Healthier Eating, Healthier You Thursday, March 15, 2018 7:00 PM Pittsford Library Community Room Join us as we welcome: Dr. Ted Barnett, Founder and Medical Director, Rochester Lifestyle Medicine, PLLC
Get the facts about plant-based diets and the protein myth. Learn how the diet that is healthiest for you is also the healthiest for the planet!
Suggested Donation: $2 at the door RSVP by March 10 to martha.green58@gmail.com or 248-9461
SAVE THE DATE: FASHION SHOW AND LUNCHEON TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 11:30 AM
BAT AMI BOOK GROUP
Please
join the Bat Ami Book Group!! All meetings are held at 12 PM at the home of
Lori Friedman, 84 Great Wood Circle, Fairport, NY Bring a sandwich- refreshments are provided!! March 20 -TheTrust by Ronald Balson
Dates and Books, 2018 April 24 - The Lilac Girls by Martha Kelly May 15 - The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck June 19 - The Family by David Laskin July 17 - All Fall Down by Jennifer Weiner August 17 - In The Unlikely Event by Judy Blume October 16- Orchestra of Exiles by Josh Aronson November 20 - Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult December 18 - The Bridal Chair by Gloria Goldreich
Contact Lori Friedman for further information: 425-0019 orlliberty1118@gmail.com.
EVENING BOOK GROUP
Please Join the Evening Book Group Thursday, March 22, 7:30 PM Home of Sharon Kovalsky, 65 Sky Ridge Drive Discussion of: After the Fire by Lauren Belfer
Future dates, books and times:
3/22/18 @ 7:30 PM @ Sharon Kovalsky's (65 Sky Ridge Dr,
Rochester) And After the Fire by Lauren Belfer 4/23/18 @ 7:30 PM @ Janise Ross' s (23 Lake Lacoma, Pittsford) The Improbability of Love by Hannah Rothschild 6/12/18 @ 7:30 PM @ Tammi Steinberg's (39 Northfield Gate, Pittsford) Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly 7/18/18 @ 7:30 PM @ Jan Feldman's (7 Hastings Circle, Pittsford) The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbough 8/30/18 @ 7:30 Pm @ Nancy Haney's (77 Great Wood Circle, Fairport) Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult 10/18/18 @ 7:30 PM @ Bobbi Feldman's (549 S Winton, Rochester) Angels at the Gate by T.K. Thorne 12/3/18 @ 6:30 PM @ Linda Bartlett's (5 Chatham Woods, Pittsford) Chanukah Party with dairy potluck and book exchange 1/15/19 @ 7:30 Pm @ Marjorie Montag's (224 Vernon Place, Rochester) A Fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner
For more
information, contact Debi Brenner: debi.brenner@gmail.com or
223-8979
TIKKUN OLAM AT FOODLINK
Tuesday, March 20, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Our Tikkun Olam project at FOODLINK has been an ongoing Hadassah project
for many years. Thanks to the women of Bat Ami, we have been able to
make a difference for many in our community. Our next scheduled day is
TUESDAY, March 20. Meet at Dvorah Kolko's, 287 Nunda Boulevard at 12:30 PM
to carpool.
If you would like to join us for this worthwhile mitzvah project, please
contact Dvorah Kolko at 473 - 5280. Help Hadassah make a difference in the Rochester community.
ANNUAL CAMPAIGN* - ILLUMINATE YOUR SOUL!
*The Annual Campaign and the Sustaining Contributor Campaign have been merged. There has been some confusion about this, so we wanted to clarify this.
PRESIDIUM MESSAGE AND ANNUAL CAMPAIGN UPDATE
At Purim, Hadassah members are reminded about Henrietta Szold's visit
to the Middle East in 1910. The deplorable living conditions she
witnessed in the Ottoman Empire controlled Palestine compelled her to
organize her women's study group back home to act. She was driven by
her faith and values to start an initiative that would promote the well
being of Palestine and foster Jewish values among the participants.
