On March 25, Hadassah co-sponsored an interfaith Iftar with The American Muslim & Multi-faith Women’s Empowerment Council to celebrate the shared Jewish and Muslim traditions of faith and fasting.
It was an honor to build community, break bread and join forces in standing up to hate, no matter what form it takes.
On March 26, Hadassah joined together with Jewish Women International and the National Council of Jewish Women to host a reception on Capitol Hill honoring the Jewish women of the 119th Congress in partnership with Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
The program featured six Jewish women members of Congress, Hadassah’s national president and CEO as well as leaders from partnering organizations.
Among Hadassah volunteers and leaders were from Richmond, Rebecca Young, Co-president of Hadassah Southern Seaboard Region and Gail Moskowitz, National Grassroots Advocacy Team; from Norfolk, Sharon Goretsky, co-chair of the Hadassah Nurses and Allied Health Professionals Council and Grassroots Advocacy Team; and others there to support the congresswomen in their shared advocacy.
The members of Congress were recognized for their passionate advocacy to strengthen the US-Israel relationship, fight hatred and antisemitism and champion women’s and public health.
A national rally held on April 2 for Women’s Reproductive Rights.
Hadassah joined Planned Parenthood, NCJW, women of Reform Judaism, RAC (religious action center of Reform Judaism, and women’s groups from various other faiths, to rally in front of the Supreme Court on April 2.
The group rallied because everyone has the right to bodily autonomy and privacy in all health care decisions, free from governmental, political, and religious interference.
On that day, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic (PPSAT).
At stake in this case is a state’s ability to block people with Medicaid from going to the qualified provider of their choice, effectively stripping low-income people of autonomy in their health care decisions. Judaism is clear about our responsibility to ensure health care for all people.
The speakers were clear and concise, the crowd was respectful, the mood was a bit solemn. Many participants wondered why are we back in front of the Supreme Court again, after all these years, fighting for women’s fundamental rights?
