tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111375769586013316.post6211817102183098868..comments2023-05-14T06:27:25.797-07:00Comments on Adventures in AliyahLand: Making a name for myself…Tziviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828930310967808828noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111375769586013316.post-89276183210481227032013-02-21T18:50:51.716-08:002013-02-21T18:50:51.716-08:00I wonder why that is, about the middle names?
In a...I wonder why that is, about the middle names?<br />In any event, I plan to be known as only ONE name, at least on my teudat zehut. If somebody gives me an aliyah, I'll tell them my full name... :-)<br />(or if, chas v'shalom, we need a mi sheberach of some kind or tehillim)Tziviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828930310967808828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111375769586013316.post-57612769022024196872012-08-11T23:40:40.392-07:002012-08-11T23:40:40.392-07:00I think it is funny when people ask how I chose th...I think it is funny when people ask how I chose the name Yosefa. Seriously, you think I would have picked Yosefa by CHOICE? I was named after two Josephs, one on each side. My mom once told me something like, if I ever thought you would have gone by Yosefa I would have thought more about it. I was first in Israel for a semester in 10th grade and started becoming religious there. When I considered going by Yosefa, my Anglophile host sister convinced me it was very old fashion and uncool. So I shelved it until college. At Chabad house I let them start calling my Yosefa, and it stuck.<br /><br />I want to warn you, Israelis don't really 'get' middle names. If you have a middle name that is more common than your first name, they will assume you use it. So I've learned to answer to "Rachel." Maybe it's something with the computer system, but they do it a lot. My daughter, Talia Esther, they call Esther, even thought Talia is REALLY trendy, especially in her age group. And my husband, Aaron Shmuel, was called Shmuel the whole time we were opening a bank account.<br /><br />Anyway, my point is, think twice before adding a name to you teudat zehut. Miriam is actually not so unusual. My daughter's teacher was Miri and I also hear Mimi. And adding a name "in front" doesn't guarantee Israelis will call you by what you consider the first name.Yosefahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04941572772796701981noreply@blogger.com