Hadassah Magazine

Food
Vegetables Take Center Stage at the Jewish Holiday Table
A handful of new cookbooks prove that vegetables have been integral to Jewish food traditions for centuries.

A handful of new cookbooks prove that vegetables have been integral to Jewish food traditions for centuries.
Books
New Books Examine Our Post-10/7 Landscape
A trio of new volumes bear witness to the worst moments in Israel’s history and bear witness to raw trauma and heroism.

A trio of new volumes bear witness to the worst moments in Israel’s history and bear witness to raw trauma and heroism.
Being Jewish
‘Let There Be Light’ Feels More Urgent Than Ever
‘I can’t think of a declaration more intrepid or poignant for the first painful anniversary of October 7,’ writes Abigail Pogrebin.

‘I can’t think of a declaration more intrepid or poignant for the first painful anniversary of October 7,’ writes Abigail Pogrebin.
The Jewish Traveler
Encountering Ghosts in Poland
Why travel to the most famous region where Jews were ever burned? To connect with Jewish history, to mourn our people and to bear witness.

Why travel to the most famous region where Jews were ever burned? To connect with Jewish history, to mourn our people and to bear witness.
American View
Forging a New Vision of American Judaism and American Zionism
‘The only way Israel will learn from, listen to or care about American Jews is if we show ourselves to be living energetic Jewish lives,’ writes Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove.

‘The only way Israel will learn from, listen to or care about American Jews is if we show ourselves to be living energetic Jewish lives,’
Israeli Scene
October 7 Survivors Will Not Be Silenced
Israelis demand that the world take action to hold Hamas accountable for their brutality and to ensure that sexual violence as a weapon of war will not be tolerated.

Israelis demand that the world take action to hold Hamas accountable for their brutality and to ensure that sexual violence as a weapon of war will

Israeli Scene

Unearthing the Jewish Presence in the Land of Israel, Even in Wartime

by Jordana Benami

Hardly a month in Israel goes by without someone literally tripping over ancient relics.

The Jewish Traveler

Perennially Popular Barcelona

by Hilary Danailova

Discover hidden relics in a medieval Jewish district and indulge in Catalonia’s capital city’s finest kosher restaurants.

Food

Inside the Mexican Jewish ‘Cocina’

by Adeena Sussman

New cookbooks from Mexico offer treasured family recipes with modern techniques.

Israeli Scene

Thanksgiving in Jerusalem

by Jessica Steinberg

Being thankful is a blessing, even in dark times.

Books

Alice Hoffman Won’t Let Anne Frank Be Forgotten

by Rahel Musleah

In ‘When We Flew Away,’ the author retraces Anne Frank’s steps before her life in the attic.

Health + Medicine

Combating the Shocking Rise of Antisemitism in Health Care

by Hilary Danailova

In response to the outpour of anti-Israel schadenfreude, Jewish health care workers are turning to Jewish medical groups for support.

Being Jewish

The Dangers of Political Polarization for American Jews

by Elana Stein Hain

When we're bitterly divided among ourselves, we lose power as a people. Hanukkah reminds us to remain vigilant in our awareness of Jewish vulnerability.