Home

Shari Harel

I am a communications professional with experience in marketing writing and public relations.

Eblasts

Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.

A celebrity. An entrepreneur. An award-winning producer. They're on our list. We're thrilled to launch 18 American Zionist Women You Should Know, Hadassah's list of diverse female visionaries who are building bridges, making an impact and shaping the future of Zionism. As a proud Zionist organization and the largest Jewish women's organization in the US, we couldn't think of a more fitting way to celebrate Hadassah & Israel — Together at 75 than by spotlighting these women and amplifying their v

Campaign Taglines


Web Stories

Story | Two Heroines at Purim

What if Henrietta Szold and Queen Esther were alive today? They’d be friends, right?The pioneering founder of Hadassah and the Queen of Persia are both heroines from Jewish history, sharing the common interest of saving our people.So when Purim — when Esther saved the Jews from annihilation and Henrietta founded Hadassah and brought healthcare to pre-state Israel — comes around, of course they’d be texting.Here’s how we think the conversation would go:Don't miss "Henrietta Szold’s Gifts" in Hada...

Story | [Hadassah On Call:] All Ears: Hearing Loss Treatments & Trends

Not all rules are meant to be broken. Especially the 60/60 rule.This rule of never, when listening to earbuds, for example, exceeding a volume of 60% for more than 60 minutes, is particularly important for helping to prevent the onset of hearing loss.And there are quite a few types of hearing loss. And hearing loss is not the same for everyone. On the newest episode of the Hadassah On Call podcast, Dr. Michal Kaufmann, head of the Ear Surgery and Cochlear Transplantation Center at Hadassah Hospi...

Story | [Hadassah On Call:] Your Best Foot Forward

Want to put your best foot forward?“Look at your feet every day,” says Dr. Yechiel Gellman, senior foot and ankle surgeon at the Hadassah Medical Organization.We sometimes forget about them, but it’s very important to take care of our feet, Dr. Gellman says on the April episode of the Hadassah On Call podcast.Dr. Gellman sees a wide variety of foot and ankle conditions, ranging from fractures to arthritis to inflammation from diabetes to bunions.  And according to Dr. Gellman, Hadassah is leadin...

Story | [Hadassah On Call:] We've Got Your Back

The idea of being able to fracture your spine by sneezing seems unbelievable.The fact that back issues are the number one source of missed workdays in the Western world today does also.But these are actualities, according to Dr. Josh Schroeder, head of the Spinal Deformities Surgery Department at the Hadassah Medical Organization. On the newest episode of the Hadassah On Call podcast, We've Got Your Back, Dr. Schroeder discusses back pain and disorders, covering everything from bone density to s...

Story | Finally Being Seen: Profile of Two Hadassah Neurim Youth

A few years ago, Mina Levin and Shalhevetya (Shelly) Tannenwald were both struggling — unlikely to be tapped as school ambassadors.Until they began their journeys at the Hadassah Neurim Youth Aliyah Village.From rocky starts, they’ve made smooth transitions to model students, leading them to Hadassah’s July 2024 National Conference in Las Vegas as representatives of the village — students who embody everything the village strives to do: develop productive, well-adjusted members of Israeli societ...

Story | New Hadassah Journeys: Evolve Leadership Fellows Cohort Three Kicks Off

For most young women, a three-day trip to New York City does not include a tour of the Hadassah archives at the Center for Jewish History. But for nine Evolve Leadership Fellows, it was a welcomed highlight of their visit.The diverse group of women (ages 30 to 45) from around the country — even Hawaii — attended their orientation, taking a bite out of the Big Apple and a significant step forward on the path to becoming professional and community leaders.They comprise the third cohort of the Evol...

Story | Bringing Israel to the US: Hadassah Hospital Staffers Tour the States

Thousands of miles separate Hadassah’s 300,000 supporters and members in the United States from Hadassah’s hospitals in Israel. And because a few Hadassah missions to Israel have been canceled due to the ongoing war, the distance feels even greater.To narrow the gap, a delegation representing the Hadassah Medical Organization (HMO) and Hadassah’s Offices in Israel (HOI) brought their work to the US and, in a sense, to life this past summer.Like the superstars they are, the Hadassah medical profe...

Story | [Hadassah On Call:] Heart Matters: Exploring Innovative Heart Treatments

When it comes to the heart, the Hadassah Medical Organization (HMO) doesn’t miss a beat. It’s why Newsweek ranked Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem’s Heart Institute as one of the “World’s Best Specialized Hospitals – Cardiology.” And it’s why Dr. David Planer, director of the department of Interventional Cardiology, can “say without reservation that we are a unique department.” On the latest episode of Hadassah On Call, airing during American Heart Month, Dr. Planer describes what sets HMO apart from

Story | Cultivating 100 Years of Agricultural Education at Meir Shfeyah Youth Village

The students at Hadassah’s Meir Shfeyah Youth Village are not afraid to get their hands dirty. By tending to the school’s agricultural resources, soiling their hands is actually a big part of their everyday curriculum. And it has been for 100 years.


Now in its centennial year, Meir Shfeyah celebrates how far it has come from when the village, originally established as an agricultural settlement in 1883 by Baron Edmond James de Rothschild, was given to Hadassah in 1923 and became an agricultur

Story | Chagall's Windows: A Source of Light in Dark Times

“What took you so long?”


It was an unexpected, yet most welcome, response to a request made of Marc Chagall.


The world-renowned artist interrupted, mid-sentence, an appeal for him to create a piece of artwork for Hadassah. “I’ve been waiting my entire life to be asked to serve the Jewish people,” he continued.


This was the late 1950s. Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem was still being built. And people were still recovering from the aftermath of World War II and from the War of Independence in

Story | A Guide to April’s Jewish Holidays

Spring is upon us, and this April is blooming with Jewish holidays. Along with the arrival of April showers come a few days of remembrance and celebration, aka Yoms.

Here is a brief guide to Yom Hashoah, Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut.

Yom Hashoah 2023 begins at sundown on Monday, April 17 and ends at nightfall on Tuesday, April 18. Yom Hashoah is the internationally recognized remembrance day for the 6 million Jews who perished in the Shoah, or Holocaust. It falls on the 27th day of the Heb

Story | Meet Jody Comins, Hadassah’s New Evolve Israel Travel Chair

You’ll need more than two hands to count how many times Jody Comins, 55, has been to Israel. And with 25 years of being actively involved in the Boston Jewish community, she has the experience and expertise to thrive as Hadassah’s Evolve Israel Travel chair.

Earlier on her Jewish professional career path, Jody served as a leader in Boston’s Jewish communal world, working at JCC Greater Boston, Combined Jewish Philanthropies and Mayyim Hayyim Living Waters. A founder and past board president of

Video Scripts

Press Writing

Swag Copy

Contact Me

My inbox is always open, you can contact me with the contact form here