These women, side by side with their daughters speaking of memories of friendship, community building. The video was a victim of my lack of time in the past six weeks and I will finish it this summer when my kids go to camp, but in the meantime, the themes that presented themselves in these interviews were extremely powerful and prescient. I interviewed some of our members and their mothers for a video I was hoping to include in today’s chartering. When you have twins, you can’t just name one without the other. It also makes me feel good to be able to model this behavior for my daughter (and my son. For me, Hadassah has become a place in which I calendar time to see my friends, to develop my leadership skills and to further define why I believe in the concept of Israel and can advocate for the work of Hadassah.Ĭonnecting with each other and networking is the way we grow our Kesher Oak community in this way, we’re recharging ourselves in order to achieve our own goals - including the continuance of philanthropy work and being of service to our community. And the people that suffer most because of these antiquated systems are the women themselves, resulting in burn-out and no time for self-care and development. The pandemic reignited the national conversation around how women use their time and the ludicrous gender inequalities in what is called invisible work. I realized in the pandemic, one of the most precious things one can give an organization or each other - is the gift of their time. Henrietta Szold started this organization by going into living rooms of women and passing a tzedakah box - and look at us now in this moment - sitting in our houses, gathering in front of our computers and tablets to continue this work of fellowship, community and tzedakah.Īll of this takes time.
The story of a woman recognizing a problem and shaping an organization that conquered that particular problem and continues to grow and lead in so many avenues including advocacy, medicine and at-risk youth in a country that welcomes all Jews and where my kids and all people can be outwardly and unapologetically Jewish is a powerful story. I returned from my Momentum and Hadassah-sponsored trip to Israel very inspired by the work of Hadassah and in particular, the story of our founder, Henrietta Szold.
I am confident this will be the continuing vibe of my Hadassah journey and I am very excited about it. As you can imagine, there were squeals, peels of laughter and a lot of opinions about how we should proceed. As Jessica mentioned earlier, this journey began stuck in the mud on a giant bus loaded with Jewish ladies outside the Meir Shfeya youth village in Israel. I have to tell you that I have met the most wonderful people on this journey - in addition to strengthening and deepening friendships that began with the simple circumstance of my children going to a particular Jewish preschool. I am completely overwhelmed by all of the stories of the incredible women on this zoom today. We did it! This feels like the moment in Formula 1 where they spray champagne on all the spectators! After her inspiring speech, I began our philanthropic work with the following words: My baby is giving birth to a baby.I recently had the opportunity to bring a group of young (in their 30s, 40s and 50s) Jewish women together to form a new chapter of Hadassah, a philanthropy organization raising money for advocacy, healthcare and Jewish youth in Israel.Īt our chartering ceremony, we were very fortunate to have Hadassah’s outgoing CEO, Janice Weinman speak about the importance of philanthropy both in her life and career. It was the most moving experience you can possibly imagine. One of the best experiences of our lives, if not the best, next to our daughter’s birth, is helping birth our daughter’s baby,” Rita said. “Our grandchildren are the light of our lives.
The Oscar Award-winning actress opened up about how much her “precious” grandchildren mean to her in a sweet February 2008 interview with Grand Magazine. to Berkeley because they “fell in love with the area” - but most importantly, they relocated to be near their two grandsons. Three years later, the couple welcomed their second son, Cameron David Fisher, making Rita a grandmother of two.īefore Leonard died, he and Rita moved from L.A. What to Know About Rita Moreno's Late Husband Leonard GordonĪfter her daughter married her husband, David Tyler Fisher, in 1996, Rita officially became a grandma following the birth of her first grandchild, Justin Gordon Fisher.
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