Dvora Entin, LCSW is nationally recognized as a specialist in Maternal Mental Health, including infertility, perinatal loss, post-hysterectomy support, fetal anomaly terminations, and postpartum depression/anxiety.

Dvora presented at Nefesh International on December 28, 2018 in Long Island NY, part of a full day Maternal Mental Health intensive

Dvora recently presented "I see you: strengthening our presence in support of those in struggle" at the Bikkur Cholim of Greater Washington annual event as well as a launch event for SVIVAH, a new women's program, on December 16

How is perinatal loss handled in the Orthodox Jewish community, or in any other faith-based culture? Today’s show takes a deep dive into a new perspective as my guest shares how she offers faith-based support and understanding of perinatal loss in a unique culture of rich traditions.

"Infertility" Dvora Entin - Board of Rabbis-Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles Higher Holidays Innovation Workshop 2018, August 15, 2018, Stephen Wise Temple http://bit.ly/HHIW-Packet2018

Infertili-TEA will be a free event for both women and men … to socialize and learn about Yesh Tikva, a new organization that was established to empower others and give a voice to their struggles while breaking down barriers and facilitate the conversation surrounding infertility by educating the community at large to support others.

What an overwhelming and exhausting experience it is to bring a child into this world! And for you, that experience wasn’t just nine months. For you, that experience was years of waiting and hoping and praying and treatments and medications and doctors and doctor visits…

Oh, and that part about, "and your mother or father is in the room so that makes it OK too?" That’s part of the standard conversation we have in the prevention world when addressing sexual abuse.

You cannot see the empty space that once held the force of creation, that held the possibilities of another child, that signaled the womanly transitions every month of togetherness, of separation.

Dvora Entin, JFCS LCSW receives the Perinatal Mental Health Society Innovation award in partnership with 2020MOM on behalf of the JFCS Ma’oz BLOOM program for maternal mental health.

In a world where news headlines change dramatically at lightning speed almost hourly, perhaps the Netflix series, 13 Reasons Why, seems like an already irrelevant topic of conversation or discussion.

Dvora Entin shares her important work with our JFCS Ma'oz Program servicing the Jewish Orthodox Community

Historically, Mother’s Day involved a mother, her mother, and maybe her grandmother as well. Today, with Facebook, social media, and a multitude of blogs, Mother’s Day exposes us to everyone else’s mother-child relationships.

And so it begins. That huge tray of hamantaschen in Costco reminds us of the impending holiday filled with candy, costumes and celebration. But the mere notion of a triangle cookie tends to send many a Jewish woman into a full-blown retreat.

The months before a baby’s birth are filled with excitement and the anticipation of a life-changing event. Your body is adjusting to creating new life and your mind is adjusting to the new role you are about to assume.