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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: zachor_ve_kavod on October 10, 2008, 02:06:30 AM
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We don't choose our birth names but we do choose our user names. I'm assuming that our people chose the names they chose because something inspired them to do so. So I'm wondering, since so many of you have great names, how did you come to choosing them?
In my case, my name means "to remember and to honour". I want to remember and honour my grandfather's family, who perished in Sobibor, as well as all the Jews who were murdered by the nazis. I remember and honour the victims of islamic terror. I want to remember and honour every American soldier who fought for our freedom, as well as every Israeli soldier who fights with both hands tied behind his back. I want to remember and honour my parents, and shabbat, and the sages who enrich our lives. There are many things I want to remember and honour.
So what about you?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Jabotinsky
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"My little Golden Pheasant" etc.
My mother often called me like this.
So I became used to it.
As I came to the forum Green Plague I had no idea what to pick for a username. I decided to take the Golden Pheasant.
And as I joined JTF, I kept it.
But after a period of time, I thought Golden is a little bit too pride. So I ended with Pheasant. :::D
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muman613....
Well, its my first initial bumped up against my last name and the # 613 which represents the # of mitzvot given to us in Torah. It makes sense to me :)
muman613
Michael, the angel of benevolence, sits to the right of Hashems throne.
From Wikipedia:
According to rabbinic Jewish tradition, Michael acted as the advocate of Israel, and sometimes had to fight with the princes of the other nations (cf. Daniel 10:13) and particularly with the angel Samael, Israel's accuser. Michael's enmity with Samael dates from the time when the latter was thrown down from heaven. Samael took hold of the wings of Michael, whom he wished to bring down with him in his fall; but Michael was saved by G-d (Midrash Pirke R. El. xxvi.).
The rabbis declare that Michael entered upon his role of defender at the time of the biblical patriarchs. Thus, according to Rabbi Eliezer ben Jacob, it was Michael who rescued Abraham from the furnace into which he had been thrown by Nimrod (Midrash Genesis Rabbah xliv. 16). It was Michael, the "one that had escaped" (Genesis 14:13), who told Abraham that Lot had been taken captive (Midrash Pirke R. El.), and who protected Sarah from being defiled by Abimelech. He announced to Sarah that she would bear a son and he rescued Lot at the destruction of Sodom (Talmud B. M. 86b).
It is said that Michael prevented Isaac from being sacrificed by his father by substituting a ram in his place, and saved Jacob, while yet in his mother's womb, from being killed by Samael (Midr. Abkir, in Yalḳ., Gen. 110). Later Michael prevented Laban from harming Jacob (Pirke R. El. xxxvi.). According to one source, it was Michael who wrestled with Jacob and who afterward blessed him (Targum pseudo-Jonathan to Genesis xxxii. 25; Pirke R. El. xxxvii.).
A poem I wrote late this morning:
Many adversaries rise to fight me
In Olam Hazeh as well as Olam Haba
Can they triumph against the righteous?
Have faith that the wicked will be punished
A judgement has been cast in Shamayim
Evil will be defeated in the end
Love of Hashem will be established
Until the end has come we tremble
Hashem is One
Most have fear on Judgement day
His name is One
Against the wicked I have battled
Hakodesh Baruch Hu
Never will I tire of the struggle
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I started with Dannycookie57 because that was my aim name and wasn't really sure if I was goign to take this movement seriously or if it was even safe for me to be on this forum...but I stayed and it's a law abiding movement...from that, I changed it to Dr. Dan because that's what I am...
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I have NO imagination anymore. I just figured- well, heck... I may as well be proud of who I am.
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I use different names names on different forums mord starts with the first lewtter of my real name.I use different names on different forums so it's harder to track me through Google ;D
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I just wanted something that sounded nice but now I think this name is a little too flashy. I might change it later but haven't thought of anything else.
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I just wanted something that sounded nice but now I think this name is a little too flashy. I might change it later but haven't thought of anything else.
You could go with Rubymoon...
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I just wanted something that sounded nice but now I think this name is a little too flashy. I might change it later but haven't thought of anything else.
You could go with Rubymoon...
Nice but then I'd sound like a real hippy if it doesn't already. lol
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It's really my Hebrew name and many people call me this.
