Keren Gefen is a non profit organization that provides emotional and wellness support to fertility challenged women in Israel.

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Gefen Center,  Jerusalem

 

"Changing lives by creating lives"

Keren Gefen serves as a teaching resource to share our unique vision and innovative programs with Jewish communities throughout the world

We invite fertility challenged women to join in our activities.

Our Programs Include:

  1. Fertility Yoga
  2. Mind Body Workshops/CBT Workshops 
  3. Individual Therapy 
  4. Transfer with Tranquility - "Individual Therapy"
  5. Hevruta Jewish Textual Learning and Support Workshop   
  6. Haredi Community Program
  7. Nishmat Yoatzot Halacha Fertility Counselors Program

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Gefen Center, Jerusalem

A warm and beautiful space in the German Colony in Jerusalem where we nurture and support fertility challenged women in Israel.

Black Mind/Body Program

The Stanley & Joyce Black Mind/Body Program, funded by the Stanley & Joyce Black Family Foundation, is an innovative collection of programs.

Funded by Donations

Keren Gefen is funded entirely on donations; including a multi- year grant from Stanley Black (the Stanley & Joyce Black Foundation), the Pratt Foundation (Australia) and private donations.

Sharona Halickman

  • Challenges at the Seder Blog Post

    Golden Haggadah Detail of the Midwives before Pharoah folio 8a

    Rabbanit Sharona Halickman, who leads Keren Gefen’s Fertility Chavruta and learning and discussion workshop, has shared a blog post on the Times of Israel, "Keeping in Mind the Fertility Challenged at the Seder” . She touches on the verse from Shmot 1:7 included in the Hagadah: “The children of Israel were fruitful (paru) and swarmed (va-yishretzu), multiplied (va-yirbu) and grew (va-yaatzmu) more and more (bimeod meod). The whole land was filled with them.” Sharona continues on to talk about how this affects the fertility challenged:
    "The seder is set up as a family oriented ritual focused on the concept of “you shall teach your children” with the Ma Nishtana (Four Questions) recited by the youngest child, the discussion of the Four Children, the different activities which keep the children interested culminating with the search for the Afikoman etc. It can be challenging for couples who are suffering from infertility to feel part of this.”

    We encourage you to read her full post. To read it, visit the post on The Times of Israel Blog.

    You can learn more about the Fertility Chavruta program on the program page or by contacting Keren Gefen.

    Happy Passover!

    Image: Detail of Midwives before Pharoah, The Golden Haggadah f8a