Chana Weisberg

Chana Question: Is there a moment when a mother says "no more kids"? I keep thinking of having another child and I'm getting on in age. Answer: I think your attitude is so refreshing. It reflects your love for children and your realization that children a...

Chana Question: At a traditional seder, what is the role of women beyond eating the foods? Do they read from the Haggadah? May they lead the seder? Answer: The role of women at the seder is the same as the role of men--to recount, discuss and delve into t...

Will I be content and happy to live as a wrinkly old woman whom no one looks at?

My husband has decided he wants a divorce. Should I try and persuade him to stay? Or do I let him go because it is obviously what he wants? The other thing is that I am pregnant...

What an amazing and important question! It actually made me smile. :-) We all want to be happy and are always looking to discover this elusive happiness. Yet many of us are left still looking, never really discovering and maintaining our happiness. The ra...

Chana Question: Why do we often see married couples who yearn for children and would be wonderful parents, yet perpetually suffer from infertility? Contrast this with the many children born to parents who never wanted them or neglect and abuse them -- whe...

Like many areas of Jewish Law, the answer would be: it depends on the circumstances. As a general rule, Torah advocates having children and having as many children as possible. Children are considered the greatest source of blessing and who doesn't want m...

The singing voice of a woman is considered sensual and possibly stimulating to males. It is therefore forbidden for a man to hear a woman other than his immediate family sing and it is prohibited to pray or study Torah in that environment. Several halachi...

Chana Question: How are we considered "chosen" if G‑d first offered the Torah to other nations? Answer: The Midrashic account Midrash Sifri, Deuteronomy 343. that G‑d first offered the Torah to all the other nations, who rejected it, before offering it to...