The tefillos of men are carried upward through the prayers and tears of the women
Our Shabbos table was full. I looked around at the group of seminary students who had joined us, and tried to recall each name. The girl in the corner was Sarah; next to her, Avigayil. Miriam had a sweet smile, and Devora and Esther had helped me in the kitchen with the last-minute preps. I blinked. In our group of lovely girls we had each of the seven nevios.
Almost. Chuldah was missing. No surprise there: What parent wants to name a child after a weasel?!
But Chuldah’s name was uniquely suited to her tafkid. It reflected the nature of her prophecy. Let’s discover the hidden nature of this little-known prophetess.
Chuldah lived at the time preceding the destruction of the First Beis Hamikdash. Just as there were three distinct leaders at the time of the exodus from Mitzrayim — Moshe, Aharon, and Miriam — three prophets were granted to the people to try and ward off their exile from the land. Chazal tell us that Yirmiyahu prophesied to the masses, Tzefaniah prophesied in the batei knesset, and Chuldah prophesied to the women.
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