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Miriam Rivka - Fv

Her name is Miriam Rivka* *'Rivka' is Yiddish for 'Rebecca.' Her grandmother's, Rivka Miriam a woman as pure and innocent at eighty as her granddaughter at age eight Even at eight weeks a foreshadowing Miriam Rivka, sleeping in her crib, her right hand positioned in the air just so, gracefully, as cherubically as Rivka Miriam had always held hers all those years March 04, 2019 'What's in a Name' contest Sponsor: Kim Rodrigues

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Line Gauthier

Date: 3/5/2019 8:54:00 AM

Sweet. Lovely tribute, Gershon.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 3/6/2019 11:13:00 AM

Thanks, Line. Appreciate your support, as always. ~ Gershon

Tom Cunningham

Date: 3/5/2019 6:53:00 AM

Lovely dedication Gershon, is it your daughter? Tim.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 3/5/2019 9:01:00 PM

Bingo, you got it, Tom. You are Mr. P (for prescient). :) gw

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 3/5/2019 3:57:00 AM

Miriam and Rivka, both old-fashioned names. Like this a lot. Believe it or not, I have a Miriam at my school, and I am her assigned mentor. I never hear that name any more or Rebecca. It is wild how names immediately conjure up memories and other names. This sweet poem reminds us of the cycle of life that cannot be discounted - the similarities, traits, and habits mystically passed down through DNA.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 3/6/2019 11:13:00 AM

Wow. Looks as if this one moved your needle a bit, my friend. Thanks for the education and for the kind words. Best wishes, Gershon

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 3/4/2019 10:54:00 PM

Wow, love the word 'cherubically' - you can feel the family connection here, wishing you best of luck in this contest, too!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 3/6/2019 11:11:00 AM

Thank you for your support, Michelle! -- cherubically yours, Gershon