tikkunolamorgtfo:

sailor-arashi:

tikkunolamorgtfo:

Oh, also: In Ashkenazi culture, it’s considered bad luck to name a child after a living relative, because there’s a fear that the Malakh Hamavet (Angel of Death) would get confused when coming for an older relative and take the child sharing their name instead. So, as a result, Ashkenazim are generally only named after deceased relatives. 

HOWEVER, this leads to an amazing Yiddish phrase for telling somebody to fuck off, which is: “May a baby be named after you.” 

God might want to think about re-assigning the role of Angel of Death though…

BE NICE TO THE ANGEL OF DEATH HE IS DOING HIS BEST

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