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By Ian Merles, Annual Giving Officer
A Hadassah life member since 2004, Rabbi Stacia Deutsch has been active in the Hatikvah Inland Empire unit of Hadassah Southern California since moving to Temecula, Calif. from Denver. In fact, Rabbi Stacia credits her work with Hadassah as being her connection to her new home. "Hadassah provided me inroads to making friends with shared interests like Israel, democracy and mahjong."
A Reform rabbi by training out of Hebrew Union College with an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree and an MFA, Rabbi Stacia is also a New York Times bestselling author. She has written more than 300 children's books, including Nancy Drew and The Boxcar Children's mysteries, as well as TV and movie tie-ins. She lives on a ranch with four horses, two cats and a lot of lizards.
Supporting Hadassah philanthropically is very important for Rabbi Stacia, who credits her father as her reason for becoming a Chai Keeper of the Gate. "My dad always said that there are many people to support general charities, but if you want Jewish charities to survive, Jews have to support them."
By Ian Merles, Annual Giving Officer
A Hadassah life member since 2004, Rabbi Stacia Deutsch has been active in the Hatikvah Inland Empire unit of Hadassah Southern California since moving to Temecula, Calif. from Denver. In fact, Rabbi Stacia credits her work with Hadassah as being her connection to her new home. "Hadassah provided me inroads to making friends with shared interests like Israel, democracy and mahjong."
A Reform rabbi by training out of Hebrew Union College with an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree and an MFA, Rabbi Stacia is also a New York Times bestselling author. She has written more than 300 children's books, including Nancy Drew and The Boxcar Children's mysteries, as well as TV and movie tie-ins. She lives on a ranch with four horses, two cats and a lot of lizards.
Supporting Hadassah philanthropically is very important for Rabbi Stacia, who credits her father as her reason for becoming a Chai Keeper of the Gate. "My dad always said that there are many people to support general charities, but if you want Jewish charities to survive, Jews have to support them."
By Ian Merles, Annual Giving Officer
A Hadassah life member since 2004, Rabbi Stacia Deutsch has been active in the Hatikvah Inland Empire unit of Hadassah Southern California since moving to Temecula, Calif. from Denver. In fact, Rabbi Stacia credits her work with Hadassah as being her connection to her new home. "Hadassah provided me inroads to making friends with shared interests like Israel, democracy and mahjong."
A Reform rabbi by training out of Hebrew Union College with an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree and an MFA, Rabbi Stacia is also a New York Times bestselling author. She has written more than 300 children's books, including Nancy Drew and The Boxcar Children's mysteries, as well as TV and movie tie-ins. She lives on a ranch with four horses, two cats and a lot of lizards.
Supporting Hadassah philanthropically is very important for Rabbi Stacia, who credits her father as her reason for becoming a Chai Keeper of the Gate. "My dad always said that there are many people to support general charities, but if you want Jewish charities to survive, Jews have to support them."
By Ian Merles, Annual Giving Officer
A Hadassah life member since 2004, Rabbi Stacia Deutsch has been active in the Hatikvah Inland Empire unit of Hadassah Southern California since moving to Temecula, Calif. from Denver. In fact, Rabbi Stacia credits her work with Hadassah as being her connection to her new home. "Hadassah provided me inroads to making friends with shared interests like Israel, democracy and mahjong."
A Reform rabbi by training out of Hebrew Union College with an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree and an MFA, Rabbi Stacia is also a New York Times bestselling author. She has written more than 300 children's books, including Nancy Drew and The Boxcar Children's mysteries, as well as TV and movie tie-ins. She lives on a ranch with four horses, two cats and a lot of lizards.
Supporting Hadassah philanthropically is very important for Rabbi Stacia, who credits her father as her reason for becoming a Chai Keeper of the Gate. "My dad always said that there are many people to support general charities, but if you want Jewish charities to survive, Jews have to support them."
By Ian Merles, Annual Giving Officer
A Hadassah life member since 2004, Rabbi Stacia Deutsch has been active in the Hatikvah Inland Empire unit of Hadassah Southern California since moving to Temecula, Calif. from Denver. In fact, Rabbi Stacia credits her work with Hadassah as being her connection to her new home. "Hadassah provided me inroads to making friends with shared interests like Israel, democracy and mahjong."
A Reform rabbi by training out of Hebrew Union College with an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree and an MFA, Rabbi Stacia is also a New York Times bestselling author. She has written more than 300 children's books, including Nancy Drew and The Boxcar Children's mysteries, as well as TV and movie tie-ins. She lives on a ranch with four horses, two cats and a lot of lizards.