Fast
forward to 2018. Americans again witnessed the horrors of gun
violence, this time in a Florida high school. Nightly our news stations
bombard us with pictures of war torn areas, of citizens and politicians
engaged in uncivil discourse. We experience a police presence in our
museums, national parks, airports, schools, places of worship and more
areas once deemed safe prior to 9/11. Daily we face a different world.
We're exposed to violence in movies, video games and on TV. Guns are
plentiful and easily accessible. Hadassah has long advocated against
all violence. We stand and fight for women's health, justice, economic
equity and security; for civil and human rights for the LGBTQ community,
immigrants and refugees. We take a stand and speak out against family
abuse, human trafficking and gun violence.
As a nation, we bear
collective responsibility for the violence in our nation – violence in
words and deeds. As a caring, human service organization of strong,
articulate and principled women, we MUST organize, speak out and act to
protect the values of our country and its inhabitants. Please log on to
advocacy@Hadassah.org and learn about Hadassah's opportunities to act.
Our founder Henrietta Szold was deeply committed to advocacy and the
Jewish value of Tikkun Olam. She's in our heads and hearts as we work
and advocate together to build a more just and better world for all of
us – especially for the children.
WE ARE HADASSAH THE POWER OF WOMEN WHO DO!
Your
Hadassah Rochester Presidium Monika, Fran, Marcia, Tammi
On February 6th, 11 Hadassah volunteers visited Nicole Berntsen's
class at School 3 to provide a fun morning for her delightful 3rd
graders. Linda Rapkin started with a lesson of cinquain, - a 5 stanza
writing project the students had to create. Divided into groups, the
kids then made fleece scarves, they decorated mini soaps to give as
gifts and red plastic containers filled with animal crackers to take
home as cookie jars. Adorable valentines were made for friends and
family. Each student had a chance to decorate and eat valentine cookies.
Marilyn Rosen finished the morning with an amazing story telling
session. Gloves and hand knit hats were left for the kids, to go along
with the scarves they so proudly made and wore in class. Each received a
Hadassah valentine and a goody bag. The Hadassah volunteers were
rewarded with big smiles, cheers of thank you and hugs all around. Our
school visits are always appreciated, as are our donated school supplies
and reading books. Supplies and books are accepted all year. These
donations assure that these beautiful youngsters have the necessary
tools for classroom learning.
A BIG thank you goes to our
wonderful Mitzvah Makers, who gave their time, donated cookies and
decorating supplies, hats and gloves and the supplies for our class
projects: Linda Rapkin, Dorothy Appel, Karen Newman, Wendy Scull, Emily
Fishman, Martha Green, Carol Shulman, Marilyn Rosen, Judi Flanders,
Monika Katzel.
Monika Katzel, Mitzvah Project Chair
IN MEMORIAM
We note with sorrow the passing of: Morris Diamond, a Hadassah Associate and husband of Shirley Diamond, a Life Member.
If you would like to make a donation to Hadassah in anyone's memory, please send a check in any amount to:Toby Berke, 119 Daley Blvd, Rochester, NY 14617
GLAD AND SAD
We
would love to acknowledge the GLAD... new babies (children,
grandchildren) milestone anniversaries and birthdays, GET WELLS (if you
want it known) along with the SAD events in future bulletins. If you
have something to share, please send to one of the presidents. If you
would like it known but not printed in the bulletin, feel free to share
that with us as well.
There is subvention money for those interested in attending. For
additional information, please contact Marcia Gabrilove Ladin at: mladin@hadassah.org OR 585.820.5284
YOUTH ALIYAH/CHILDREN AT RISK
Youth Aliyah Programs
Hadassah Neurim, near Netyana, was founded in 1948 as a refuge for
children fleeing the gunfire of the war of Independence. Today it continues
as a sanctuary for youth from around the world and from the streets of
Israel. Hundreds of adolescents, the majority of whom are from the
former Soviet
Union, call Neurim home.
