Ari means Lion in Hebrew. My dad felt a deep connection with Jewish religion and nearly converted after reading and being inspired by the book The Exodus. Ari was the hero in the book. Also, a film adaptation of the book was made. Ari was played by the late actor Paul Newman.
“In Exodus, Uris tells the story of the Jewish people’s struggle over the past three thousand years: their exile from Israel, oppression in all corners of the world, the genocide of the twentieth century, and ultimately the bloody War for Liberation that they fought in order to establish the Jewish nation of Israel.”
There was a period of time that my dad went by Ari as a nickname. In my baby book (in my mom’s handwriting) my dad was identified as Ari, Sr. She was good like that. My mom wanted to name me Joshua, which is my middle name. She was good like that too. I always thanked her for the compromise because I prefer my given name the way it is. I love all animal but cats are still my favorites and I still root for the Detroit Lions football team.
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