RESOURCES

Immersion After Abortion - Mikvah Ritual Mayyim Hayyim

Jews for Abortion Access Advocacy Toolkit — NCJW

Hasidah — Fertility Support

Uprooted — Fertility Support

NechamaComfort — Perinatal/Infant Loss Support

Jewish Coalition Against Domestic Abuse (JCADA) — support for victims of power/gender-based violence

JWA and Jewish History Stand for Abortion Rights Judith Rosenbaum, JWA 6.24.22

The Torah of Abortion Justice with Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg - NCJW video recording 7.26.22

The Torah of Abortion Justice - Texts - Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, NCJW

Why we’re still arguing about abortion and regret Allison Chiu, Washington Post 7.7.22

“My Body. Whose Decision?” — JOFA Panel on Reproductive Rights

“Is Abortion Sacred?” - Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker 7.16.22

“My Dark Secret: Orthodox Women Reveal Their Abortion Stories” — Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt, The Forward 8.1.18

Jewish Tradition Permits Abortion. If You Believe In Bodily Autonomy, That’s Not Enough Michal Raucher, Jewish Exponent

“How Jews Talk About Abortion” — Shalom Hartman podcast with Michal Raucher

“The Abortion Stories We Didn’t Tell” — Rebecca Traister, The Cut 6.30.22

“Aftershock: Documentary” — filmmaker Paula Eiselt

Chutzpod! “Roe Overturned” - podcast with Rabbi Shira Stutman, Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt, Rabba Sara Hurwitz, Rabbi Annie Lewis

“High Risk: Stories of Pregnancy, Birth and the Unexpected” - Dr. Chavi Karkowsky

“God Knows What It’s Like To Have an Abortion” — Rabbi Aviva Richman Session Source Sheet

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