The village programs include sound and audio workshops, animal
therapy, pre-army preparation, and carpentry. Hadassah Neurim also
offers programs for special needs students and athleticly gifted youth. It's not just about the game. The sports program at Neurim provides at risk youth
a nurturing social and educational framework through which they learn teamwork and discipline. These lessons prepare them for life outside the
village, as
full and productive members of Israeli society.
We can help the students and the many others in the Youth
Villages by purchasing Youth Aliyah Certificates which are good for any
occasion. Small Certificates are $5 and up plus postage. Large Certificates are $15 and up plus postage. Contact Marlene Elkin, 271-1871.
THE
HADASSAH/JCC SHED
Remember the JCC/Hadassah Shed is in the back of the JCC parking lot. Hadassah and the JCC get paid by the pound for textile donations, which are then directed to those in need in the US and around the world. Please - only clothing, shoes, purses, linens, towels in tied plastic bags. No household items (non-textile), toys, pillows.
Thank you for
your help and donations.
COOKBOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS, CARDS & CERTIFICATES
Passover begins at the end of March and many people begin preparing
food early to freeze so when the holiday arrives they don't have to
cook so much. Our cookbook has a wonderful section of Passover recipes as well as recipes for other occasions. It is a great gift to give to anyone. The price 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:
There is subvention money for those interested in attending. For
additional information, please contact Marcia Gabrilove Ladin at mladin@hadassah.org OR 585.820.5284
SAVE THE DATE - HADASSAH PRESENTS: SUKKOT & SPICE, SEPTEMBER 26
JEWISH WOMEN'S DAY COMMUNITY EVENT - MARCH 8 - ALL DAY, JCC
For more information & to register, go to this address:https://jewishrochester.org/jewishwomensday
EMAIL ISSUES CONTINUE!
Due to higher security issues with spam, large
files, and mass emails, some email addresses are not receiving our Hadassah
e-bulletins and e-blasts. Bulletins are sent around the first of each month,
e-blasts prior to programs. If you are not receiving our Rochester Hadassah
emails, please let us know. What started as just AOL issues may now happen with
other servers. And unfortunately we do not always know who is not getting the
emails. Please share this info with others (especially AOL users). Write to:rochester@hadassah.org
DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT ROCHESTER HADASSAH'S WEBSITE
All
too often tragedy strikes a little too close to home for many of us. I
know I speak for all of you — Hadassah’s members and supporters — when I
say that our hearts go out to all those directly and indirectly
affected by the tragic loss of life at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High
School in Parkland, FL. We pray for those injured, physically and
emotionally, and for Hadassah VP Merna Shapiro and her family who live
in Parkland, FL and are thankfully safe. Merna’s grandchildren, who
were in lockdown at the school next door, came out shaken but ok.
It
will be a very long time before this small town awakens from this
nightmare. We long for the day when the slaughter of innocent lives is
only a lesson in a history book, but we cannot just sit back and remain
quiet over the 18 school shootings, that have occurred since January. We must speak out.
HADASSAH recently observed the yahrzeit of our founder, Henrietta Szold z”l. She was
always deeply committed to advocacy as are we, which is why we frequent
the halls of Congress and meet with legislators regularly to protect the
values this organization was founded upon.
For more information about Hadassah’s advocacy opportunities, please email advocacy@hadassah.org. We are the power of women who advocate and together we will strengthen one another and build a better world for all.
With sadness and hope for the future,
Ellen Hershkin
National President
TAKIN' IT EASY : MISSION TO ISRAEL
Join Marlene Kaplan and discover the magic and beauty of Israel - from
leisurely, paced tours of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, nature preserves and
valleys, to a moving visit to the Yad Vashem Archive and a VIP visit to
Hadassah's Ein Kerem Hospital. Explore the coast and visit Hadassah's
Meir Shfeyah Youth Village. From visits to a chocolate workshop, an
agricultural tour, kibbutz & spa experiences and with plenty of time
to relax and take in the sights, this is the perfect mission for those
who want to experience everything at a slower pace. Sign up today!
Discounts available. April 25 - May 8, 2018.
Click here for more information: http://secure.ayelet.com/Kaplan2018.aspx
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