Supporting Hadassah philanthropically is very important for Rabbi Stacia, who credits her father as her reason for becoming a Chai Keeper of the Gate. "My dad always said that there are many people to support general charities, but if you want Jewish charities to survive, Jews have to support them."
By Ian Merles, Annual Giving Officer
A Hadassah life member since 2004, Rabbi Stacia Deutsch has been active in the Hatikvah Inland Empire unit of Hadassah Southern California since moving to Temecula, Calif. from Denver. In fact, Rabbi Stacia credits her work with Hadassah as being her connection to her new home. "Hadassah provided me inroads to making friends with shared interests like Israel, democracy and mahjong."
A Reform rabbi by training out of Hebrew Union College with an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree and an MFA, Rabbi Stacia is also a New York Times bestselling author. She has written more than 300 children's books, including Nancy Drew and The Boxcar Children's mysteries, as well as TV and movie tie-ins. She lives on a ranch with four horses, two cats and a lot of lizards.
Supporting Hadassah philanthropically is very important for Rabbi Stacia, who credits her father as her reason for becoming a Chai Keeper of the Gate. "My dad always said that there are many people to support general charities, but if you want Jewish charities to survive, Jews have to support them."
By Ian Merles, Annual Giving Officer
A Hadassah life member since 2004, Rabbi Stacia Deutsch has been active in the Hatikvah Inland Empire unit of Hadassah Southern California since moving to Temecula, Calif. from Denver. In fact, Rabbi Stacia credits her work with Hadassah as being her connection to her new home. "Hadassah provided me inroads to making friends with shared interests like Israel, democracy and mahjong."
A Reform rabbi by training out of Hebrew Union College with an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree and an MFA, Rabbi Stacia is also a New York Times bestselling author. She has written more than 300 children's books, including Nancy Drew and The Boxcar Children's mysteries, as well as TV and movie tie-ins. She lives on a ranch with four horses, two cats and a lot of lizards.
Supporting Hadassah philanthropically is very important for Rabbi Stacia, who credits her father as her reason for becoming a Chai Keeper of the Gate. "My dad always said that there are many people to support general charities, but if you want Jewish charities to survive, Jews have to support them."
By Linda Freedman Block, National Keepers of the Gate Chair
It's only May, but I can't stop smiling when I think about all the mouthwatering sufganiyot (fried donuts) at every Israeli bakery and all the fabulous Hanukkah menorahs on display outside every home in Israel in December. Everyone must experience Hanukkah in Israel and there's no better time to do that than THIS December!
Please join me, National Luminaries Chair Roz Kantor and Keepers of the Gate from all over the country on a special Keepers of the Gate trip to Israel on December 10-19, 2023. We will tour our world-renowned hospitals, Hadassah Hospital Mount Scopus and Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem, and see our names in lights on our beautiful digital Keepers of the Gate wall. We'll visit Meir Shfeyah Youth Village and meet some of the students whose lives have been changed through support from donors like you.
You will love the special tours of the Western Wall Tunnels in Jerusalem, the Bauhaus architecture in Tel Aviv and the old city of Yaffa. You will be impressed by Israeli artists, fashion designers and fabulous museums, and will have so much fun at a local winery and a chocolate factory.
Learn more about the trip at events.hadassah.org/keeperstrip. There is an early bird discount of $600 on the land package if you register by June 10. We also have a bonus discount of an additional $250 off the land package for the first 40 Hadassah members who become a new Keeper of the Gate or any current Keeper who steps up to a new Keeper level as of January 1, 2023.
You are also invited to attend an informational Zoom meeting on Thursday, May 18 or Sunday, May 21, both at 12 pm ET. To register for either session, please click on one of these links:
Thank you for your ongoing support of Hadassah. We look forward to meeting you on one of the Zoom sessions and traveling with you to Israel!
By Linda Freedman Block, National Keepers of the Gate Chair
It's only May, but I can't stop smiling when I think about all the mouthwatering sufganiyot (fried donuts) at every Israeli bakery and all the fabulous Hanukkah menorahs on display outside every home in Israel in December. Everyone must experience Hanukkah in Israel and there's no better time to do that than THIS December!
Please join me, National Luminaries Chair Roz Kantor and Keepers of the Gate from all over the country on a special Keepers of the Gate trip to Israel on December 10-19, 2023. We will tour our world-renowned hospitals, Hadassah Hospital Mount Scopus and Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem, and see our names in lights on our beautiful digital Keepers of the Gate wall. We'll visit Meir Shfeyah Youth Village and meet some of the students whose lives have been changed through support from donors like you.
