Kiddush and Hebrew Naming

When Becca was born our goal was to be out of the hospital on Friday and I would go to shul (synagogue) and give Becca her Hebrew name that Shabbat. Unfortunately her pediatrician in the hospital, Dr. Salomon (who was also my doctor when I was little), recommended she spend an extra night in the nursery. So instead I went later that week to give you your name during the Torah reading on Monday morning. Becca's Hebrew name is Rivka Fruma in honor of two of her great-grandmothers. Rebecca Lottie (Rivkah Latta), was my beloved Grandma who we lost in September. Mommy's Granny Frieda Drexler was Fruma, a self proclaimed "recycled teenager," who Mommy was very close to. We hope our Becca brings great honor to these amazing women for whom she is named.

Tatty getting called to the Torah and naming Rivka Fruma

Finally, on March 17, St. Patrick's Day, Mommy decided it was time for Becca to make her debut at shul. So we sponsored the kiddush (reception) after Shabbat services in Becca's honor. You had so many guests! Not only were Zaide, Grandma, Uncle David and Aunt Melissa there, but so was Uncle Marc (Great Uncle), Bubba (Great-Grandma) and Grandpa (Great-Grandpa. She has a Papa and Zaide, no one goes by Grandpa, so we're thinking my Grandpa will remain Grandpa. We'll see how that goes...). Bubbe was also still here from California so she got to go to the kiddush too! Some say that having a kiddush for your baby is a segulah (essentially means good luck) for her to one day find her soul mate and get married. With the shidduch (dating/marriage) crisis as it is today in 2012, we want to give Becca as good of an omen as possible. Instead of your standard kiddush of chulent and crackers, we decided we wanted to have some fun. So our menu was donuts, ice cream and, of course, a couple St. Patrick's Day cakes. Not a scrap of food was left, everyone had an excellent time and everyone loved Becca. She was a big hit.

- Tatty

Just some of our kiddush goodies. 6 dozen donuts, 2 cakes, veggies, dips and more! Yum!!!