. In every state around the country, according to USA Today’s count, there were more than 450 events, a rapid-response mobilization sponsored by dozens of national organizations, including Hadassah. “They’re…
By Ellen Hershkin “Self-care” is the buzzword of the moment for women, but what does it really mean when women’s health disparities in America have elicited a growing alarm among the public, and policymakers? Women need real tools to help navigate their own health, from education, to apps, to community resources. But the burden and…
Each year, we recount the story of Passover and, within it, a heroic moment of lifesaving, one with ripple effects of epic proportions — including the redemption of the Jewish people. It’s a game-changing moment, an act of bravery that defined the Jewish people and made the Exodus and our shared history possible. Our hero,…
“Are swastikas in playgrounds the new normal?” tweeted a New York City Councilman. Twice in three days late last month, swastikas and other anti-Semitic graffiti were found in New York playgrounds — in Brooklyn and Queens, among the most ethnically diverse urban areas in the world. On the first Monday of March, across the country…
By Rabbi Rebecca Sirbu 2018 was the “Year of the Woman.” More women were elected to Congress than ever before. The #MeToo and #TimesUp movements continued to bring issues of sexual harassment and gender bias in to the news, and women (and men) showed up in the streets, online – and everywhere — to advance…
Hybrid: Online and at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan
Oct 2, 2022
6:30 pm ET ·
A Sukkah, IMKHA, created by artist Tobi Kahn, for the Marlene Meyerson JCC of Manhattan is an installation consisting of 13 interrelated sculpted painted wooden panels, constituting a single work of art. Join for a panel discussion with Rabbi Joanna Samuels, Chief Executive Director of the Marlene Meyerson JCC of Manhattan, Talya Zax, Innovation Editor of the Forward, and Tobi Kahn, Artist. Moderated by Mattie Kahn.