You will love the special tours of the Western Wall Tunnels in Jerusalem, the Bauhaus architecture in Tel Aviv and the old city of Yaffa. You will be impressed by Israeli artists, fashion designers and fabulous museums, and will have so much fun at a local winery and a chocolate factory.
Learn more about the trip at events.hadassah.org/keeperstrip. There is an early bird discount of $600 on the land package if you register by June 10. We also have a bonus discount of an additional $250 off the land package for the first 40 Hadassah members who become a new Keeper of the Gate or any current Keeper who steps up to a new Keeper level as of January 1, 2023.
You are also invited to attend an informational Zoom meeting on Thursday, May 18 or Sunday, May 21, both at 12 pm ET. To register for either session, please click on one of these links:
Thank you for your ongoing support of Hadassah. We look forward to meeting you on one of the Zoom sessions and traveling with you to Israel!
By Linda Freedman Block, National Keepers of the Gate Chair
It's only May, but I can't stop smiling when I think about all the mouthwatering sufganiyot (fried donuts) at every Israeli bakery and all the fabulous Hanukkah menorahs on display outside every home in Israel in December. Everyone must experience Hanukkah in Israel and there's no better time to do that than THIS December!
Please join me, National Luminaries Chair Roz Kantor and Keepers of the Gate from all over the country on a special Keepers of the Gate trip to Israel on December 10-19, 2023. We will tour our world-renowned hospitals, Hadassah Hospital Mount Scopus and Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem, and see our names in lights on our beautiful digital Keepers of the Gate wall. We'll visit Meir Shfeyah Youth Village and meet some of the students whose lives have been changed through support from donors like you.
You will love the special tours of the Western Wall Tunnels in Jerusalem, the Bauhaus architecture in Tel Aviv and the old city of Yaffa. You will be impressed by Israeli artists, fashion designers and fabulous museums, and will have so much fun at a local winery and a chocolate factory.
Learn more about the trip at events.hadassah.org/keeperstrip. There is an early bird discount of $600 on the land package if you register by June 10. We also have a bonus discount of an additional $250 off the land package for the first 40 Hadassah members who become a new Keeper of the Gate or any current Keeper who steps up to a new Keeper level as of January 1, 2023.
You are also invited to attend an informational Zoom meeting on Thursday, May 18 or Sunday, May 21, both at 12 pm ET. To register for either session, please click on one of these links:
Thank you for your ongoing support of Hadassah. We look forward to meeting you on one of the Zoom sessions and traveling with you to Israel!
By Linda Freedman Block, National Keepers of the Gate Chair
It's only May, but I can't stop smiling when I think about all the mouthwatering sufganiyot (fried donuts) at every Israeli bakery and all the fabulous Hanukkah menorahs on display outside every home in Israel in December. Everyone must experience Hanukkah in Israel and there's no better time to do that than THIS December!
Please join me, National Luminaries Chair Roz Kantor and Keepers of the Gate from all over the country on a special Keepers of the Gate trip to Israel on December 10-19, 2023. We will tour our world-renowned hospitals, Hadassah Hospital Mount Scopus and Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem, and see our names in lights on our beautiful digital Keepers of the Gate wall. We'll visit Meir Shfeyah Youth Village and meet some of the students whose lives have been changed through support from donors like you.
You will love the special tours of the Western Wall Tunnels in Jerusalem, the Bauhaus architecture in Tel Aviv and the old city of Yaffa. You will be impressed by Israeli artists, fashion designers and fabulous museums, and will have so much fun at a local winery and a chocolate factory.
Learn more about the trip at events.hadassah.org/keeperstrip. There is an early bird discount of $600 on the land package if you register by June 10. We also have a bonus discount of an additional $250 off the land package for the first 40 Hadassah members who become a new Keeper of the Gate or any current Keeper who steps up to a new Keeper level as of January 1, 2023.
You are also invited to attend an informational Zoom meeting on Thursday, May 18 or Sunday, May 21, both at 12 pm ET. To register for either session, please click on one of these links:
Thank you for your ongoing support of Hadassah. We look forward to meeting you on one of the Zoom sessions and traveling with you to Israel!
