Hadassah Chicago-North Shore

08/23/2026

Americans of all faiths should be able to worship without fear. Yet 2025 was one of the most violent years on record for the Jewish community, with nearly 530 incidents of harassment recorded at synagogues. Tell Congress to help keep all faith communities safe and pass the bipartisan Right to Worship Act!
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Urge Congress to to pass the bipartisan, bicameral Right to Worship Act today!

08/23/2026

Join Aviva/Lilah Hadassah on October 1 as we celebrate Sukkot! We're gathering to provide love and support to women by providing them with comfort care kits, which we will assemble and donate to Planned Parenthood. Register here: https://bit.ly/4xBl9ni

08/23/2026

Join Nehara Hadassah on October 20 for a fun-filled evening playing Bunco and socializing with new and old friends. No experience necessary to play Bunco. Light snacks will be provided. Prizes will be awarded. Register here: https://bit.ly/4zmkwjb

08/21/2026

Click here to read the weekly Here & Now newsletter, featuring news and upcoming events in and around Hadassah Chicago-North Shore and a message from our region president, Ellen Kroot: https://bit.ly/4wGW0GW

08/20/2026

🚨 New Jewish exhibit alert!
"All We Have Standing Between Us: 250 Years of Jews and American Democracy" is now on view through December 31, 2026 at the Center for Jewish History in Manhattan.
Presented by The American Jewish Historical Society (AJHS)
and the Yeshiva University Museum, the exhibition’s 75 artifacts from throughout Jewish American history invite visitors to consider how Jews have participated in the nation’s defining debates and helped shape its democratic ideals, from labor rights and voting access to immigration and religious freedom.

In honor of America’s 250th anniversary, a new exhibition in Manhattan highlights how Jews have shaped the nation’s defining debates and democratic ideals.

08/19/2026

"My mother had carried Morocco across the Atlantic in her hands, and she rebuilt it, one meal at a time, with American appliances and spices she had to hunt down," writes Moroccan-born author Ruth Knafo Setton. "The kitchen was her country. Cinnamon was its flag.”
✨ What food or spice brings you back to your childhood?

For three generations, a dash of cinnamon has carried my Moroccan Jewish family's memories, traditions and recipes across America.

08/18/2026

As widespread resistance to common antibiotics rises globally, a new global project — funded by a European Union grant — will bring together 20 research and clinical partners from 13 countries to investigate whether bacteriophages — viruses that naturally infect and destroy bacteria — can serve as a safe and effective alternative to conventional antibiotic therapies.
Dr. Ran Nir-Paz of the Hadassah Medical Organization, who will help lead the Israeli contingent, is one of the pioneers of clinical use of phages to treat hard to eradicate bacterial infections, and a co-leader of the Israeli Phage Therapy Center.

Released Aug 04, 2026. Hadassah is part of one of largest global trials to evaluate phage therapy’s potential as alternative for antibiotic-resistant urinary tract infections.

08/18/2026

Join Nehara Hadassah Sept 1 for a delightful evening of creativity and connection as a professional floral designer guides us in creating a beautiful silk floral arrangement - perfect for adding to your holiday table. Register here: https://bit.ly/4qdokiF

08/18/2026

Hadassah Chicago North Shore held their August board meeting and training session with special guest Ellen Hershkin, former Hadassah National President and current chair of Hadassah Magazine.

08/17/2026

"A documentary recasts the folk singer’s legacy through the influence of his mother-in-law, Yiddish poet Aliza Greenblatt."

A documentary recasts the folk singer’s legacy through the influence of his mother-in-law, Yiddish poet Aliza Greenblatt.