They are all a blackish green color and not very detailed. It is near a cemetary and a few other memorials. One statue is looking to the right while the others are all facing forward.
What is the name of a memorial in the Jewish part of Berlin that has a bunch of women going to a death camp?
Got it!
Block Der Frauen (Block of Women). Architect: Ingeborg Hunzinger. 1995.
Reply:Are you sure? I have been in Berlin and never heard or saw this memorial. Th only memorial I know of is this one:
http://www.scrapbookpages.com/Berlin2002...
or this one
http://www.antisemitism.org.il/eng/event...
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Tracing my families roots. Is the name Hellberg Jewish origin?
I knew from my family, that my grandma Irene, Ella Hellberg, born Fischer, had to proof to the Nazis, six generation's back, that we were not Jewish. But I have my doubts. Is the name Hellberg Jewish? IF yes, I would know why I am so interested in Jewish history.
Tracing my families roots. Is the name Hellberg Jewish origin?
It has different origins:
North German and Norwegian: variant spelling of Helberg.
Swedish: ornamental name from h盲ll 鈥榮tone鈥? 鈥榬ock鈥?+ berg 鈥榤ountain鈥?
Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name composed of German hell 鈥榣ight鈥? 鈥榖right鈥?+ Berg 鈥榤ountain鈥? 鈥榟ill鈥?
Reply:Hellberg Name Meaning and History
North German and Norwegian: variant spelling of Helberg.
Swedish: ornamental name from h盲ll 鈥榮tone鈥? 鈥榬ock鈥?+ berg 鈥榤ountain鈥?
Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name composed of German hell 鈥榣ight鈥? 鈥榖right鈥?+ Berg 鈥榤ountain鈥? 鈥榟ill鈥?
Place of
Origin Hellberg Immigrants
Germany 43
Sweden 41
Hannover 10
Preussen 10
Norway 8
Denmark 5
Reply:Any name can be Jewish. When surnames were taken or assigned in Europe in the last melennium, Jews frequently took the same names as non Jews. A lot of names in the U. S. get considered Jewish as a large portion of the immigrants that came to this country with those names were Jewish while back in their home countries they were used by Jews and non Jews alike.
Actually, Orthodox and Conservative Judaism defines a Jew by the mother not the father. They state they get the nation from the mother and the tribe from the father. If they don't have a Jewish father, they belong to the tribe of the nearest male relative on the mother's side of the family.
Now, "tribe" does not mean the same as the tribes of Israel in the Bible.
They state if a person doesn't have a Jewish mother, the only way they can be a Jew is by conversion.
Reform Jews view it differently.
kung fu
Tracing my families roots. Is the name Hellberg Jewish origin?
It has different origins:
North German and Norwegian: variant spelling of Helberg.
Swedish: ornamental name from h盲ll 鈥榮tone鈥? 鈥榬ock鈥?+ berg 鈥榤ountain鈥?
Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name composed of German hell 鈥榣ight鈥? 鈥榖right鈥?+ Berg 鈥榤ountain鈥? 鈥榟ill鈥?
Reply:Hellberg Name Meaning and History
North German and Norwegian: variant spelling of Helberg.
Swedish: ornamental name from h盲ll 鈥榮tone鈥? 鈥榬ock鈥?+ berg 鈥榤ountain鈥?
Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name composed of German hell 鈥榣ight鈥? 鈥榖right鈥?+ Berg 鈥榤ountain鈥? 鈥榟ill鈥?
Place of
Origin Hellberg Immigrants
Germany 43
Sweden 41
Hannover 10
Preussen 10
Norway 8
Denmark 5
Reply:Any name can be Jewish. When surnames were taken or assigned in Europe in the last melennium, Jews frequently took the same names as non Jews. A lot of names in the U. S. get considered Jewish as a large portion of the immigrants that came to this country with those names were Jewish while back in their home countries they were used by Jews and non Jews alike.
Actually, Orthodox and Conservative Judaism defines a Jew by the mother not the father. They state they get the nation from the mother and the tribe from the father. If they don't have a Jewish father, they belong to the tribe of the nearest male relative on the mother's side of the family.
Now, "tribe" does not mean the same as the tribes of Israel in the Bible.
They state if a person doesn't have a Jewish mother, the only way they can be a Jew is by conversion.
