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NechamaComfort Services
NechamaComfort is the brainchild of
founder Reva Judas.
- Immediate attention when the situation
Thirty years ago, Reva suffered the loss of
her first son 12 hours after his birth. She
and husband Danny experienced 6
miscarriages. As a rabbi's daughter, she
was fortunate to get support during the
initial time. But she found that resources
and information about infant and pregnancy
loss were difficult
to find.
arises.
- Helping all family members at the time
of loss with individual counseling,
resource referrals, working to create
lasting memories.
- Help with burial.
- Regular support groups.
- Advice during subsequent pregnancies.
- Phone/ Skype counseling for distant
clients.
- Resources and education for medical
staff and clergy.
- Community education programs.
- Assisting families to find meaningful
ways to move beyond the loss.
Nechama Means Comfort in Hebrew.
Reva and Danny
now have four
healthy children
and are doting
grandparents.
Reva earned
chaplaincy
certification from
Hackensack
Medical Center and is a certified Infant
Pregnancy Loss Facilitator from the Resolve
through Share program.
NechamaComfort is a non-profit
organization dedicated to helping all family
members who have experienced infant or
pregnancy loss at any time in their lives.
Hope
Comfort
642 M aitland Avenue
Support
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Nech am aCom for t
Helping when help is needed most.
When a pregnancy ends before birth or
when the child does not survive, the
sense of loss is profound. Where can
the family turn?
NechamaComfort is there from the
moment of loss to years later...offering
counseling, resources, support groups
and community education about the
difficulties of infant or pregnancy loss.
201-692-9302
nechamacomfort@gmail.com
www.nechamacomfort.com
Can you h el p u s with ou r im por tan t wor k ?
Do you know someone who has
experienced infant or pregnancy loss? We
understand it can be difficult to know what
to say or do to support people who are
going through this tragedy.
That's why we've created a downloadable
guide of Do's and Don'ts to learn how you
can be a comfort to the family at this
difficult time.
Find the PDF and other valuable resources
on our website:
www.nechamacomfort.com
NechamaComfort was founded in 2008 and is
hosted by the Jewish Family Service of Bergen
and North Hudson. Our Advisory Board includes
medical personnel, therapists and clergy.
All services are free to anyone in need. Expenses
to date have been absorbed by our founder.
Turning memories into blessings.
We are seeking donations to:
-
Expand outreach.
Apply for grant funding.
Develop a Child Burial needs fund.
Create a family Memory Box .
Conduct annual Memorial Service.
Publish a guide for clergy & medical
personnel.
- Healing trip to Israel.
Givin g Level s
DONOR:
$36
SUPPORTER:
$100
FRIEND
$180
BENEFACTOR:
$360
PATRON:
$1,000
Cont ribut ions of any amount
are wel come. For any
contribution over $36, we can
send an acknowledgement &
memorial card to a family you
designate.
We are also always looking for
volunteers, advisors and
professionals who can help us
in our mission.
Please contact founder Reva
Judas to help NechamaComfort:
201-692-9302.