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Son of
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Son of
OK this is where Americanhero steps in a puts something not nice. :o
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"And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered Israel." - Judges 3:31
Anonymous servants can accomplish great things for God. Use what you have been given and trust in the Lord. God chose Shamgar to save Israel by striking down six hundred Philistine invaders. His story teaches us that one person CAN make a difference through God's power. Whatever challenges face you today, these four success secrets of Shamgar can give you the victory. They are profound yet simple. Serve where you are, use what you have been given, do what you can, and trust in the Lord.
I love the story of Shamgar. He is the subject of many of our Sunday school classes.
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Ok, I guess of you really want to know....it's kind of complicated though.... :laugh:
I love the name Hanna for different reasons....
One of being that Heroine of the Jewish People Hanna S. who became a martyr and she was in the IDF and lived on a kibbutz over in Israel after leaving Europe during the war.
I saw that movie back in the late 80s and it really touched my heart.
Well, ok, when my son was dedicated to the L-rd when he was a baby, my Pastor at the time read the scriptures about Hanna when she brought her son to the temple to be raised by the Priests....
Then, I found out that Hanna is Jewish for Ann, which is my middle name.
These are the reasons I chose Hanna.
Now, don't laugh at me. ;D
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Who wants to know ^-^
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Who wants to know ^-^
We all want to know because this thread was started.... :::D
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Who wants to know ^-^
I was curious about yours American hero. And Masterwolf, if you're out there. Plus there are several other members with cool sounding names that I have no idea what they mean.
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I also find the name "Chaim ben Pesach" to be interesting, perhaps even unusual. Maybe that will be my next week's ASK JTF question.
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I support Judaism and I am a Christan. Simple I am a Pro Jew Christian. Although Chaim sometimes says Pro Christian Jew by accident. :laugh:
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I used my AOL username Danstx19, and then converted.
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I Just changed my name. ProJew CATHOLIC!
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I Just changed my name. ProJew CATHOLIC!
Cool name shift :) :clap:
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I Just changed my name. ProJew CATHOLIC!
Cool name shift :) :clap:
Thank You Very much Ruby.
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The nickname of my friend's son. Obviously, neither deep nor meaningful. ;D
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I Just changed my name. ProJew CATHOLIC!
Cool name shift :) :clap:
Thank You Very much Ruby.
Yep. I was always confused on how a Catholic could be Christian... :P
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I Just changed my name. ProJew CATHOLIC!
Cool name shift :) :clap:
Thank You Very much Ruby.
Yep. I was always confused on how a Catholic could be Christian... :P
That was a joke right???????
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Yep. I will go and sin no more.
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Yep. I will go and sin no more.
You go do that.
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I'm not sure why I chose spiritus_persona. It just sounded cool.
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MASTERWOLF is a cartoon I made a few years back and it also traces back to Tex Avery my favorite animator of all time, he was animating cartoons in the 30s when PC was unheard of. The story of Wolfie (which is my nickname since I was 3) also originated from Avery.
This is Tex Avery's best, notice.. PC was unheard of
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piAaKs8sIvQ&feature=related
here it is, yes MGM.
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Hey, I like that cartoon, Wolf. The music is great. I'm a big fan of Rossini.
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All of Tex Avery's cartoons brought out the exaggerations and comedic tones that would be banned now. In fact what you just saw is the uncensored version. The updated one removed the part of the black face and the chinese.
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All of Tex Avery's cartoons brought out the exaggerations and comedic tones that would be banned now. In fact what you just saw is the uncensored version. The updated one removed the part of the black face and the chinese.
Funny cartoon :)
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I am named for my great grand father David Kredman
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After the Romans crushed the Judean revolt in the year 70, they put up banners in Rome saying "Judea Capta"
Judea is captured.
So I say Judeanoncapta. Judea is not captured and I want to make sure it is never captured again.
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After the Romans crushed the Judean revolt in the year 70, they put up banners in Rome saying "Judea Capta"
Judea is captured.
So I say Judeanoncapta. Judea is not captured and I want to make sure it is never captured again.
Hey I like that Judeanoncapta. I figured it was something like that.
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Very simple! I am a Christian and a Zionist to the core and hence the name.
There are a lot of Christians who have lost the Zionist vision and my purpose is to challenge them and to show Jews that not all Christians are against Israel.
