Wednesday, June 23, 2004
Wow. Check out this blog about a Baal Teshuvah. Baaltshuvah
This guy is going to change his last name because his last name doesn't sound Jewish and its not going to help him in the shidduch process. Jonathan also changed his last name. Not legally. But he started telling all the matchmakers his name was "Alias". Of course, his name is "Alliel", a perfectly good Jewish-Sephardic name. But it didn't work well in the hasidic community and so he needed to change it. He told many many matchmakers this new name. Even one's he had met with his old name, he just called up and told them he was someone else. They speak to so many people he said they didn't even notice.
He also had to make up a pedigree, which was a half truth. Something about his grandfather being a hasidic rabbi, which may or may not have been true. Anyway, he did have grandparents from Russia (that's how i'm related to him).
Good luck to Moyshe. I hope it all works out better for you!
This guy is going to change his last name because his last name doesn't sound Jewish and its not going to help him in the shidduch process. Jonathan also changed his last name. Not legally. But he started telling all the matchmakers his name was "Alias". Of course, his name is "Alliel", a perfectly good Jewish-Sephardic name. But it didn't work well in the hasidic community and so he needed to change it. He told many many matchmakers this new name. Even one's he had met with his old name, he just called up and told them he was someone else. They speak to so many people he said they didn't even notice.
He also had to make up a pedigree, which was a half truth. Something about his grandfather being a hasidic rabbi, which may or may not have been true. Anyway, he did have grandparents from Russia (that's how i'm related to him).
Good luck to Moyshe. I hope it all works out better for you!
Tuesday, June 22, 2004
June 21, 2004. Yesterday.
Yesterday was Jonathan's birthday. He would have been 26. Miki listened to his favorite music. I went shopping. Joni and I used to shop together.
Its been 3 years since his death. I'm still grieving. I'm still getting calls from the "Kosher Gym" in Brooklyn. NO. He does not want to continue his membership. He killed himself.
Its been 3 years. His mom recently passed away. Whatever her medical condition (ovarian cancer). I think she died of a broken heart. She was in her 50s.
Last night my husband and I discussed the things that joni used to do to make us laugh. He had a dark sense of humor.
I'm still grieving.
Yesterday was Jonathan's birthday. He would have been 26. Miki listened to his favorite music. I went shopping. Joni and I used to shop together.
Its been 3 years since his death. I'm still grieving. I'm still getting calls from the "Kosher Gym" in Brooklyn. NO. He does not want to continue his membership. He killed himself.
Its been 3 years. His mom recently passed away. Whatever her medical condition (ovarian cancer). I think she died of a broken heart. She was in her 50s.
Last night my husband and I discussed the things that joni used to do to make us laugh. He had a dark sense of humor.
I'm still grieving.