Reform Jews view it differently.
kung fu
What is the name of the Jewish organization that is celebrating its 175th anniversary in Baltimore?
i am pretty sure it is Combined Jewish Appeal(CJA)
How do I tell if I have a Jewish heritage? My last name is Solomon.?
I found this for you.
Surname: Solomon
Recorded in many forms as shown below, this ancient name, widespread in most European countries, is almost certainly of Ashkenazic origin. It derives from the Hebrew male given name "Shelomo", a derivative of "shalom", meaning peace. Salomon was the popular medieval form used in the Vulgate, the 4th Century version of the Bible. Solomon is the form used in the Geneva Bible and the Authorized Version. The personal name was widespread among Christians in the Middle Ages, and was also used as a nickname for a particularly wise man or for someone who had played the part of King Solomon in a miracle play. The surname can also be found in the forms Salaman, Salomon, Salman, Salmond, Sammon and Sammonds. The personal name appears as "Salomon" in Yorkshire, in the Domesday Book of 1086. Robert Salemon was listed in the Feet of Fines of Lancashire in 1212, and Hugo filius (son of) Salman appears in the Assize Court Rolls of Yorkshire in 1219. The Calendar of Early Mayor's Court Rolls lists Richard Salamon in 1301. Thomas Solomon was christened at the Church of St. Ann Blackfriars, London, on November 24th 1602. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Roger Salmon, which was dated 1210, in the "Curia Rolls of Bedfordshire", during the reign of King John, known as "Lackland", 1199 - 1216. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
Hope this helps.
How do I tell if I have a Jewish heritage? My last name is Solomon.?
Jewish, English, Scottish, Dutch, French, Swedish, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish (Solom贸n): vernacular form of the Biblical Hebrew male personal name Shelomo (a derivative of shalom 鈥榩eace鈥?. This was fairly widespread in the Middle Ages among Christians; it has for generations been a popular Jewish name. In the Bible it is the name of King David鈥檚 successor, noted for his wisdom. Among Christians it was also used as a nickname for a man who was considered wise. In North America it is also found as an Anglicized form of Salomon and Salamon.
To find your heritage, you will have to do the research.
Reply:Surnames themselves do not indicate Jewish ancestry. A lot of Christians gave Biblical names to their children. When surnames were take or assigned in many cases the father's given name became the surname of his sons.
Also consider this. Jews do not agree on the definition of what is a Jew.
Reform Jews define a Jew as someone who is of the Jewish faith. That is all.
Orthodox and Conservative Judaism defines a Jew by the mother alone. Not their religious faith or their father but only by the mother. They state they get the nation from the mother and the tribe from the father and if they don't have a Jewish father they belong to the tribe of the nearest male relative on the mother's side of the family. Whereas if the don't have a Jewish mother, they state they are not Jewish unless they convert to Judaism.
Anybody that says being a Jew is only a religion should be very careful not to say that around Jews. If they don't all come from the same branch of Judaism, they just might cause an argument.
I had a Jewish grandfather. However since my maternal grandmother's ancestry was southern American colonial, I have always stated I would not be considered Jewish by any of the 3 branches of Judaism. She was raised a Presbyterian and became Methodist when they moved to a small town in Texas that only had 2 churches. I felt she broke the female chain.
I took a Mitochondrial DNA test and to my surprise my Haplogroup is K1. Thirty two percent of Ashkenazi Jews belong to that Haplogroup. If it turns out my Mitochondrial line leads to a female Jewish ancestor, I would be considered Jewish by Orthodox and Conservative Judaism. I am Catholic. Madeliene Albright is Catholic but is considered Jewish because she had a Jewish mother. Her father might also have been Jewish but what is important is she had a Jewish mother according to Orthodox and Conservative Judaism.
Ashkenazi was a word used to defiine German Jews but they spread through Eastern Europe.
It has been said that the Jews of Europe have traits or appearances similar to Jews of other European countries and background, but still they have traits or appearances of the people within the country of which they came.
In my Autosomal DNA testing, the first 20 Match Likelihood Index had Poland for about 3 or 4 in the top 20. There is an old saying, "Where there's Masovian, there's Borsche." There had been so much intermarriage between Polish Jews and Christians, you probably couldn't define them by their DNA. Some have said that is why among all the Slavs, Hitler had a venousmous hatred for the Poles.
Reply:You don't say which Country you are in.
If the UK, there is a Jewish Historical Society which is concerned with Family History, there is also a Jewish Record searcher who has access to records which have probably not been published.
