A while back I had a thread on popular Israeli baby names for boys. Jon just left following comment:
My wife and I need some help finding a suitable boy’s name. We want to name after my grandfather, Herschl Tzvi (Harry) z”l who passed away last year. We want a Hebrew name that is relatively easily pronounceable. Something that either starts with H or sounds like/ has same meaning as Herschl. We do not like the name Herschl or Tzvi, and we want it to be Hebrew. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Also, are there any good books/lists available online to peruse?
Thanks and Shavua Tov,
Jon
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I’ve been reading Free-Range Kids at the recommendation of Sylvia-Rachel. Author Lenore Askenazy, head of the Free Range movement, is one of the Forward 50 Influential Jews of 2009 and was interviewed this week by both Time Magazine and CNN.
The premise of her book and blog is that parents stifle their kids when they worry about things that are unlikely to happen, like molestation and kidnapping. By teaching them to be scared of strangers and chauffeuring them everywhere, we deny them the chance to learn life skills and solve problems. There are health implications too: Kids don’t get enough exercise.
I grew up as a “free-range” kid, walking alone to school from the time I turned five. My own kids ride public buses from about 9 and the older ones started walking to school in first grade. But over the years I have become more cautious about walking to school. This is partly because of warnings and partly because of scary things that happened to people I know.
I trust my kids to get to school on their own, although I am still nervous about intersections without traffic lights. Last week I decided to let my first and third-graders walk the three blocks to school on their own, after crossing the busiest intersection with them. They have to cross one dead-end street and another manned by crossing guards. Other than my son complaining that his sister walks too slowly, they were comfortable with the idea.
The commenters on Skenazy’s blog talk about how hard it is to be a “free-ranger” when you are the only one. When I spoke to a mother from my son’s class about having the two third-graders walk home together on the days they finish late, she agreed in theory. “After the winter,” she promised. In the meantime I’m hesitant to let my son walk by himself because the streets are deserted at that hour.
When do you let your kids walk to school alone?
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Announcement for Israeli bloggers: Mimi and I are planning another Blogger’s Evening for Saturday evening, December 26, to be hosted by Foodbridge in Nes Tziona. We’ll be posing more details soon.
This week marks the first anniversary of the terror attack on the Chabad House in Mumbai, India.
westbankmama presents One Year Later posted at West Bank Mama, saying, “A short video in memory of Gabi and Rivky Holtzberg.”
Mordechai presents Remembering Mumbai: A Traveler’s Reflections On the First Yahrzeit posted at lubavitch.com Chabad-Lubavitch news site.
Yehoishophot Oliver presents The Mumbai Chabad House massacre: A Jewish response posted at A Chassidishe farbrengen.
Lady-Light presents Remember the Lamp Lighters. . . posted at Tikkun Olam.
Yehoishophot Oliver presents The Holtzbergs: Kiddush Hashem in life and in death posted at A Chassidishe farbrengen.
The Real Shliach presents The least I could do posted at The Real Shliach.
Welcome new blogger Gayle Meyers Cooper, who was a good sport when I teased her earlier in the week about her email request. She presents Holocaust Education: Subliminal, Bibi, and my Baby posted at Jerusalem Artichoke and describes her blog as “a new view on politics, policy, and motherhood in Jerusalem.” Make sure to visit and leave a comment.
SnoopyTheGoon presents Too many dupes posted at SimplyJews.
Sammy Benoit presents ADL Ignores Its Mission to Become Just Another Obama Apologist Group Working to Stifle Dissent posted at YID With LID.
muse quotes and American lawyer on Making Sense Out Of Obama’s New Health Plan Law and how it could American citizens in Israel, posted at Shiloh Musings.
If your internet filter didn’t let this carnival through blame Yisrael: Yisrael Medad presents Dirty Sex Conceived in Sin – Pal. Style [UPDATED] posted at My Right Word.
Yisrael Medad also presents If J Street Is Against, I’m For and Let’s Keep Politics Out Of The Army? posted at My Right Word, saying, “Yisrael Medad wants to know how can you keep politics out of the IDF when it is already in?”
muse presents Mixed Messages From Rav Yigal posted at Shiloh Musings.
