I want to name a daughter after a great-grandmother, but don’t have proper records. Answer: Unless the great-grandmother is Israeli, or you live in Eretz Yisroel, the spelling…
I want to name a daughter after a great-grandmother, but don’t have proper records. Answer: Unless the great-grandmother is Israeli, or you live in Eretz Yisroel, the spelling…
Question: Is one allowed to pronounce the name of a Shul "Beth El"? Being that "E-l" is a name of Hashem. Also, would one be required to write "E-l"…
Question: Is it a problem to name a baby after his great uncle that passed away at 65 years old? (he was married, children etc.), or do we see…
It is OK to name a baby after two people. Sources: שמות אחר ב׳ בנ״א - ראה שו״ת מחנה חיים אה״ע מג. ברית אבות ח, לא בשם הרה״צ…
Question: Please specify a detailed procedure on how to add a name to a relative who is in a hospital and is in need of a big Refuah Shleimah.…
השמות העשל ושלום דובער בכתובה
שאלה א: בכתובתי כתוב העשל בלי יו"ד. ושאלתי האם יש צורך או ענין לתקן הנ"ל? תשובה: א. אין לתקן. איך שיהי׳, ה״ז כשר, שבכתובה בכלל אינו מעכב. אלא…
The correct spelling among Askenazim is ליב. If the tzaire beneath the ל is pronounced similar to a patach as is done in many Hungarian, Polish and Galician communities,…
Generally it is recommended to do so although a decision should be made on a case to case basis. Sources: כ״ה בצוואת ריה״ח כד. ונסתפקו בזה אם הוא…
Question: The Rebbe was against naming a baby by combining a name of one of the Rabbeim with a family name. Does this apply as well to combining a…
מהו האופן הנכון לכתוב את השם יכט/יאכיט
שאלה: קראנו לבת שלנו בשם "יכט" על שם סבתא שלי. והנני מסתפק מהו האופן הנכון לכתוב השם, דבכמה ספרי שמות נכתב השם יכט ובפרט שיש תשובה ארוכה מהדברי חיים…
Question: Hello Rabbi, hope this email finds you well! We are expecting a new addition to the family and are having some trouble finding a name that we like…
Question: My husband was not given any Jewish name at birth and at his aufruf before our wedding, he was invited to choose a Jewish name. In our ketuba,…
Question: Is there a problem to call someone by only one name if they have two names? For example: if someone has the name Yosef Shlomo, can you call…
Question: I have a few general questions regarding the Minhag to say a Passuk that corresponds with one's name at the conclusion of Shmone Esrei: This is the main…
And what about the same name for a son and a daughter, such as names which are usually given to both boys and girls (e.g. Simcha)? Answer: The…
Question: At the beginning of my pregnancy, I was thinking (and perhaps voiced to my husband) that if I have a girl I'd like to name her for my…
Question continued: My grandmother, who passed away recently was named Victoria . That was her only name. I would like to name my daughter after her but my husband says…
Question: Should one davka be spelling their name the way it is halachically written in a Kesuba/Gett? Perhaps it can be argued that those rules were written for legalese/contract…
Question: I am currently making the Matzeiva for a relative who passed away recently whose name was Baila bas Feivel. With regard to Baila: I know you've written in the…
If he will keep a new Jewish name, then give him a Jewish name while calling him up to the Torah. If he won't keep the name then call…
קריאת השם במקום שאין מנין
שאלה: נולדה בת הבוקר. האבא בבית רופאים בש"ק. אין מנין בכלל באיזור. איך קוראים שם להבת? מי שבירך ביחידות בבית רופאים? או לעשות שליח לקרוא שם על יד ספר תורה…
Question: I know it’s Chabad custom to name a little girl at the first available opportunity. If I have a girl iy”H, and the birth is sometime between Thursday…
Leave as is. Ensure baby goes by the name Leib only. Same applies to the English name as well. טעמים ומקורות: ראה אג״ק ז ע׳ רפו. וכ״ה אפי׳ בנדו״ד…
Because there are a lot of positive elements to those animals. There is a lot we can learn from them. The Mishnah tells us to learn to be bold…
