The first command before the Fall--relational and economic--and never negated: "Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”--Genesis 1:28
In an Orthodox Jewish community, kids and baby carriages are everywhere. Double strollers aplenty. Many of the mothers manage households in an organized way you couldn't imagine, while often holding jobs in teaching, social work, etc. Families work as a team, which was especially important during COVID mania.
The first command before the Fall--relational and economic--and never negated: "Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”--Genesis 1:28
Indeed, repeated expressly to Noah after the Flood (Gen. 9).
In an Orthodox Jewish community, kids and baby carriages are everywhere. Double strollers aplenty. Many of the mothers manage households in an organized way you couldn't imagine, while often holding jobs in teaching, social work, etc. Families work as a team, which was especially important during COVID mania.
This is exactly why Israel is the only industrialized country whose TFR is above replacement rate.
In the US, orthodox communities are bursting at the seams. Here's one yeshiva:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRh1PW4ht1w
It sends graduates into the world to start and staff institutions all over. One of my sons is a leader here: https://www.stlkollel.com
https://www.stlkollel.com/eishes-chayil
His wife heads up the local early childhood program:
https://www.torahprep.com/our-philosophy