Rosh Hashana 5770/2009 - Jewish Infertility
Rosh Hashana 5770/2009 - Jewish Infertility
Rosh Hashana 5770/2009 - Jewish Infertility
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SHAAREI TIKVAH/ FALL <strong>2009</strong><br />
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Main Office:<br />
1310 48th Street, Suite 406 Brooklyn, NY 11219<br />
Phone: (718) 686-8912 • Fax: (718) 686-8927<br />
Helpline: 718.686.8912 Prompt 1<br />
Email: admin@atime.org<br />
Hashgacha: 212-260-0790<br />
Menorah Adoption Project: 1-888-7-MENORA<br />
www.ATIME.org<br />
Mid-Atlantic Region:<br />
Tel : (443) 220-2702<br />
Email: midatlantic@atime.org<br />
Baltimore, Washington, Virginia,<br />
Delaware<br />
Florida<br />
Email: florida@atime.org<br />
Jackie Horowitz<br />
Midwest Chicago<br />
Email: midwest@atime.org<br />
Chaya Spil<br />
Lakewood<br />
Tel: (732) 534-0734<br />
110 Hillside Blvd., #8<br />
Lakewood, NJ 08701<br />
Canada:<br />
Tel: (416) 638-4618<br />
Fax: (416) 789-5340<br />
Email: contact@atime.ca<br />
127 Laurelcrest Avenue, Suite B<br />
Toronto, ON M3H 2B4<br />
England:<br />
Tel: (797) 328-6827<br />
Email: atime.london@gmail.com<br />
79 Fairholt Road, London, N165EW<br />
Israel:<br />
Tel: 0523-770-444<br />
Email: israel@atime.org<br />
Rechov gad 1/5<br />
Beit Shemesh 99545<br />
List of Extensions for Main Office:<br />
Mrs. Chaya Fleischman /Bookkeeper/201<br />
Mrs. Ruchy Reinman /Accounts Receivable/202<br />
Rabbi Chaim Heller /Executive Director of Development/203<br />
Rabbi Shaul Rosen /Founder & President/204<br />
Mrs. Miriam Fishoff /Events Coordinator/205<br />
Mrs. Chanie Blumenberg /Office Manager/206<br />
Rabbi Aron S. Jacobowitz /Director of Medical Affairs/207<br />
Mrs. Vivienne Moskowitz /Medical Consultant/208<br />
Mr. Lazer Mermelstein /CFO/210<br />
Mr. Chanoch Glick /Graphic Artis/211<br />
Mrs. Brany Rosen /Director of Member Services/212<br />
Mrs. Linda Franco /Director of Community/224<br />
Mrs. Chanie Ostreicher /Hashgocha Coordinator/280<br />
A TIME, a non-profit organization that supports and educates those in the<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> community experiencing infertility, publishes this newsletter 4 times<br />
annually (April, June, September, and December). A TIME does not assume<br />
responsibility for the kashruth or reliability of any product or establishment<br />
advertised in its pages. We reserve the right to reject any advertising for<br />
any reason. We shall not be held liable for non-publication of any submitted<br />
advertisements.<br />
To Advertise: please call (718) 686-8912 ext. 203.<br />
Office: A TIME, 1310 48th Street, Suite 406, Brooklyn, NY 11219.<br />
Postmaster: Send address changes to A TIME 1310 48th Street, Suite<br />
406, Brooklyn NY 11219. All rights reserved. Reproduction by any means<br />
without prior written permission from the publisher is strictly prohibited.<br />
Due to divrei Torah contained herein, the magazine should be wrapped<br />
before discarding.<br />
A TIME welcomes your signed letters, articles and poems. All suggestions,<br />
comments and constructive criticisms are welcome. All submissions<br />
become the property of A TIME and may be edited for length and clarity.<br />
Articles and letters published in A TIME express the views of the individual<br />
writers and may not necessarily represent the views of A TIME. Please<br />
address all correspondence to:<br />
A TIME 1310 48th Street, Suite 406, Brooklyn, NY 11219<br />
or email: admin@atime.org<br />
Services<br />
24 Hour Hotline • A TIME Publications • Book & Audio Libraries•<br />