By Linda Freedman Block, National Keepers of the Gate Chair
It's only May, but I can't stop smiling when I think about all the mouthwatering sufganiyot (fried donuts) at every Israeli bakery and all the fabulous Hanukkah menorahs on display outside every home in Israel in December. Everyone must experience Hanukkah in Israel and there's no better time to do that than THIS December!
Please join me, National Luminaries Chair Roz Kantor and Keepers of the Gate from all over the country on a special Keepers of the Gate trip to Israel on December 10-19, 2023. We will tour our world-renowned hospitals, Hadassah Hospital Mount Scopus and Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem, and see our names in lights on our beautiful digital Keepers of the Gate wall. We'll visit Meir Shfeyah Youth Village and meet some of the students whose lives have been changed through support from donors like you.
You will love the special tours of the Western Wall Tunnels in Jerusalem, the Bauhaus architecture in Tel Aviv and the old city of Yaffa. You will be impressed by Israeli artists, fashion designers and fabulous museums, and will have so much fun at a local winery and a chocolate factory.
Learn more about the trip at events.hadassah.org/keeperstrip. There is an early bird discount of $600 on the land package if you register by June 10. We also have a bonus discount of an additional $250 off the land package for the first 40 Hadassah members who become a new Keeper of the Gate or any current Keeper who steps up to a new Keeper level as of January 1, 2023.
You are also invited to attend an informational Zoom meeting on Thursday, May 18 or Sunday, May 21, both at 12 pm ET. To register for either session, please click on one of these links:
Thank you for your ongoing support of Hadassah. We look forward to meeting you on one of the Zoom sessions and traveling with you to Israel!
By Linda Freedman Block, National Keepers of the Gate Chair
It's only May, but I can't stop smiling when I think about all the mouthwatering sufganiyot (fried donuts) at every Israeli bakery and all the fabulous Hanukkah menorahs on display outside every home in Israel in December. Everyone must experience Hanukkah in Israel and there's no better time to do that than THIS December!
Please join me, National Luminaries Chair Roz Kantor and Keepers of the Gate from all over the country on a special Keepers of the Gate trip to Israel on December 10-19, 2023. We will tour our world-renowned hospitals, Hadassah Hospital Mount Scopus and Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem, and see our names in lights on our beautiful digital Keepers of the Gate wall. We'll visit Meir Shfeyah Youth Village and meet some of the students whose lives have been changed through support from donors like you.
You will love the special tours of the Western Wall Tunnels in Jerusalem, the Bauhaus architecture in Tel Aviv and the old city of Yaffa. You will be impressed by Israeli artists, fashion designers and fabulous museums, and will have so much fun at a local winery and a chocolate factory.
Learn more about the trip at events.hadassah.org/keeperstrip. There is an early bird discount of $600 on the land package if you register by June 10. We also have a bonus discount of an additional $250 off the land package for the first 40 Hadassah members who become a new Keeper of the Gate or any current Keeper who steps up to a new Keeper level as of January 1, 2023.
You are also invited to attend an informational Zoom meeting on Thursday, May 18 or Sunday, May 21, both at 12 pm ET. To register for either session, please click on one of these links:
Thank you for your ongoing support of Hadassah. We look forward to meeting you on one of the Zoom sessions and traveling with you to Israel!
By Betsy Silverfine, Annual Giving Officer
Sharon Cadoff's journey to becoming a Keeper of the Gate is an interesting one. In 1999, word of the Keepers of the Gate Annual Giving program was sent north from Hadassah Florida Atlantic right at the same time as her husband Joel's metastatic prostate cancer diagnosis. Sharon had already been a Hadassah donor for close to 30 years but was now even more interested in giving because of the focus of the genetic research program at the Hadassah Hospital Mother and Child Pavilion. Sharon felt that the only way to know whether her grandchildren were carriers of cancerous genes, and to help treat patients with this dreaded diagnosis, was to support an organization that specialized in this type of research, and she signed up as a Keeper of the Gate immediately.
Sadly, Joel passed away in 2003. A year later, Sharon participated in a Hadassah Israel mission trip during Joel's first yahrzeit. During the trip, Marlene Post announced that they needed a minyan to recite the Kaddish for Joel and immediately the group dropped everything to help. This so touched Sharon that she knew she had to become more involved and joined the National Board at age 65. Sharon is now a member of the Honorary Council and became a Centennial Founder in Joel’s memory.
Sharon has three children: a daughter and two sons (living in Charlottesville, Va., Newtown, Conn. and Bethesda, Md.), and five grandchildren who are Young Judaea alumni having attended Camp Tel Yehuda and the Israel programs, and who are the fourth generation of Hadassah life members and Associates.
