How’s this for a neat coincidence: A NYC Jewish couple had the first “New Year Baby” of 2019.
Eli and Adina Derdick, who live in Queens, welcomed their baby boy seven seconds after the clock struck midnight. (This is their second son.) Mrs. Derdick summed it up by saying: “You can’t plan these things.” True enough, but it’s wonderful just the same.
Mazel Tov to the Derdick family. The little one is adorable!
Why doesn’t he have a name?
I’m assuming the family is Orthodox. Their tradition is not to name a baby boy until the Bris, which is on the 8th day.