Comments on: Aziz Abu Sarah asks readers to help him choose a Jewish name

By: Mohamed

Mohamed — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 04:22:51 +0000

meilleur nom c est aziz lahmar

By: Betty

Betty — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 23:22:46 +0000

Hey, you ignored my suggestion! Come on – be fair! Just leave “Sarah” alone – it’s fine… though a bit strange for a guy… Just use “Yehudah” – that way, you can determine yourself whether to identify with your spiritual Jewish roots as a true “God-praiser” and follower of the Jewish Messiah, or, if you really don’t want to be identified with Jews, you can use the form “Judas”. That way, when your friends start shouting “Slaughter the Jews!” again, you can insist you aren’t one of them! Eventually, though, even you might have to decide which side you’re on.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 19:46:36 +0000

Aziz akhi ! My Jewish Israeli friends already chose a hebrew name for me (which btw im from Tulkarm & my real name is Dia Majadli but i felt a great need for one b/c Bibi will end up eating the whole WB). So mine is Dan Meir. In ur case I’d go for something like Oz AviShitrit or Uzi AviShitrit (whatever u choose make sure the last name is AviShitrit) goodluck akhi and will see u soon at the Ministry Of Interior!

By: max

max — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:20:47 +0000

Aziz Abu Sarah,
As you struggle to analyze the pros and cons of all the suggestions, here’s a ray of light to brighten your day: had you been a Jewish person living in the area conquered by the Jordanian Legion in 1948, you’d have no need to think of changing your name and no one would’ve known where the Shimon HaTzadik neighborhood was.

By: lablueyz

lablueyz — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:00:07 +0000

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Vuzvuz Palestine
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RE Marie: I like Shloshi Trumpledor (l’dor)
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Or even:
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By: Sylvia

Sylvia — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 08:21:13 +0000

Philos – You can’t take the name Cohen unless you already are one. Stringent laws of descent apply to Cohens. Shama didn’t just “change” his name to Cohen. He reverted back to it.

By: Daniella

Daniella — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 08:20:22 +0000

Avraham Avinu

By: Daniel

Daniel — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 07:40:50 +0000

Lovely to see such good will, but you’re still missing the point by a wide margin. The idea is not only to remove the Palestinian identity (and scent) from Jerusalem, it’s also a great opportunity to commemorate prominent Jewish figures who have been deprived of their well-deserved acknowledgement due to the sad shortage of streets our major cities.
In that spirit, I’d suggest picking a name of a well-known historic figure and commemorating it in person.
David Ben-Guriun is an obvious suggestion, but Yitzhak Rabin or Shimon(Moni) Fanan would do just as well.

By: Jake

Jake — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 07:29:24 +0000

This seems like a no brainer: Uzziel Haran – עוזיאל הרן

- Uzziel because it means “God is my strength”, while Abd al-Aziz means “Servant of the Strong One (God)”
- Haran because he was the father of Sarah according to rabbinical sources. If you were to go by the Bible, it would be Terah – which is not as nice of a name, and it means that Abraham and Sarah were half-siblings. Ew.

By: Lee

Lee — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 07:20:44 +0000

I got it!! Let’s call you Benjamin! or in Hebrew – Benyamin –
we all think that this name is saying, to be by your side, the right hand but! let me tell you something else!
It can be – Ben (son) Ya – (God) and Min!
what is Min? Min in Hebrew is gender and in ancient Egypt there was a God called Min – and he was the God of fertility mmm!
so.. the son of fertility God!
I think it’s great Jewish name for you! Benyamin!