Entries by Abby

Shalom Task Force

Shalom Task Force was founded in 1992, when a pediatrician in New York approached several members of the community to discuss a problem he was seeing repeatedly in his practice: Jewish women and children with bruises – the victims of domestic abuse. Alarmed by what they saw, a small group of concerned women came together […]

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Nishmat’s Womens Health and Halacha

This website is a community service of Nishmat, The Jeanie Schottenstein Center for Advanced Torah Study for Women. Its goal is to provide halachic and medical information about taharat hamishpachah and women’s health. The rabbinic advisor to this site is Rabbi Yehuda Herzl Henkin. The medical advisor is Deena Zimmerman, MD, MPH, IBCLC, one of […]

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Online Mikvah Calendar

My Mikvah Calendar is a revolutionary new way to help keep a family purity (taharat hamishpacha) calendar according to Chabad Lubavitch custom. Simply enter the date and time of your menstrual flow and let My Mikvah Calendar take care of the rest. My Mikvah Calendar will calculate your times of separation and send you reminders […]

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