Being a Keeper of the Gate is a very important part of Sharon's life. "During Yom Kippur, the gates are closing," she says. "But tzedakah is one of the three things that can help us through this difficult day. When we think of Keepers of the Gate, we know it is not only the Gate of Hope, but it is also the Gate of Health. It has the possibility of inspiring a healthier Jewish community and a far healthier Israel. It means something that we can pass on to generations after us."
By Betsy Silverfine, Annual Giving Officer
Sharon Cadoff's journey to becoming a Keeper of the Gate is an interesting one. In 1999, word of the Keepers of the Gate Annual Giving program was sent north from Hadassah Florida Atlantic right at the same time as her husband Joel's metastatic prostate cancer diagnosis. Sharon had already been a Hadassah donor for close to 30 years but was now even more interested in giving because of the focus of the genetic research program at the Hadassah Hospital Mother and Child Pavilion. Sharon felt that the only way to know whether her grandchildren were carriers of cancerous genes, and to help treat patients with this dreaded diagnosis, was to support an organization that specialized in this type of research, and she signed up as a Keeper of the Gate immediately.
Sadly, Joel passed away in 2003. A year later, Sharon participated in a Hadassah Israel mission trip during Joel's first yahrzeit. During the trip, Marlene Post announced that they needed a minyan to recite the Kaddish for Joel and immediately the group dropped everything to help. This so touched Sharon that she knew she had to become more involved and joined the National Board at age 65. Sharon is now a member of the Honorary Council and became a Centennial Founder in Joel’s memory.
Sharon has three children: a daughter and two sons (living in Charlottesville, Va., Newtown, Conn. and Bethesda, Md.), and five grandchildren who are Young Judaea alumni having attended Camp Tel Yehuda and the Israel programs, and who are the fourth generation of Hadassah life members and Associates.
Being a Keeper of the Gate is a very important part of Sharon's life. "During Yom Kippur, the gates are closing," she says. "But tzedakah is one of the three things that can help us through this difficult day. When we think of Keepers of the Gate, we know it is not only the Gate of Hope, but it is also the Gate of Health. It has the possibility of inspiring a healthier Jewish community and a far healthier Israel. It means something that we can pass on to generations after us."
By Betsy Silverfine, Annual Giving Officer
Sharon Cadoff's journey to becoming a Keeper of the Gate is an interesting one. In 1999, word of the Keepers of the Gate Annual Giving program was sent north from Hadassah Florida Atlantic right at the same time as her husband Joel's metastatic prostate cancer diagnosis. Sharon had already been a Hadassah donor for close to 30 years but was now even more interested in giving because of the focus of the genetic research program at the Hadassah Hospital Mother and Child Pavilion. Sharon felt that the only way to know whether her grandchildren were carriers of cancerous genes, and to help treat patients with this dreaded diagnosis, was to support an organization that specialized in this type of research, and she signed up as a Keeper of the Gate immediately.
Sadly, Joel passed away in 2003. A year later, Sharon participated in a Hadassah Israel mission trip during Joel's first yahrzeit. During the trip, Marlene Post announced that they needed a minyan to recite the Kaddish for Joel and immediately the group dropped everything to help. This so touched Sharon that she knew she had to become more involved and joined the National Board at age 65. Sharon is now a member of the Honorary Council and became a Centennial Founder in Joel’s memory.
Sharon has three children: a daughter and two sons (living in Charlottesville, Va., Newtown, Conn. and Bethesda, Md.), and five grandchildren who are Young Judaea alumni having attended Camp Tel Yehuda and the Israel programs, and who are the fourth generation of Hadassah life members and Associates.
Being a Keeper of the Gate is a very important part of Sharon's life. "During Yom Kippur, the gates are closing," she says. "But tzedakah is one of the three things that can help us through this difficult day. When we think of Keepers of the Gate, we know it is not only the Gate of Hope, but it is also the Gate of Health. It has the possibility of inspiring a healthier Jewish community and a far healthier Israel. It means something that we can pass on to generations after us."
By Betsy Silverfine, Annual Giving Officer
Sharon Cadoff's journey to becoming a Keeper of the Gate is an interesting one. In 1999, word of the Keepers of the Gate Annual Giving program was sent north from Hadassah Florida Atlantic right at the same time as her husband Joel's metastatic prostate cancer diagnosis. Sharon had already been a Hadassah donor for close to 30 years but was now even more interested in giving because of the focus of the genetic research program at the Hadassah Hospital Mother and Child Pavilion. Sharon felt that the only way to know whether her grandchildren were carriers of cancerous genes, and to help treat patients with this dreaded diagnosis, was to support an organization that specialized in this type of research, and she signed up as a Keeper of the Gate immediately.
