It is the start of the Jewish New Year and time to look to the future. With this issue, I conclude my term as chair

Summer is on its way—a time to revitalize our energies, set priorities and plan for the future. Hadassah is continuing to plan and build, too.

It is the season of Purim, which reminds us of the founding of Hadassah and our namesake, Esther, whose courageous effort, along with her uncle,

Hadassah Magazine honors a talented writer, winner of this year’s Harold U. Ribalow Prize for a work of fiction on a Jewish theme. Sara Houghteling is

The season is changing and the New Year is right around the corner. And so is the time for setting new paths and purposes. As

Chaim Weizmann, Israel’s first president, once said, “Miracles sometimes occur, but one has to work terribly hard for them.” We agree, so this month we

Spring at last, and time to celebrate Yom Ha’atzma’ut (Israel Independence Day), Yom Yerushalayim and Shavuot. Time, too, to take pride in Hadassah’s medical rescue

There is much to celebrate in this season. The Hanukka story expresses our Jewish courage and commitment; we light our menoras and rejoice in the