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Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Paul Greenberg :: Townhall.com Columnist
And So It Goes
by Paul Greenberg
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So whatever the kids wanted to name their little girl, listen, it was fine with me. They're the parents. I wasn't going to say a word. Me, interfere? Moi? Never. They could call their baby anything they liked. (But me, I'm calling her Carolyn!)

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Thursday morning, I was in their synagogue here in Brookline for morning prayers. Two shifts are required for all the worshippers - one at 6:20, the next at 7:20 for the late-risers. (Toto, I don't think we're in Arkansas any more, where Jews are a rare minority.)

The baby's father is called up for the reading of the Law in honor of the occasion. After he finishes, the men in their phylacteries and prayer shawls gather around the Torah scroll up front and break out singing "Mazeltov!" Congratulations!

Oh, yes, the baby will be called Carolyn.

Her middle name? Sara, after my mother.

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And so it goes. Sometimes very well.

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Date: Jul 25, 2007 - 6:09 AM EST
Isn't it great!
My recently married daughter is much more devoted to her Catholic faith than I was at her age. This returning to the faith, to the fundamentals gives me hope and joy. PP
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