137. Why Infertility Is So Isolating with Rabbi Elchanan Poupko
On this episode of Talking Away The Taboo, Rabbi Elchanan Poupko joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about...
his recent piece about the insensitivity in the orthodox community to people who are struggling to have a child
his personal story of infertility and the pain he and his wife carried for all those years
how their infertility challenges made him a passionate voice for those who are still in the trenches
practical takeaways on what you can say and do to ease some of the pain
More about Rabbi Poupko:
Rabbi Elchanan Poupko is a writer, a teacher, and a rabbi. Rabbi Poupko has written hundreds of articles in three languages on topics ranging from Jewish law, to current events, and infertility in the Jewish community. He is the host of The Jewish World podcast. He lives with his family in New Haven, Connecticut.
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Read some of his articles; Infertility Lack of Awareness Month, Jewish holiday guide to friends, family of childless people, Fertility: Children Are Not Shawarma, IVF for agunot: A welcome change, A miscarriage never ends at a miscarriage, Your IVF Child Does Not Need ‘Koshering’, Lech Lecha: Infertile Nation, Nothing immoral about IDF IVF, The loneliness of Orthodox infertility
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