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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (201029)	9/3/2006 12:39:54 PM
From: jttmab	Read Replies (2) of 281500

Why do many people write God with a dash ("G-d")? by Rabbi Naftali Silberberg It is forbidden to erase or deface the name of G-d, and this prohibition applies to all languages. We, therefore, insert a dash in middle of G-d's name, allowing us to erase or discard the paper it is written on if necessary..... I'm not sure why they didn't stick with Yahweh [A Rabbi is the writer.], but that's ok and I understand the reason for doing it; it's not arbitrary. And if Ichy wants to spell it for the same reason that's ok too. But at the moment his reason is that he just feels like spelling it that way. Let's assume for sake of argument that Ichy has the same rationale. How might he handle quoting someone that spelled it "God"? Ichy has copied my text that uses "God" and replies using the spelling G*d. By copying the spelling "God" hasn't he violated the prohibition? It would seem an odd prohibition where you couldn't write "God", but you could write it as a quote. jttmab

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