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The Customs of Jewish Names


By Eliezer Wenger
The Jewish name is a keystone of Jewish identity for all Jews. It is customary to give a Jewish name when the baby is born.

Reader Comments
Posted: Nov 11, 2008
finding verse from tanach (my name)
is there software program to help me find tanach verse corresponding to first letter or name and last letter of name? Todah !
Posted By Rabbine T Harpell, Bend, OR, USA

Posted: Nov 11, 2008
The Customs of Jewish Names
I am not aware of any such software program, but if you interested in any particular name for the tanach verse, if you contact me, I will gladly send you the verse.
Posted By Eliezer Wenger, Mlontreal, Canada

Posted: Nov 11, 2008
Software for finding a verse for one's name
I don't know of any such software program. But many siddurim, including the annotated edition of the Siddur Tehillat Hashem and the ArtScrool siddurim, have lists of verses corresponding to different people's names in the back.
Posted By Eliezer Posner, Chabad.org, Brooklyn, NY

Posted: Nov 12, 2008
finding verse from tanach
When searching for a verse, one must also be careful with the corrects spelling, especially with the last letter. This can be problematic when the name is not of Hebrew origin. For example, many women's names whose origins are Yiddish, do not end with an ayin. The general rule is that Yiddish names such as Elka, Zelda, Doba, Feiga, etc. end with an Aleph and not a Hey. Hebrew names would end with a Hey. There are names that do end with an Aleph or Hey. There are Halachic books that do list the correct spellings for many of these names.
Posted By Eliezer Wenger, Montreal, Canada

Posted: Jan 13, 2012
How do you add to a Hebrew name
Posted By Tuvia, Thornhill, Ontario

Posted: Jan 14, 2012
To Tuvia
You start using the additional name, and presto, the name has been added. It is customary to make it official through using the name at a public Torah ceremony and begin using it from then on. A man may be called up to the Torah with his new name, and a woman can have a misheberach prayer said for her with the new name.
Posted By Rabbi Menachem Posner

 


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