Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David learn from the Biala Rebbe’s Zechut Nashim Tzidkaniyot: what is the ma’alah of a Jewish mother, and why is the mitzvah of pru u’rvu placed on men rather than women?
Through the words of Devorah HaNeviah—“ad shekamti Devorah, shekamti em b’Yisrael”—we discover that a mother’s greatness is not defined by obligation but by being the ma’amidah, the one who holds up the home and sustains the future of Am Yisrael. Chazal teach that davar ha’ma’amid is considered like the mitzvah itself: just as Zevulun upholds Issachar’s Torah, so too every mother upholds the Torah of her children.
The Biala Rebbe reveals that such constant mesirut nefesh—pregnancy, birth, raising children, pouring heart and soul day and night—can never come from tzivui alone. It must flow from ratzon, the innermost will, the same root that fuels women’s tefillah and faith that redeemed us from Mitzrayim and continues to carry our people above nature.
What you’ll hear:
Why pru u’rvu rests on men halachically, but lives through women spiritually
How Devorah HaNeviah defined leadership as “being a mother in Israel”
The halachic principle of davar ha’ma’amid applied to the Jewish home
Why children are not just “a mitzvah,” but new paths of avodat Hashem
How women’s ratzon and tefillah sustain Torah itself across generations
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“Why Isn’t the Mitzvah of Having Children on the Woman? | The Power of Women's Prayers (2)” is a video from Rav Shlomo Katz, published on September 11, 2025 and available to watch on VideoVinkel. The total runtime is 51:36. It has been viewed 527 times so far. Press play above to stream the full video right here, or open the original on YouTube.
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