- All the Questions
A Middle Name that Won’t be/Isn’t Used
Rabbi Ari Shvat
Av 11, 5782
Question
Should one give a child a middle name if the child will not be called by the middle name all the time? Does this present a Mazal or chinuch problem?
Answer
It's fine. Especially if the name will make a parent or spouse happy (which is usually the case!), which is much more important, and a greater mitzva, than any kabbalistic (real or imagined) rumor.
Lefty kohen mum
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fast on yom kipper
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Is a ger with a Levi father a Levi?
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Rules and regulations before reading torah
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Rabbi Ari Shvat
Lectures at various yeshivot, michlalot and midrashot. Has published many books & Torani articles and is in charge of Rav Kook’s archives.
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Adar II 25, 5771
baruch hamavdil
Adar I 23, 5771
Ayin hara and Rambam
Tevet 28, 5771
Goyim at Shul/hashkafah of Shul
Adar II 1, 5771
Keeping 1 or 2 days Yom Tov in Israel
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No sukkah at home
Rabbi David Sperling | Tishrei 7, 5775