Sadly, Joel passed away in 2003. A year later, Sharon participated in a Hadassah Israel mission trip during Joel's first yahrzeit. During the trip, Marlene Post announced that they needed a minyan to recite the Kaddish for Joel and immediately the group dropped everything to help. This so touched Sharon that she knew she had to become more involved and joined the National Board at age 65. Sharon is now a member of the Honorary Council and became a Centennial Founder in Joel’s memory.
Sharon has three children: a daughter and two sons (living in Charlottesville, Va., Newtown, Conn. and Bethesda, Md.), and five grandchildren who are Young Judaea alumni having attended Camp Tel Yehuda and the Israel programs, and who are the fourth generation of Hadassah life members and Associates.
Being a Keeper of the Gate is a very important part of Sharon's life. "During Yom Kippur, the gates are closing," she says. "But tzedakah is one of the three things that can help us through this difficult day. When we think of Keepers of the Gate, we know it is not only the Gate of Hope, but it is also the Gate of Health. It has the possibility of inspiring a healthier Jewish community and a far healthier Israel. It means something that we can pass on to generations after us."
By Betsy Silverfine, Annual Giving Officer
Sharon Cadoff's journey to becoming a Keeper of the Gate is an interesting one. In 1999, word of the Keepers of the Gate Annual Giving program was sent north from Hadassah Florida Atlantic right at the same time as her husband Joel's metastatic prostate cancer diagnosis. Sharon had already been a Hadassah donor for close to 30 years but was now even more interested in giving because of the focus of the genetic research program at the Hadassah Hospital Mother and Child Pavilion. Sharon felt that the only way to know whether her grandchildren were carriers of cancerous genes, and to help treat patients with this dreaded diagnosis, was to support an organization that specialized in this type of research, and she signed up as a Keeper of the Gate immediately.
Sadly, Joel passed away in 2003. A year later, Sharon participated in a Hadassah Israel mission trip during Joel's first yahrzeit. During the trip, Marlene Post announced that they needed a minyan to recite the Kaddish for Joel and immediately the group dropped everything to help. This so touched Sharon that she knew she had to become more involved and joined the National Board at age 65. Sharon is now a member of the Honorary Council and became a Centennial Founder in Joel’s memory.
Sharon has three children: a daughter and two sons (living in Charlottesville, Va., Newtown, Conn. and Bethesda, Md.), and five grandchildren who are Young Judaea alumni having attended Camp Tel Yehuda and the Israel programs, and who are the fourth generation of Hadassah life members and Associates.
Being a Keeper of the Gate is a very important part of Sharon's life. "During Yom Kippur, the gates are closing," she says. "But tzedakah is one of the three things that can help us through this difficult day. When we think of Keepers of the Gate, we know it is not only the Gate of Hope, but it is also the Gate of Health. It has the possibility of inspiring a healthier Jewish community and a far healthier Israel. It means something that we can pass on to generations after us."
By Betsy Silverfine, Annual Giving Officer
Sharon Cadoff's journey to becoming a Keeper of the Gate is an interesting one. In 1999, word of the Keepers of the Gate Annual Giving program was sent north from Hadassah Florida Atlantic right at the same time as her husband Joel's metastatic prostate cancer diagnosis. Sharon had already been a Hadassah donor for close to 30 years but was now even more interested in giving because of the focus of the genetic research program at the Hadassah Hospital Mother and Child Pavilion. Sharon felt that the only way to know whether her grandchildren were carriers of cancerous genes, and to help treat patients with this dreaded diagnosis, was to support an organization that specialized in this type of research, and she signed up as a Keeper of the Gate immediately.
Sadly, Joel passed away in 2003. A year later, Sharon participated in a Hadassah Israel mission trip during Joel's first yahrzeit. During the trip, Marlene Post announced that they needed a minyan to recite the Kaddish for Joel and immediately the group dropped everything to help. This so touched Sharon that she knew she had to become more involved and joined the National Board at age 65. Sharon is now a member of the Honorary Council and became a Centennial Founder in Joel’s memory.
Sharon has three children: a daughter and two sons (living in Charlottesville, Va., Newtown, Conn. and Bethesda, Md.), and five grandchildren who are Young Judaea alumni having attended Camp Tel Yehuda and the Israel programs, and who are the fourth generation of Hadassah life members and Associates.
