Okay, first of all, if you haven't read Challah Baby (the original) I highly recommend reading it first. Life will make a lot more sense... trust me.It's okay... we'll wait.Back? Oh good.So it has been a little over three months now and no word from my friend. Now in my mind that could mean several things. One: she isn't pregnant, it didn't work and she doesn't want to talk about it. Okay. I won't push. Or two: she is pregnant but holding to the tradition to not talk about it until she is safe and into her second trimester.I'm not going to lie, I didn't think about it all the time. It wasn't life consuming but every time I saw a post from one of my millions of pregnant friends on Facebook, I thought of D. I was just hoping and praying and keeping her in my prayers that she had conceived or will conceive. But I didn't want to push it.Until I got an email.It said:Dear Challah Bakers,
Today I am so happy to share with you that I am pregnant and well in to my second trimester. I have already had 5 (yes 5!!!) ultrasounds so far indicating that thank g-d everything seems to be going well. Thank you all so much for sharing this journey with me. I continue to bake and if you should need a prayer please do not hesitate to let me know.SHE'S PREGNANT! YES!Now, being somewhat scientifically minded, I am totally not willing to say that the loaf of bread I baked on the same night 60 other people did it and the prayers I said along with tons of her friends actually contributed to her conception but... I can't deny the fact that it seemed to help.So where do science and faith collide?Where we are willing to let them. When we can say to ourselves, I don't know how or why but it worked and I am rejoicing.Exodus 15:20-21 says: "Miriam took the timbrel in her hand and all the women followed her. And Miriam called to them, 'Sing to G-d...'" (Hear Debbie Friedman's version here)Here we are, at the time where we gained our freedom from Mitzraym (Egypt) and the women sang to G-d before heading out into the desert for 40 years. 3 months ago, 61 women sang out to G-d through our Challah baking and G-d responded!I couldn't be happier for D, M & their daughter R! Mazal and bracha! I know this baby will bring you lots of nachas!(originally posted at Patheos)