“אשה כי תזריע ויולדת זכר...”
Dear Jewish Women,
The contractions are coming in
Without leaving us a chance
To catch our breath
In between
They are so close together
So Intense
So long
So painful
We are in transition
We have reached the climax point
We are feeling the urge to birth our baby
We know it’s time
To push through!
We are all
ONE body
We are all
ONE soul
We need to make this final push -
Together!
United!
With ALL our power!
But it’s so hard!
We are so tired!
This labor has been going on for way too long!
We have no more strength!
And we are afraid!
Wishing we could go backwards...
All we want
Is to just let all the pain
Go away!
We look around
We look up
At our Support
Pleading
Help me
Do this for me!
I CAN’T!
We can’t!
We don’t know what
We don’t know how
We don’t know when
We don’t know why...
But we hear the reply,
“I’m right here with you
Supporting you
Guiding you
Helping you
Yes, I love you!
But no,
I can’t do it for you!
Only YOU can do it for you!
And for me!
And for ALL of history!
No,
Birth won’t happen TO you
Birth can’t happen TO you
Birth WILL happen
THROUGH you -
But you are almost there!
And I believe in you
With complete faith!
I already told you what
I already told you how
Just remember all we learned together...
Because now it’s up to you!
And yes,
You CAN!
And yes,
You WILL!
True,
Until now you needed
To BREATHE
Through each surge
To ACCEPT
Each contraction
To TRUST
That’s it’s bringing you closer
To let go
And let Gd!
But now,
The baby is crowning!
No more breathing through!
Only breathing DOWN
Only breathing OUT
Will bring you TRUE relief
Just cry out
“Ad Mosai?!”
Because the time is right!
The time is ripe!
The time has arrived!
No -
The time has actually passed!
You are critically overdue!
You can’t wait any longer -
It’s no longer SAFE
To wait any longer!
You are the 9th generation
From the Baal Shem Tov
You’ve gotten this far
You’ve gotten this close
You are almost there
You can’t give up now!
Trust in your power!
The way I trust in you!
This birth MUST happen
It’s already guaranteed -
In Torah, in Mitzvos,
With Nevuah...
But it will happen
Through YOU!
For it’s YOUR baby!
Just close your eyes and envision...
In just one moment
We will be AFTER
In just one moment
We will cry tears of joy
In just one moment
We will laugh with relief!
As all the pain melts away
(And when we see it’s a BOY
We’ll know he’s here to stay!
Because males don’t give birth,
We won’t have to do this again, ever!
Because Golus will be gone,
FOREVER!)
And in just one moment
We will look at our Baby
With endless pride
And euphoria
And say,
WE DID IT!
It was worth it!
ברוך... שהחיינו וקיימנו והגיענו לזמן הזה!
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