Confidential, and community-centered peer support spaces facilitated by licensed mental health professionals and clergy trained in infertility and Jewish family-building.
Safe, confidential sessions designed to help you process infertility, pregnancy after infertility, donor conception, loss, or complex feelings around Jewish life-cycle moments.
Facilitated by licensed clinicians and rabbis who understand both Jewish life, culture, and lifecycles alongside the emotional realities of infertility and family-building.
Sessions are kept intimate to promote trust, belonging, and real conversation and true connection. While you may meet someone new at each meeting, all meetings are between two and ten participants.
Supportive Spaces typically run monthly or every other month depending on the holiday calendar.
Don’t see a Supportive Space that fits your needs right now? We know not every experience has a group dedicated to it, and you still deserve care and connection. Our free, confidential Support Line is always available—and our Fertility Friends program can connect you with a peer mentor with a similar experience who truly understands what you’re navigating.
Most Supportive Spaces meet monthly or every other month, depending on the group. Each session typically lasts 60 minutes.
No. All Yesh Tikva Supportive Spaces are free of charge, thanks to the generosity of our donors and community partners. Our mission is to ensure no one navigating infertility in the Jewish community walks alone, regardless of financial circumstances.
All participants commit to a confidentiality at the beginning of every gathering to ensure that Supportive Spaces remain safe, respectful, and private. What is shared in the group stays in the group.
No. These are drop-in groups. Some participants stay for years, others come once or twice. We’re happy to welcome you for however long you’d like to be with us!
No. Our Supportive Spaces welcome individuals from all Jewish backgrounds and denominations — including Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, Reconstructionist, Renewal, traditional, secular, and anyone who identifies culturally or spiritually with Judaism. You do not need to belong to a specific denomination or hold particular beliefs or knowledge to participate.
We understand that infertility intersects deeply with Jewish life, ritual, and community expectations, and we strive to create a space where every person’s experience is honored with respect and sensitivity, regardless of their level of observance or affiliation.
Our Supportive Spaces are designed for individuals who identify as Jewish, as group discussions often center around Jewish experiences, cultural touchpoints, religious questions, and communal dynamics related to infertility. If you are not Jewish but are partnered with someone Jewish or meaningfully connected to the Jewish community, please reach out to us. We’re happy to discuss whether a particular group may be a supportive and appropriate fit for your needs.
Please be advised: Supportive Spaces are facilitated by trained mental health professionals for the purpose of fostering emotionally safe, peer-based connection. These gatherings are not psychotherapy, do not include clinical assessment or treatment, and do not establish a therapeutic relationship with any facilitator or with Yesh Tikva. Facilitators act solely in a supportive, non-clinical role. Participation and disclosure in a Supportive Space is voluntary and at your own discretion. If you are in need of clinical care, crisis intervention, or ongoing mental health treatment, please seek support from a licensed provider in your area. Yesh Tikva can provide referrals upon request.
The Support Line offers a confidential space for emotional support, information, and referrals related to infertility and family-building challenges. A trained professional will meet with you for short-term support and help connect you to Yesh Tikva programs and trusted external resources.
We look forward to connecting with you.
Please note: This is not a crisis line. If you need immediate help, call 911 or your local emergency number. If you’re experiencing a mental health crisis or need immediate support, call or text 988 (U.S. & Canada) or use their online chat.
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