BABA SHABBAT

The message received this shabbat prior to cooking dinner was "Baba". The word "baba" can be found in different languages and cultures, with different meanings. To some it is feminine and to others it is masculine.

There are also locations with the name "baba", and it includes a mountain in Macedonia, and a river.

In Russian "baba" is a short form for Babushka and it can mean "grandmother", or "elderly woman".

He did mention the "Fairytale", when I asked why. Maybe this is the reason. A happy ending for this Babushka.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1SjNbCriNA

The word babushka is interesting as it includes the Ba and the Ka found in Egyptian spirituality and the bush relates to the biblical prophecy and what Moses asked God for. In Indian spirituality some of their saints are called Baba.

The affectionate term for grandmother in Yiddish is similar, "Bubbe". This link shares that in Zacharya 2:12 babat appears and it means "pupil of the eye".

http://www.balashon.com/2015/02/bubbe.html

In Aramaic "baba" is the equivalent of "daddy", a discussion that includes it.

http://aramaicnt.org/2009/06/21/abba-isnt-daddy-the-traditional-aramaic-fathers-day-discussion/

Hence, my blue eyes are like my daddy, the Son of Joseph and in the text Moses spoke of his wish for the family of Joseph. He always looked to see the best in everyone and he always did his best to help everyone that was brought to him. He adored children and in that respect I do take after him.

RUM BABA 

The best grandparents have a very special relationship with their grandchildren, I certainly had a wonderful relationship with Sophia, my gran was my babushka. Due to her serious health condition throughout her life, from a very young age, I gained a total respect for health and those that were disabled due to it. Sophia knew that I was sensitive to her requirements of living calmly and peacefully.

Saturday morning I received another message as I was waking up, "They will forget the stories but they will never forget the name".