P.S. Only in the JTF forum and in the jihadchat forum my screen name is Christian Zionist. If you happen to see another "Christian Zionist" in other forums it is NOT me! In youtube and liveleak it is me though.
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I have NO imagination anymore. I just figured- well, heck... I may as well be proud of who I am.
My chat-name is pookie_gin. I am named pookie- for the dog I LOVED as a kid, and she DIED! :'( Gin was my siamese fighting cat. I also have another chat name- Ponquogue_Bridge named for the place where Good Ground, Hampton Bays is at- where I grew up.
Paulette- means little
Ette- means little
Anne- means Strong one
My Hebrew name that was also my great Grandmas (from Portugal-Sephardic) Hebrew name: AsheDina -Ashe meaning fortunate and Dina for VENGEANCE.
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MASTERWOLF is a cartoon I made a few years back and it also traces back to Tex Avery my favorite animator of all time, he was animating cartoons in the 30s when PC was unheard of. The story of Wolfie (which is my nickname since I was 3) also originated from Avery.
This is Tex Avery's best, notice.. PC was unheard of
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piAaKs8sIvQ&feature=related
here it is, yes MGM.
I'm a huge Tex Avery Fan!!! He was brilliant.
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My user name is the name I gave my violin. ;D
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My username means mountain (har) shadow (tzel) in Hebrew and it is my codename in the underground...
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My user name is the name I gave my violin. ;D
Cool! So that begs the question, why did you name your violin that?
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The Ithaca model 37 is a legendary pump-action shotgun, originally manufactured in upstate New York, now manufactured in Ohio. It's considered the consummate shotgun for close-quarter action, and thus remains the back-up firearm of choice in the trunks of police squad cars.
37
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My user name is the name I gave my violin. ;D
Cool! So that begs the question, why did you name your violin that?
I just loved the name. ;D She was my first advanced level violin. I now have a professional level violin and his name is Yochanan. His name comes from the Hebrew "Hashem is gracious" and He truly is. Otherwise I would never have been able to afford such an incredible instrument. :dance:
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That's really cool Zevida :) Maybe sometime you should play some music and then upload it for JTFers :) Only if you want to though, I don't want to put you on the spot or anything. I think it's cool that you can play an instrument like that. One day I'd like to be able to play the piano. I can just play it one key at a time now. lol
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Ambiorix
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ambiorix was, together with Catuvolcus, prince of the Eburones, leader of a Belgic tribe of north-eastern Gaul (Gallia Belgica), where modern Belgium is located. In the 19th century Ambiorix became a Belgian national hero because of his resistance against Julius Caesar, as written in Caesar's Commentarii de Bello Gallico.Contents [hide]
1 Early history
2 The Revolt
3 Caesar's revenge
4 Legacy
5 References
6 External links
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Early history
In 57 BC Julius Caesar conquered Gaul and also Belgica (modernday Northern France, Belgium and a southern section of The Netherlands to the Rhine River; and the north-western portion of North Rhine-Westfalia, Germany.) There were several tribes in the country who fought against each other regularly. The Eburones were ruled by Ambiorix and Catuvolcus. In 54 BC Caesar's troops urgently needed more food and thereby the local tribes were forced to give up part of their harvest, which had not been good that year. Understandably the starving Eburones were reluctant to do so and Caesar ordered that camps be built near the Eburones' villages. Each centurion was ordered to make sure the food supplies were delivered to the Roman soldiers. This created resentment among the Eburones.
Although Julius Caesar had freed him from paying tribute to the Atuatuci, Ambiorix joined Catuvolcus in the winter of 54 BC in an uprising against the Roman forces under Quintus Titurius Sabinus and Lucius Aurunculeius Cotta.
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The Revolt
Ambiorix and his tribesmen attacked and killed several Roman soldiers who were foraging for wood in the nearby vicinity. The survivors fled back to their camp, followed by Ambiorix and his men. There he realised there were too many Romans for his troops to fight and he decided to negotiate with them. Ambiorix explained to the Roman camp leaders, Sabinus and Cotta, that he had no problems with them and in fact, was very happy with them, because now he had no troubles with the other tribes. He warned the Romans that a coalition of other tribes were planning to attack them and would get the support of the German tribes who would cross the Rhine. Ambiorix advised them to relocate to another Roman camp so that they would be stronger to battle these troops. He also promised them he would leave them alone when they made this crossing.
