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Beyond the War: Critical Issues Facing Israeli Women
Days before Hadassah Foundation staff and board were scheduled to depart for an Israel mission, we hosted a small kick-off Zoom briefing with journalist and filmmaker Anat Saragusti, journalist and media analyst Kholod Massalha, and law professor Yofi Tirosh. To prepare for meetings and site visits with more than 15 Israel-based grant recipients, we sought diverse perspectives on challenges ...
Passover
A Seat at the Seder Table — and the Decision-Making Table
Once upon a time, women did most of the cooking, cleaning, and serving for the Passover seder, while the men dominated the reading and discussion of the Hagaddah.
Thankfully, modern seder tables tend to be more equitable, with women contributing to and often leading the conversation. But too many other tables where critical decisions are made continue to exclude women. That is ...
Featured Grantees
Why Israeli Grantees Oppose a New Law Expanding Rabbinical Courts’ Power
This week, at a late-night session while Israel was under missile attack, the Knesset passed a law giving all-male rabbinical courts the power to arbitrate in civil matters. (It already had power to rule in marriage and divorce cases.) Several Hadassah Foundation grant recipients, including the Rackman Center for the Advancement of the Status of Women and Israel Women's Network (IWN), fought ...
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Hadassah Foundation Welcomes Inaugural Fellows and 2 Other Accomplished Women to Board
The Hadassah Foundation is pleased to welcome two new board members: Lisa Haynor of Atlanta, Georgia, and Buffie Longmire-Avital of Greensboro, North Carolina; as well as our two inaugural Fellowship Directors: Shanie Reichman of New York City and Elizabeth Slotnick of Mountainside, New Jersey.
The new board fellowship program gives training and hands-on Board experience to accomplished ...
Announcement
Our Newest Grant Recipients Exemplify International Women’s Day Year-Round
This week, in honor of International Women's Day (March 8th), the Hadassah Foundation is pleased to announce its three newest Spark grant recipients: the Dinah Project, Kumi-SheRise, and Ma'at. These grants of $20,000 are awarded to early-stage nonprofits and initiatives meeting pressing and emergent needs.
With both Israel and the United States at war with Iran, some may view gender ...
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