#Reprotravel and the World of Infertility
Pack your bags! Is it the beach, the mountains, the slopes, the amusement park, or the ranch? Maybe the spa? How about the clinic… More and more people are traveling to seek medical treatment and infertility is no exception at all. Someone recently asked us about infertility in the US and around the world and […]
#10Days of #FertileThoughts
The #10Days between Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) and Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) are a period of reflection on our lives, our mistakes and our challenges. Yom Kippur challenges us to consider ways in which we missed our potential. These #10Days call to mind the 10 days (sometimes 2 weeks) spent post infertility treatment […]
Biggest Concerns About Fertility Treatments
Many options fill the list of concerns for people facing infertility: emotional stability, how to choose treatment, which doctor to choose, social pressure, spiritual crisis, stigma, fear treatment will not work, physical effects of treatment, marital issues, balancing work with treatment, and of course how to pay for the treatment. All of these are very […]
Father’s Day
For Father’s Day, Hasidah is thinking of those who may not be celebrating. Some have lost children or fathers, some may have complicated relationships, and others are struggling to become fathers. Av Harachamim, Compassionate Father, we are grateful for fathers and father figures in our lives and for the blessings they share that reflect your […]
First Bay Area Grant Awarded!
Hasidah is proud to announce its first San Francisco Bay Area grant has been awarded! With more applications coming in, numerous couples receiving emotional and spiritual counseling, and a growing support network of people who care we can say with certainty that the need for infertility support in the Jewish community is real. Join us […]
Front Page News
Hasidah featured in JWeekly.
The Infertlity Price Tag (#NIAW 3)
The Jewish community funds camps, Israel trips, education, children’s books, and youth programs – sometimes in full. Yet when a couple is committed to having Jewish children and need financial assistance, the Jewish community offers very little. While we need to maintain the many vital program offered in the Jewish community, we also need to […]
Fashion Blunder – D&G and the Synthetic Babies
Recently Dolce & Gabbana made some comments that were less than kind to the ears of anyone who has struggled to have a child. Make that anyone who thought about parenting, appreciates parenting, is a parent, has a parent. Add in anyone who cares about having babies or appreciates children. Make that just anyone. Dolce […]
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The Medical Clinic in Paynesville, Liberia opened in January, 2011. This year saw hundreds of patients treated, babies born and wonderful service to the needy in this area. We congratulate the doctors, nurses and staff of the Paynesville Clinic. ReclaimKids supported this effort with a well, water tower and tank, and a generator to supply […]
Supporting Berkeley Community
Rabbi Idit Solomon spoke recently at Congregation Netivot Shalom in Berkeley. Giving a drash about the Torah portion “Toldot” that begins with a brief mention of Isaac and Rebekah struggling to conceive, Rabbi Solomon showed how we often miss the significance of infertility in the lives of men and how it can cause a person […]