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Email Addresses * President's Message * Boynton Office Update * Convention 2022 * Let's Talk About It * Education Article * Golden Outreach * Little Known Jewish Women * Every Move Counts * Calendar Update * Holidays * Hadassah News * Stay Connected * Amazon Smile
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Hadassah Florida has a new text-to-donate option! Make your donation to Hadassah via your cellphone. Just text "donate" to (561) 867-2231 and follow the prompts. It's so easy!
Dear Friends,
In the Book of Ecclesiastes there is saying we all recognize: “To everything there is a season”. As we move into June, the season shifts to summer, a time for vacations, reconnecting with family and perhaps spending some lazy days on the beach reading a good book. That is not what is on my mind today having just participated in the Abortion Rights Rally.
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Hadassah Boynton Office Appointments
Per Hadassah National's Office Protocols, an appointment will be required to submit or receive materials at Hadassah’s Boynton Beach office. Entry into the office is not permitted at this time. Please email FloridaRequests@hadassah.org or leave a message in the General Voice Mailbox at (561) 498-1012 to schedule an arrival time. Please specify your name, daytime phone #, chapter, and reason for your appointment. You will receive a reply within 2 business days. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Hadassah will be returning to in-person events and gatherings!
If your Hadassah chapter will be returning to in person events, local units are required to follow state and local laws and regulations, the current CDC guidelines and recommendations as well as the following Hadassah protocols in order to conduct activities in the safest and healthiest manner possible. Please note: applicable Florida law states that businesses operating in Florida may not require patrons/customers to provide any documentation certifying COVID-19 vaccination or post-infection recovery to gain access to or receive services from the business. These protocols have been mailed to chapter leadership. If you would like a copy of the protocols or have questions about implementing them, email floridarequests@hadassah.org.
View the updated COVID Waiver View the Hadassah COVID Guidelines Rev. 04-22
Join us in Jerusalem: We're thrilled to invite you to join us for Hadassah's 100th National Convention: Together in Israel: Our Pride. Our Purpose. It will take place November 14-17, 2022 (provided health regulations allow). This is our first convention in Israel in a decade and our best lineup yet! Share your Hadassah pride and purpose and leave inspired to continue your support for Hadassah and for Israel.
Are you considering attending this year's National Convention in Israel? Would a subvention to defer some of the expense help make your decision a reality? If so, this is what would be required:
• Attend all the National Convention sessions including the breakout sessions I select with my registration.
• Write and submit an article or bulletin to the Region President about one of the sessions and/or speak at a Chapter event or Region Board Meeting or Workshop.
• Step up to a leadership portfolio in your Chapter or Region. This may include, but is not limited to, chairing or co-chairing an event, accepting a board portfolio, or another commitment agreed upon by my Region/Chapter President and myself.
Click here for the Convention Subvention Contract that you may use to request a subvention to attend the National Convention. The completed form should be sent, as soon as possible, to bprager@hadassah.org.
Click here to register for Hadassah's 100th National Convention
On the eve of June 4th and continuing to the 5th and 6th, Jews will celebrate the holiday of Shavuot. It is one of the three pilgrimage festivals; the other two are Passover and Sukkot. They were commemorated by Jews making a pilgrimage to the holy temple where they would bring a sacrifice. Shavuot is known by several names. One is Hag Ha Bikkorim, festival of the first fruits, when the sacrifice would be the first fruits of the harvest. Another is Hag Ha Katzir, festival of the harvest. Another is the festival of the giving of the Torah at Sinai.
Shavuot is connected to Passover as on the second day we begin counting 50 days to Shavuot. During this period we count each day, counting the omer. While there is no temple to which to bring an omer (a sheaf of grain) and most Jews are not involved with agriculture, the rabbis said we should still count the omer from Passover to Shavuot, marking each day as it brings us closer to the receiving the Torah and farther away from the days of our enslavement.
The rabbis, including Maimonides, said that the counting is directly from the Torah. It is customary to light candles on each night ending in, "ner shel yom tov". It is also a tradition to study on the first night until dawn, (if you can stay awake that long). This is to recall that the people prepared for the next day in which they would receive the Torah. The counting and the studying helps us to focus on this seminal event in our history.
Lois Gordon, Education Chair
Your chapter is invited to participate in Golden Outreach.
Re-connect residents to Israel, Jewish holiday celebrations, Rosh Chodesh & the accomplishments of HMO that impacts the world. Enlighten residents at a social gathering held at a residential Community with “tea &” (supplied by the venue) & energized with your spirit & knowledge of Hadassah.
Rosalind Franklin was born in 1920 to Ellis and Muriel Franklin, both members of education and socially conscious Jewish families that arrived in England during the 1700s and 1800s. She had such a strong independent streak that she would argue with the politically conservative father. She was interested in drawing, photography, and reading as well as sports. She used her talent as an artist and machinist to first sketch and then build her own molecular models and equipment. She was expected, however, to focus her talents on political, educational and charitable forms community service. It was fairly unusual that early in her life, she became fascinated with physics and chemistry at the rigorous St. Paul’s Girls School and even more unusual that she earned a natural sciences degree with a specialty in chemistry at Cambridge in 1941. Rosalind’s final degree exams qualified her for a graduate research scholarship, but she did not interact with her supervisor who stated to Rosalind’s biographer, Anne Sayre that he did not approve of her interest in “raising the status of her sex to equality of men.”
Check out our updated 2022 Region Calendar- Rev. 05.17.22
Hadassah offices will be closed on
Monday, June 6th - Shavuot
Monday, June 20th- Juneteenth
Fostering women's health and well-being through education, research and advocacy are long-time cornerstones of Hadassah's mission. In the listings below, you'll find ways to boost your body and spirit, from moving for heart health to watching informative programs right from home.
Yom Yerushalayim celebration: Hadassah and Jerusalem: United Forever. Join us for a heartwarming, historical, virtual celebration of the reunification of Jerusalem and our two hospitals which took place on June 7, 1967. This virtual celebration will feature musical performances from Israeli performers, powerful speakers and never-before-seen videos that will surely inspire you. Wednesday, June 1, 8 pm ET.
One Book, One Hadassah: Live with Rachel Barenbaum, the award-winning author of Atomic Anna. A time-travel story centered in the dilemmas of the atomic age, this ambitious novel follows three generations of Jewish women as they attempt to prevent the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and save their own family. Exploring intergenerational trauma and Jewish identity in both the former Soviet Union and 20th century America, Atomic Anna grapples with themes of love and responsibility and the bonds between mother and daughters. Wednesday, June 15, 7 pm ET.
For past programs see our last Hadassah@home email or our Member Engagement page.
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