Two posts on the Fort Hood Shooting:
Mordechai Torczyner presents Banning Muslims and Jews from the US Military posted at The Rebbetzin’s Husband.
Sammy Benoit presents Farrakhan Comes Out of Sewer To Blame Fort Hood Shooting on The JEWS posted at YID With LID.
Miriam presents Judaism and Progressive Parenting posted at Tripletly Blessed.
Home Shuling presents We’re off to Teva! posted at Home-shuling. The blogger will be attending a reunion for Teva, the program she founded to teach Jewish elementary school children about the environment.
Mottel presents ????? posted at Letters of Thought about the influence of Russian culture on Chabad traditions. The Russian script in the title didn’t come through but the post is in English.
Mordechai Torczyner presents Elizabeth Gilbert, Hosea and Embarrassing Ringtones posted at The Rebbetzin’s Husband.
It’s telling that there’s no sports category for Haveil Havalim. harry presents An Israeli king of Kings at Israelity.
Robert J. Avrech presents Hollywood’s Great Latin Lover vs. Hollywood’s Great Jewish Mother posted at Seraphic Secret, saying, “Rudolph Valentino, Hollywood’s great lover, tries to date a Jewish girl—but runs into an obstacle: The Big Rebbetzin.”
gwtw presents a tribute to Reb Shlomo Carleback at Spi-Ritual Gas – Carlebach Style posted at SoMeHoW Frum. His blog is new, so be sure and visit.
harry presents TIME cites Israeli for creating ‘new art form’ posted at Israelity.
Who knew? Vicki presents Russian LeTziyon: Ayn Rand posted at Vicki Boykis, saying, “Ayn Rand was Jewish and didn’t acknowledge it. This is driving me crazy, so I made a comic about it.”
Heshy presents Awkward Shidduch Moments posted at Frum Satire.
Mrs. S. presents A shining example of Ahavat Yisrael (NOT!) posted at Our Shiputzim: A Work In Progress. I wonder whether the school would approve of my diverse neighborhood.
Rena Chernin presents Coming Home & Back Again posted at Sweet Home Yerushalayim.
harry presents Austrians forget how Hatikva goes posted at Israelity. Oops!
Lisa presents Jerusalem responds to the energy challenge posted at Israel Innovation 2.0.
David Morris shares the history of child abuse reporting laws in Mazal Tov to the Children of Israel posted at Tzedek-Tzedek.
Sarah objects to the comparison of Tallit-wearing women to Korah in Korah? More like Zelophehad’s daughters! posted at We Are Made of Dreams and Bones.
Cosmic X went to a Special Melave Malkah in Honor of Anti-Evacuation Soldiers posted at ****** Cosmic X in Jerusalem ******.
Happy Second Blogoversary to QuietusLeo, who presents The Mother of all Asthma Attacks posted at The Sandman.
leah aharoni presents Is Israel Good Enough for Your Charity posted at Ingathered. It all started with a discussion about Israeli manners.
Israel presents From Rompope to Eggnog to Sachlav posted at The Weisser’s Journey to Israel.
On How to Be Israeli, Maya shares important information for new immigrants. First we have Hebrew words that sound like English but mean something else like cuckoo and the ingredients in mayonnaise salad? I added another in the comments, pony.
Maya also teaches us about Grocery shopping like an Israeli, saying, “This post explains what to do when a guy tries to get your attention at the door of a supermarket, and how to navigate an Israeli checkout line.”
Yisroel presents Rav Kook and Hevron posted at Artzeinu.
And you thought cigarettes and liquor are addictive. Baila Brecher presents How can anyone ever be that desperate for Bamba? posted at I’ll call Baila.
Lisa gives possible answers to the question, What is keeping women out of technology in Israel? posted at Israel Innovation 2.0.
I wrote about excessive childhood safety measures in The Safety Class at A Mother in Israel.
YS presents Kids at risk of what???? posted at On the flip side…, saying, “”So if my kid doesn’t get up for minyan… he must be doing drugs!” What???!!!??!!??!!?”
