In memory of Chaya Mirel bat R’ Avraham

In memory of Chaya Mirel bat R' Avraham

Yoatzot Halacha
Fertility Counselors

Personal consultations for women and couples seeking halachic guidance along their fertility journey

Consultations are free of charge thanks to generous support from the community. A recommended donation of 150 shekel per consultation would help us continue providing services to all.

To set up a meeting with a Yoetzet Halacha Fertility Counselor, please fill out the online form or message us on Whatsapp +972-2-640-4330.

Nishmat Yoatzot Halacha Fertility Counselors

In conjunction with the Keren Gefen Fertility Organization, Yoatzot Halacha Fertility Counselors have completed an advanced course of study in the halachic, medical and psychological aspects of fertility. Halachic services are under the supervision of the Nishmat Rabbanim, with whom the yoatzot consult for rabbinic ruling if necessary.

We address halachic issues related to a variety of topics, including:
Fertility Diagnosis, Sperm Analysis, Ovulation Tracking, Ovulation before Immersion, Artificial Insemination, Fertility Preservation, IUI, IVF, Egg Retrieval & Transfer, Pre-implantation Genetic Testing, Pregnancy Loss, Surrogacy, Donor Sperm, and more…

Yoatzot Halacha Fertility Counselors

Michal Roness

Yoetzet Halacha

Director

Laurie Novick

Laurie Novick

Yoetzet Halacha

 

Rivka Alter

Rivka Alter

Yoetzet Halacha

 

Goldie Katz Samson

Yoetzet Halacha

 

Rivky Kaplan

Yoetzet Halacha

 

Hindy Feder

Yoetzet Halacha

 

Shalvie Friedman

Yoetzet Halacha

 

Yaffa Setton

Yoetzet Halacha

 

Rachel Weinstein

Yoetzet Halacha

 

Shira Kfir

Yoetzet Halacha

 

Avital Weissman

Yoetzet Halacha

 

Rabbinic Authorities

Rav Yaakov Varhaftig

Rav Michael Edrei

Rabbi Kenneth Auman

Professional Staff

Dr. Karen Friedman

Founder & Director of Keren Gefen and the Hadassah Rimon Mind-Body Fertility Center

Dr. Rhonda Adessky

Clinical director at Keren Gefen and The Training Center for Mind-Body skills

Dr. Yardena Hyman

Senior staff specialist at Shaare Zedek Hospital’s IVF unit and at fertility clinics in Israel

“You were always available and wanted to help with infinite sensitivity, which we needed. Hope you know how significant these moments were for us.”

The Yoetzet Halacha was ready to pick me up and listen while also giving me the information I needed. I would definitely come first to a fertility counselor from Nishmat in the future.

(Name withheld)

05 / 05

My Yoetzet Halacha Fertility Counselor explained to me the different solutions that lay before me in this journey and at this important stage of my life I did not feel alone. “

(Name withheld)

01 / 05

Yoatzot: Supporting Women’s Wellness & Halacha

I noticed that my cycle was now much shorter and I might be ovulating before I got to the mikveh. The Yoetzet Halacha Fertility Counselor explained how I could get to the mikveh as soon as possible

(Name withheld)

02 / 05

When we got married, we knew we were going to have to do PGD because we were both carriers of the Cystic Fibrosis gene. I met with a Yoetzet Halacha Fertility Counselor who explained the medical procedures as well as the halachic ramifications. 

(Name withheld)

03 / 05

Every question we had was addressed, and anything halacha-related was carefully answered or referred to the next level. I felt that I had someone holding my hand through a long and otherwise stressful process.

(Name withheld)

04 / 05

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