Committee for Halacha & Technology • Family Builder Program•<br />
Helpline • Individual Therapy • Insurance Advocacy & Support•<br />
Medical Referrals & Research • Menorah Adoption Project•<br />
National Medical Conferences • Online Support Network•<br />
Peer Support • Pregnancy-Loss Support Program•<br />
Refuah Network • Seminars/Educational Events•<br />
Shabbos Near The Hospital • Support Groups • Website•<br />
Weekend Retreats<br />
Founder & President/Rabbi Shaul Rosen<br />
CFO/Lazer Mermelstein<br />
Director of Medical Affairs/Rabbi Aron S. Jacobowitz<br />
Executive Director of Operations/Rabbi Chaim Heller<br />
Director of Member Services/Brany Rosen<br />
Director of Referral Services/Rebbitzen Mindy Landau<br />
Board of Directors<br />
Moshe Blum • Naftali Einhorn • Yechiel Eisenstadt • Benyamin Feit•<br />
Shabsi Fuchs • Rabbi Aron Grossman • Avi Hager • David Jacobowitz • Alter Katz • Rabbi Dovid<br />
Lefkowitz • Rabbi Sendy Ornstein • Moshe Dov Stern• Rabbi Aron Twersky<br />
• Rabbi Naftuli Weiss • Shmuel Zafir<br />
Rabbinical Dean<br />
Rabbi Binyomin Landau<br />
Rabbinical Directors<br />
Rabbi Tzvi Ausch • Rabbi Shmuel Fuerst • Rabbi Shmuel Meir Katz<br />
Medical Advisory Board<br />
Samuel Bender, M.D •.Alan Berkeley, M.D. • Mike Berkley, L.Ac., D.A. •Jessica Brown, M.D. • Natan<br />
Bar-Chama, M.D. • Jerome Check, M.D. •Owen Davis, M.D. • Dan Goldschlag, M.D. • Marc Goldstein,<br />
M.D. •Richard Grazi, M.D. • Victor Grazi, M.D. • Jamie Grifo, M.D. • Lawrence Grunfeld, M.D. •<br />
Joshua Hurwitz, M.D, • Nachum Katlowitz, M.D. •Harvey Kleinman, M.D. • Zalmen Levine, M.D. •<br />
Prof. Bruno Lunenfeld•Ellyn Modell, M.D. • Steven Palter, M.D. • Darius Paduch, M.D. •Andrei<br />
Rebarber, M.D. • Zev Rosenwaks, M.D. • Carolyn Salafia, M.D. •Daniel Salzman, M.D. • Mark V.<br />
Sauer, M.D. • Geoffrey Sher, M.D. •Jonathan Schiff, M.D. • Peter Schlegel, M.D. • Sherman Silber,<br />
M.D. •Michael Silverstein, M.D. • Daniel Stein, M.D. • Andrei Vidali, M.D. •Aaron Weinreb, M.D.<br />
Support Services Advisory Board<br />
Sara Barris, Ph.D. • Joy Stimmel, CSW • Myriam Kalchstein, CSW<br />
Wendy Wasserman, CSW<br />
Staff<br />
Staff Advisor/Blimy Steinberg<br />
Shabbos Near the Hospital Program Coordinators:<br />
Chaya Kar, Vivienne Moskowitz<br />
Pregnancy-Loss Program Coordinator/Malkie Klaristenfeld<br />
Director of Community Outreach/Linda Franco<br />
Director of Volunteers/Reizy Eigner, Chevy Jacobs<br />
Director of Gemach Services/Chaya Kar<br />
Director of Community Affairs/Alter Katz<br />
Medical Consultant/Vivienne Moskowitz<br />
Office Manager/Chanie Blumenberg<br />
Bookkeeper/Chaya Fleischman<br />
Administrative Assistant/Ruchy Reinman<br />
Event Coordinator/Miriam Fishoff<br />
Insurance Advocacy/Raizy Weiss<br />
Hashgocha/Rabbinical Supervision Coordinator/Chany Ostreicher<br />
Mailing Coordinator/Gitty Green<br />
Library Coordinator/Shaindy Blau<br />
PCOS Events & Services Coordinator/Sara Selengut<br />
Peer Support Coordinator/Goldie Glauber<br />
Development Associates/Levi Y. Silverstein<br />
Helpline Staff<br />
Helpline Coordinator: Esty Zafir<br />
Esty Bernstein •Shaindy Blau • Goldie Blum • Shani Feit • Goldie Glauber • Chevy Jacobs • Chaya<br />
Kar • Devoiry Langsam • Elky Miller • Vivienne Moskowitz • Feigy Schneid • Faigy Singer, RN •<br />
Miriam Tisser<br />
Magazine & Publications<br />
Editor-In-Chief/Malkie Klaristenfeld<br />
Editor/Malky Levitansky<br />
Assistant Editor/Devoiry Langsam<br />
Hebrew/ Yiddish Editor/Yitzchok Ekstein<br />
Graphic Design/Chanoch Glick
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