Chanukah is coming! Jacob Richman presents 115 Cool Chanukah YouTube Videos and the Virtual Chanukah Party on Facebook posted at Good News from Israel.
And Lady-Light presents “Chanukah is (Almost) Here Once Again. . . “ posted at Tikkun Olam.
Ilana-Davita presents Today’s Jewish Thinkers posted at Ilana-Davita.
Hadassah Sabo Milner presents Superstitions or Segulahs and Blogging is not tznius at In the Pink.
Elianah-Sharon presents Ladder Climbing and Rock Pillows posted at Irresistably Me.
Eliyahu Fink presents Go To The Ant, Sluggard, See Her Ways And Become Wise (Proverbs 6:6) posted at Pacific Jewish Center | Rabbi. A Jewish look at new findings on ants.
muse presents My Father, Here in Shiloh posted at Shiloh Musings.
Elianah-Sharon presents Facebook is a menace posted at Irresistably Me.
Lady-Light presents I Did It! I Woke Up in Time. . . posted at Tikkun Olam, saying, “It’s connection to Jewish HH? “Mah Rabu Ma’asecha Hashem.”"
rickismom presents I Wish I Had a Picture posted at Beneath the Wings.
Batya presents Keeping Busy and What’s Next posted at me-ander.
rickismom presents Breaking News : Rip van Winkle in the Making? posted at Beneath the Wings.
Torah
N and aml presents Why did G-d “relent” to Isaac and Rivka’s prayers? posted at Geshmack Dvar Torah of the Week. I had to ask what Geshmack means in Yiddish. Check out this new and “tasty” blog.
Elianah-Sharon presents Ladder Climbing and Rock Pillows posted at Irresistably Me.
Leora Wenger presents Torah Podcasts posted at Here in HP.
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A number of years ago Emunah, a women’s organization with charitable projects including a chain of daycare centers, offered an 8-session course in child safety to its employees and volunteers. Since I had small children and worked with new mothers, I decided to try it out.
Like many programs in Israel the class started at 5 PM. My teen was willing to supervise the younger ones, including my two-year-old. But I knew things could get rowdy, and left the house with apprehension.
The instructor, a doctor who worked for the child safety organization Beterem, started on time. She raised her cell phone in the air and pointedly turned it off, instructing us to do the same. I tried not to think about what was happening at home.
To prepare for her lecture, the instructor had visited the local children’s hospital to learn about recent accidents:
I don’t remember details of accidents 3 and 4, but they involved cars, small children and lack of restraints.
Surprisingly, the speaker gave an example of an accident that could not have been prevented: A teen injured by a falling rock while on a hike. Maybe hikers should wear helmets? Or that part of the path could have been closed off? The speaker clearly lacked imagination.
She talked about Beterem’s campaign urging parents not to let children cross streets alone before age 9, explaining that children’s visual perception is not developed enough to judge distance. She criticized parents who said Beterem expected mothers to rush home from work to cross the street with their six-year-olds after school.
The instructor also brought up the law that allows six-year-olds to watch younger siblings. Everyone knows that is too young, but lawmakers can’t agree on an appropriate age. This also affects working parents.
I learned that bananas are a choking hazard. Like hotdogs, they should be slit lengthwise before serving.
After two hours of warnings, with no trace of humor or even a smile from the teacher, we were allowed to turn on our cellphones and go home. Fortunately, my kids were still in one piece.
When I rode home with a few of the daycare center managers, the woman sitting next to me did not put on her seatbelt even after I reminded her. I guess not everyone absorbs things the same way.
I never went back to the class.
This Sunday I’ll be hosting the 244th edition of Haveil Havalim, the Jewish-Israeli blog carnival. You can find this week’s edition over at Ima on the Bimah.
A new blogger wrote me, begging me to include her blog. She even referred me to her friend, a well-known personality in the Jewish blogosphere.
But everyone is welcome to send links for next week’s carnival of Jewish blogs via the Blog Carnival website. No protekzia necessary.
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