My partner and I are starting to try to have a child. He is Jewish but wasn’t raised religious at all, and I’m not Jewish but really interested so we are starting to learn, go to shul, etc together.
We are having some issues with conceiving. I was wondering what Judaism says about fertility. One article I read noted that many Jewish matriarchs struggled with it, which I thought was interesting. However, I also was wondering if there is ever a notion that not having children is the life God chooses for you. In Christianity this concept surely exists (at least historically), and the idea is that if you can’t have kids then God wants you to devote your life to another, equally important, cause, and has freed you up to do that. Do Jewish families who want children but are ultimately unable to have them console themselves with this idea? Or do they view it another way?
I’d also love to hear any other thoughts about this topic as well! Thanking you all for you words in advance.
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