Dear Friends,

 Get involved with Hadassah.

We think about the challenges women and families face, and we do something about them. We show our love for Israel in myriad ways. And we make friends for life while we do all of it. Come join us. We’re waiting to welcome you.

There is a place for you at Hadassah whether you have lots of time or just a little.

 
Hadassah Greater Washington welcomes to its Board:

Rhonda Weiner, Membership VP
Debbie Friedman, Annual Giving Chair 
Lois Fields and Ruth Unterweger, Ruach Administrators 
Joan Katz, Co-President, Shir Shalom 
Robin Rosenthal, President, Northern Virginia
Andi Wirpel, Advisor for Northern Virginia 
Rita Weisstuch, Advisor for Ruach 
Abby Simms, Advisor for Shir Shalom 

Hadassah Greater Washington appreciates our members for their service to the board and chapters:

Iris Tishkoff, for serving as the 2019 HGW Membership Chair
Lynn Berk and Larelda Gruber, Co-Presidents, Ruach
Abby Simms, Advisor for Ruach 
Andi Wirpel, President, Northern Virginia 

And we are pleased to welcome our newest office personnel which include Adi Paliti, filling in for Shungu Jani, who is on maternity leave and Mary Ann Dawedeit, Administrative Assistant.

 
Our chapters are active and offer a variety of programs and activities. Here are just a few: an art auction (Northern Virginia); a fashion show at Lord & Taylor (Neshama); speaker Stuart Eisenstadt (Ruach), Ellen Hershkin, National President, spoke at our region installation; Dina Kraft, moderator of The Branch podcast, spoke about the possibilities for peaceful coexistence between Arabs and Jews in Israeli society. 

 
We are a warm and special community within the larger Jewish community.

We invite you to laugh with us, plan with us, and make the world better with us.

We would love to hear from you, please contact us at bcwash@hadassah.org to get in touch.

B’Shalom,
Marsha Werner and Sarah Elpern

Co-Presidents

Hadassah Greater Washington

Northern Virginia Chapter invites you: to Candid Reflections on Women's Sexuality with a touch of Jewish wisdom featuring Rabbi Rebecca Sirbu

From reproductive rights to infertility to menopause, join Rabbi Sirbu for an engaging and informative conversation.

Rabbi Rebecca W. Sirbu is the Director of the Member & Unit Services Division at Hadassah, HWZOA.  Rabbi Sirbu was selected as one of the “Most Inspirational Rabbi’s in America” by The Forward Newspaper and sits at the leading edge of American Jewish life.  

Sunday, March 22, 2020

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

West Springfield Country Club

    8301 Old Keene Mill Road

    Springfield, VA 22152

Couvert: $38 Members, $45 Guests, includes nibbles & noshes  

For questions please contact Rhonda Weiner at 703-578-0174 or rhondaw83@verizon.net.

Round Building Construction Update January 2020 - Glass Ceiling Removal 

In July 2017, HWZOA committed to raise $91.2 million to renovate the Round Building, a key component of Hadassah Medical Organization where life-saving research and procedures are carried out on a daily basis. The Round Building is so vital to health care in Israel and the world.

Here are some of the renovations currently taking place:

The empty core of the round building will be filled in, to create much needed floor space. The first stage of this process will be removing the glass ceiling.

To prevent rainwater from accumulating on the floor of Level 3, once the ceiling has been removed, drainage holes will be prepared and the floor will be sealed with waterproof sealant.

Once the ceiling is removed, the crane will install a circular steel structure on the roof of the building to support the new concrete floor area and to hold the external glass casing.

Achieving our vision for 360 Degrees of Healing is possible only through the full support of our committed friends around the world. To complete the renovation and expansion of the iconic Round Building — so vital to health care in Israel and HMO medical breakthroughs with global impact — we aim to raise $91.2 million.

With your help, we can ensure that the iconic Round Building at Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem helps keep Israel at the forefront of medicine and secures Hadassah’s legacy of healing for the next 100 years.

Please join us in our commitment to healing tomorrow. Support 360° of Healing today.

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