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The praise of the midwives here goes beyond the praise given them in the first part of the verse. Not only did they not do what Pharoah told them, but they even dared to do deeds of kindness for the children they saved. On behalf of poor mothers, the midwives would go to the houses of rich mothers and collect water and food, which they gave to poor mothers and thus kept their children alive. [UJA]

1. What is the role of the midwives? What model do they set?
2. Why does this midrash claim that the midwives did more than just save the children? Was that not enough?
3. How can we incorporate lessons from the midwives' behavior into our social justice work?