Israel Welcomes First Babies of New Hebrew Year
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS by baba
Israel celebrated the start of the new Hebrew year 5787 with the birth of babies across the country. Two families, one in Tel Aviv and another in northern Israel, welcomed their newborns on the first day of the new year.
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- New Hebrew year 5787 began with births nationwide.
- Tel Aviv hospital welcomed a baby boy on Friday.
- Northern Israel hospital saw a baby girl born on Rosh Hashanah.
- Midwives described the births as joyous ways to start the year.
The new Hebrew year, 5787, began on Friday with the birth of babies across Israel, marking new beginnings and celebrations in maternity wards nationwide. At the Lis Maternity and Women's Hospital at Ichilov Medical Center in Tel Aviv, parents Tamar and Assaf welcomed their newborn son, with midwife Diana Dvash assisting. This birth ushered in the new year for their family with double joy.
In the north, the Cohen Elalishvili family from the community of Hodiyot also celebrated the new year with a new arrival. Hodaya, who was 39 weeks pregnant, arrived with her husband Tal and their two-and-a-half-year-old daughter Noam in Tiberias for Rosh Hashanah. Experiencing mild contractions, the family went to the maternity emergency room at the Galilee Medical Center (Poriya).
Things progressed quickly, and a baby girl was born in the delivery room with the help of midwives Nidal Khatib and Tahrir Masalha. Masalha, a deputy and shift manager at Poriya, described the special atmosphere of the birth coinciding with the holiday. She noted that Hodaya was calm and determined, delivering naturally without pain medication and cooperating fully. Masalha added that for the medical team, there is no more exciting way to start the new year than with a birth, calling it a great privilege to be present with the family during such a moment of joy and hope.
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