There is a very helpful guy in Birmingham - President of the Midlands Branch of the Jewish Historical Society who has records of many Jewish families.
Once you have made a start on your Tree, working your way up from yourself, your parents and grandparents, plus details of births, marriages and deaths, you may recognise even then if there are indications of a Jewish ancestry. You need some of this basic information (ask your relations before it is too late!) to really get started.
Surname: Solomon
Recorded in many forms as shown below, this ancient name, widespread in most European countries, is almost certainly of Ashkenazic origin. It derives from the Hebrew male given name "Shelomo", a derivative of "shalom", meaning peace. Salomon was the popular medieval form used in the Vulgate, the 4th Century version of the Bible. Solomon is the form used in the Geneva Bible and the Authorized Version. The personal name was widespread among Christians in the Middle Ages, and was also used as a nickname for a particularly wise man or for someone who had played the part of King Solomon in a miracle play. The surname can also be found in the forms Salaman, Salomon, Salman, Salmond, Sammon and Sammonds. The personal name appears as "Salomon" in Yorkshire, in the Domesday Book of 1086. Robert Salemon was listed in the Feet of Fines of Lancashire in 1212, and Hugo filius (son of) Salman appears in the Assize Court Rolls of Yorkshire in 1219. The Calendar of Early Mayor's Court Rolls lists Richard Salamon in 1301. Thomas Solomon was christened at the Church of St. Ann Blackfriars, London, on November 24th 1602. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Roger Salmon, which was dated 1210, in the "Curia Rolls of Bedfordshire", during the reign of King John, known as "Lackland", 1199 - 1216. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
Hope this helps.
How do I tell if I have a Jewish heritage? My last name is Solomon.?
Jewish, English, Scottish, Dutch, French, Swedish, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish (Solom贸n): vernacular form of the Biblical Hebrew male personal name Shelomo (a derivative of shalom 鈥榩eace鈥?. This was fairly widespread in the Middle Ages among Christians; it has for generations been a popular Jewish name. In the Bible it is the name of King David鈥檚 successor, noted for his wisdom. Among Christians it was also used as a nickname for a man who was considered wise. In North America it is also found as an Anglicized form of Salomon and Salamon.
To find your heritage, you will have to do the research.
Reply:Surnames themselves do not indicate Jewish ancestry. A lot of Christians gave Biblical names to their children. When surnames were take or assigned in many cases the father's given name became the surname of his sons.
Also consider this. Jews do not agree on the definition of what is a Jew.
Reform Jews define a Jew as someone who is of the Jewish faith. That is all.
Orthodox and Conservative Judaism defines a Jew by the mother alone. Not their religious faith or their father but only by the mother. They state they get the nation from the mother and the tribe from the father and if they don't have a Jewish father they belong to the tribe of the nearest male relative on the mother's side of the family. Whereas if the don't have a Jewish mother, they state they are not Jewish unless they convert to Judaism.
Anybody that says being a Jew is only a religion should be very careful not to say that around Jews. If they don't all come from the same branch of Judaism, they just might cause an argument.
I had a Jewish grandfather. However since my maternal grandmother's ancestry was southern American colonial, I have always stated I would not be considered Jewish by any of the 3 branches of Judaism. She was raised a Presbyterian and became Methodist when they moved to a small town in Texas that only had 2 churches. I felt she broke the female chain.
I took a Mitochondrial DNA test and to my surprise my Haplogroup is K1. Thirty two percent of Ashkenazi Jews belong to that Haplogroup. If it turns out my Mitochondrial line leads to a female Jewish ancestor, I would be considered Jewish by Orthodox and Conservative Judaism. I am Catholic. Madeliene Albright is Catholic but is considered Jewish because she had a Jewish mother. Her father might also have been Jewish but what is important is she had a Jewish mother according to Orthodox and Conservative Judaism.
Ashkenazi was a word used to defiine German Jews but they spread through Eastern Europe.
It has been said that the Jews of Europe have traits or appearances similar to Jews of other European countries and background, but still they have traits or appearances of the people within the country of which they came.
In my Autosomal DNA testing, the first 20 Match Likelihood Index had Poland for about 3 or 4 in the top 20. There is an old saying, "Where there's Masovian, there's Borsche." There had been so much intermarriage between Polish Jews and Christians, you probably couldn't define them by their DNA. Some have said that is why among all the Slavs, Hitler had a venousmous hatred for the Poles.
