Answer to question (1) . This is not only likely , but is more or less required by custom, though not an actual law. When the father dies between the child's conception and his birth, it is a firm cus

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May I set the record straight on this one? In discussing the historical development of the above names, Peretz actually puts the cart before the horse! Naftali -Tsvi is the original Hebrew couplet (fo

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All of the above is exactly what one would expect, since Hans is the standard German nickname for Johannes, while Janus is the Czech form of that name -- and the name "John" itself comes via German Jo

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All of the above is exactly what one would expect, since Hans is the standard German nickname for Johannes, while Janus is the Czech form of that name -- and the name "John" itself comes via German Jo

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Dear Cyndee, More precisely, it is not the actual name Henczel as such, but only the spelling thereof, that is unusual -- or at least it is far less common than the usual spelling -- Anschel or Anshel

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Dear Cyndee, More precisely, it is not the actual name Henczel as such, but only the spelling thereof, that is unusual -- or at least it is far less common than the usual spelling -- Anschel or Anshel

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<hekenvin@...> wrote: My first reaction was "Yes, this could certainly happen." But then I wondered whether Henczel could be simply a mis-reading of Herczel (which would be an alternate spel

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<hekenvin@...> wrote: My first reaction was "Yes, this could certainly happen." But then I wondered whether Henczel could be simply a mis-reading of Herczel (which would be an alternate spel

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At 8:53 PM +0200 8/26/06, Klausner wrote (in answer to my question): Yocheved replied Dear Yocheved, Many thanks for verifying that kesherah is an adjective quite commonly used to describe a deceased

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At 8:53 PM +0200 8/26/06, Klausner wrote (in answer to my question): Yocheved replied Dear Yocheved, Many thanks for verifying that kesherah is an adjective quite commonly used to describe a deceased

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Once again, these two stones have features that are of general interest (and in one respect rather puzzling) so I am bringing these to the group's attention. Eliana states that these two ladies were (

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Once again, these two stones have features that are of general interest (and in one respect rather puzzling) so I am bringing these to the group's attention. Eliana states that these two ladies were (

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Yes - I wish I had thought of taking them outside when I was allowed to photograph -- but only through the glass -- two color portraits of my great-grandparents in the home of a second cousin I had ne

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Yes - I wish I had thought of taking them outside when I was allowed to photograph -- but only through the glass -- two color portraits of my great-grandparents in the home of a second cousin I had ne

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To me, "Sa Nes" looks like a classic example of a Hebrew surnames that emerged in modern Israel, resulting >from the Hebraizing (simply on the basis of "sound-alike") of a Yiddish name with an entirel

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To me, "Sa Nes" looks like a classic example of a Hebrew surnames that emerged in modern Israel, resulting >from the Hebraizing (simply on the basis of "sound-alike") of a Yiddish name with an entirel

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Bearing in mind that naming taboos are just superstitions, and not a matter of Jewish law, there seem to have been two schools of thought on this matter. I too have discovered cases where a later-born

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Bearing in mind that naming taboos are just superstitions, and not a matter of Jewish law, there seem to have been two schools of thought on this matter. I too have discovered cases where a later-born

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The word you have transcribed here is not quite accurately spelled. The word is probably azkarah or hazkarah, "commemoration." the full expression is hazkarat neshamot meaning "commermoration of souls

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The word you have transcribed here is not quite accurately spelled. The word is probably azkarah or hazkarah, "commemoration." the full expression is hazkarat neshamot meaning "commermoration of souls

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