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Gifts + Judaica
Hadassah Magazine’s Hanukkah Gift Guide 2025
Unapologetically Jewish book subscription boxes, fashion, Judaica and more for you and your loved ones.

Unapologetically Jewish book subscription boxes, fashion, Judaica and more for you and your loved ones.
Food
Fried Greek Delicacies for Hanukkah
Ditch the jelly and potatoes and celebrate the miracle of oil with Greek Doughnuts drenched in honey and Santorini Tomato Patties.

Ditch the jelly and potatoes and celebrate the miracle of oil with Greek Doughnuts drenched in honey and Santorini Tomato Patties.
Travel
A Jewish Journey Along the Silk Road
A kippah sparks an exotic voyage through Uzbekistan, Georgia, and Armenia.

A kippah sparks an exotic voyage through Uzbekistan, Georgia, and Armenia.
Videos
New Episode Alert!
Tune in to Hadassah Magazine Presents wherever you get your favorite podcasts.

Tune in to Hadassah Magazine Presents wherever you get your favorite podcasts.
Wider World
Choosing Between October 6 and October 8
To be a Jew today is to perceive a different reality.

To be a Jew today is to perceive a different reality.
Being Jewish
Chasing a Jewish Genealogical Mystery
Genealogical research pieces together a teen’s fate from pogrom-era Europe to the shadows of Argentina’s sex trade.

Genealogical research pieces together a teen’s fate from pogrom-era Europe to the shadows of Argentina’s sex trade.
Food
Israel’s Burgeoning Network of Female Winemakers
These women of the vineyard have vintage appeal.

These women of the vineyard have vintage appeal.

In Nina Lichtenstein’s new memoir, flesh and bones become an unusual gateway to contemplations of youth, middle age and menopause.

Books

New Jewish Books Full of Faith, Comedy and Yiddish

by Sandee Brawarsky

A biography of iconic comedian Sid Caesar, a guide to the transformative power of Shabbat and an illustrated book on the broad sweep of Yiddish culture.

Hadassah

To Help Israelis Heal, First Things First

by Carol Ann Schwartz

The formal dedication of the Gandel Rehabilitation Center was not only a moment of celebration but a reflection of Hadassah’s commitment to Israel and the Jewish people.

Hadassah

A Proud Zionist Muses on Resilience

by Stephanie Z. Bonder

Global Jewry is under attack, but one Hadassah member refuses to succumb to to learned hopelessness: ‘We must not cower. We must not hide.’

Being Jewish

Women Are Rewriting the Role of Torah Scribe

by Hilary Danailova

Since Jen Taylor Friedman penned her first Torah in 2007, several dozen women have followed suit, creating an entire professional category that did not exist a generation ago.