[Avodah] Regarding Baruch Hahem

[Micha Berger]

On Mon, May 02, 2011 at 10:46:01AM -0700, David Bachrach wrote:
: Over the years we have so distant ourselves from God that not only is
: the dash added to G-d but also to Hashe-m. It is a long time since Boaz
: used the YHVH in his secular greeting.

Have you met anyone who thinks your chayav to hyphenate "Hashem"? Or is
this just a practice some people have knowing it's beyond the call, but
makes for a good foil for someone trying to make this kind of point. IOW,
I think your holding up "Hash-m" as where we're up to to be guzma.

We also have Sheim Havayah -> 3 yuds -> 2 yuds -> hei / dalet.

In any case, the distancing is that of emphasizing His Transcendence,
not due to neglect. So, I don't see it as a symptom of what your words
appear to imply.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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