Israel - Hadassah - part 1

 I recently returned from Hadassah Convention in Israel. It was amazing. Let me share some photos with you. This is from the first full day I was there. We had a big celebration with an amazing view on day 1.

Then, we were went to a theater and heard many inspirational stories about Hadassah. We met Fayez (yellow sweatshirt) and his cardiologist from Hadassah Hospital (man in a suit). This Israeli doctor has treated many, many patients and he lost his house in a missile strike, and had to rebuild. I later met him again at Hadassah Hospital during my tour.

We also heard from a team at Hadassah Hospital who delivered a baby in March, 2020. What made this delivery special is that the mom was Covid positive, and she was the first woman in labor with Covid in Israel. Because the mom was positive, they had to whisk off the baby. As you can see from below, the mom and the baby boy are healthy today. Because the family was Covid positive in March, 2020, the Hadassah Team were the only people attending the bris.

We also met Sasha, a teenager from Ukraine. His mom arranged for his passage to Israel after the Russian invasion started. Sasha has been living in one of the Youth Villages in Israel for the past 8 months. He told us how much he LOVES Israel and wants to stay in Israel. The best part of meeting Sasha, was that Hadassah flew in his mom from Ukraine for a mini re-union.

I will share more snip its at a later date, but this is just the FIRST MORNING of being in Jerusalem.