Jewish Post Abortion Healing Now Available

In many Jewish circles, abortion is framed as a completely sensible, acceptable, and preferable way to avoid the shame, embarrassment, fear, uncertainty and inconvenience that often accompanies unplanned or problem pregnancy.

Lack of immediate support, pressure from the baby's father, anticipated anger from our parents, and financial, social, or professional worries influence the abortion decision.

Observant or unobservant, affiliated or unaffiliated, secular, orthodox, or somewhere in between, our Jewish friends, family and community may talk of abortion in the political sense, but the subject of personal abortion decisions and the painful thoughts and emotions that arise from one or more unplanned pregnancies and subsequent abortions remain unspoken.

After the abortion, immediately or even decades later, feelings of guilt, depression, rage and regret surface. Processing these feelings requires recognizing that a loss has occurred and moving through the process of grieving.

Tikvat Rachel offers a healing pathway for Jews who seek a confidential Jewish program to address the deeply personal issues that arise after abortion. We base the program on the Jewish concept of Teshuvah and its promise of healing and repentance in Judaism. For the post abortive Jew, Teshuvah provides a way back from broken heartedness and isolation to healing and community.

During this season of self examination and spiritual renewal, we invite you to experience your special healing opportunity. Begin by downloading the Tikvat Rachel program in our library on our website, https://jewishprolifefoundation.org. For help on your healing journey, please join our anonymous weekly support call on Thursdays at 9 pm ET. Call 605-475-4842 and enter access code 48020. You, too, can be set free, as our psalmist promised, "As far as the east is from the west, so far hath He removed our transgressions from us"

May there be abundant peace from Heaven, and good life upon us and upon all Israel. Amen.