Rabbi Avi Shafran

Reflections on Jews, Judaism, Media and Life

Skip to content
  • Home
  • Books
  • Speechification
  • Enough About Me

Sinister Syndromes

Print

An “aptronym” is a person’s name that is amusingly appropriate — like that of the lawyer named Sue Yoo, or of BBC meteorologist Sara Blizzard.

I’ve got another one, at least for Hebrew speakers. To read what it is, click here.

Spread the love
This entry was posted in issues of morality or ethics, News, Personalities on April 14, 2024 by Rabbi Avi Shafran.

Post navigation

← One-State Delusion Metzora – Miserly Mindset →

If you found anything you read here stimulating, interesting, share-able or infuriating (i.e. thought-provoking) and want to register your appreciation and support this site with a gratuity, please click on "donate" above. All proceeds will go to help support Torah scholars engaged in full-time study and teaching.

Recent Posts

  • Zoned Out
  • Mindless Maliciousness
  • Antisemitism Factory
  • Bamidbar – No Date, No Place
  • Behar – A Saying That Says Much

Categories

  • Anti-Semitism (225)
  • Chanukah (21)
  • FICTION (6)
  • Holidays (141)
  • Holocaust (65)
  • Israel (237)
  • issues of morality or ethics (258)
  • Jewish Thought (638)
  • Journalism (157)
  • Kid Stuff (1)
  • MUSINGS (33)
  • News (517)
  • OF PUBLIC RECORD (7)
  • OLDIES (HOPEFULLY GOODIES) (22)
  • Orthodox-Bashing (66)
  • PARSHA (2)
  • PARSHA (236)
  • Personal Reflections (117)
  • Personalities (244)
  • PESACH (35)
  • Pluralism (65)
  • Politics (189)
  • PURIM (20)
  • Rosh Hashana (28)
  • Science (55)
  • Shavuos (17)
  • Sukkos (15)
  • Uncategorized (30)
  • yiddish (16)
  • Yom Kippur (14)

Archives

Proudly powered by WordPress