Advocacy

 

Email Action Network

Sign up for our Email Action Network to receive up-to-the-minute alerts on Hadassah’s key issues, such as U.S.-Israel relations, energy and the environment, domestic violence, and more. The subscription form is located here.

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Spend a Day on the Hill or have a Date with the State

Make your voice heard on Capitol Hill and in your state legislature. These programs allow your unit to connect to politicians and advocate for Hadassah issues that affect you most. For more information, contact the Programming Department at programming@hadassah.org. 

 

The American Scene

This bi-annual publication on domestic policy issues is mailed with Hadassah Magazine and is also available on the Hadassah Website here.

 

Israel Is… DVD

This multi-media education and outreach program was created in honor of the 60th anniversary of the creation of the state of Israel.  Consisting of a script and a DVD, the Israel is... program highlights the many amazing contributions that Israelis have made in the areas of technology, medicine, sports, culture, and the arts.  The program provides a dynamic, vibrant, and exciting perspective on Israel that is both relevant and timely.  By rising above the violent image of Israel that is perpetrated by the media, the Israel is... program provides a realistic and more holistic view of the Jewish state.

 

How to Talk About Israel Program Guidebook and It’s a Fact! Cards

This programming guide on effective pro-Israel advocacy combines fundamental techniques and core messages to use when advocating for Israel. Also included are It’s a Fact! Cards, a series of brief, accurate and timely key advocacy points about Israel.

 

Faith vs. Science in Our Classrooms Program Guidebook 

Keeping with Hadassah’s longstanding commitment to the separation of church and state, Faith vs. Science in Our Classrooms is a comprehensive guide on the preservation of scientific integrity at the grassroots level in light of rising efforts to teach creationism and related theories in public school science classrooms.  

The intrusion of faith and religious ideology in public schools and its undermining of the teachings of scientific evolution is a pressing issue that affects communities all across the United States. It is critical that we spread awareness about this issue so that we can preserve science education and protect laws separating church and state. 

Faith vs. Science in Our Classrooms will give you everything you need to know about so-called creation “science” and intelligent design, as well as the law, the Jewish interpretation and Hadassah’s stand on the teaching of religiously-fueled curricula. In addition, the guidebook provides instruction on how to educate and involve others on the faith versus science debate, including detailed recommendations for programming and advocacy opportunities. The guidebook also includes an extensive list of resources for keeping up to date on this cutting-edge topic.

  

A Time to Heal Program in a Box

Did you know:

  •  Every 12 seconds, a woman in the United States in beaten. Every six hours, a woman is killed.
  • One out of five Jewish women is abused by her partner
  • Jewish women remain in abusive relationships five to seven years longer than non-Jewish women.
  • The Jewish value of shalom bayit—peace in the home—often creates a sense of guilt for Jewish abuse victims causing them not to come forward with stories of abuse.

This “program in a box” includes everything you need to program a session on domestic abuse in the Jewish community. The program includes a DVD of engaging speakers as well as a CD-Rom containing background information and step-by-step instructions for holding a program on domestic abuse, including resources for finding local speakers, sample discussion questions, suggested textual sources for study, and ideas for social action. 

 

The Promise of Stem Cells Guidebook on CD-Rom

Stem cell research holds the promise to treat and potentially cure many devastating diseases and conditions, such as diabetes, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Lou Gehrig’s disease, spinal cord injury, and multiple sclerosis – illnesses which affect over 100 million Americans. 

As a world leader in stem cell research at our Goldyne Savad Institute of Gene Therapy in Israel, and as a leading advocate for stem cell research in the United States, Hadassah has a special interest in  advancing this research as quickly as possible.

The Promise of Stem Cells explores the topic of stem cell research from many perspectives: individual and communal needs, Jewish views, scientific, ethical and moral considerations, Hadassah’s scientific research, and the legislative challenges. This is an exciting exploration into one of today's most timely, cutting edge issues.  

 

 

For more information on these and other advocacy programs, contact Hadassah’s National Programming Department at 212.303.8136 or programming@hadassah.org.