Hadassah Vallejo is now Hadassah Solano-Napa

Posted on January 23, 2010 by hadasval| Leave a comment

In order to better  reflect the locations of our members, our Hadassah chapter has changed our name from Hadassah Vallejo to Hadassah Solano-Napa.  Consequently, I have changed our blog name to reflect our new title.

With our new title,  we hope that members from the counties that our chapter covers will feel more welcome.  It will also be easier to be listed in more print and web materials in the two counties now that publishers can easily see that we cover both.

If you wish to subscribe to our blog, please click the links in the right column describing how to subscribe in a reader or via email.    Even if you have subscribed before, you must subscribe again due to our new name change.

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Walk in the Woods

Posted on January 16, 2010 by hadasval| 1 Comment

The Vallejo chapter of Hadassah invites you to a Tu BiSh’vat: Walk in the Woods and inspirational readings at Muir Woods on January 24th.  We will have lunch in Marin County.  Please see the attached Hadassah flyer and R.S.V.P.  no later than January 20th.  We will travel to Muir Woods  in carpools so please RSVP by the deadline so that they may be arranged.

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Vallejo Hadassah’s shabbat seder is featured in the news

Posted on December 13, 2009 by hadasval| 1 Comment

We had a great turn out, even more than expected, at the Hadassah-sponsored shabbat seder at CBI.  It was fun to celebrate Hanukah as a community.  Our guess is that approximately 70 people attended.  The Vallejo Times Herald covered the event and you can read it in the article Local Jews Celebrate first night of Hanukah.  (This link will cease to work in a week or two so I have created an attachment which you may download. )  Thank you to everyone who helped with this event.  I think we all had a good time;   it was nice to feel so much warmth on a cold, rainy night.

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Hadassah Shabbat Seder, December 11, 2009

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Geri Kahn| Leave a comment

Please join us this Friday night at 7:00 p.m.,  as Hadassah sponsors the Shabbat Seder at CBI.  Please bring a dessert to share.  Regardless whether or not you are a Hadassah member, please RSVP to Melissa at the CBI office at 707-642-6526 or to Wendy at Schuplinksy@comcast.net or by phone at 707-745-3404.   If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at hadssahvallejo@gmail.com.

Our last event, a movie night, was quite inspiring.  People enjoyed the movie, “Praying with Lior.”  We had delicious salads and fantastic soups.  Thanks to everyone who helped with this event.  One of the pictures I took  appears below.

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Machon group meets on Sunday November 15

Posted on November 14, 2009 by Geri Kahn| 1 Comment

Our next Machon group meeting will be on November 15, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. , at Congregation B’nai Israel.  We are reading Gil Troy’s book, “Why I am a Zionist.”  Whether or not you have the book or have even read the book, you are welcome to come to the discussion.

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Dinner, Havdalah and the movie “Praying with Lior”

Posted on October 22, 2009 by hadasval| Leave a comment

moviePlease join the Vallejo Hadassah chapter  on November 7 at 6:00 p.m., for dinner, a short havdalah service and the movie, “Praying with Lior.”  The movie is about Lior, a 13 year-old-boy studying for his Bar Mitzvah who also happens to have Down’s Syndrome.  It is a heartwarming movie about life, happiness, and  family.  By the end of the film you will have laughed and cried.  To read reviews of the movie, you may check out the movie’s website.

Our movie night will take place at Congregation B’nai Israel.  Dinner will include soups, salads and desserts.  We are requesting a $5.00 donation per person.

Hadassah has actively worked on improving the lives of those who have Down’s Syndrome.  In 2004 Hadassah established a center for children with chronic disease. Down’s syndrome is one of the diseases treated at the center.   Hadassah has also pioneered research into the gene responsible for Down’s syndrome.  Recently  Hadassah doctors were able to assist a woman who was carrying the gene for breast cancer by performing genetic testing on embryos.  They were  not only able to detect if they were free of  the breast cancer gene but also were able to detect if they were free of Down’s syndrome.  You may read the story, “Breaking the Chain, ” for more information.

