Hadassah Foundation

06/11/2026

Netanyahu claimed that there were not enough suitable women candidates to consider for the position of National Security Council head.

"But Netanyahu is mistaken: one need only take a look at the website of פורום דבורה Forum Dvorah (the organization promotes women in decision-making roles in the fields of security and foreign affairs) to find a wealth of female experts with relevant experience. It is clear that Netanyahu – who has more access to information than that an ordinary citizen – did not even try."

We are so proud to support Forum Dvorah and many others that are pushing hard to get qualified women into top leadership roles..

Netanyahu's Mistaken Assumption That There Are No Women Qualified for the Position of National Security Council Head Is Truly Dangerous

06/04/2026

Congratulations to our grant recipient the Dinah Project and to the co-authors of its award-winning book: Justice (Ret.) Nava Ben-Or, Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddariand Att. Col (Res.) Sharon Zagagi Pinhas. You can learn more about their research and its implications for the prosecution of Hamas and other perpetrators of conflict-related sexual violence in a June 16 webinar hosted by Jewish Funders Network (register at jfunders.org/events)

05/28/2026

Wow! Our grant recipient I Was Supposed To Have A Baby recently released the *200*th episode of its “Talking Away the Taboo” podcast! Visit the News section of our website to learn more about this milestone as well as recent accomplishments by grantees המטה למאבק בסחר בנשים ובזנות (TaskForce on Human Trafficking and Prostitution), פורום דבורה Forum Dvorah and Rackman Center - מרכז רקמן.

05/11/2026

The newest issue of Hadassah Magazine highlights the work our grant recipient 5050 שותפות ושוויון מגדרי is doing to bring more women into office in Israel's upcoming elections. Visit the News section of our website for more Hadassah Foundation grantees in the headlines, including JWI , Israel Women's Network, Fuente Latina , Maharat and Rackman Center - מרכז רקמן. Media outlets include The Times of Israel , JTA News and RNS. LInk in comments.

05/07/2026

Pictured here is an advertisement poster in Israel that was defaced to hide women's faces. Acts like this -- as well as cases of women soldiers court martialed for "immodest dress" and excluded from their bases, along with anti-discrimination laws blatantly violated, are all on the rise. Read Elana Sztokman 's latest post in The Times of Israel (link in comments) to learn about the growing problem of gender segregation in Israel. Thank you to our many grant recipients, including שדולת הנשים בישראל and Rackman Center - מרכז רקמן, for fighting back.

04/29/2026

Congratulations to the three pioneers who this week became the first-ever women to take the Israeli Chief Rabbinate's exams!

As our grant recipient Rackman Center said, "This moment didn’t happen overnight. It came after years of legal struggle, a petition to the High Court, and a landmark ruling that made it clear: excluding women from these exams is unlawful discrimination. Despite repeated attempts to circumvent that ruling, justice prevailed.

"The Rackman Center is proud to have been part of this effort.

"At the same time, this milestone came with serious concerns:
• Women were forced to wait more than four hours before receiving the exam. During this delay, the Rackman Center—together with the petitioners and our partners עתים - Itim and Kolenu—filed an urgent motion.
• The exam was administered in gender segregated locations. While this may be presented as logistical, we remain clear: separate is not equal. We will continue to monitor this closely.

Even with these challenges, today marks real progress."

Photo courtesy of Itim

04/29/2026

Was wonderful to spend time with leaders of so many Hadassah Foundation grant recipients at ‘s thought-provoking and inspiring Global Jewish Women’s Summit this week. Represented in the photos are .isnt.consent , , , , . Also spotted ( but not photographed) were and . Kudos to Elluminate for convening all of us — and lots of other smart women from all over the Jewish community for two powerful days of networking, learning, and brainstorming!

04/23/2026

Supporting survivors of sexual violence is always an important topic, but particularly in the aftermath of Epstein Files revelations. Looking forward to this Svivah program we are cosponsoring with several current and past grant recipients (JWI, Sacred Spaces, Jewish Women's Archive), SRE Network and many other wonderful Jewish organizations.

04/21/2026

In an opinion piece published on the website of Channel 12 News, Penina Sharvit Baruch, the chair of Hadassah Foundation grant recipient Forum Dvorah called the April 13 ruling “an important milestone.” Forum Dvorah filed an amicus curia (friend of court) brief in the case and is Israel’s leading champion for women’s equality in the military and national security. Visit the News section of our website to learn more.

04/15/2026

It's not too late to register (jwi.org/survey) for today's webinar with our grantee organization JWI about its news study on young Jewish women. Check the News section of our website to learn more about the study and about fast-approaching deadlines and events offered by two other U.S.-based grantee organizations, Moving Traditions and Jewtina y Co.

Pictured here are members of JWI's Young Women's Impact at a November 2026 Shabbat program honoring the memory of Sarah Milgrim, one of two Israeli Embassy employee murdered in an antisemitic attack in May 2025. (Photo courtesy of JWI)