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Writing HaShem's actual name in English
Is it permissible to write out HaShem's actual name (the "Tetragrammaton") in English (or any other, non-Semitic, language)?
Does it make a difference how you spell it, ie., whether you write it in ...
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Why btzelem elokim and not btzelem yud-kay-vav-kay?
The torah states that humans are made btzelem elokim. We know that the shem elokim connotes middat ha-din. What ramification does this have on humans (if any)? Why were humans not made btzelem the ...
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Why can't we say God's name?
Why are we no longer allowed to pronounce the name "Elokim" in everyday speech?
