Hadassah Update
No Hadassah Meeting for August.
Women’s health is a much-discussed topic in Washington, DC, as inexcusable maternal mortality rates and gaping disparities in preventable health issues — such as heart disease –– stubbornly remain the status quo.
That’s why on Wednesday May 16 at 10 am, you should watch the second annual Women’s Health Empowerment Summit live on Hadassah’s Facebook page. Presented by the Coalition for Women’s Health Equity (which Hadassah founded) during National Women’s Health Week, you won’t want to miss these timely discussions with trailblazers on caregiving, mental health and gender, and the importance of including women in clinical trials.
To follow up on a powerful Summit, members will spend Thursday on Capitol Hill meeting with federal legislators to discuss women’s health equity, including pending legislation.
Hadassah members will also call on Congress to:
If learning about the incredible people working to advance women’s health equity moves you to action, make an appointment in your home district with your federal legislator for a Day in the District. Hadassah National is here to help every step of the way, email advocacy@hadassah.org.
2 Last Day of Hebrew School
4 Lag Ba-Omer Cookout
5 Saturday Service, Tisch with Rabbi & Carrie
6 Last Day of Sunday School
11 Kabbalat Shabbat with Dr. Mark Packer leading services
12 No Saturday Service
13 Mother’s Day
16 Hadassah Closing Meeting
18 Sisterhood Sabbath
19 Saturday Service
20 Temple Board Meeting
20 Yizkor Service & Blintzes
25 Kabbalat Shabbat
26 Saturday Service
Our closing meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 16 at 12 noon at Bangkok Thai Restaurant on East Main Street. Remember to bring your Tzedakah boxes. There will be a small prize for the person who has collected the most money in their box.
We hope everyone has a delightful summer, remember to use your sunscreen, and we will see you around the Temple.
Nancy Rosenberg
Please RSVP to all events!
Falafel Friday: This Friday at 6:00 pm-Israel Independence Day
Spartanburg Earth Day: Celebration at Unitarian Universalist Church, Saturday, April 21
Sunday Speaker Series: Sunday, April 22 with David Alvis:
“Michelangelo’s David and the Politics of the Chosen People”
Sisterhood Board Meeting: Sunday, April 22 at 12:00
Hadassah Meeting: Wednesday, April 25 at 11:00
Rabbi’s Brown Bag Lunch: Wednesday, April 25 at 12:00
Kabbalat Shabbat: Friday, April 27 beginning at 5:30 with refreshments.
Saturday Service: April 28 at 9:30 am
Sunday School: Sunday, April 29 beginning at 9:20 with Hebrew
Yom Ha’Atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day, begins April 18. This year, we’re celebrating the 70th anniversary of statehood and the vision of Zionist women like Henrietta Szold and Rose Halprin, who played powerful roles in building support for Israel and the creation of the Jewish state.
Three Ways to Celebrate Yom Ha’Atzmaut
We hope the spring season will be in full bloom soon. The daffodils and tulips remind me of all of the bulb sales we used to do as a Hadassah fundraiser. They are a beautiful reminder of our chapter’s efforts in the past.
We are planning a brief meeting on Wednesday, April 25 at 11:00 am. Plan to stay after- wards for the Rabbi’s monthly brown bag.
Keep collecting your loose change in your Hadassah Tzadakeh boxes. We will be turning them in during our closing luncheon meeting in May.
See you around the Temple.
Nancy Rosenberg