R' Richard Wolpoe wrote: > > How can we call a month Tammuz when it is the name of a Baylonian Deity - > sholudn't "sheim elohim acheirim lo sazkiru" make that assur mid'orraisso? Shu"A Yo"D 147:4 says that one is allowed to mention names of deities that are mentioned in Tanach (In this case, Yechezkel 8:14). Joshua Meisner