Reply:You don't say which Country you are in.
If the UK, there is a Jewish Historical Society which is concerned with Family History, there is also a Jewish Record searcher who has access to records which have probably not been published.
There is a very helpful guy in Birmingham - President of the Midlands Branch of the Jewish Historical Society who has records of many Jewish families.
Once you have made a start on your Tree, working your way up from yourself, your parents and grandparents, plus details of births, marriages and deaths, you may recognise even then if there are indications of a Jewish ancestry. You need some of this basic information (ask your relations before it is too late!) to really get started.
Is the actor, Emile Hirsch, Jewish and if not what is his religon, as I know Hirsch is a common jewish name?
Hey I checked everywhere on the web but couldn't find it everywhere. Hirsch is a common jewish surname as I have a jewish friend with that surname. My sister does'nt even know and she is literally OBSESSED with him!
Is the actor, Emile Hirsch, Jewish and if not what is his religon, as I know Hirsch is a common jewish name?
It depends, Does she live in California, if so she probably doesn't have one.
Reply:I'm not sure if he is Jewish or not.google it.He's a great actor though
Is the actor, Emile Hirsch, Jewish and if not what is his religon, as I know Hirsch is a common jewish name?
It depends, Does she live in California, if so she probably doesn't have one.
Reply:I'm not sure if he is Jewish or not.google it.He's a great actor though
What famous order of knights took their name from a Jewish Temple in Jerusalem?
See if you know the answer... I'll give points to the first person who gets it right.
What famous order of knights took their name from a Jewish Temple in Jerusalem?
Following the victory of the First Crusade a group of knights, led by Hugues de Payens, offered themselves to the Patriarch of Jerusalem as a military force.
This proposed military force had the mandate of protecting Christian pilgrims who were en route to the Holy Land In the year 1118 AD King Baldwin II granted the Templars quarters on the Temple Mount.
For the first nine years of their existence, the order consisted of nine knights. Speculations of treasure hunting aside, one of the reasons for the limited number of members may have been the reluctance to take Templar vows. Chastity, poverty and obedience were hardly a lifestyle greatly sought after.
In the year 1127 the Cistercian abbot, Bernard of Clairvaux, wrote a rule of order for the Templars that was based on his own Cistercian order's rule of conduct. Additionally, Bernard did a great deal to promote the Templars.
Perhaps Bernard's greatest contribution to the order was a letter that he wrote to Hugues de Payens, entitled De laude novae militae (In praise of the new knighthood.)
This letter swept throughout Christendom with the result being that many men, of noble birth, joined the ranks of the Templar Order. Those who were unable to join often gifted the Templars with land and other valuables.
While it is true that the Templars were not permitted, by their rule, to own much of anything personally, there was no such restriction on the order as a whole. As such the gifts of land were accepted and put to immediate use by the order.
From humble beginnings of poverty in 118, when the order relied on alms from traveling pilgrims, the Order quickly grew to have the backing of the Holy See and the collective European monarchies.
In the process, the order became wealthy. Aside form the gifts showered upon them, they were experts in commerce and free from the taxation and tithes imposed on other orders.
However, in less than two centuries, the Templars would meet their demise perhaps because of their wealth or fear of their seemingly limitless powers. It is generally agreed that Philip IV was envious of the Templar's wealth and sought to secure it for himself.
Regardless of the motivation, the order was taken down at the hands of the Pope and the King of France in 1307.
On October 13, 1307 Philip had the Templars arrested on grounds of heresy; since this was the only charge that would allow the seizing of their money and assets.
The Templars were tortured and confessions were given. These confessions included:
Trampling and spitting on the cross
Homosexuality and Sodomy
Worshipping of an idol named Baphomet
Philip was successful in ridding the Templars of their power and wealth and urged all fellow Christian leaders to do the same thing.
On March 19th, 1314 the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar, Jacques de Molay, was burned at the stake.
De Molay is said to have cursed King Philip and Pope Clement as he burned, asking both men to join him in death within a year.
Whether the story is an apocryphal legend or a matter of historical fact depends largely on one's point of view.
However, Pope Clement V died only one month later and Philip IV seven months after that.
Reply:Too long anser Report Abuse
Reply:Knights Templar - I'm not sure tho
Reply:yeah, everyone pretty much knows that one, thanks to Dan Brown.
