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Solano-Napa chapter Machon and installation on May 30, 2010

hadasval — Tue, 25 May 2010 06:25:10 +0000

Please join us on May 30, at 10:30 for our Machon group and then immediately following Machon, at 12:00 p.m., for the installation of our new chapter board. Machon and our installation will take place at the house of Susan Cohen-Grossman. We will will be having a potluck so please bring items according to where your last name falls in the alphabet:

A – G – finger food

H – M – drinks

N- Z – desert

It is not necessary to have had any preparation in advance for Machon. Rachel Lessem has been leading our group and we have been discussing Zionism. You need not have been present at prior sessions in order to participate.

Please RSVP to Rachel Lessem or Geri Kahn if you can so we know how many people will be at the installation. We could use some volunteers to set up and clean up. Please let Rachel or Geri know if you are able to assist. If you have any questions please feel free to contact either Rachel Lessem or Geri Kahn. Our contact information is in the directory.

Finally, if you have used toner cartridges at your house just waiting to be recycled, please check the list on on our blog http://hadassahsolano-napablog.com/qualifiying-toners-and-cell-phones-for-recycling/ If you have cell phones that you wish to recycle, please check the Funding Factory’s website. Our chapter is beginning a recycling program in which we will recycle toners and cell phones and in exchange, our chapter will receive money. If you have a used toner or cell phone on one of the lists, please bring it to our installation and give it to Geri Kahn.

Jewish Voices in Germany and Napa

hadasval — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 06:34:16 +0000

On February 21, 2010, the Jewish Historical Society of Napa Valley and Congregation Beth Sholom are sponsoring a program by Rabbi Dr. Leo Trepp. This is not a Hadassah event but as it is local, it may be of interest to our members.

Dr. Trepp, in his nineties, is most likely the only Rabbi living today who can claim to have witnessed first hand the brutalities of the Nazi regime in Germany while serving as Rabbi of a synagogue in that country over 60 years ago.

Rabbi Trepp will give a brief overview of the history of Reform Judaism in Germany, contemporary Jewish history in Napa and discuss assimilation as it concerns the upcoming holiday of Purim. You can download the program here.

Upcoming events in February: Machon and 52/100

hadasval — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:53:02 +0000

February is a busy month for our chapter. This Sunday, February 7, at 10:30 a.m., our Machon group is meeting at CBI. You can see this meeting and future Machon meetings listed on the right column of the blog under the category of events. We are discussing Zionism and our feelings and American attitudes about the topic. New and interested members are welcome to attend. Our group is facilitated by Rachel Lessem.

The next event our, 52/100, is our biggest fund raising event of the year. It will take place on February 13, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. The ”52/100″ works this way: You choose a playing card in advance and donate $100 for it; if your card is selected, you get $1000. If not, you still can win a door prize or raffle items at the event. Couvert (food costs) is only $9 this year as we’re focusing on desserts. It will be a fun, gala, local event, full of happy people supporting a great cause. If you are interested in attending, you may fill out the attached Invitation to the 52/100 and send it in. Hope to see you there.

Hadassah’s response to the Bernard Madoff scandal

Geri Kahn — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 05:40:56 +0000

Two weeks ago, I had never heard of Bernard Madoff. I have a feeling that most Hadassah members had not heard of him either. Unfortunately this has all changed. By now you have heard of Bernard Madoff’s admission that he ran a $50 billion ponzi scheme. Hadassah has estimated that it has lost over $90 million as a result of money invested with Mr. Madoff’s firm. Hadassah’s national president, Nancy Falchuk, recently issued a letter and a list of frequently asked questions in response to the scandal. (No doubt she has received many questions.) In her letter, she explained how Hadassah got involved with Mr. Madoff’s firm and what actions will be taken to recover whatever is possible. She also discussed the steps Hadassah will be taking so that something like this does not happen in the future. Her letter and list of frequently asked questions are worth reading.