מִקּ֣וֹל נִפְלָ֔ם רָעֲשָׁ֖ה הָאָ֑רֶץ צְעָקָ֕ה בְּיַם־ס֖וּף נִשְׁמַ֥ע קוֹלָֽהּ׃
Del estruendo de la caída de ellos la tierra tembló, y el grito de su voz se oyó en el mar Bermejo.
Dirshuni I
What is the pain that has no limit? That is the pain of one who has a stillbirth. For the pain of pregnancy, the pain of birth and the pain of [work on] the land have a beginning and an end. But after them, their is great joy.
But the pain of a woman for her infant who was bent over and hidden but never saw light has no time, no end and no cure. And our Rabbis said about the death of a stillborn, a father's heart does not ache, he does not tear, we do not mourn for him and we do not cry. And not only that, but the infant appears to them like a fish, a creeping animal, a locust, a bug and even a sandal.
"From here, say, 'At the sound of their downfall the earth shall shake; the sound of screaming shall be heard at the Red Sea'" (Jeremiah 49:21). The ground needs to shudder for each and every stillborn infant that returns to it, and their voice needs to be heard from one sea to the other.
And from where can relief for the grieving soul be found? We can do nothing but aim our eyes towards our Father in Heaven. For He is the 'Supporter of the falling and the Healer of the sick,' as it is stated (Psalms 147:3), "He heals the broken-hearted and binds their wounds." And know that, "For His anger endures but a moment; in His favor is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning" (Psalms 30:6).
But the pain of a woman for her infant who was bent over and hidden but never saw light has no time, no end and no cure. And our Rabbis said about the death of a stillborn, a father's heart does not ache, he does not tear, we do not mourn for him and we do not cry. And not only that, but the infant appears to them like a fish, a creeping animal, a locust, a bug and even a sandal.
"From here, say, 'At the sound of their downfall the earth shall shake; the sound of screaming shall be heard at the Red Sea'" (Jeremiah 49:21). The ground needs to shudder for each and every stillborn infant that returns to it, and their voice needs to be heard from one sea to the other.
And from where can relief for the grieving soul be found? We can do nothing but aim our eyes towards our Father in Heaven. For He is the 'Supporter of the falling and the Healer of the sick,' as it is stated (Psalms 147:3), "He heals the broken-hearted and binds their wounds." And know that, "For His anger endures but a moment; in His favor is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning" (Psalms 30:6).