Being a Keeper of the Gate is a very important part of Sharon's life. "During Yom Kippur, the gates are closing," she says. "But tzedakah is one of the three things that can help us through this difficult day. When we think of Keepers of the Gate, we know it is not only the Gate of Hope, but it is also the Gate of Health. It has the possibility of inspiring a healthier Jewish community and a far healthier Israel. It means something that we can pass on to generations after us."
By Betsy Silverfine, Annual Giving Officer
Sharon Cadoff's journey to becoming a Keeper of the Gate is an interesting one. In 1999, word of the Keepers of the Gate Annual Giving program was sent north from Hadassah Florida Atlantic right at the same time as her husband Joel's metastatic prostate cancer diagnosis. Sharon had already been a Hadassah donor for close to 30 years but was now even more interested in giving because of the focus of the genetic research program at the Hadassah Hospital Mother and Child Pavilion. Sharon felt that the only way to know whether her grandchildren were carriers of cancerous genes, and to help treat patients with this dreaded diagnosis, was to support an organization that specialized in this type of research, and she signed up as a Keeper of the Gate immediately.
Sadly, Joel passed away in 2003. A year later, Sharon participated in a Hadassah Israel mission trip during Joel's first yahrzeit. During the trip, Marlene Post announced that they needed a minyan to recite the Kaddish for Joel and immediately the group dropped everything to help. This so touched Sharon that she knew she had to become more involved and joined the National Board at age 65. Sharon is now a member of the Honorary Council and became a Centennial Founder in Joel’s memory.
Sharon has three children: a daughter and two sons (living in Charlottesville, Va., Newtown, Conn. and Bethesda, Md.), and five grandchildren who are Young Judaea alumni having attended Camp Tel Yehuda and the Israel programs, and who are the fourth generation of Hadassah life members and Associates.
Being a Keeper of the Gate is a very important part of Sharon's life. "During Yom Kippur, the gates are closing," she says. "But tzedakah is one of the three things that can help us through this difficult day. When we think of Keepers of the Gate, we know it is not only the Gate of Hope, but it is also the Gate of Health. It has the possibility of inspiring a healthier Jewish community and a far healthier Israel. It means something that we can pass on to generations after us."
By Linda Freedman Block, National Keepers of the Gate Chai
You guessed it — CHICAGO — and we hope to see you there!
Join Keepers of the Gate from around the country at a special Keepers of the Gate Reception in Chicago at the Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk on Sunday, July 9, from 6-7 pm CT, as we honor your continued support of Hadassah's life-changing and lifesaving projects.
Keepers in attendance will hear from special guest speakers, such as Hadassah Director General Dr. Yoram Weiss, Hadassah Medical Organization Board Chair Dalia Itzik, the inimitable Barbara "BG" Goldstein, Hadassah Office Israel Deputy Director, and Hadassah’s Chief Development Officer, Judy Alperin. New Keepers and Keepers who step up to a new Keepers of the Gate giving level will be pinned by Hadassah National President Rhoda Smolow during this reception.
If you are ready to step up to a new level (Chai Keeper: $1,800 to $2,499; Silver Keeper: $2,500 to $4,999; Golden Keeper: $5,000+), please contact Lauren Berger, director of Annual Giving, or Linda Freedman Block, national Keepers of the Gate chair.
Space is limited. Registration is required.
By Linda Freedman Block, National Keepers of the Gate Chai
You guessed it — CHICAGO — and we hope to see you there!
Join Keepers of the Gate from around the country at a special Keepers of the Gate Reception in Chicago at the Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk on Sunday, July 9, from 6-7 pm CT, as we honor your continued support of Hadassah's life-changing and lifesaving projects.
Keepers in attendance will hear from special guest speakers, such as Hadassah Director General Dr. Yoram Weiss, Hadassah Medical Organization Board Chair Dalia Itzik, the inimitable Barbara "BG" Goldstein, Hadassah Office Israel Deputy Director, and Hadassah’s Chief Development Officer, Judy Alperin. New Keepers and Keepers who step up to a new Keepers of the Gate giving level will be pinned by Hadassah National President Rhoda Smolow during this reception.
If you are ready to step up to a new level (Chai Keeper: $1,800 to $2,499; Silver Keeper: $2,500 to $4,999; Golden Keeper: $5,000+), please contact Lauren Berger, director of Annual Giving, or Linda Freedman Block, national Keepers of the Gate chair.
Space is limited. Registration is required.
