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Leah Richter of Richmond Hill holds her new baby son, who was born 4 seconds after midnight at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park. He weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces, and was 21 inches long. He is the sixth baby for the Richter family, which now has three boys and three girls
Leah Richter, 33, of Richmond Hill said she was a week overdue and, having been in that situation before, was not anticipating the baby's arrival for a few more days. So when he made his appearance just after the stroke of 12, "it was a big surprise."
Dr. Jonathan Herman, the obstetrician-gynecologist who delivered the baby
He said he told the nurse, Suwalee Tom, " 'You're the official timekeeper. What's the time of birth?' And she said, 'Four seconds after midnight.' "
All of Richter's children have been born at LIJ.
Richter's husband, Yaakov, is a rabbi and a teacher. Leah Richter works part-time as an ultrasound technician at Richmond Hill Radiology.
She said yesterday that this birth was no less exciting than the previous five.
"The whole floor" at the hospital was excited, she said. "All the nurses and the doctors came in. When they brought the baby in this morning, they said, 'Here's the New Year's baby.' "
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Jan 04, 2009 at 07:28 PM Anonymous Says:
Mazel Tov!! And a Bunch of Nachas.
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Jan 04, 2009 at 07:21 PM Anonymous Says:
big deal
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Jan 04, 2009 at 07:13 PM Anonymous Says:
mazel tov! so what do you get from the goverment for being the "new years baby" may you have much nachos from him!!!
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Jan 04, 2009 at 07:09 PM Anonymous Says:
mazel tov ! actulay they are great people i know them !
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Jan 04, 2009 at 07:09 PM Anonymous Says:
MAZEL TOV!!!!!!!!!
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Jan 04, 2009 at 07:05 PM Anonymous Says:
Mazel Tov!
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Jan 04, 2009 at 06:57 PM Anonymous Says:
mazel tov!! wishing the richter family lots of nachas from this baby and all their children untill 120 BE"H!!!
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Jan 04, 2009 at 06:53 PM Anonymous Says:
Mazel Tov
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Jan 04, 2009 at 07:35 PM Bubby Says:
Mazel Tov! Much Nachas!
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Jan 04, 2009 at 08:19 PM ML Says:
Mazel Tov! Lot's of Nachas!
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Jan 04, 2009 at 08:19 PM Anonymous Says:
too bad. . . no '08 tax credit.
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Jan 04, 2009 at 09:18 PM Anonymous Says:
“ mazel tov ! actulay they are great people i know them !
”
whom the parets? the new baby?
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Jan 04, 2009 at 08:07 PM murray Says:
“ big deal ”
be nice, good to hear about any healthy jewish birth. But this is NOT our calendar, or Our New Year. Baby was born in"The Year of our lord 2009, A.D."-like you said-Big Deal
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Jan 04, 2009 at 07:56 PM Anonymous Says:
lots of nachas but this is not the most yiddishe thing for the bloggers to be excited about. Are we celebrating yushkeh or something jewish here? I would be more impressed with the first born on ROSH HASHONAH!
Lots of nachas to the parents and mishpacha.
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Jan 04, 2009 at 07:52 PM Anonymous Says:
Mazel Tov, should you see alot of Nachas
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Jan 04, 2009 at 07:45 PM Anonymous Says:
i dont really get it, whats the big deal for us which baby was born lest wed. midnight we have noting with the secular calendar, i mean was it posted here which baby was the first born in "Rosh Hashaneh"...
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Jan 04, 2009 at 10:47 PM Anonymous Says:
I think the clock was off by 10 seconds so it is not the first of 2009 it was the last of 2008
I MEAN COME ON BIG DEAL
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Jan 04, 2009 at 10:33 PM Anonymous Says:
Congrats #13 & #16.
I was wondering when someone would try to use something frum-sounding to put a negative spin on things.
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Jan 04, 2009 at 10:33 PM Anonymous Says:
big deal nebech that we became so goshmiesdig that like they say "vos goished zich yiddisht zich "its the GOYOSHDIGA YEAR people calm down and hold those donkeys vwry innapropriatly posted
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Jan 04, 2009 at 10:30 PM Anonymous Says:
Dr. Herman is the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Jan 04, 2009 at 11:17 PM Anonymous Says:
do they get something for it? some free stuff maybe? Ifb not then whats the big win here.
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Jan 04, 2009 at 11:41 PM Anonymous Says:
“ big deal nebech that we became so goshmiesdig that like they say "vos goished zich yiddisht zich "its the GOYOSHDIGA YEAR people calm down and hold those donkeys vwry innapropriatly posted ”
why cant you just be happy for someone . smile and move on
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Jan 04, 2009 at 11:40 PM Expatriate Owl Says:
#2 Anonymous Says:
“ big deal ”
#13 murray says:
"be nice, good to hear about any healthy jewish birth. But this is NOT our calendar, or Our New Year. Baby was born in"The Year of our lord 2009, A.D."-like you said-Big Deal"
Anonymous & Murray, you miss the point.
