On Rosh Hashanah God Recalled the Three Barren Women

On Rosh Hashanah Sarah, Rachel, and Hannah were remembered [granted children]. From where is this derived? Rabbi Eleazar said: it comes by a verbal analogy, "remembering" to "remembering," "appointing" [visiting] to "appointing." It is written concerning Rachel, "And God remembered Rachel" (Genesis 30:22), and it is written concerning Hannah, "And God remembered her" (1 Samuel 1:19). And "remembering" is derived from "remembering" stated about Rosh Hashanah, as it is written, "a sabbath-rest, a remembrance proclaimed with the blast" (Leviticus 23:24). And "appointing" is derived from "appointing" stated about Hannah: it is written of Hannah, "for the LORD had appointed [visited] Hannah" (1 Samuel 2:21), and it is written of Sarah, "and the LORD appointed [visited] Sarah" (Genesis 21:1).