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Save the Date
MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW!

Sunday, September 8, 2024
8:45 am - 3:00 pm

Region Meeting (in person, held in the Bay Area, location probably Emeryville).

Please join us as we celebrate the Central Pacific Coast Region IN PERSON!

Officially we will start Sunday morning and end mid-afternoon.

It will be a bonding, fun and an informativeevent. We will serve breakfast and lunch on Sunday, September 8th, so please bring your appetites and curiosity. All members are invited to attend.

Details will be forthcoming in the very near future.

I'd like to encourage everyone to mark their calendars and stay tuned for registration details coming up for the region meeting on September 8th in Emeryville.

It will be chock full of fun, information, and teamwork for all of us, new and long-time members of Hadassah, to gather together as Hadassah Zionist women!

Please feel free to reach out (scgrossman@hadassahg.org) with presentation suggestions and to help plan the details of this meeting with the region team.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

We are starting to have Solidarity group meetings in Santa Cruz and Berkeley, which is wonderful. We warmly welcome you all to join. Here us to our future...together...b'yachad!

Susan Cohen Grossman
Region President (2022-2024)
scgrossman@hadassah.org
facebook.com/CentralPacificRegionHadassah

Want to go to the ballgame with Hadassah?

The last Jewish Heritage Day at the Coliseum in Oakland will be on August 4th. The A's will be playing in Sacramento after this season. Jewish Heritage Day is the most tenured Heritage Day at the Coliseum; and for good reason too! This year, Jewish Heritage Day will be vs the Dodgers at 1:00 pm at the Coliseum. Help us cheer on Zack Gelof (Team Israel player) and the rest of the A's for this game! For the second season in a row, Boichik Bagels will be providing free (kosher) bagels for guests during our pregame event. The giveaway this year is an A's blanket. Groups of 15+ receive discounted tickets up to 50% off the normal rate and groups of 25+ will get a scoreboard shoutout! 

Would you like to coordinate the Hadassah contingent? Contact Region President, Susan (scgrossman@hadassah.org).

Chapter and Region Happenings

All are welcome! You do not need to belong to the chapter to attend.

Marin Chapter Rides a Train Together! July 2 at 10:45 am

Please join us for an hour-long SMART train ride from Larkspur station to Santa Rosa station and lunch at Grossman's Noshery. Chat with old friends, make new friends, and support Hadassah while the weather is comfortably warm in Northern California! Questions? Please contact Gail at gberkow612@gmail.com. Register here.

Solano Napa Rosh Chodesh Gathering (all are welcome) - Sunday, July 7 at 4:00 pm via Zoom

Rosh Chodesh Tammuz is coming up, a challenging month in Jewish history. We are Jewish women gathering to observe the New Moon, to learn, connect and to have fun together. Preliminary topics include exploring aspects of Beer Sheva and the Nabataean water system in the Negev that led to today’s irrigation drip systems, share recipes to take care of ourselves after fasting days, and a discussion around the topic of Death Doulas. Come join us to experience this circle of Jewish women!

Questions? Please contact Sabine at solanonapa@hadassah.org. Register here.

Santa Cruz Chapter has started to meet informally! - Monday, July 8 at 6:00 pm and Thursday, July 11 at 10:00 am

The Santa Cruz Chapter of Hadassah invites you to a vegetarian dinner and presentation by Erin Schrode from Zioness on being a Progressive and a Zionist: Monday, July 8 at 6:00 pm at Chadeish Yameinu for FREE.

This event will be followed by another Coffee Talk no-host get together on Thursday, July 11 10:00 am at Norma Jeans Coffee. We’ll discuss the presentation and anything else Jewish and Israel-related. Join us for some free and fun camaraderie.

RSVP to Anastasia Torres-Gil: binkyart@live.com or 831-200-9464, and/or contact her to get onto the mailing list for the next gathering.

Berkeley Book Group (all are welcome) - Thursday, July 18 at 1:00 pm via Zoom

Discussing The Postcard by Susan Berest. Contact Estie Hudes estie.hudes@ucsf.edu for more information.

Solano Napa Film Group (all are welcome) "Learning to Drive" - July 21 at 5:00 pm via Zoom

Stream at home, then join the discussion! Available for free through most local libraries on Kanopy or at this YouTube link for free with ads. Click here to watch the trailer.

As her marriage dissolves, a Manhattan writer takes driving lessons from a Sikh instructor with his own marriage troubles. In each other's company they find the courage to get back on the road and the strength to take the wheel.

Questions? Please contact Jan Leventhal at janetbleventhal@hotmail.com.

Register here.

