Name for kindergarten: Does that sound weired

amother

Mulberry

Tue, Sep 24 2024, 1:15 pm

amother Babypink wrote:

Well we lived opposite gan eden old age home and we used to joke that if that's gan eden, then we must be in living in the opposite place (ie gehenom).

But I agree with the other posters, find some other name to use instead.

There's a joke about a Manc family (won't mention names) that the parents did kiruv and a lot of community work someone called up and asked the kid to speak with the parents he said, 'my parents aren't in, my mother is in Gan Eden and my father is in Hale' -the way he said it sounded more like H*LL.

amother

↑ Lightcoral

Tue, Sep 24 2024, 2:23 pm

amother Mulberry wrote:

lol thats hilarious!

Molly Weasley ↓

Tue, Sep 24 2024, 2:29 pm

amother OP wrote:

would you find it strange if a gan was named

"Gan Eden"
?

Please honest answers, we are debating in out team...all other options dont sound nice (named after donors)

I think adding a poll would be helpful

Maybe we can come up with a name that would help with your donors? You can list their first names here, and we'll try to figure something out.

amother

Dustypink

Tue, Sep 24 2024, 2:32 pm

amother Firethorn wrote:

I’ve sent my kids to Gan Eden playgroup in Lakewood. There were multiple age groups and every single class was full. A good school is a good school and people will send there regardless of the name

A good school is a good school but op, you’re just starting out. You haven’t established a name for yourself yet. No one knows what a great school you’re going to have. All they know now is how you come across. You want to give them the idea that you’re a normal person. Don’t call your preschool gan eden. Ask around for better ideas if you can’t come up with any on your own.

amother

↑ OP

Tue, Sep 24 2024, 2:56 pm

Thank u ladies I appreciate your honest replies 😀

So it will not be gan eden then ...
I understand the reasoning 😉

We are not located in an english speaking country neither in israel. We already have an official name for bank account/ bureaucratical reasons.... still need a nice name for the actual gan

If u have ideas maybe post some

Thank u!!!

↑ Molly Weasley

Tue, Sep 24 2024, 3:37 pm

amother OP wrote:

There's always the classics, Sarah, Rochel, Leah, chaya. ( not sure how the translates in your language.)

↑ patzer

Tue, Sep 24 2024, 3:39 pm

NechaMom wrote:

Only if the Morah's chair is called the Kisei Hakavod

This is the correct answer.

↑ NechaMom

Tue, Sep 24 2024, 7:11 pm

amother OP wrote:

Bala-Gan
I'd sooner send my child there than to Gan Eden.

meiravit

Tue, Sep 24 2024, 7:21 pm

Why not something generic like Gan Yeladim?

Or as someone mentioned upthread, name after someone meaningful to you or a donor. Gan Sarah? Gan Tziporah? Gan Malka?