The Jewish Mother: Partners with G-d

The Haftorah of the first day of Rosh Hashanah relates the story of Chana, a childless woman who entreated G-d for a son at the Tabernacle in Shiloh. Eventually she gave birth to a son who would become the prophet Shmuel.

The story of Chana teaches us the importance of having children, and the name she chose for her son, a lesson on the parent-child relationship.