Hannah's Infertility

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  1. The Character of Chana (part 1)

    Chapter 1

    Rabbi Amnon Bazak

    Hannah's powerful character is at the center of the first story in the Book of Shmuel. Hannah copes with emunah and extraordinary strength of character with extreme difficulties, while forging new paths toward Avodat Hashem.

  2. Hannah's Child

    Haftarot: The First Day of Rosh Hashana

    Rabbi Mosheh Lichtenstein

    The haftara of Rosh Hashana relates the story of Hannah and the birth of Shmuel. Sarah, Rachel and Hannah were all infertile, and according to the midrash they all had babies on Rosh Hashana. They all made the ultimate sacrifice for a greater cause. Sarah and Rachel took in another wife for their husbands, and Hannah sacrificed the very son she had prayed for. The secret of merit on Rosh Hashana is giving up personal dreams and aspirations for the ultimate goal of serving God.

  3. The Character of Chana (part II)

    Chana's Vow

    Rabbi Amnon Bazak

    Hannah's powerful character is at the center of the first story in the Book of Shmuel. Hannah copes with emunah and extraordinary strength of character with extreme difficulties, while forging new paths toward Avodat Hashem.

  4. Mother Without a Name: The Story of Samson's Birth

    Dr. Yael Ziegler

    תאריך פרסום: תשע"ד | |

    Why is Shimshon the last major shofet in the book of Shoftim before a state of apparent anarchy? His story, which spans several chapters, begins with a detailed and wondrous tale of the announcement of his impending birth by a malakh. A close reading of this first chapter in the “Shimshon saga”, with comparisons to similar “barren women” stories, sheds light onto why and how great potential was wasted.

  5. Hannah

    HaTanakh.com Staff

  6. Know how to Pray

    Rabbi Moshe Cohen

  7. Hannah and Self-Sacrifice

    Rabbi Mosheh Lichtenstein

  8. The Power of Prayer

    Rabbi Amnon Bazak

  9. The Anatomy of Prayers in I Shmuel Chapters 1-2

    Rabbi Dr. Avraham Walfish | Hour and 11 minutes

    What makes Chana's prayer unique? What spiritual messages and inspiration can we learn from Chana's story? Through a close reading of the text as well as an examination of parallels with Sefer Shoftim, we learn about the essence of prayer, and about the power of prayer in changing God's decrees. 

  10. I Shmuel 1-2

    Matan Al Haperek

    Matan Al HaPerek - Neta Shapira

    The story of Shmuel’s birth begins a new chapter in the history of the Jewish people. Both the book and the influential character of Shmuel serve as the transition between the national tragedies recounted at the end of Shoftim and the glorious heights the nation reached during the early days of the monarchy.