[Avodah] HaShem as God's Name

[Danny Schoemann]

: But today, it's so common to write H-shem or Hash-m and similar
: forms...

- My Yekkishe grandparents OB"M used to refer to Him as "Der Lieber
Gctt" in coversation, and Adoshem when appropriate, e.g. practising
tunes for davening. Leining was always prepared as it was to be said
in shul. (The Kitzur considers Adoshem to be a major distortion and an
unbecoming way to refer to His Name.)

- As a kid I was convinced that  a double Yud and the Alef-Lamed
ligature were Kodesh Kodoshim. Even saying Yud-Yud was supposedly
forbidden. This was probably caused by them being taught together as
"YY and YHVH have to be read as Hashem".

- Recently I have seen on the Omud and on the Paroches: Shivisi H'
L'negdi Thomid.
I understand why they would not want to write (embroider) YHVK but
what's the point of H' (as a lonely letter Hey)?
Whatever happened to the "Da Lifnei Mi Ato Omed"; realise in who's
presence you are, which has the same affect and is more elegant.

- Danny