Re: "G-d"

[wiener <wiener...>]

Perhaps we could expand this discussion to the question of references
to God in live and recorded Jewish music when not being used as part
of an actual t'fila?  How do you feel about it?

Is the reference "Hashem" a matter of building fences around the
prohibition against taking the Lord's name in vain?  Or has
"Lord/Adonai" taken on such a secondary meaning that it is now
preceived as though it is God's name?  It does seem odd to me when I
see a realistic movie with a Jewish (e.g., wedding) scene, and in the
b'racha they say "Hashem."

Is the saying of "adonai" rather than "hashem" to refer to God a
litmus test for what divides Jew vs. Jew?  Along with one's attitude
to such things as kol isha, mehitzot, glatt kashrut, kashrut...?

Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Cohen <rlcm17 (at) hotmail(dot)com>
To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Date: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 11:00 PM
Subject: Re: "G-d"


>I would only modify:
>
>"the *names* [plural] of God as they appear in Tanach"
>
>But I often don't write the English out, either, out of whatever
personal
>kavanah --
>
>Robert Cohen
>
>
>>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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