Reader submitted: “I am a midwife in Shaare Zedek. On a difficult day when we count the fallen, I wanted to share another count. Last night we counted and found out that we broke an all-time record for the number of births in one month. *1,823!* I am attaching the photo from the department’s birth book, a photo that moved us very much tonight and we wanted to tell our people about it. This figure comes thanks to the southern families who now live in the city. Thanks to the soldiers’ wives who came to their parents, And thanks to the women of Jerusalem and the surrounding area who come in droves to give birth with us. This gives us a lot of strength and hope, and a clear knowledge: The nation of Israel is alive and well. We are a nation for eternity and this answer, all these sweet babies, will help bring joy to the world with great pride*.”