Jerusalem – A 42 year old Meah Shearim woman gave birth to her twentieth child yesterday, a record number even at Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center which is accustomed to seeing patients with a double digit number of children.
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Professor Simcha Yagel, head of the hospital’s obstetrics and gynecology department said that he had not heard of any woman having given birth to that many children in recent years in Israel, reported Arutz Sheva (http://bit.ly/2BfhbF4).
This was the 19th pregnancy for the unidentified woman, who delivered twins in her previous birth.
Midwife Aliza Altmark said that the woman expressed surprise during the early stages of labor that things were proceeding slower than they had with her other children.
“I explained to her that things can change with every birth and promised her that everything would be fine,” said Altmark who has been working as a midwife at Hadassah for approximately eight years.
Things sped up as the labor progressed and Altmark said that it was an emotional moment when the woman first held the newborn in her arms.
“It was clear that the was the same love and feeling that you have at every birth no matter how many children you already have at home,” said Altmark.
Maybe we should get the name and address to send donations to this family. I don’t think that this family of 22 ka”h earns 7 times what a normal family of 3. I am sure they can use the money.
וַתֹּאמַרְןָ הַמְיַלְּדֹת אֶל-פַּרְעֹה, כִּי לֹא כַנָּשִׁים הַמִּצְרִיֹּת הָעִבְרִיֹּת: כִּי-חָיוֹת הֵנָּה, בְּטֶרֶם תָּבוֹא אֲלֵהֶן הַמְיַלֶּדֶת וְיָלָדוּ.
To #4 - Prior to posting your unfounded and unsubstantiated allegations, you should check your facts first. You don’t even know the financial situation of this specific family; not all Hareidim are poor, or are schnorrers. There are some who are financially well off.
The same Hashem who helps every single person to marry One child has the power to help for 20 children. Hashem gives for every one what they need and if its hashems wishes that the person should go collecting , its NOT for the collector to worry. Hashem wants us to give and help the poor. Yes not every mom is capaple mentally and physically to raise 20 kids but if a yiddishe mama takes it on herself we have the great Mitzveh of helping out.
Lets not forget , we dont give OUR dollars we give Hasems money so let us all be happy and excited when your child screams out…Mommy there is a shnorer at the door.. tell your child with a smile , let him in and invite him in to the kitchen and offer him a hot tea or cold drink and give what you can afford.
Every yiddishe child is another JEW on this world.
as they say
בעגלה ובזמן קריב
or in simple words ” one in the baby carriage and one on the way”
Why do they have to write such personal stories? – Tt only sets off all the comments pro and con the situation, which are nobody’s business anyhow. It’s just a lot of gossip which isn’t very nice to do.
It’s a wow for me…. I pray that Hashem gives this woman good health, stamina, sweet children, koach, and I hope that everyone in the family helps with the work, both in the kitchen and at a job!!!! It should be noted that in the 1800s in the US, farmers wanted many children to help with the chores. Kain Yirbu