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The Hadassah Foundation is pleased to announce a Request for Proposals (RFP) from organizations based in the United States with annual budgets between $250,000 and $5 million (U.S. dollars) that work through a gender lens, are creating social change, and strengthen the leadership capacity and role of self-identifying women and girls in the U.S. Jewish community. As part of a larger effort ...

Scroll down for five recent articles by and about the Hadassah Foundation’s Israeli and U.S.-based grantees. Please note that the Hadassah Foundation does not endorse every view expressed in the articles below.   5050 Initiative Looks to Reverse Decline of Women in the Knesset Hadassah Magazine, May-June 2026 We're always excited when our grant recipients are not just quoted in ...

Israel’s High Court ruled last week that the Israel Defense Forces must grant equal opportunity to women and men in all combat roles. In an opinion piece published on the website of Channel 12 News, Penina Sharvit Baruch, the chair of Hadassah Foundation grant recipient Forum Dvorah, called the ruling “an important milestone.” Forum Dvorah filed an amicus curia (friend of court) brief in ...

Mark your calendar! Two of our U.S.-based grant recipients, Moving Traditions and Jewtina y Co. are offering opportunities for Jewish women and girls with fast-approaching deadlines. In other news, U.S.-based grant recipient, Jewish Women International, has just released an important study about young American Jewish women's experiences and needs in the aftermath of October 7. Learn more ...