The Torah of Lullabies

My First Holidays of Fatherhood

On the final day of 5782, on the 29th of Elul, corresponding to September 25th, I became a father.

My wife and I welcomed our daughter early in the morning. I remember standing there and feeling profound awe of my wife. Labor is truly an accurate way of describing what I witnessed. Strength, courage, vulnerability, and immense fortitude barely scratch th…