People say the weirdest things to me all the time. Today was no exception except it bordered on bazaar. The conversation followed the introduction at the Little Gym where I introduced Jordan, Akiva and myself. The woman next to me named Efrat turned to me and said:
"Akiva, why did you name him that?"
"We have always liked the name... so that's why we named him that."
"Akiva?!! Do you know what that means?"
"Yes I do"
"You do?!! Tell me what does it mean..."
My puzzled look must have explained the following comment...
"It is a very important Rabbi, you know that? Most people don't know that"
"Yes I do."
"How do you know that, are you Jewish?"
"Yes I am. My children have Hebrew names, my other daughter is named Lior and her name is Hebrew (pointing to Jordan)"- At this point I wish I had just ended the conversation and am now kicking myself for continuing this dialogue.
"Lior, do you know what it means?"
"Yes"
"Tell me what it means"
Believe it or not she continued to badger me about the kids names until I just stopped talking to her. I am glad today was the last class at the Little Gym for some time or she might want to know what the origin of my last name is and we just do not want to go there.
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