Iris Haim

Iris Haim was born in Haifa, Israel and has lived most of her life in the Negev region. At 16, she joined the Machanot Ha'olim movement’s “kibbutz class” and moved to Kibbutz Ein Zivan, where she lived and worked while completing her studies. During her army service, she met Raviv, who she married in 1991 at Kibbutz Gvulot where together they raised their three children: Tuval, Yotam, and Noya. As a certified nurse for more than 30 years, Iris found her passion in supportive and palliative care. In 2014, she founded the Refuat Haim organisation, which is dedicated to supporting and assisting people in need. She continued to acquire additional tools and training, including mindfulness, NLP, Theta Healing, psychodrama, spiritual accompaniment, bioenergy, shamanic healing, and positive thinking. On October 7, 2023, Iris was herself under attack during the Hamas assault and, her son Yotam was kidnapped by Hamas terrorists and taken to Gaza. To learn more about Yotam’s life and legacy, please visit his website: https://yotam-haim.co.il/en/