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  • Purim: A Time to Celebrate and Support...

    Purim is filled with children dressed in colourful costumes, the sound of laughter and fun echoing through synagogues and parties, and families...
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    Emotional Support, Jewish perspective, Supporting a loved one experiencing infertility
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  • First Australian Guidelines on Male Infertility...

    A/Prof Darren Katz has published the first-ever Australian guidelines on male infertility — a major step forward in recognising, diagnosing, and treating...
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    Accepting your fertility fate, Male fertility, Planning for conception, Seeking fertility options, Supporting a loved one experiencing infertility, Trying to conceive, Undergoing fertility treatment
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  • Could Your Microbiome Hold the Key to Your Fertility?...

    Not such a micro matter… your microbiome may be having a major impact on your fertility journey. From your gut to your...
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    Male fertility, Planning for conception, Trying to conceive, Undergoing fertility treatment
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  • How not to say the wrong thing...

    The Ring Theory: Supporting Others in Crisis In a crisis, focus on the person at its center. Ring Theory provides a simple...
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    Emotional Support, Supporting a loved one experiencing infertility, The importance of self-care and infertility
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  • Looking after YOU on Rosh Hashanah...

    Rosh Hashanah can be a time of both joy and emotional challenges. Here are 10 reminders to nurture your feelings during the...
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    Emotional Support, Jewish perspective, The importance of self-care and infertility, Trying to conceive, Undergoing fertility treatment
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  • How to show support on Rosh Hashanah...

    As we approach Rosh Hashanah, it’s important to be mindful of those facing challenges on their fertility journey....
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    Emotional Support, Jewish perspective, Supporting a loved one experiencing infertility
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  • The SAVVY Framework On Supporting Others – Myra Sack...

    The "SAVVY" Framework is featured in the book, Fifty-Seven Fridays: Losing Our Daughter Finding Our Way, by Myra Sack is a way...
    Articles, Guides, Real stories
    Emotional Support, Supporting a loved one experiencing infertility, Trying to conceive
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  • What is endometriosis?...

    Understanding endometriosis: symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options: A fact sheet on endometriosis by Dr Simon Nothman, Genea...
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    Planning for conception, Trying to conceive
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  • AJFN Challah Recipe and Prayer...

    The time of kneading the challah dough and the separation itself are known to be special times for prayer. When making your...
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    Emotional Support, Jewish perspective, Supporting a loved one experiencing infertility
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  • A Jewish Perspective on Miscarriage and Stillbirth...

    A Jewish Perspective on Miscarriage and Stillbirth - Reflections by Lilly Rublin-Sokoloff...
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  • Baby loss, infertility and childlessness – A guide for Rabbis, Rebbetzens and...

    If you need advice on how to support others experiencing fertility related loss then this is the guide for you. Curated from...
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    Emotional Support, Jewish law/halacha, Jewish perspective, Supporting a loved one experiencing infertility, The importance of self-care and infertility
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  • I Can Do Hard Things – Rachel Rosenthal...

    A reflection from Rachel Rosenthal on National Infertility Awareness Week and her experience of bodies, running, infertility and motherhood....
    Articles, Real stories
    Emotional Support, Jewish perspective, The importance of self-care and infertility
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  • Prayer on the Loss of a Baby...

    A beautiful prayer to say upon the loss of a baby. Source: Office of the Chief Rabbi, UK...
    Articles, Guides
    Jewish perspective, Miscarriage and loss, Supporting a loved one experiencing infertility
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  • Tay-Sachs disease and other conditions more common in the Ashkenazi Jewish Community  ...

    This fact sheet describes genetic conditions that are more common in the Ashkenazi Jewish community  including the symptoms, causes and any testing...
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    Planning for conception, Trying to conceive
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  • AJFN Fertility Prayer...

    A beautiful AJFN fertility prayer written by Dr Benjamin Elton and Rabbi Dovy Rapoport....
    Articles, Guides
    Jewish perspective, Supporting a loved one experiencing infertility, Trying to conceive, Undergoing fertility treatment
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  • A Guide to Understanding Infertility...

    Life sometimes doesn’t go to plan. Pregnancies sometimes don’t go to plan. That’s why we are here to help....
    Articles
    Accepting your fertility fate, Male fertility, Seeking fertility options, Trying to conceive
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  • You’re Pregnant, Now What? All You Need to Know....

    Here’s our one page checklist to make it simpler for you to know the essentials of managing a new pregnancy, and guide...
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  • Secrecy, Family Relationships and the Welfare of Children Born with the Assistance...

    AN INCREASING NUMBER OF babies are being born using donated sperm, where the resulting child is genetically related to the mother but...
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    Alternatives to carrying your own baby
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  • Becoming a Sperm Donor: A Guide to the Treatment Process ...

    IVF Australia: Becoming a Sperm Donor - Information Guide...
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  • A Guide to Understanding Preconception...

    You’re thinking of having a baby. Now what? It’s a daunting process, but we’ve compiled a one page handout of all the...
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  • Fertility in a Modern Jewish World...

    Whenever we are given the knowledge to be able to help people, this is a gift from G-d. With the advancement of...
    Articles
    Jewish perspective, Seeking fertility options, Trying to conceive, Undergoing fertility treatment
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  • A Rational Definition of Infertility...

    There is more to understanding infertility than simply defining it as 'the inability to conceive within 12 months' of trying. This fact...
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  • Have You Been Trying to Get Pregnant?...

    Trying to fall pregnant can be a very stressful time in anyone's journey to parenthood; understanding infertility and common causes, along with...
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  • An Overview of Male Infertility...

    This highly practical fact sheet outlines what male infertility is, its symptoms and causes, how it is diagnosed, as well as techniques...
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    Male fertility, Trying to conceive
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