A Recovery Home for Women in Jerusalem

A place to land, a community to lean on, and a program that supports lasting change.

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About the Home

This home exists so that Jewish women can heal and recover, emotionally, physically and spiritually, within the support of a safe community of like-minded women walking the same journey.

Grounded in 12-step principles, we teach a new way of life, one built on compassion, respect and accountability, practiced together, every single day.

We believe that when a woman is ready for help, we should be there. The home is provided free of charge so she can focus entirely on her recovery.

We provide the home. She does the work. The community holds her through it.
Women in a group session

How Healing Happens

Recovery happens in community. The Home provides a safe, loving environment where women struggling with substance use live alongside each other, support each other, and hold each other accountable, while doing their own individual work with an external therapist and psychiatrist, vetted and approved by our team.

A full daily program of education, mentorship, physical health, experiential groups and spiritual growth fills the space that therapy alone cannot.

This is the environment where lasting recovery becomes possible.

Testimonials

Rivkah Friedman Founder & Director
"I know what it costs to ask for help. There was simply nowhere in Israel to go, so I traveled thousands of miles for treatment. It saved my life. But it shouldn't have to cost that much, or take that much. That's why I'm building this Home."
Menachem Poznanski, LCSW Director, The Living Room (TLR)
"The Women's Recovery Home in Jerusalem is filling a critical gap for the English-speaking community, providing the tangible support system and safety net that women seeking to heal have been missing. Under the leadership of Rivkah Friedman and the spiritual guidance of Harav Dovid Charlop, and as a division of Lev Zion, this home is designed to meet the specific needs of women who are willing and desiring to recover. With love, humility and passion, what Rivkah and her team are building is the kind of work that facilitates miracles and changes lives."
Esther Flax Licensed Addiction Counselor
"As an addiction counselor working with Anglos in Israel, I see this major gap in available services for recovering women. There are detox facilities, therapists and support groups but there is a need for a structured, supportive home where an English-speaking woman can learn to actually live in recovery."
An Anonymous Mother of Six Jerusalem
"I'm a frum mother living in Jerusalem. I'm really struggling; I have an addiction and I've been trying to get help for a long time. Therapy isn't doing it for me. I need somewhere safe to actually go, and flying to America just isn't an option for me. When I heard about this Home opening I got so excited. I really thought this was it. I'm still hoping. And I know I'm not the only one."
Shlomo Mizrachi Co-Founder, The Balance
"As someone actively working in the field of addiction in Israel, I can state with certainty that the need for women's recovery programs is both urgent and severely unmet. This gap is not theoretical; it is visible on the ground, in real cases. The Women's Recovery Home in Jerusalem, led by Rivkah Friedman, is an essential program. Initiatives like this are not just helpful, they are necessary."

Our Team

Rivkah Friedman
Founder & Director
Rabbi Dovid Charlop
Rabbinical & Spiritual Advisor
Menachem Poznanski, LCSW
Pro Bono Consultant
Sheyna Parissi
Resident House Manager
Gavi Bernstein, M.S., MHC-LP
Clinical Coordinator
Rabbi Yitzy Tendler
Partner, Lev Zion
Get In Touch

Whether you're interested in supporting our work, referring someone, or simply want to learn more, we'd love to hear from you.

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recoveryhomeforwomen@gmail.com
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054-827-5299
A project of Lev Zion  ·  Jerusalem, Israel