Giving & Supporting

Cancer. Living with this illness is a challenge that requires untold determination and courage.

At Beit Natan we believe that each woman possesses these qualities. Our mission is to enable her to release and use these gifts to better her life.

Beit Natan is an Israel-based women’s cancer support and resource center. Working alongside Israel’s professional medical establishment, Beit Natan provides, at every stage of the disease, comprehensive emotional, psychological, social, and spiritual guidance and support to women coping with cancer from diverse backgrounds throughout Israel.

Our professional, dedicated staff offer extensive knowledge and expertise. Our volunteers, many cancer survivors themselves, bring a wealth of valuable, personal experiences. For more than a decade, Beit Natan’s manifold programs have been providing meaningful help to thousands of women all over Israel.

Beit Natan’s Winter Retreat

Large doses of laughter, relaxation, pampering and plain fun was the order of the day for the 80 women who participated in Beit Natan’s winter retreat for cancer patients, held at the Nir Etzion Hotel on the Carmel coast in January. The three-day retreat, whose theme was “Growing Together”, fortified the women, who are in various stages of the disease. They represented a broad cross-section of Israeli society – secular, ultra-Orthodox, traditional, Ashkenazi, Sephardi, immigrants and veteran Israelis – hailed from all over the country. “When I attended my first retreat, I was scared. I did not want to be part of this club,” recalled one woman. “But this time, I literally counted the days to the retreat. more...