Sabinus and Cotta debated the whole night on what they should do. Sabinus trusted Ambiorix and considered it would be wise to do what he had advised them. Cotta thought it would be better to stay and try to fight back when the attacks would happen. Ultimately, Cotta decided they would stay, but it wouldn't be his fault if they all got killed by doing so. This made the Roman troops very unsure and therefore they decided to leave anyway. The two closest Roman camps were behind hills and in the other option behind a plain near a valley. Sabinus and Cotta chose for the easy solution and crossed the valley. While they crossed the valley Ambiorix and his men attacked them from up the hills and slaughtered them. Sabinus, Cotta and their troops were massacred.
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Caesar's revenge
When the Roman Senate heard what happened, Caesar swore to put down all the Belgic tribes. It was very important that the other Roman provinces knew that the almighty Roman republic couldn't be beaten so easily. After all, Ambiorix had killed a whole Roman legion and five cohorts. A Belgic attack on Quintus Cicero (brother of the orator), then stationed with a legion in the Nervii's territory, failed due to the timely appearance of Caesar. The Roman campaigns against the Belgae took a few years, but eventually the Belgae were no match against 50,000 trained Roman soldiers. The tribes were slaughtered or driven out and their fields burned. The Eburones were history from that point. Ambiorix and his men, however, managed to cross the Rhine and disappear without a trace.
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Legacy
Caesar wrote about Ambiorix in his commentary about his battles against the Gauls: "De Bello Gallico". In this text he also wrote the famous line: "Of all the Gauls, the Belgae are the bravest." ("...Horum omnium fortissimi sunt Belgae..."). This sentence has often been misquoted as "Of all the Gauls, the Belgians are the bravest.", while Caesar meant the tribes collected under the name, "Belgae" and not "the Belgians", because Belgium didn't exist until 1830.
Ambiorix remained forgotten until the 19th century. When Belgium became independent in 1830 the national government started searching through their historical archives for persons who could serve as national heroes. In Caesar's "De Bello Gallico" they discovered Ambiorix and his deeds. In 1841 the Belgian poet Joannes Nolet de Brauwere van Steeland wrote a lyrical epic about Ambiorix and on September 5, 1866 a statue of Ambiorix was erected on the Great Market of Tongeren in Belgium. There is no proof he ever lived there, but since Tongeren is Belgium's oldest village, Caesar referenced Atuatuca and Tongeren's original name is Atuatuca Tongorum it was placed there.
Nowadays Ambiorix is one of the most famous characters in Belgian history. Many companies, bars, french fries stands have named themselves after him and in many Belgian comics as Suske en Wiske and Jommeke he once played a guest spot. There was also a short lived comic called Ambionix[1]. Which features a scientist teleporting a Belgae chief, loosely based on Ambiorix, to modern day Belgium.
In the French comic Asterix in the album Asterix in Belgium Asterix, Obelix, Dogmatix and Vitalstatistix go to Belgium because they are angry with Caesar about his remark that the Belgians are the bravest of all the Gauls. The Belgian chief in the album, Beefix, does resemble Ambiorix a bit.
In 2005 Ambiorix was nominated for the title De Grootste Belg (The Greatest Belgian). In the Flemish edition he ended in fourth place. In the Walloon edition he ended in 50th place.
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That's really cool Zevida :) Maybe sometime you should play some music and then upload it for JTFers :) Only if you want to though, I don't want to put you on the spot or anything. I think it's cool that you can play an instrument like that. One day I'd like to be able to play the piano. I can just play it one key at a time now. lol
I do have one piece that I uploaded to youtube. Unfortunately we didn't have a camera, so I used pics of my violin. I'd really like to get a camera and upload some Jewish tunes. I have a little webcam, but it isn't very good quality. I might try it anyway.
My username on this video is celtic_fiddler because I belong to the Mairead Nesbitt forum (she's a Celtic Fiddler, I'm a classical Jewish violinist LOL).
Here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdtTMWmsnAc (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdtTMWmsnAc)
Just keep practicing on that piano Rubystars and you'll be playing beautifully in no time!!