By Linda Freedman Block, National Keepers of the Gate Chai
You guessed it — CHICAGO — and we hope to see you there!
Join Keepers of the Gate from around the country at a special Keepers of the Gate Reception in Chicago at the Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk on Sunday, July 9, from 6-7 pm CT, as we honor your continued support of Hadassah's life-changing and lifesaving projects.
Keepers in attendance will hear from special guest speakers, such as Hadassah Director General Dr. Yoram Weiss, Hadassah Medical Organization Board Chair Dalia Itzik, the inimitable Barbara "BG" Goldstein, Hadassah Office Israel Deputy Director, and Hadassah’s Chief Development Officer, Judy Alperin. New Keepers and Keepers who step up to a new Keepers of the Gate giving level will be pinned by Hadassah National President Rhoda Smolow during this reception.
If you are ready to step up to a new level (Chai Keeper: $1,800 to $2,499; Silver Keeper: $2,500 to $4,999; Golden Keeper: $5,000+), please contact Lauren Berger, director of Annual Giving, or Linda Freedman Block, national Keepers of the Gate chair.
Space is limited. Registration is required.
By Linda Freedman Block, National Keepers of the Gate Chai
You guessed it — CHICAGO — and we hope to see you there!
Join Keepers of the Gate from around the country at a special Keepers of the Gate Reception in Chicago at the Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk on Sunday, July 9, from 6-7 pm CT, as we honor your continued support of Hadassah's life-changing and lifesaving projects.
Keepers in attendance will hear from special guest speakers, such as Hadassah Director General Dr. Yoram Weiss, Hadassah Medical Organization Board Chair Dalia Itzik, the inimitable Barbara "BG" Goldstein, Hadassah Office Israel Deputy Director, and Hadassah’s Chief Development Officer, Judy Alperin. New Keepers and Keepers who step up to a new Keepers of the Gate giving level will be pinned by Hadassah National President Rhoda Smolow during this reception.
If you are ready to step up to a new level (Chai Keeper: $1,800 to $2,499; Silver Keeper: $2,500 to $4,999; Golden Keeper: $5,000+), please contact Lauren Berger, director of Annual Giving, or Linda Freedman Block, national Keepers of the Gate chair.
Space is limited. Registration is required.
By Linda Freedman Block, National Keepers of the Gate Chai
You guessed it — CHICAGO — and we hope to see you there!
Join Keepers of the Gate from around the country at a special Keepers of the Gate Reception in Chicago at the Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk on Sunday, July 9, from 6-7 pm CT, as we honor your continued support of Hadassah's life-changing and lifesaving projects.
Keepers in attendance will hear from special guest speakers, such as Hadassah Director General Dr. Yoram Weiss, Hadassah Medical Organization Board Chair Dalia Itzik, the inimitable Barbara "BG" Goldstein, Hadassah Office Israel Deputy Director, and Hadassah’s Chief Development Officer, Judy Alperin. New Keepers and Keepers who step up to a new Keepers of the Gate giving level will be pinned by Hadassah National President Rhoda Smolow during this reception.
If you are ready to step up to a new level (Chai Keeper: $1,800 to $2,499; Silver Keeper: $2,500 to $4,999; Golden Keeper: $5,000+), please contact Lauren Berger, director of Annual Giving, or Linda Freedman Block, national Keepers of the Gate chair.
Space is limited. Registration is required.
By Linda Freedman Block, National Keepers of the Gate Chai
You guessed it — CHICAGO — and we hope to see you there!
Join Keepers of the Gate from around the country at a special Keepers of the Gate Reception in Chicago at the Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk on Sunday, July 9, from 6-7 pm CT, as we honor your continued support of Hadassah's life-changing and lifesaving projects.
Keepers in attendance will hear from special guest speakers, such as Hadassah Director General Dr. Yoram Weiss, Hadassah Medical Organization Board Chair Dalia Itzik, the inimitable Barbara "BG" Goldstein, Hadassah Office Israel Deputy Director, and Hadassah’s Chief Development Officer, Judy Alperin. New Keepers and Keepers who step up to a new Keepers of the Gate giving level will be pinned by Hadassah National President Rhoda Smolow during this reception.
If you are ready to step up to a new level (Chai Keeper: $1,800 to $2,499; Silver Keeper: $2,500 to $4,999; Golden Keeper: $5,000+), please contact Lauren Berger, director of Annual Giving, or Linda Freedman Block, national Keepers of the Gate chair.
Space is limited. Registration is required.
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