Israel and Zionist Education

Symposium: "Inspire Zionism: Tech, Trailblazers and Tattoos" back to top

Hadassah is elevating Zionist voices. Now and always. Help us promote Hadassah’s first Zionism symposium, a two-day virtual event on Oct. 25 & 26, 2023. Visit the event page to learn more.

How to Talk About Israel back to top

Educational Programs back to top

Provide your units with these materials as an ongoing part of Hadassah 's culture, practice and intellectual enrichment. The videos that go with our Beit Haam discussion and leadership guides are available in our video library.

The Branch Podcast back to top

Celebrating Henrietta back to top

Great Jewish Women back to top

Holidays back to top

Other back to top

Installations/Invocations back to top

Each Installation should be adapted to meet your particular ceremonial needs. It 's important to personalize your installation and to stay something special about each woman you are installing. As the installing officer, you should speak with both the outgoing and incoming Presidents prior to the event to prepare some remarks about each woman and the chapter. An installation will be most effective if it has warmth and local color.

Defining Zionism back to top

Defining Zionism in the 21st Century is an online speaker series designed to provide a safe space for everyone to explore and discuss Zionism and its multi-faceted perspectives. The program is free of charge, fully captioned, and open to the entire community. For more information, please contact DefiningZionism@hadassah.org

New Defining Zionism highlights video
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Videos back to top

Find the most recent downloadable videos from the Defining Zionism series on our dropbox folder. Please use these videos in combination with the Leader 's Guide as a way to create engaging conversations in your area that are open and welcoming to all, ones that include different perspectives on Zionism. Partner with a community organization/synagogue to screen and discuss one or several short videos or themes.

Note: These videos are to download and play at meetings, these are not for email or website use. If you are looking present these on the web, please send people to hadassah.org/definingzionism or the Defining Zionism speaker page that suits your needs.

Leadership Materials back to top

United Nations back to top

Defining Zionism in the 21st Century back to top

Transcripts back to top

Local Defining Zionism Materials back to top

Materials to support your local Defining Zionism program including membership strategies, sample letters, and flyer.

Evolving Zionism Series back to top

The Zionist Ideas Hadassah Study Guide by Gil Troy back to top

Women Who Learn back to top

Recently, we transformed Go Forth and Study into what we now call Women Who Learn. These materials are designed to emphasize Zionism, in keeping with the new National priorities, with the overall theme being, Zionism: Dreams and Realities. These study materials will educate our readers about Zionist personalities then and now, streams of Zionism, and the history of Zionism. For a complete list of the topics covered in Women Who Learn, check out the index for issues 1-20.

Shalom Hartman Institute: Hadassah Training back to top

Hadassah has partnered with the Shalom Hartman Institute to train 20 selected Hadassah lay leaders throughout the US to facilitate conversations about Zionism in their local communities. Rabbi Lauren Berkun will use the Hartman iEngage curriculum — combining Jewish texts and online resources — that focuess on creating discussions in a safe space on the topic of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. After the first year of training, Hadassah leaders will teach this course to Hadassah members in their local communities with support from Rabbi Berkun.

Session 1: Video Part 1
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Session 1: Video Part 2 Yehuda Kurtzer
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Session 2: Video
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Session 3: Video
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Session 4: Video
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Session 5: Video
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Session 6: Video
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Session 7: Video
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Session 8: Video
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Session 9: Video
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Session 10: Video
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Session 11: Video
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