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Leader's Digest
A weekly hands-on guide of events, tools and news FOR LEADERS ONLY.
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Tools You Can Use
Announcements and resources for programs and campaigns

REMINDER: The materials you need for most of these programs can also be found by logging into hadassah.org/myHadassah.

New Materials for 360° of Healing, The Full Circle Campaign
DOWNLOAD: Equipments & Furnishings List
Flyer: How to order our new Healing Bank Canister and Lenscloth
Program-in-a-Box Baby Shower — everything you need to hold a real or non-event event!
Order forms for our new Retractable Banner

Annual Giving "Step-Up" Opportunities
DON'T FORGET: The Annual Giving department still has a LIMITED NUMBER of Open Heart necklaces to use as an incentive to join Keepers of the Gate or Chai Society, or to step-up your annual commitment to Hadassah. This is a great promotional tool for use at Keepers events, Chai Teas, and board meetings to help hit your unit goals. Additionally, the Lighting the Way recognition for NEW Golden Keepers will continue through 2019. Flyers for both can be found through the above link or contact Crystal Stubbs, Director of Annual Giving, for more details.

New Media Partnership with the Forward.com/Sisterhood
SHARE: A new partnership with the Forward, where Hadassah submits two columns/month for the Forward's Sisterhood blog section. The focus will be on women's health, humanitarianism, or Zionism/Israel. This partnership guarantees us stories and online viewership to an important and relevant audience. First two articles:
Health Inequity Puts Women's Lives at Risk
MeToo: A Women's Health Issue

New Episode of Hadassah On Call
LISTEN AND SHARE: In the newest episode, renowned expert Prof. A. Joseph Foldes discusses Osteoporosis and its causes. The episode, Make No Bones About It: Hadassah Osteoporosis Specialist Reveals Advancements provides vital information on the risk factors that could lead to damaging bone fractures and discusses everything from available treatment options to the surprising diseases that may be linked to Osteoporosis.

New Episode of The Branch Podcast
LISTEN AND DISCUSS! Episode 5 of The Branch is now live! In this month's episode, "The Blue Bridge", we travel to Juha's Guesthouse in the Israeli Arab fishing village of Jisr az Zarka. We created a special discussion guide to help jump start meaningful conversations around The Branch. Inspire others to visit Israel with Hadassah Missions!

Introducing: Discussing Zionism
WATCH! We've changed our name! We are expanding the conversation about Zionism, and so we have changed the title of our program to Discussing Zionism. Join us on our journey, where we'll get into more nuanced conversations around a wide variety of topics. To kick this off, National President Ellen Hershkin holds an exclusive interview with former Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat. Watch as they discuss Zionism, The Jerusalem Gateway Project and our Hadassah Medical Organization.

Order Gil Troy's book, The Zionist Ideas
PLEASE SHARE: Have you ordered your copy of Gil Troy's The Zionist Ideas yet? It's an important read, we encourage you to order one. Each copy will have an autographed bookplate with your name or you can gift it. Order while supplies last. Your unit would also benefit from starting a study group based on this book using Gil's "Leader's Discussion Guide" written specifically for Hadassah group discussions. You can access the guide through your leadership portal on myHadassah.

Travel with us to Israel
SIGN UP: Make Israel part of your new year. Choose one of Hadassah's amazing 2019 tours. Want to dive in deep, relax and refresh, or celebrate Purim or Israel's Independence? Whatever your passions are, we've got the perfect trip. All you need to do is reserve a spot. We'll take care of the rest. Act fast and save.

Looking to show off your photos from Major Gifts events?
SHARE WITH YOUR UNITS: The Marketing/Communications team is looking for high-resolution digital photos of small groups of high-level donors attending major fundraising events as well as featured guest speakers -- please provide captions describing event details and the success of the event, plus identify donors and any guest speakers including in the photos.

Please submit entries to abagdoyan@hadassah.org; unfortunately, we cannot guarantee that all photos submitted will be used.

Membership F100 Enrollment Form 2019
NEW: 2019 Membership F100 Enrollment Form is now available on myHadassah for you to use in your membership endeavors.

Tu B'Shevat
CELEBRATE: The Jewish holiday commemorating the New Year of the Trees will occur on January 21, 2019. Download Hadassah’s message to our leadership.

Health & Wellness Materials
SAVE TIME: Instead of reinventing the wheel, use our programs in a box for any health event. Go to myHadassah under HMO: Research for materials, including heart health resources. Email health@hadassah.org so we can get you started.

Promote Hadassah Priorities to New Congress
ACT: Welcome the new 116th Congress! Join Hadassah is promoting the work of Hadassah Medical organization and urging your legislators to take action on our priorities—a strong US-Israel relationship, combating anti-Semitism, and promoting women's health.

New Policy Statements
SHARE: Hadassah's National Board passed two new policy statements, reaffirming our commitment to combating anti-Semitism and improving maternal health. Read the full statements and share them with your units.

News You Can Use
Stories of interest from inside Hadassah and around the world

Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem Receives Award in the Ministry of Health's 2018 Star Program

Creative "Magic Tricks" Reduce Need to Sedate Kids for Radiation Treatment

Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem Reinvents Its Pediatric Oncology Department

Hadassah’s Trauma Team Performs a “Muejaza,” Saving Boy Who Fell Down an Elevator Shaft

Don't Forget
Reminders and miscellaneous.

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