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## Which Pesukim to recite at the end of the Amidah for those who recite a Pasuk that begins and ends with the first and last letters of one’s name. | ## Which Pesukim to recite at the end of the Amidah for those who recite a Pasuk that begins and ends with the first and last letters of one’s name. | ||
#It isn't considered that the person died young, according to many poskim if they lived until 50. Other say 60.<ref>Shemot B'aretz p. 113 quotes that Rav Chaim Kanievsky held that if a person lived until 50 that isn't considered young and you can name after him without adding another name. Rav Elyashiv held that if they lived until 60 that isn't considered having died young.</ref> | |||
==Naming After Tzadikim== | ==Naming After Tzadikim== | ||
#If parents wanted to name their child after a certain tzadik and later they find out that the tzadik had a middle name they can add it to the name of their child.<ref>Shemot Baaretz p. 89 quotes Rav Shach about someone who named their child Meir after Rav Meir Shapiro and really his name was Yehuda Meir and so they added the name Yehuda later on.</ref> | #If parents wanted to name their child after a certain tzadik and later they find out that the tzadik had a middle name they can add it to the name of their child.<ref>Shemot Baaretz p. 89 quotes Rav Shach about someone who named their child Meir after Rav Meir Shapiro and really his name was Yehuda Meir and so they added the name Yehuda later on.</ref> | ||
== Naming After Non-Religious == | |||
#It is permitted to name after a non-religious relative if they had a normal Jewish name such as Avraham, Yitzchak, Moshe, Aharon, etc. In that case, the parents can name after the relative but have in mind that they're naming after the tzadik who originally had that name. Also, if it won't cause a fight, the parents can add an additional name so that the name isn't identical to the non-religious relative's name.<ref>Teshuvot Vehanhagot 1:604</ref> | |||
==Specific Names== | ==Specific Names== | ||
# It is the minhag Yisrael to name even after angels such as Refael, Michael, Gavriel, Azriel or Uriel.<ref>Shemot Baaretz (Rav Chaim Kanievsky, p. 39)</ref> | # It is the minhag Yisrael to name even after angels such as Refael, Michael, Gavriel, Azriel or Uriel.<ref>Shemot Baaretz (Rav Chaim Kanievsky, p. 39)</ref> | ||
