Stacey R. Dorenfeld, at The Blogs

Stacey R. Dorenfeld

President, Hadassah Southern California Northern Area, Hadassah Writers' Circle

Nov 21, 2024, 8:54 PM

The author pictured with her family (left to right): Jordan Sharf, Max Dorenfeld, David Dorenfeld, Stacey Dorenfeld, Shai Sharf, Dylan Sharf, Samantha Dorenfeld. Photo courtesy of the author.

In a world where identities are often layered and complex, I’ve found that, for me, being Jewish is the core of who I am. It is not merely one part of my identity but the essence of my being....

Sep 21, 2024, 3:55 AM

Does Your Cover Fit the Pot? Finding My Mission and Purpose Through Hadassah

Have you ever felt so deeply connected to someone that it seemed as though you were two parts of a single whole? My grandmother, a wellspring of wisdom in my life, often reminded me that there is a cover...

Jun 24, 2021, 12:10 AM

Gun Violence is a Runaway Train

According to a recent Washington Post analysis of data from the Gunfight Violence Archive, a non-profit research organization, “2020 was the deadliest gun violence year in decades and 2021 has already been a terrible year for gun violence. During...

Oct 27, 2020, 11:52 PM

The Progress & Impact of Stem Cell Research Hadassah and Prop 14 in California

Twenty years ago, when stem cell therapy was highly regulated in the United States and other countries, it was well underway in Hadassah Hospital’s labs in Jerusalem. Never would we have imagined that the US expansion of one of...

May 27, 2020, 2:00 AM

Just do it!

It’s time to remember. Not to celebrate, not to cheer; but rather, to feel the warmth, the warmth of what it means to be a Jew. Sometimes it seems that we Jews find connection in the dark, the Holocaust,...

About Me

Stacey R. Dorenfeld, president of Hadassah Southern California Northern Area, is a life member of Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America and a member of the Hadassah Writers' Circle. Previously, she served as National Grassroots Advocacy Co-Chair. She advocates for issues such as women's health, including infertility, gun control legislation, supporting expanded US-Israel medical partnerships and combating antisemitism. Stacey works as the Operations Manager at Dorenfeld Law. In her spare time, she enjoys sharing her thoughts on life through her blogs.