While most of us are excitedly sending our children off to school as the new academic year begins, for those couples in our community who are struggling with infertility, the start of a new year can be an emotionally challenging time. Images of smiling children and happy families are popping up wherever they turn, reminding them of their unfulfilled dreams…
Chanukah, one of our favourite festivals! Amongst the festivities, the delicious doughnuts and the ritual of lighting the Menorah comes the deep sense of unity and identity. 12 Years ago on the second night of Chanukah, Spa for the Soul was born. It came about after meeting with a couple who were struggling for many years to conceive a child.…
Today is World Fertility Day – an initiative founded by http://IVFbabble.com and Babble Giving and to be celebrated by individuals and organizations around the world It aims to raise awareness for the 48.5 million couples living with fertility issues and infertility worldwide, to advocate for the resources and to inspire everyone experiencing this across countries and cultures. World Fertility Day is…
Newsletter June 2018: Yesterday I had a poignant conversation with a woman about her fertility journey. She shared with me the struggles of IVF where her hopes have been shattered time and time again. The emotional pain so great, she chose to ‘give up’ for a while to gain the strength to start all over again. Giving up seems to…
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Newsletter March 2018 Beneath The Whisper “As I light only two candles on Erev Pesach and cover my tears with the palms of my hands I whisper to god…Who will sing the Ma-Nishtana tonight?…Who will find the Afikomen?…Who will eat my Matza ball soup?. I then ask, how will we celebrate being Jewish without a child?” –ANONYMOUS As we begin the…
Purim and Pesach are almost here, holidays in which we focus so heavily on family and children. AJFN is proud to participate in the global initiative, the Infertility awareness Shabbat on the 17 March together with Yesh Tikva (Los Angeles).Together we can ensure no one is made to feel isolated from the community this year, or ever again.Please get in…
As we enter the new year, we are so excited to announce the recent birth of a baby boy. There is a saying that ‘a candle of G-d is the soul of man’, may we all continue to help bring new souls into this world and continue to bring more light and joy to those couples in our community waiting…
The story being told was very similar to the journey my wife and I went through for 3 years during IVF, which was due to Male factor infertility, so we were extremely moved by both of the actor’s performances. The actors managed to capture the emotional roller coaster incredibly well and I was bought to tears. It resonated very strongly…
Thank you again to our Melbourne community for hosting us and to everyone that attended. Reviews from the Melbourne show: ‘This is my story; you captured the journey with great tenderness and insight. Excellent, sensitive writing and acting. It was a reminder of what you do is so important for those suffering. Thank you’. Anonymous ‘Very powerful medium to explore and…