[Avodah] "Hashem" as God's name

[Micha Berger]

On Fri, Oct 02, 2009 at 12:59:58AM -0400, T613K at aol.com wrote:
: The pasuk there does not mean "to fear G-d" but "to fear/have  reverence 
: for the Name of G-d."  One small example of having reverence for  His Name is 
: that hyphen in the word "G-d."

Or reputation, as in "keser sheim tov". A "chilul hasheim" doesn't
desecrate any of the 7 actual words, rather, it is a desecration of Hir
reputation among people.

However, yir'as Hashem appears to be neither. The Ramchal defines
shenayim sheheim shalosh forms of yir'ah in the beginning of the MY's
discussion of the middah:

Yir'as ha'Onesh -- not sinning so as to avoid punishment. This isn't
    THE yir'ah, but it has value
Yir'as Shamayim: this comes in two flavors:
    Yir'as haCheit -- fear of sinning, of doing something Hashem doesn't
	want to happen. Unlike yir'as ha'onesh, it a fear of causing
	the sin itself
    Yir'as haRomemus -- awe of Hashem's grandeur

Are you saying that yir'as hashem and yir'as Shamayim are different
things (as is reflected in my capitalization)?

:-)BBii!
-Micha

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