If you have any questions about the movie event,  please feel free to email us at hadassahvallejo@gmail.com.

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For the sweetness of your health – tea in the sukkah

Posted on September 30, 2009 by hadasval| Leave a comment

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Please join us on Sunday, October 4 at 12:30 p.m. for a potluck lunch and educational event in Congregation B’nai Israel’s sukkah.  We will be focusing our meeting on the topic of diabetes.   According to the Amercian Diabetes Association,  there are 23.6 million children and adults in the United States, or 7.8% of the population, who have diabetes.  There are several people in our chapter who have it and probably countless others who are not aware that they have it.

We are fortunate that we will be having a speaker, Manny Hernandez, coming to our event to speak to us about diabetes.  Manny is the creator and driving force behind TuDiabetes.com, a social networking site devoted to providing information for people touched by diabetes.

If you plan on coming to the event , please try to bring a healthy food item to share.  It might just be coincidence but on the American Diabetes Association webpage, they list a recipe for “Jewish Apple Cake,” as the recipe for today.

For more information, please contact Susan Cohen Grossman or hadassahvallejo@gmail.com.  Hope to see you there.

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Vallejo Hadassah tea was a success

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Geri Kahn| Leave a comment

Shosh Nadine BerylOn Sunday, September 13, the Vallejo Hadassah chapter sponsored our first event of the year – a tea and a birthday celebration for Beryl Cohen.  Approximately 30 people came to help us start off the new year.  Our chapter gave Beryl a lifetime membership to Hadassah in honor of her birthday.  Now that she is 90 she can become a life member at the discounted rate of $90.00.

We had great food and of course tea.  It was nice to mingle with people and catch up with everyone after not having seen them during the summer.  Our new board members introduced themselves and now we all know who to go to for everything.  We have several events coming up which are listed on the right side of this blog.

The event would not have been as nice as it was without Nadine’s hard work and grace.  She decorated the tables and brightened the room with the flowers.  She gave a moving tribute to Beryl that was both beautiful and inspirational at the same time.  I hope that she will consider reprinting it in our newsletter.

Alan and Phil

All in all, everyone had a good time.   We look forward to seeing everyone at future events.

Happy New Year.

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Hadassah membership tea

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Geri Kahn| Leave a comment

apple_and_cinnamon_tea_1Wow, I guess it has been some time since I have posted to our blog.  Well, now that summer is over, we’re all getting back to speed and have planned many exciting events for the upcoming year.  I will soon add the events to our list of upcoming events.

The next event we have planned is coming up soon.  We will be starting off the year with a membership tea.   Here are the details:

  • Date:   September 13, 2009
  • Time:  3:00-5:00 p.m.
  • Place:  Congregation B’nai Israel, 1256 Nebraska Street, Vallejo, CA

Tea and light snacks will be served.  New and interested members welcome!  For more details and to RSVP, please contact Nadine Goodban at (707) 644-3421 or by email:  nadalang@comcast.net.

Our Machon group will be meeting that same day  immediately following the tea.

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Highlights from Central Pacific Coast Regional spring meeting

Posted on May 19, 2009 by hadasval| 1 Comment

The Central Pacific Coast region of Hadassah held its spring meeting on May 17, 2009 in Pleasanton, CA.  Members of our chapter, Shoshana Nurik, Susan Cohen-Grossman, and Geri Kahn, attended.  There were approximately 30 people in attendance over all.

Liz Alpert, president of our region, gave an interesting report.  She told us that Hadassah hospital in partnership with Hebrew University will be opening up a new medical school.  She also summarized the fundraising efforts of our region.  In our region we raised $91,385.00 from the latest campaign.

The regional board gave out awards to the various chapters in our region.  Our chapter won three awards:  for the bulletin, in programming, and in membership.  We have a great deal to be proud of as these accomplishments are a result of a lot of hard work from our members.

We received a regional calendar at the meeting and I have posted all the events for the next year on the blog in the right column.

The last item of business at the meeting was the installation of the new officers for next year.  Susan Cohen-Grossman from our chapter was installed as the regional communications vice president.

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