Re: "G-d"

[Marvin <physchem...>]

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From: "WINSTON WEILHEIMER" <nusach (at) hotmail(dot)com>
To: "World music from a Jewish slant" <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 4:44 PM
Subject: Re: "G-d"


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>
>
> >From: TROMBAEDU (at) aol(dot)com
> > >
> >
> >The premise behind the G-d business is that when writing something in pen
> >or
> >pencil, one must be careful not to erase or destroy the name of God. That
> >is
> >how the G-d practice orginated. That is why there is no problem if the
> >writing is meant to be permanent. There is no intention to allow the name
> >of
> >God to be erased or defaced. As I posted previously, many Halachic
opinions
> >allow the use of G-o-d, as the erasure/defacement rules are meant to
apply
> >to
> >the name of God as it appears in Tanach.
> >
> >Jordan
>
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> nu are you saying it applies only when written in Hebrew?  also what about
> email.  i regularly send the email to the trash bin....???
>
> this was meant as a serious question,,,,
>
> winston

One interpetation I've seen (it isn't mine, so please don't blame me if you
disagree with it) is that what is seen on a computer screen isn't really
written.  By that rule, you're OK so long as you don't print the e-mail.

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