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Elkanah is also married to another woman, Penina.

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The childless Chana silently suffers humiliation from her more fortunate rival, who has mothered several children. When Samuel is weaned, Chana brings him to the tabernacle to be taught by Eli. Samuel grows up to become the great fearless prophet who coronated the first kings of Israel, Kings Saul and David. This consciousness serves as the basis of all of Judaism.

We, in turn, express our awareness that the very essence of our being is dependent on its Divine origin. Though benevolent, He remains at an infinite distance from us, charging us with responsibility and courage to make the right decisions in our lives. He expects us to combat evil and rebukes our weaknesses or fluctuations. From this perspective, darkness, challenge and want exist only to bypass and transcend, to rouse our innermost strengths and convictions in realizing their true smallness and insignificance in the grand picture of things.

In the haftorah of Rosh Hashanah, we read about the experience and perspective of a woman. Chana, the prophetess, revealed many of the basic laws of prayer and the inner dimension of prayer—the interface between the physical and spiritual realities. She also taught us how to relate to our Creator from an entirely feminine perspective.

But also as a Parent. He displays both modes of love: protecting and helping as well as disciplining and teaching. Both the King and Parent paradigms are genuine and powerful.