PRAZE DIVISION(PRogramming, Advocacy, Zionism & Education)

• Fulfill Hadassah’s Strategic Alignment Priorities

• Engage the Grassroots with Programs & Program input

• Integrate all areas (A, Z, E) when possible

• Lead to “Programs in a Box” format when doable

• Become Cross-Divisional when appropriate

• Have an Evaluation & Assessment tool built in

• Improve Hadassah visibility• Reflect input of relevant

issues/topics

All Initiatives Will:

WELCOME NEW PRESIDENTS10/27/2014

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Division StructureT-E-A-M-S

•Teams for:• Advocacy, Zionism, Education• Each new Initiative

• Teams will be fluid based on issues • Team members will vary based on

needs of each initiative

AdvocacyOngoing Teams

• American Affairs• Zionist Affairs• UN Team• I2I (Influentials to Israel)

• Attorneys Council (Swearing In Supreme Court Event)

• Amicus Brief Team

50 State Advocacy Network

Members Stand Up Members Stand Together

• Increase advocacy effectiveness on local, state & federal levels • Two-way Communication

– From PRAZE Advocacy Team to units, state by state– From units to PRAZE to share where applicable nation-wide– Successes shared: Strategies, contact information, etc.

• PRAZE will maintain communication with network members who will maintain communication with unit leadership

• Advocacy Team will assess & evaluate issues brought from units

50 State Advocacy Communications Network

www.Hadassah.org/advocate

Ongoing Teams

•Jewish/Zionist Education Team• Curriculum Watch

•Health & Wellness Team•Hadassah/Hadassah-Brandeis Team

Education

Hadassah – Hadassah Brandeis Institute

Virtual Conversations

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•Members are invited to participate in online book discussions – •“Virtual Conversations: A Book and Author Experience.”

•Participants will hear authors discussing their books.

•Had: Jennifer Rosner talk about: If a Tree Falls--A Family's Quest to Hear and Be Heard.

•Had: Talia Carner talk about: Jerusalem Maiden •Discussions occur in real time from members’ homes, with friends or at a meeting.

•Hadassah was founded as a study group and Brandeis is renown for its dedication to education and lifelong learning. 

•Our aim is to bring this program to as many of our members as possible and engage them in a program with such a broad reach that offers them inclusivity and exclusivity. 

Defining Zionism in the 21st Century

UPCOMING SESSIONS...

Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at 7:30pm ESTRabbi Josh Weinberg, Director of ARZA (Association of Reform Zionists of America)

“Living here, loving there: Is American Zionism an Oxymoron???”

Monday, December 15, 2014 at 7:30pm EST

Jasmine PatihiStandWithUs, an international Israel education organization

Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 7:30pm EST(Took place prior to Presidents’ Training) Rabbi Melissa Weintraub, Director of JCPA Civility Initiative &Founding Director, Encounter

“Re-Framing Israel Advocacy. Listening as a Precondition to Being Heard”

“Rebranding Zionism”

SHARE WITH YOUR UNITS

www.Hadassah.org/DefiningZionism

Jewish/Zionist Education Team

• Jews From Arab Lands --Adapted program presented at January NB meeting into a Program in a Box for units to present

• Providing timely Education pieces for Leaders Digest, hNews, etc.• Go Forth & Study Program continuing • Available Resources:

–Education -- American Affairs–Activist Field Manual & Day on the Hill Coordinator’s Guide–Email Action Network (digital emails)–National Action Center (digital webpage)

–Education--Jewish/Zionist Education & Affairs: –Go Forth and Study (digital e-newsletter)–Email Action Network/National Action Center (digital)–How to Talk about Israel (digital program - Intranet)–It’s A Fact! Cards –Israel Today: Contemporary Issues

(Women in Israel, Israel's Developing Democracy, A People Returns) –Zionism: Land People and Covenant–One Heart Two Homes–Pray Tell–Moonbeams–Jewish Women Living the Change–Life and Times: Jewish Life Cycle and Holidays–Images of Jerusalem & Reflections on Jerusalem–Al Galgalim and Ivrit La Hadassah–Holiday info, installations, Hadassah Shabbats, etc.

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LOOK FOR OUR EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS IN

LEADERS DIGEST

JEWISH/ZIONIST EDUCATION UPDATE

Hadassah was founded during Purim, and is Esther’s Hebrew name. The first annual Hadassah Shabbat Zachor, to be held on the Shabbat preceding Purim, was March 14-15, 2014. Please fill out the form below to download our Shabbat Zachor Program in a Box to share with your synagogue. It contains suggested prayers, readings and a d’var torah to celebrate Parshat Zachor, reminding us how evil can be transformed into good, focusing on the victory of Israel over Amalek and of Esther and Vashti over oppression and discrimination.Make Hadassah Shabbat Zachor a memorable one for you, your synagogue, and for Hadassah.

EVERY BEAT COUNTSHealth and Wellness Team

Health and Wellness Team

• EVERY STEP COUNTS: Hadassah’s Walking Program

• From Pesach to Sukkot…• Virtual Walk From Hadassah House to Jerusalem

Reaching a New Audience of Young Women Outside of HadassahBetter Understanding their Needs/What Attracts ThemSurvey Results Impact our Program PlanningSurvey Results Shared with All Divisions

Engaging Each Member

In Her Home

To Take Action

On Her Schedule

On Her Computer/Telephone

Engaging Each UnitProviding Programs for meetings

“Jews From Arab Lands” “Go Forth & Study”“EVERY BEAT COUNTS: HADASSAH’S HEART HEALTH PROGRAM”“G-D, Israel & The Heart”

Engaging The CommunityShare Programs with Other OrganizationsInvite Outside Community Participation

EVERY BEAT COUNTS: HADASSAH’S HEART HEALTH PROGRAM”

• PRAZE@hadassah.org• Advocacy@hadassah.org• Health@hadassah.org• JewishEducation@hadassah.org

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