CHANUKAH ISSUE OF N’SHEI CHABAD NEWSLETTER HAS GONE TO PRINT!

SOME HIGHLIGHTS:

Cara Muhlhahn is a midwife who has been helping mothers give birth for over four decades. We have a lot to learn from her, but now she told Musia Kaplan, who interviewed her for the N’shei Chabad Newsletter, all she has learned from working with Lubavitcher families. For example:

Something I appreciate about the Jewish community is that men have a role—prayer—which keeps them involved but not in a hands-on way. Prayer is also an outlet for anxiety. Judaism has modesty laws which require men to leave the room at a certain point. It’s nice for the woman to know her husband is caring for her, but not necessarily does he need to be right there, in the thick of it. 

In this upcoming Chanukah issue, we bring you some little-known statements made by the Rebbe about pregnancy and birth, for example:

The Rebbe said (19 Kislev 5747) that in medicine in general, the state of mind of the patient affects the outcome, and that this is so “especially in obstetrics.”

Another highlight of the upcoming Chanukah issue is an interview with Rabbi Elimelech Silberberg, shliach of the Rebbe in West Bloomfield, MI.

There are many stories about his work for the Rebbe, but perhaps the most important one is told by a woman in his community who says:

“We had one child, a severely autistic son, and we were told by doctors that there was a 25% chance of other children being born with the same disorder. We were unsure whether we should have more children. Rabbi Elimelech Silberberg encouraged us, told us to have bitachon, and because of his inspiring words and his support, we went on to have another son followed by a daughter.”

Pictured in this feature is Rabbi Silberberg with the couple’s beautiful grandchildren. Rabbi Silberberg also shares his seven best tips for young shluchim—some will surprise you!

Rochel Leah Taktuk is a young woman with old wisdom and timeless insights. She was in Eretz Yisroel on October 7^th…

I speak to Jewish women all around the world. The one thing I hear most often is, “I’m afraid, I’m anxious, I can’t look at the world.” We want to look away, we want to avoid, we cannot look the darkness in the face. And I understand. We Jews are witnessing a Jew-hatred of Biblical proportions. None of it is normal.

Her solution is so simple, so beautiful, that it is breathtaking.

These and many more grace the pages of the Chanukah/Kislev 5786 issue of the N’shei Chabad Newsletter. Subscribe now at https://nsheichabadnewsletter.com/subscribe/ or buy it in Crown Heights stores before Chanukah. You don’t want to be out of the loop when everyone’s talking about it!