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MEET LYNN FURNESS, OUR NEW REGION PRESIDENT!


Please come and meet Hadassah Central States President,
Lynn Furness, and hear the latest from the Hadassah National Convention and our new region!

Friday, August 5, 10:30 am
home of Karen Lustig, 17 S. Pittsford Hill Lane, Pittsford
RSVP to Karen by August 3: KareLustig@aol.com or 381-9327 or text 943-1707
 

BAT AMI LUNCHEON

 
 August 16, 11:30 AM
at the Summit in Brighton
 
Mitch Gruber, Director of Program and Innovation at Foodlink, will speak on:

  "THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF FOODLINK"

 The luncheon will be will be strictly kosher.  
Menu: Soup, Seafood Salad OR Corned Beef Sandwich, dessert and drinks.
             
Please mail your $12 check and choice of main course to:  
Susanne Esan
223 Stone Road
Rochester, NY 14616. 
There is limited space, so secure your place early. RSVP before August 13.
  
We don't expect to cancel because of a snowstorm!
 

MACY'S SHOP FOR A CAUSE AUGUST 26-28

 
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Buy your $5 shopping pass, payable to Hadassah, from Marcia Gabrilove Ladin, 258 Hollywood Ave., Rochester, NY, 14618.  If you would like it mailed to you, please send $5.50 to cover postage.  Happy Shopping!
 

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

 

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We have now passed the mid-point of summer and everyone is thinking about and planning for the upcoming year including the High Holidays, schools opening, and other beginnings. Many of us have returned from summer travels and are settling back into our daily and weekly routines. I hope your travels have been enjoyable and uneventful.

August finds us in the Hebrew month of Av when we recall and mourn the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem. This holiday is usually not commemorated by all of us; traditionally only those who observe Orthodox or Conservative religious practices tend to make special notice of the day by fasting and mourning those losses. However in recent years some Reform congregations have begun to recognize the importance of the day and study Eichah on that day. The destruction of the temple in Jerusalem on Tisha B’Av was the first step that resulted in the diaspora; thus this was the worst day in the history of our people until the Shoah in the twentieth century.

As you know the Northeast Hadassah region was dissolved and we are now members of the Central States Region. Our Regional President is Lynn Furness who lives in the Columbus, Ohio, area; Lynn has family who live in Fairport and regularly visits them. She will be visiting her family this month (4-7 August) and will meet with some of us. I will report on that meeting in my column next month.

Since the High Holidays and Succos occur during the month of October this year the Tillie Rose Education Program will be in late September. Information has been in our newsletter—both the electronic and hard copy versions. I hope you will plan to attend this Chapter program.

Until next month,

B’Shalom,

Roz

 

TILLIE ROSE EDUCATION PROGRAM

 
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BAT AMI BOOK GROUP

 

Please join the Bat Ami Book Group!!  All meetings are held at the home of Lori Friedman at 12 PM.  Bring a sandwich- refreshments are provided!! 


August 30: And After the Fire by Lauren Belfer

September 27: The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks

October: Happy New Year!

November 17: Annual Book Review and Book Sale - location to be announced

December 20: A Man called Ove by Fredrik Backman

 

EVENING BOOK GROUP

 

August 9:  Someone, by Alice McDermott, home of Debi Brenner, 10 Ledgemont Drive, Fairport (Please RSVP to Debi Brenner: debi.brenner@gmail.com)

September 19:  Once We Were Brothers, by Ronald H. Balsom, home of Marla Miller, 2 Woodland Circle

November 10:  Beneath the Marble Sky, by John Shors, home of  Martha Green, 43 Tobey Ct., Pittsford

December 21:  Pre-Chanukah Book Exchange and Planning Meeting!  Home of Janise Ross, 23 Lake Lacoma,  Pittsford

January 31, 2017:  The Marriage of Opposites, by Alice Hoffman, home of Marjorie Montag, 224 Vernon Place


All Meetings at 7:30 PM (except 12/21/16 - time TBD)

 

HADASSAH CONVENTION UPDATE- ROCHESTER CHAPTER IS A WINNER!

 
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JANET WAGNER MEMORIAL FOOTBALL CHALLENGE (FORMERLY HADASSAH FOOTBALL CHANCE)

 

A Little Rochester Hadassah History


Did you know that our Football Challenge is over 30 years old? It was introduced to us as a fundraiser by Millie Rosenbaum. The origins of this initiative is no longer known. Millie managed this project for decades and introduced it to other chapters in our Region. Between 500-1000 football books were sold then and our net income was $5000-$10,000! Our Hadassah men got involved and sold numerous tickets at work. Our members talked up this project and sold to friends.


Janet Wagner took over management from Millie and promoted and championed this fundraiser until her death last year. Working behind the scenes is a devoted friend to Hadassah – Carl Wetzstein. Carl gets the football team and game schedule from the NFL and sets up the “Challenge” for us. Margie Wiseman has continued the tradition of her mother, Millie, with her husband, Gary, by keeping track of the weekly game results. Ticket winners are then contacted by our Treasurer, Toby Berke. If you know more about this project, not already mentioned here, please let us know.


