Portman baby’s name reportedly is Aleph

Published on July 7, 2011

The baby boy born last month to Jewish actress Natalie Portman and her fiance Benjamin Millepied reportedly was named Aleph.

We got Apples and Oranges and Pears, Oh My!

By Julia Bendis
Published on April 28, 2011

Being the Mrs.

By Mrs. Shoshana F
Published on February 27, 2008

What did you say your name was?

By Leisah Woldoff
Published on October 12, 2006

Deciding whether to take your husband's surname.

Hey Kids!

By Shoshana Lewin-Fischer
Published on December 29, 2005

This section of the page will be a way for you as kids to sound off on an issue. This month's kein v' lo (yes and no) is about New Year's. Should Jews care as much about the regular New Year as we do Rosh Hashanah? Here's some info for both sides of the argument.

Hey Kids!

By Shoshana Lewin-Fischer
Published on October 27, 2005

Kids and Teens

For the Kids

By Abby Gilad
Published on March 4, 2004

For the Kids

What’s in a Name?

By Rabbi Lisa Edwards
Published on January 22, 2004

When Jews come across the biblical name for God -- spelled yod-hay-vav-hay in Hebrew -- custom teaches us to substitute the term Adonai ("my Lord"), for according to Jewish tradition those letters are the unpronounceable name of God.

What’s In a Name?

By Rob Eshman
Published on October 3, 2002

I check surnames. It's a reflex, and I can't help it. If you're like most Jews I know, you do it too.

I’ve Heard That Name Before

By Gaby Wenig
Published on September 19, 2002

Call up a Los Angeles City Council or Board of Supervisors office these days and you are likely to speak to someone called Adina, Adeena or Adena.

What’s in a Name?

By Michael Aushenker
Published on August 15, 2002

Eric, Matt and Chris are three musicians who refuse to give away their last names. But if you guessed it was out of a lack of ethnic pride, you'd be wrong.

The Name Game

By Teresa Strasser
Published on June 27, 2002

When we were little, my brother and I realized that whenever we asked if someone was Jewish, my mother would answer by simply repeating their name, as if that said it all.

Dear Rabbi

By Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson
Published on January 10, 2002

Letters to Dear Rabbi.

What is Your Name?

By Rabbi Ed Feinstein
Published on January 25, 2001

God created the animals and brought them, one by one, before man to see what he would name them. Man examined the essence of each creature and assigned its name. So teaches Genesis.