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aviyah xiaolei will be named sunday, june 25th at park slope jewish center in park slope, brooklyn.

in jewish tradition, a brit bat ceremony enters a daughter into the jewish covenant. the covenant is an agreement and commitment to love and serve from god to us and from us to god. the sages determined that a baby gains her soul after the first 30 days.

in chinese tradition, a red egg and ginger party announces and names the baby before the community. the mother and child commonly stay home for 30 days to recover from delivery and gain strength and resillience. red eggs symbolize happiness, fertility, and the cycle or renewal of life.

the brit bat ceremony will begin at 10am. the red egg and ginger party will follow at 11am. we'd love to see you!

hi! : )

i've heard so much about blogs, but i have never thought about writing one before. today, i received an email from my friend adina saying that she had started a blog. it was cool to visit her site, so i thought that i might try to start one, too. : )

samantha is traveling now in china. she is teaching and taking dance class in shanghai through the new york chinese cultural center. nyccc hosts several programs, including the chinese folk dance company and a cultural school for young children. samantha is leading a group of families from the cultural school on a three week program through shanghai. (hi hun. . . i miss you!) : )

i recently finished a program in english education at teachers college, columbia university. in the fall, i will begin teaching 6th grade english at ms 51, william alexander jhs. i am excited to begin making money again!!! i'm just playin, but i am excited to start teaching. i feel like my program really helped me to learn new ideas, and i'm excited to share reading and writing with the students!

so, that's the first stuff! i am not sure who will be reading our weblog, yet, so i'm sorry if you already know things or if i sound funny. ; ) if you can, remember to post comments and i can learn more about you, too!