The readership of Newsday sees that a frum Jewish woman and her husband (A) are behaving responsibly and respectably; and (B) have just cranked out their 6th child.
That's SIX frum Jewish children!
Antisemites and chiloniim need to see that there are more frum yidden coming through the pipeline! They need to be reminded that they cannot eradicate us from the world.
It IS a big deal!!!
I, for one, would be quite elated to see Number 7 from Rabbi & Rebbitzin Richter.
Mazel Tov!!
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Jan 04, 2009 at 11:59 PM Anonymous Says:
“ #2 Anonymous Says:
“ big deal ”
#13 murray says:
"be nice, good to hear about any healthy jewish birth. But this is NOT our calendar, or Our New Year. Baby was born in"The Year of our lord 2009, A.D."-like you said-Big Deal"
Anonymous & Murray, you miss the point.
The readership of Newsday sees that a frum Jewish woman and her husband (A) are behaving responsibly and respectably; and (B) have just cranked out their 6th child.
That's SIX frum Jewish children!
Antisemites and chiloniim need to see that there are more frum yidden coming through the pipeline! They need to be reminded that they cannot eradicate us from the world.
It IS a big deal!!!
I, for one, would be quite elated to see Number 7 from Rabbi & Rebbitzin Richter.
Mazel Tov!!
”
I was not aware that chillonim were looking to eradicate us. The vast majority of them would be very happy to just be left alone.
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Jan 05, 2009 at 02:32 AM J.C. Says:
Zeh hakatan Gadol Yihiyeh!
Mazel Tov
Kinderlach! stop fighting, for heaven's sake!
it's not a kiddush hashem to fight online.
nobody is getting hurt!
All you gotta do is say mazel tov!
some of you really need to get some sleep, apparently!!
We should only hear simchos in klal yisroel!
(v'nohmar amen!)
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Jan 05, 2009 at 01:19 AM Anonymous Says:
the baby is adorable and he should grow up to be a ben torah . we all wish the richters a big mazel tov. also everyone should stop being busy with nonsence
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Jan 05, 2009 at 01:03 AM lipa Says:
lots of yiddish nachas and lots of ko-ach
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Jan 05, 2009 at 01:02 AM Anonymous Says:
come on! it's light! it's cute! it' s a mazel tov! they cant refuse the hospital their publicity so they play along! lighten up!
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Jan 05, 2009 at 09:42 AM LOL Says:
“ too bad. . . no '08 tax credit. ”
That's a Yideshe kup!
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Jan 05, 2009 at 11:10 AM Anonymous Says:
“ mazel tov! so what do you get from the goverment for being the "new years baby" may you have much nachos from him!!! ”
actually they lose out on the tax break for 08
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Jan 05, 2009 at 03:00 PM Anonymous Says:
“ too bad. . . no '08 tax credit. ”
git gezugt
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Jan 05, 2009 at 03:34 PM Anonymous Says:
mazel tov
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Jan 05, 2009 at 05:36 PM Anonymous Says:
All you grinches: You know how the secular world makes fuss over the first New Year's baby. The fact that it's a frum baby of all the babies born on that day is a little exciting! Lots of Nachas a Mazel Tov from a fellow mother of six.
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Jan 05, 2009 at 07:05 PM Anonymous Says:
“ lots of nachas but this is not the most yiddishe thing for the bloggers to be excited about. Are we celebrating yushkeh or something jewish here? I would be more impressed with the first born on ROSH HASHONAH!
Lots of nachas to the parents and mishpacha. ”
please get a life and relax
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Jan 05, 2009 at 11:05 PM Anonymous Says:
“ #2 Anonymous Says:
“ big deal ”
#13 murray says:
"be nice, good to hear about any healthy jewish birth. But this is NOT our calendar, or Our New Year. Baby was born in"The Year of our lord 2009, A.D."-like you said-Big Deal"
Anonymous & Murray, you miss the point.
The readership of Newsday sees that a frum Jewish woman and her husband (A) are behaving responsibly and respectably; and (B) have just cranked out their 6th child.
That's SIX frum Jewish children!
Antisemites and chiloniim need to see that there are more frum yidden coming through the pipeline! They need to be reminded that they cannot eradicate us from the world.
It IS a big deal!!!
I, for one, would be quite elated to see Number 7 from Rabbi & Rebbitzin Richter.
Mazel Tov!!
”
I have never seen anything this demeaning or condescending on this site before, as your comments. "that frum yidden are acting responsible and respectful" How else should they act? What is this behavior-the 'exception", special 'Brownie " points for acting well, please explain yourself, is the norm for frum new parents to hoop and holler, smoke cigarettes, booze it up?
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Jan 05, 2009 at 11:57 PM Anonymous Says:
“ I have never seen anything this demeaning or condescending on this site before, as your comments. "that frum yidden are acting responsible and respectful" How else should they act? What is this behavior-the 'exception", special 'Brownie " points for acting well, please explain yourself, is the norm for frum new parents to hoop and holler, smoke cigarettes, booze it up? ”
I take it then you just started reading VIN yesterday?