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Your Hebrew name is your spiritual call sign, embodying your unique character traits and G‑d-given gifts. Ideally, you should use it 24 hours a day, not just when you're called to the Torah or when prayers are offered on your behalf. Your Hebrew name functions as a conduit, channeling spiritual energy from G‑d into your soul and your body.
- Naming After One Who Recently Died
1. The Ashkenazic custom is not to give a name after someone...
- My Fiancé Has The Same Name As My Parent
There is also no concern if only the civil names are...
- I Was Never Given a Jewish Name
I have a Jewish name, but my husband does not. We are coming...
- Naming After One Who Recently Died
The importance of giving the Jewish child a Hebrew name is also based on the concept that the language of the "celestial court" is Hebrew. This [gave rise to] a custom originating with the kabbalists [Jewish mystics] of the 17th century, in which every Jewish child chooses a biblical verse beginning with the first letter of his name and ...
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Adonai (God) said, “It is not good for man to be alone; I will make a fitting helper for him.” And Adonai God formed out of the earth (ha-adamah) all the wild beasts and all the birds of the sky and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that would be its name. And the man gave name...
Why does God empower Adam to name the animals if naming had previously been a divine activity? The text states that the animals were brought to the man “to see what he would call them.” From whose perspective is this text presented? Why did God not create a companion for Adam from the beginning?
“What is man, that Thou art mindful of him?” (Psalms8:5)God answered them, “The man whom I desire to create will possess wisdom that shall exceed yours [the heavenly hosts.]” What did God do then? Assembling all the cattle, beasts, and fowl, God made them pass before them [the heavenly hosts] and asked them, “What are the names of these?” They did ...
God gave human beings the ability and power to name. Just as God separates light from darkness and dry land from water, this biblical text affirms that humans–created in the image of God–may seek to bring order to our chaotic and dynamic world through the process of naming. The power to name can be experienced in our everyday lives; for example, no...
- Rabbi Andrew Davids
Dec 30, 2004 · Therefore, before embarking on the narrative of Israel in Egypt, the Torah first gives us an understanding of Jewish survival – through our names. There is truly a great deal in our names. For that will be the key to the eventual redemption and exodus of Israel from Egyptian slavery.
Since one's full Hebrew name includes the names of one's father and/or mother, they connect with those who gave us life (or in the case of Jews-by-choice, with Abraham and Sarah who gave the Jewish people life). From biblical times, naming has been important to our people.
The names of our children are the result of a partnership between our effort and God’s response. That is why the Hebrew word for ‘name,’ shem, has the same numerical value as the word for ‘book,’ sefer: 340. Names are a book.
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A Jewish name carries the life force for the person, so it is of utmost importance to have one. See the following links for more on this important topic: What is a Jewish name? Why do I need a Hebrew name? Ultimately it is up to the parents to choose the name although one can certainly seek the advice of a rabbi or mentor.
