Our services
Men’s support
Pregnancy loss, infant loss, and reproductive trauma affect all aspects of a person’s life: medical, emotional, and social. That’s why we take a holistic approach, embracing bereaved parents with an array of practical, educational, and emotionally supportive services.
Knafayim is there for every bereaved couple, at whatever stage of the reproductive journey they experience loss.
Men’s support
Silent Strength is Knafayim’s support group for fathers after a loss. See the support groups
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Guidance & referrals
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Perinatal and reproductive loss creates a storm of confusion: decisions need to be made and they have to be made quickly. Often, the bereaved father will feel the weight of responsibility for these decisions more heavily.
Knafayim is a source of information and support for medical and emotional decisions, as well as medical referrals, fast-tracked appointments with specialists, patient advocacy, family support, and help with rabbinical consultations. We offer guidance as to how the bereaved father can best support his wife, and discuss the different ways men and women process grief.
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Therapeutic support
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The lived experience of grief sometimes warrants one-on-one support from a mental health professional. We have cultivated a wide network of therapists trained in perinatal loss and facilitate referrals and funding (when necessary) for crisis counseling and bereavement support.
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Phone support groups
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The bereaved father’s experience of grief is seldom acknowledged, and it can be an extremely isolating and lonely experience. Our phone support groups are a place of comfort and healing where men can explore the unique ways men respond to and process their grief, moderated by licensed mental health professionals.
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Teleconference series
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Without the familiar structure of levayah, shivah, and shloshim, grief can feel ambiguous and confusing. Our live teleconferences target the unique characteristics of reproductive loss, addressing topics such as trauma, am I still a mother, and what do I tell my siblings. This twice-yearly series includes 8 weekly presentations by medical professionals and therapists trained in reproductive trauma and bereavement care, followed by question-and-answer sessions. It is a safe space for bereaved parents to share their most painful questions and get individualized answers from experts in the field.
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Messages of hope
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Shabbos and Yamim Tovim are very vulnerable times for bereaved parents. Mrs. Malkie Klaristenfeld’s weekly Erev Shabbos emails are messages of connection, chizuk, and inspiration culled from the weekly parashah. Her pre-Yom Tov calls offer divrei chizuk and practical strategies for the painful reality of entering another Yom Tov with empty arms.
You can learn to be whole even though a piece of your heart will always be missing.
In your own way. In your own time. At your own pace.