[DiorDoll]

Hiya everyone,

I am writing a story for a my Creative Writing Class and one of the characters in my story is going to be a Jewish girl and I have a couple of questions about the culture and religion of Judaism. Please forgive me if I sound absolutley clueless or asking dumb questions, I just really dont know much about the culture or religion. I didn't want to just look it up online because I wanted to get the opinions of my fellow Yorkietalkers, a common brain storm, lol! Just a few things I need cleared up on.

1. What would be a tradditional Jewish girl name? Something aristocratic and strong?

2. What would be a tradditional and maybe important jewish last name? The character is going to come from a wellknown jewish family, so if you know of any good surnames please let me know!

3. My jewish friends have told me that after a loved one passess away they will go to their rooms and pray for like hours with a shawl over their heads. Am I remembering this correctly and if so, what is it called? If I haven't remembered correctly please let me know what this tradition is and what it is called.

4. What are the best Jewish day schools?