Approaching ‘Bat Mitzvah’
Lital, a beautiful and intelligent schoolgirl is already making plans for her Bat Mitzvah celebrations since she will be turning 12 years old soon. Her mother, Sigal, gives a big hug to her, the dear and only child of this little family of two: a mother and a daughter. “Where would I be without her!” […]
Michaela’s story – Mona Lisa Christine My Daughter
In September of 1969, I found myself to be pregnant with my boyfriend’s child. I had had a relationship with this man in high school and it continued for almost 7 years. Needless to say, I was very much in love with him but when he found out I was pregnant he gave me an […]
Yoel Our Litle Bundle of Happiness
“God’s perfect miracle!” This is the only thing I can think of, when I look into the smiling face of my little boy, now nearly 2 years old. I gave birth to my firstborn at a very advanced age (45), had a natural delivery, and very normal and calm pregnancy. But according to the doctors, […]
Reuven – My Child
After five years of matrimony, Osvaldo and I wanted to have children. I had an allergy problem to drugs and anesthesia, and could become crippled from their effect on my body; I was advised not to bear children. Only after a long and expensive treatment, I could become pregnant. Osvalso and I (Kesia) are from […]
Everlasting Light Tsameret’s story
I was 44 years old, and already the mother of 5 children (some in their teenage years and some were young adults) when I realized that I had become pregnant, again. It was a complete shock to me! Parenting older children is so very much different than raising babies or toddlers. My husband and I […]
Fighter for Life
I already had had two abortions that have left me traumatized. When I met the Chaim Beshefa counselors all that I could talk about was the nightmare of the two abortions. As I planned my second abortion I ran away five times from different hospitals not willing to go through the trauma all over again. […]
From Darkness into Light
Tania is a young and happy mother of two lively children. “Happy” is a word that wasn’t in her vocabulary in the past. She wanted to tell her story to encourage others who may think that their own situation is hopeless. “I made my Aliyah to Israel at the age of 18, with a heart […]
Osher Brought Happiness to my Life
The mother of two little girls tells her story: “My teenage years were full of problems, which led me to an early marriage with a violent man. When I was pregnant, expecting our mutual child, my husband threw me down the stairs, the consequence of which was the miscarriage of our baby. Also, my life […]
Liel’s Testimony
When I was 21 years old, I finished my army duty and I was released from the IDF. A short time afterward, I entered a relationship with a guy who immigrated to Israel from Brazil. We both were very young and immature. We were together for 5 months and like every young couple, we had […]
Help from Over the Ocean
Adi, the mother of three children, became pregnant again, three years after the bankruptcy of her husband’s firm. During these years the family had lived very poorly. The couple agreed that under the circumstances they couldn’t afford a fourth child. One day, as she was deep in these controversial thoughts, walking in a street in […]