Rabbi Michael Gold is the adoptive father of three children, and the author of "And Hannah Wept; Infertility, Adoption, and the Jewish Couple" (Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society, 1988). He can be reached at 1-888-heart 15 (432-7815). Email: RabbiGold@aol.com
"Be fruitful and multiply" is the first commandment in Judaism; children are at the center of the Jewish vision of family life. Today, more and more Jews are choosing to fulfill that mitzvah through... [more]
One wintry day in 1982, my wife and I received a phone call that changed our life. A local adoptive mother in our community had a cousin in the deep South who was an obstetrician. One of his patients... [more]