2) Some say that naming after one’s Rebbe takes precedence over naming after
one’s ancestor. Others dispute this, saying that naming after one’s
ancestors takes precedence over naming after his Rebbe.
Rabbi Zushe Wilhelm is the author of many compilations on Jewish law. This book with its extensive footnotes can be purchased here.
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Among the Jewish life cycle events, naming a child is uniquely important, for throughout his life, his Jewish name defines his identity at every waking and sleeping moment. It is by his Jewish name that a person is remembered and memorialized after a hundred and twenty years.
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