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Amy Cutler, NCJW | MI president. “There are many volun-
teer opportunities based on the interest of the volunteer.”
These include participating in a planning committee, vol-
unteering at a community service project, working with the 
group’s Advocacy and Elections Committee or attending one 
of many community programs put on by the organization.
“By becoming involved with NCJW | MI, you can share 
your own expertise, learn a new skill, make a new friend 
or reunite with an old acquaintance,” Cutler says, “all while 
making a difference in our community.”
To learn more about NCJW | MI, visit ncjwmi.org.

HADASSAH GREATER DETROIT
Hadassah is the Women’s Zionist Organization of America, 
a volunteer organization with more than 300,000 mem-
bers in the United States. The Michigan chapter, Hadassah 
Greater Detroit, includes 8,400 members in Metro Detroit, 
Lansing, Kalamazoo, Toledo and even greater Pittsburgh and 
Cleveland.
Organized as a sisterhood of women, Hadassah members 
share a passion and commitment to Israel. 
They advocate for women’s rights, support a 
world-renowned hospital and research com-
munity in Israel, and practice the Jewish 
tradition of tikkun olam or “repairing the 
world.”
Hadassah also offers professional net-
works, including a Nurse and Allied Health 
Professionals Council and an Attorney and 
Judges Council. Each year, the organization 
hosts an annual meeting with a celebrity 
guest speaker, boutiques and a luncheon, 
plus a large rummage sale in November. 
In addition, Hadassah’s programming also 
includes informative activities, book clubs, 
discussion groups and Zionism programs. 
That’s why at Hadassah Greater Detroit, there’s 
something for everyone, says President Mandy 
Garver.
“Whatever your passion — Israel, community 
service, education, advocacy or just hanging with 
like-minded women who are committed, empow-
ered and who make a difference in the world, 
Hadassah is for you,” she explains. “We’re the 
women who do.”
To learn more about Hadassah Greater Detroit, 
visit hadassah.org/region/greater-detroit.

PARTNERS DETROIT
Partners Detroit is a local Jewish organization 
that aims to help Jewish Metro Detroiters connect 
to their heritage. Through educational programs 
and community-wide service projects, Partners Detroit has 

NCJW engages in political advocacy as well.

OUR COMMUNITY

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The Well’s Rosh 
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