About us
About Refuah Vetikvah
| L: Rabbi Elyakim Kozhak,
founder of Refuah Vetikvah.
Refuah Vetikvah offers lifesaving support to men and women in severe emotional distress, rescues them in their most painful, difficult moments, and funds emotional therapy in order to lead them back to emotional stability and facilitate their successful return to life.
Since its inception, Refuah Vetikvah has rescued thousands of men and women, rehabilitated shattered families, and prevented many devastated individuals from taking the step of no return, leading them back to a world of light, joy and hope.
Our unique collaborations with doctors, psychologists and therapists, along with the therapy and treatment that we fund for those who are unable to shoulder the costs on their own, have brought about the healing, rescue and rehabilitation of thousands of patients. Undergoing a deep emotional process, they emerge from a place of bleak darkness and powerlessness to one of light, strength, and faith in themselves and their futures in a relatively short time frame, and eventually rebuild their lives and families.
Refuah Vetikvah avails to those in profound emotional pain and distress the professional knowledge of an outstanding medical team along with free counseling over the phone. Our mission is to guide every patient through a comprehensive healing process that helps them solve their problems in the shortest possible time frame while maintaining strict confidentiality and according every patient maximal respect and dignity.
Our professional faculty guides patients throughout every step of the healing process with deep compassion and a sense of responsibility toward every individual. All this and more contributes to Refuah Vetikvah impressive number of success stories.
Gedolei Hador shlit”a endorse Refuah Vetikvah
Harav Simcha Hakohein Kook zt"l
Harav Yaakov Meir Shechter slit"a
Harav Ovadya Yossef zt"l
Harav Yitzchak Moshe Erlanger slit"a
Harav Yehuda Addes slit"a
Harav Yehuda Addes slit"a
The Toldos Aharon Rebbe slit"a
The Rachmastrivka Rebbe slit"a
The Dushinsky Rebbe
Harav Yaakov Meir Shechter slit"a
The Modzhitzer Rebbe slit"a
Our medical team
Veteran psychiatrists, psychologists and therapists escort Refuah Vetikvah
Dr. M. Bontzel
Medical Director of Maayanei Hayeshua Mental Health Center
Dr. David Mandel
Psychiatrist and
psychologist
Professor Avraham Weizman
Veteran psychiatrist and senior lecturer at the University of Tel Aviv Faculty of Medicine
Prof. Eli Wietsom
Internationally-acclaimed psychiatrist
Dr. Meir Winer
Psychological medical consultant
The Help Process
Referral
Referral to Refuah V’Tikvah by psychiatrists, family doctors, psychologists, Rabbanim and educators
Evaluation and mapping out therapy program
by psychotherapists and diagnostic specialists
Estimate of therapy cost
and assessing patient’s financial capacity to cover costs of therapy. If necessary, a financial aid application will be submitted to the organization’s Financial Department.
Professional referral for therapy
to clinical psychologists/ therapists with the knowledge, methods and experience resolving these issues; referral to psychiatrist if medication is deemed necessary.
Followup on therapy, milestones and improvement
by our team of specialists. If necessary, decision to close case, continue therapy or reassess case and approach to therapy.
B’ezras Hashem, problem solved and case closed
The Help Process
Referral
Referral to Refuah Vetikvah by psychiatrists, family doctors, psychologists, Rabbanim and educators
Evaluation and mapping out therapy program
by psychotherapists and diagnostic specialists
Estimate of therapy cost
and assessing patient’s financial capacity to cover costs of therapy. If necessary, a financial aid application will be submitted to the organization’s Financial Department.
Estimate of therapy cost
and assessing patient’s financial capacity to cover costs of therapy. If necessary, a financial aid application will be submitted to the organization’s Financial Department.
Professional referral for therapy
to clinical psychologists/ therapists with the knowledge, methods and experience resolving these issues; referral to psychiatrist if medication is deemed necessary.
B’ezras Hashem, problem solved and case closed
Reach out and touch every Jew in need
Glimpse into Refuah Vetikvah clinics in Israel and around the world
Ashdod, Quarter 7, Israel
Monroe, New York, USA
Ben Kisma St. Beit Shemesh, Israel
Ben Kisma St. Beit Shemesh, Israel
Golders Green, London
Mannesstrasse, Zurich, Switzerland
Rashi St. 73, Jerusalem, Israel
Kiryat Yoel, New York, USA
HaBa'al Shem Tov St., Bnei Brak
Malbi Avenue, Melbourne, Australia
Kiryat Gat, Israel
Samuel HaNavi St. Jerusalem, Israel
