Publications

Beit Natan develops and produces several publications aimed at giving traditional women the most up-to-date information on the health issues that have a direct impact on their lives. At the same time, these publications stress the Torah obligation of caring for one's health. These publications include:

• Breast Cancer Brochure - this brochure, produced with the Israel Cancer Society, provides Orthodox women with information on breast cancer and the need for early detection.

• Quarterly Newsletter - the first issue of this English-language newsletter was distributed in 1999 to 1,000 women. A Hebrew newsletter was distributed in the summer of 2000 to an additional 2,000 women. Beit Natan's goal is to publish the newsletter four times a year in both English and Hebrew, reaching a total of 5,000 women.

	English News 1999
	English News 2000
	English News 2001
	Hebrew News 2001
	Hebrew News 2002

The newsletter is designed, written and edited by a staff of doctors, rabbis and professionals working and living in the religious community. This will ensure that it reflects the cultural sensitivities of the religious community. Articles include information on women's health issues such as menopause, anorexia, fertility, and uterine, ovarian and breast cancer. Other articles focus on general health issues such as nutrition, preventative medicine, alternative medicine and exercise.

The Hebrew Newsletter 2002 was funded by Tnuva- whose major operating divisions deal in dairy products, meat, poultry, fish, agricultural produce and eggs.

In November 2003, Beit Natan was featured as the only religious organization to receive a grant from the Israeli Cancer Society.

2005 Publications: Community Research & Advocacy Beit Natan recently received a grant to perform the first in-depth survey of traditional women's health needs in Israel. The grant is being given by the Israeli National Institute for Health Policy and Health Services Research. Heller, with the help of a social scientist, will adapt the survey from a recent JDC-Brookdale Institute study of some 800 Israeli women, which was conducted by the Institute's Dr. Revital Gross. That study was itself adapted from a U.S. study.