Recently I received a special letter from a woman in London who is converting to Judaism. She explained that she wanted my opinion after reading my most recent post about names for Kveller, which answered a note from a mom looking for an Italian/Jewish name for her baby girl. “I’m looking for a name for me,” she explained, not for a baby. And she wondered if I would take on the challenge of helping her come up with a name for an adult looking for a new name after a conversion.
Of course I was IN and so was my editor at Kveller.com. Hop over there to read her beautiful letter and the answer I provided. And if you have name ideas, the letter writer is really hoping to read more suggestions in the comments.
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Nina Badzin hosts the top 1% podcast Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship. She's been writing about friendship since 2014 and has had friendship advice in NPR, WSJ, Real Simple Magazine, The Daily Skim, The Guardian, The Telegraph UK, Time Magazine, and elsewhere.
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