1. PRAZE DIVISION (PRogramming, Advocacy, Zionism & Education)
WELCOME NEW PRESIDENTS
10/27/2014
PRAZE DIVISION (PRogramming, Advocacy, Zionism & Education)
All Initiatives Will:
Become Cross-Divisional when appropriate
Have an Evaluation & Assessment tool built in
Improve Hadassah visibility
Reflect input of relevant issues/topics
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
We were very excited to be given the opportunity to lead this new division in a direction that would positively impact the country. The PRAZE Division—Programming, Advocacy, Zionism and Education, is up and running as of March 28th—PRAZE’s ongoing mission is to reconnect us with Hadassah’s roots which provided the foundation for our practical Zionism. Our division’s major goal is to produce programmatics with integrated elements so they can be more fully used by units in every way possible. Each initiative will be reviewed for essential components that maximize its potential use by the units. The programmatics will engage members, potential members, Associates, donors and supporters. You have just seen two presentations that reflect the mission of the PRAZE Division, Jewish-Zionist Education and Zionist Affairs.

2. Division Structure T-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
A Task Force helped guide our process; we are committed to a teams structure, which allows more input and flexibility. We have ongoing teams in every area and new teams forming for new initiatives. The teams are fluid – we assess the needs of an initiative and put together a combination of volunteers and staff to serve on that team. In this way, volunteers and staff can multi-task, utilizing their skills and there is flexibility to match the right combination of people to work on a particular issue-driven initiative according to what they have to contribute.

3. Advocacy Ongoing Teams
American Affairs
Zionist Affairs
UN Team
I2I (Influentials to Israel)
Attorneys Council (Swearing In Supreme Court Event)
Amicus Brief Team
Advocacy has been active in many directions—Lauren Katz, our Policy Associate, has been integral to our efforts to improve the turnaround time on Hadassah’s response to advocacy issues and the dissemination of necessary action-oriented information. The other teams have been diligently planning activities you will be hearing more about in the near future.

5. 50 State Advocacy Network
We have formed a National Communications Network to help Engage Communities on Advocacy Issues. We will have key people in each state sharing information on issue giving members and communities opportunities to make their voices heard.
Members Stand Up Members Stand Together

6. 50 State Advocacy Communications Network
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
The goal is to improve the flow of information and action in both directions – information will be shared and replicated when appropriate. The concept is to service each unit regardless of whether or not they meet face to face, in the same way.

8. On our National Action Center, you will see a list of the issues that we are following. You see the Advocacy Alerts to the right and the list of Action opportunities on the left.

9. At the very bottom of the page is the Find My Elected Officials Tool
At the very bottom of the page is the Find My Elected Officials Tool. In order to find your elected officials, scroll to the bottom of the Action Center page, enter in your address, and click Find. You will be given the names of elected officials at the local, state, and federal levels. If you have an account this will also log you in to view your past actions.

10. You will be directed to the Hadassah Action Center
You will be directed to the Hadassah Action Center. You will have the option to log-in at the top, and then immediately below you will see background information about the issue.

12. Education Ongoing Teams Jewish/Zionist Education Team Curriculum Watch
Health & Wellness Team
Hadassah/Hadassah-Brandeis Team
We are providing hands-on programmatics for units to present and for individuals to learn and fill the need within them for Jewish education. Our Health and Wellness team will be unveiling Hadassah’s heart health program today. We are proud to report that we have reenergized the Hadassah / Hadassah Brandeis relationship and you will hear all about it in a few minutes.

13. Hadassah – Hadassah Brandeis Institute Virtual Conversations
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. 

14. Defining Zionism in the 21st Century
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”
UPCOMING SESSIONS...
Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at 7:30pm EST
Rabbi 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 Patihi
StandWithUs, an international Israel education organization
“Rebranding Zionism”
SHARE WITH YOUR UNITS

15. 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
Action Network (digital s)
National Action Center (digital webpage)
Education--Jewish/Zionist Education & Affairs:
Go Forth and Study (digital e-newsletter)
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.
LOOK FOR OUR EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS IN LEADERS DIGEST
Available programs are going electronically; open to suggestions, but need to be fleshed out and in detail.

16. 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, 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.

17. Health and Wellness Team
EVERY BEAT COUNTS

18. Health and Wellness Team
EVERY STEP COUNTS: Hadassah’s Walking Program
From Pesach to Sukkot…
Virtual Walk From Hadassah House to Jerusalem
Every Step Counts is an outgrowth of Every Beat Counts: Hadassah’s Heart Health Program. Diane described briefly what is going on with Every Step Counts. So let’s open up discussion.

19. Reaching a New Audience of Young Women Outside of Hadassah
Better Understanding their Needs/What Attracts Them
Survey Results Impact our Program Planning
Survey Results Shared with All Divisions
We have been working with a team from Kveller which is a Jewish parenting website—A questionnaire was created and posted on its website. The data captured will help us create programs to respond to the needs of younger women.

20. Engaging Each Member In Her Home To Take Action On Her Schedule
On Her Computer/Telephone
The ability to reach every member, in her home, at a meeting, on her schedule is critical if we are to attract new members. We can actively engage members via phone, cell phone, computer, IPAD and social media. Whether you are part of a big chapter or no chapter, you can participate and learn how Hadassah can impact your life.

21. Providing Programs for meetings
Engaging Each Unit
Providing Programs for meetings
One of our strongest links nation-wide is the activity level of our units. Through meetings with substance, they educate and excite the members who are able to attend. This builds on our membership base and creates a yearning to become leaders in Hadassah. Jews from Arab Lands was presented to the Presidents and will be posted on the Intranet tomorrow morning.
“Jews From Arab Lands” “Go Forth & Study”
“EVERY BEAT COUNTS: HADASSAH’S HEART HEALTH PROGRAM”
“G-D, Israel & The Heart”

22. Engaging The Community
Share Programs with Other Organizations
Invite Outside Community Participation
The programs, who can participate, what you can do with them and where to hold them can all have a positive impact on existing and potential members. Take your meeting to a different site; i.e. library, hotel, church where meeting space does not signify Hadassah, but has broader reach.
EVERY BEAT COUNTS: HADASSAH’S HEART HEALTH PROGRAM”

23. QUESTIONS??? NEEDS??? IDEAS??? Contact us… PRAZE@hadassah.org
Contact us…