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What is the rationale in suggesting that a person who wishes to pray to Hashem outside the context of formal communal prayer, that they may not use Gd's name in doing so?

This seems to me to go against most of the examples of prayer we find in Tanach and the Talmud, as well as Chasidic custom.

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Where have you seen such a suggestion? – msh210♦ Jan 15 '12 at 8:15
In the question I linked to... – avi Jan 15 '12 at 8:26
I think that that question is referring only to sh'mone esre. – msh210♦ Jan 15 '12 at 8:35
Seems to be saying that mentioning Gd's name many many times is an issue. – avi Jan 15 '12 at 9:05
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I agree that it is unclear what the linked questioner meant by "many many times". AFAIK, women can pray any or all of the three daily prayer services, if they so choose (and according to Rambam and others, women have an actual obligation to engage in some form of prayer daily). If "many many times" means shemoneh esreh, it's not an issue. If it means personal prayer (hisbodedus, informal voluntarily prayer etc). - I don't know of anyone who says Ado-shem during that. G-d, Hashem, Father, Abba, L-rd, are more commonly used - but I don't have a source that forbids use of Ado-shem for this. – user1095 Jan 15 '12 at 10:49
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