tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21976303.post5399303038707894250..comments2024-03-24T05:22:27.179-04:00Comments on Orthonomics: Orthonomicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07892074485262548496noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21976303.post-63144873860167072352007-06-01T14:16:00.000-04:002007-06-01T14:16:00.000-04:00Ah, I missed that. Sorry about that.The WolfAh, I missed that. Sorry about that.<BR/><BR/>The WolfBrooklynWolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994285019137108636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21976303.post-73941793506275647242007-06-01T13:15:00.000-04:002007-06-01T13:15:00.000-04:00Wolf-That is why I posted this under "fun." Certa...Wolf-That is why I posted this under "fun." Certainly not a solution. Although if one of our family members were Belgian, they'd be headed in this direction. :)Orthonomicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07892074485262548496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21976303.post-740790899212672452007-06-01T10:11:00.000-04:002007-06-01T10:11:00.000-04:00Please keep in mind that this isn't a real solutio...Please keep in mind that this isn't a real solution, even in Belgium. The Royal family doesn't expect to pay out too often. :)<BR/><BR/>For every family that makes it to seven kids (which is a minority, even among frum families), only one in 64 will qualify... that's the odds of having seven consecutive sons or daughters.<BR/><BR/>The WolfBrooklynWolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994285019137108636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21976303.post-31996270079427263422007-06-01T08:42:00.000-04:002007-06-01T08:42:00.000-04:00I know a few families here who would benefit from ...I know a few families here who would benefit from such a policy.mother in israelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13715046177293916034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21976303.post-80749609740610579992007-05-31T21:50:00.000-04:002007-05-31T21:50:00.000-04:00The Spiras, who are ultra-Orthodox, felt uneasy wi...<I>The Spiras, who are ultra-Orthodox, felt uneasy with the term “godparent,”</I><BR/><BR/>How about Kvater/Kvaterin?<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.forward.com/articles/the-sandak-and-the-kvater/" REL="nofollow">The Sandak and the Kvater</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21976303.post-77371568414865732842007-05-31T18:47:00.000-04:002007-05-31T18:47:00.000-04:00Funny as it is, I know that this is actually in pr...Funny as it is, I know that this is actually in practice in the frum community in Belgium! Non-Jewish Belgians typically have one or two kids, so the only ones with a chance of qualifying for this are frum Jews (and I guess now the ever-growing Muslim population - we'll see if they join the fun!)<BR/><BR/>RaggedyDad lived with a family in the frum community in Antwerp while he was in high school, and verified that this is really practiced as their official name, though of course kids are called by a Hebrew name and not Leopold (or the Queen's name either!)<BR/><BR/>Additionally, yeshiva tuition is quite low there because all secular education even within a parochial school is subsidized greatly by the government, so parents are paying almost only for limudei kodesh.RaggedyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01022064984702182705noreply@blogger.com