Simple – Right?!

WE CAN MAKE THE FOOTBALL CHALLENGE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL AGAIN.

Here's How – Buy a ticket(s) – Sell a ticket(s). Each is just $10

It's a Win/Win for you and for Hadassah

A big Thank You to Marilyn Rosen, who gets the football books ready and to all our ticket sellers and promoters.

 

(Ticket buyers please note:  An error was made.  The game dates listed in  your booklets are correct.  We neglected to update the year for this football season. We apologize.  It does not change how the Challenge will run this year.  Thank you for understanding.)


For tickets, please contact:

Monika Katzel: 585-424-6500 or lesterkatzel@earthlink.net
Ginny Gordon: 585-383-6368 or irvinggordon4@hotmail.com
or Marilyn Rosen, 585-461-4684 or marilyn.rosen@gmail.com
 

 SCHOOL MITZVAH PROGRAM

 

In another month, it's back to school for our area students, ready to work and learn. Unfortunately, many will come lacking the tools necessary for classroom participation. WE CAN HELP – by buying school supplies for the kids at Rochester School #3. Use those August back-to-school coupons to buy paper, folders, notebooks, pencils, pens, markers and art supplies. New or gently used pleasure reading books are always appreciated.

Bring your donations to Hadassah meetings, to me, or call for a pickup. The students and teachers are so grateful for all your gifts, that allow the kids to be prepared for this school year.

Monika Katzel, Mitzvah Chair

68 Water Works Drive, East Rochester 203-1200

 

ATTENTION ANNUAL MEMBERS:  Consider upgrading your Annual membership to a Life Membership for only $180 during 2016.

 
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THE HADASSAH/JCC SHED

 

Hadassah and the JCC get paid per pound for textile donations, and folks in needy areas in the US and abroad receive clothing and household soft goods.  REMEMBER:  No pillows, toys or household items (non-textile)  – only clothing, shoes, purses, towels, sheets, in tied plastic bags, are accepted!

Thank you for your help and donations.

 

COOKBOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS, CARDS & CERTIFICATES

 
 
Our Rochester Hadassah Cookbook makes a wonderful gift for any occaision. The book is $18 and $22 to ship. Contact Marlene Elkin 271-1871

Save Around Books are $20 each; call Debby Shulman 586-6654


Buy Hadassah Medical Organization Cards & Certificates from these volunteers:

Joyce Heilbronner, Coordinator 442-9584

Sue Ann Baker 334-1778

Carol Yunker 385-3910

Eileen Jachles 383-1753

Florence Eppstein 244-4833

Barbara Cohen 272-7396

 

Jewish National Fund Blue Boxes
Sue Baker 334-1778 or sueannbaker49@yahoo.com


Jewish National Fund Trees

Merle Markus 586-9436 or mbmarkus@hotmail.com

Barbara Weber 385-4753 or smeyers@rochester.rr.com

 

YOUTH ALIYAH/CHILDREN AT RISK

 
Hadassah lovingly educates and rears our Youth Aliyah children in three youth villages and provides them with academic and vocational training in five non- residential high schools.  Every member of Youth Aliyah receives
 counseling, education and support services. From Hebrew language lessons and Jewish heritage education to athletic opportunities and art programs, our students are given the extra help, attention and nurturing they need to become productive members of Israeli society. Since Youth Aliyah began, we have graduated more than 300,000 young people from 80 lands.
        
You can help these children by purchasing Youth Aliyah Certificates that are good for any occasion.
Small Certificates are $5.00 and up plus postage
Large Certificates are $15.00 and up plus postage.
Contact Marlene Elkin 271-1871
 

SAVE THE DATE

 

Bat Ami's Brunch and Card Party will take place on November 1 at the Irondequoit Country Club.   

Mark Your Calendars Today!!!!

 

HADASSAH'S VIDEO SERIES "DEFINING ZIONISM IN THE 21ST CENTURY" CONTINUES...

 

Creating a Safe Space for Zionism Dialogue
The latest installment of Hadassah's provocative Defining Zionism in the 21st Century video series features Haaretz Editor-in-Chief Aluf Benn, who talks about his deeply rooted Zionism and shares his liberal, pragmatic approach to peace and making Israel stronger. Over 100 people turned out on June 15 for this live session at Temple Emanu-El Skirball Center in Manhattan, presented with The Jewish Week and moderated by Linda Scherzer, former CNN Mideast correspondent.

"It is our intention to define and reclaim Zionism, proudly, and in so doing, create a safe space to explore what it means for each and every one of us," said Hadassah National President Ellen Hershkin in her opening remarks. Please watch — and start a conversation in your own community. What, exactly, does Zionism mean to you? Join the conversation.

 
 
 
 
 
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