Evolve Yachad August 25 from 2:00 – 4:00 pm: Middle Eastern Spice Blending Workshop

Faith Kramer who wrote the cookbook 52 Shabbats and currently writes a food column for the J, is going to teach us about the history of the Jewish spice trade and lead us in a spice blending workshop. For more information please contact Lauren at evolveyachad@gmail.com.

Register here.

Berkeley Jewish Women Walk & Support Group is now starting up.

Contact Susan for link to the WhatsApp group. We are meeting informally to walk in nature and create Zionist solidarity in the Berkeley area.

Diablo Valley Study Group is on hold for the summer.

Sacramento Study Group is taking a break for the summer and will start up again in the fall

Tri City Chapter

Please contact Janice Fonteno janicecsuh@comcast.net or Karen Bresler karen_bresler@hotmail.com, Chapter Co-Presidents, about the Rejuvenation Project coming up in early August!

Hadassah Advocacy

The October 7 Remembrance Education Act will direct the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to develop a curriculum for the study of antisemitism surrounding October 7. We all MUST contact our legislators to support the October 7 Remembrance Education Act now!

National Hadassah Information

Hadassah National - Attorneys and Judges Council's Book Club,
Tuesday, July 9 - 8 pm ET/5 pm PT via Zoom

We will be talking about The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama. It is divided into three parts: Part 1 is dedicated to identifying one’s strengths, Part 2 focuses on family and relationships, and Part 3 explores how to remain positive and resilient during difficult times. The words of wisdom and inspiration is sure to motivate lively and thoughtful conversation at the meeting. Michelle LaVaughn Obama is a mother, lawyer, daughter, leader, author, and the former First Lady of the United States, being married to former president Barack Obama. She is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School. FREE and OPEN TO ALL! Click here to register.

For more information, email us at:
attorneysandjudgescouncil@hadassah.org

Hadassah National Conference, July 28-30, 2024

18 of us from the Central Pacific Coast Region are attending. DO JOIN US!

National Conference Keynote and Speakers

She made headlines at the Grammys with her large yellow ribbon, and now Montana Tucker, award-winning actress, singer, philanthropist and social media activist, is our keynote speaker, joining our other top-tier speakers, including award-winning author Talia Carner, OPI co-founder Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, Emily Austin, sports reporter, social media influencer and actress, Dr. Omri Sender, partner and chair at S. Horowitz & Co., and David Schizer, JD, Columbia Law School dean emeritus and professor. Register now and spread the word about these fantastic speakers.

Register now, see the other fantastic speakers in the lineup and spread the word.

Special One Book, One Hadassah Event

Condemn Sexual Violence

ACT NOW: Even though there is abundant evidence of Hamas’ weaponization of sexual violence on October 7 and beyond, the biased UN Commission of Inquiry’s (COI) recent report fails to hold Hamas accountable for these crimes against humanity. Tell UN leaders to condemn Hamas’ sexual violence as a crime against humanity!

#Hadassah18
18 American Zionist Women You Should Know

Hadassah’s 18 American Zionist Women You Should Know campaign is still going strong. Please encourage your membership to visit us on Facebook, Instagram and X every week to learn about remarkable women like Aviva Klompas, co-founder and CEO of Boundless, an organization that works to improve Israel education and combat antisemitism.

Order a Certificate Today!

Contact Hadassah West Certificates Chair, Nanci Patchen
Phone: 714-552-6435 Email: nanci.patchen@gmail.com

WHO WILL SAY KADDISH?

Hadassah's Perpetual Yahrzeit Program ensures that Kaddish will be recited in Jerusalem for your loved ones. Every year. Forever.

Perpetual Yahrtzeit - Kaddish will be recited annually for your loved one in perpetuity in the Fannie and Maxwell Abbell Synagogue at Hadassah Medical Center beneath Marc Chagall's iconic stained glass windows.

Enhanced Perpetual Yahrzeit - Kaddish will be recited for your loved one daily for 11 months after burial, after which Kaddish will be recited annually.

Advance Yahrzeit - A reservation to ensure Kaddish will be recited for you and your loved ones upon their death. Available in standard and Enhanced Perpetual Yahrzeit.

hadassah.org/yahrzeit

For further information, or to establish a Yahrzeit, call 877.212.3321 or email yahrzeit@hadassah.org.

As proud Zionists, we put Jewish values into action to create community and ensure an enduring Israel. Through education, advocacy and advancing medicine, join us as we cultivate these values in future generations and work passionately to create a strong Israel for all of us.

If you know of a “Next Generation” person who might be interested, we have people ready and willing to reach out and engage with her! Contact Susan (scgrossman@hadassah.org) who will refer you to our region’s Evolve Chair, Tory Roman.