A T.I.M.E. (A Torah Infertility Medium of Exchange), a New York-based non-profit
support group
In a support group, members provide each other with various types of help, usually nonprofessional and nonmaterial, for a particular shared, usually burdensome, characteristic. Members with the same issues can come together for sharing coping str ...
for
Orthodox Jewish infertile couples.
A TIME also works to educate doctors in
halachic matters and
rabbi
A rabbi () is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism. One becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi – known as '' semikha'' – following a course of study of Jewish history and texts such as the Talmud. The basic form o ...
s in the latest fertility treatments.
History
A TIME was established in
Brooklyn, New York, in 1993 by Rabbi Shaul and Brany Rosen, a
Bobov Chassidic
Hasidism, sometimes spelled Chassidism, and also known as Hasidic Judaism (Ashkenazi Hebrew: חסידות ''Ḥăsīdus'', ; originally, "piety"), is a Jewish religious group that arose as a spiritual revival movement in the territory of contem ...
couple as a
social support
Social support is the perception and actuality that one is cared for, has assistance available from other people, and most popularly, that one is part of a supportive social network. These supportive resources can be emotional (e.g., nurturance), ...
network for Jewish couples experiencing infertility.
Currently, the organization has over 7,700 registered members and branch offices operate in the United States, Canada, England and Israel.
Services
The organization offers services including: social support forums for couples, coordinating resources for financial aid for treatments, educational programs, physician referrals, adoption services, and a
pregnancy loss support program.
The organization also publishes a quarterly magazine that includes up-to-date information on the latest fertility technologies.
See also
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Bonei Olam
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Religious response to ART
Religious response to assisted reproductive technology deals with the new challenges for traditional social and religious communities raised by modern assisted reproductive technology. Because many religious communities have strong opinions and rel ...
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Puah Institute
The PUAH Institute (Hebrew: מכון פועה Machon Puah) is an Israel-based, international organization that works with Jewish couples with Infertility, fertility problems . PUAH was founded in 1990 at the request of Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu to b ...
References
External links
A T.I.M.E. web site
Obstetrics and gynaecology organizations
Hasidic Judaism in New York City
Jews and Judaism in Brooklyn
Jewish organizations based in New York City
1993 establishments in New York City
Jewish organizations established in 1993
Jewish medical organizations
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