Reply:knights templar?
Reply:i'll take a guess and say the knights of templer. or it could have been the justice league
chinese martial arts
What famous order of knights took their name from a Jewish Temple in Jerusalem?
Following the victory of the First Crusade a group of knights, led by Hugues de Payens, offered themselves to the Patriarch of Jerusalem as a military force.
This proposed military force had the mandate of protecting Christian pilgrims who were en route to the Holy Land In the year 1118 AD King Baldwin II granted the Templars quarters on the Temple Mount.
For the first nine years of their existence, the order consisted of nine knights. Speculations of treasure hunting aside, one of the reasons for the limited number of members may have been the reluctance to take Templar vows. Chastity, poverty and obedience were hardly a lifestyle greatly sought after.
In the year 1127 the Cistercian abbot, Bernard of Clairvaux, wrote a rule of order for the Templars that was based on his own Cistercian order's rule of conduct. Additionally, Bernard did a great deal to promote the Templars.
Perhaps Bernard's greatest contribution to the order was a letter that he wrote to Hugues de Payens, entitled De laude novae militae (In praise of the new knighthood.)
This letter swept throughout Christendom with the result being that many men, of noble birth, joined the ranks of the Templar Order. Those who were unable to join often gifted the Templars with land and other valuables.
While it is true that the Templars were not permitted, by their rule, to own much of anything personally, there was no such restriction on the order as a whole. As such the gifts of land were accepted and put to immediate use by the order.
From humble beginnings of poverty in 118, when the order relied on alms from traveling pilgrims, the Order quickly grew to have the backing of the Holy See and the collective European monarchies.
In the process, the order became wealthy. Aside form the gifts showered upon them, they were experts in commerce and free from the taxation and tithes imposed on other orders.
However, in less than two centuries, the Templars would meet their demise perhaps because of their wealth or fear of their seemingly limitless powers. It is generally agreed that Philip IV was envious of the Templar's wealth and sought to secure it for himself.
Regardless of the motivation, the order was taken down at the hands of the Pope and the King of France in 1307.
On October 13, 1307 Philip had the Templars arrested on grounds of heresy; since this was the only charge that would allow the seizing of their money and assets.
The Templars were tortured and confessions were given. These confessions included:
Trampling and spitting on the cross
Homosexuality and Sodomy
Worshipping of an idol named Baphomet
Philip was successful in ridding the Templars of their power and wealth and urged all fellow Christian leaders to do the same thing.
On March 19th, 1314 the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar, Jacques de Molay, was burned at the stake.
De Molay is said to have cursed King Philip and Pope Clement as he burned, asking both men to join him in death within a year.
Whether the story is an apocryphal legend or a matter of historical fact depends largely on one's point of view.
However, Pope Clement V died only one month later and Philip IV seven months after that.
Reply:Too long anser Report Abuse
Reply:Knights Templar - I'm not sure tho
Reply:yeah, everyone pretty much knows that one, thanks to Dan Brown.
Reply:knights templar?
Reply:i'll take a guess and say the knights of templer. or it could have been the justice league
chinese martial arts
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
A Jewish person please explain to me the Jewish outlook on the name of the Creator?
I have heard Elohim, YHVW, Yahwew, also that the true name of God has been lost because only the high preist was allowed to say it, that the Torah is one long name of God, that the name of God isn't suppposed to be said, what is the real deal about this someone JEWISH please explain?
A Jewish person please explain to me the Jewish outlook on the name of the Creator?
Yahweh is a Christian invention to explain the Tetragrammaton, YHVH. Ancient written Hebrew had no vowels, (edited to remove wrong info)
With the destruction of the Temple and the Diaspora, the true *pronunciation* has been lost, but the name is still YHVH.
The idea that the Torah is the name in long form comes from kabbalistic thought and is not a part of mainstream Judaism.
Just like a woman can be called by her name by friends, "daughter" by her parents, "mother" by her children, etc., etc., HaShem has different *titles* depending on what relationship you are referring to.
EDIT:
The above poster has serious issues with Judaism, without any understanding of it at all. It CANNOT have been Yahweh, the "w" sound didn't even exist back then, and he pulled the vowel sounds out of thin air.
EDIT:
Thank you for correcting me on the high priest thing, Schmo, not sure where I picked that up from, but I'll try to remember that now.
Reply:It isn't true that only the High Priest was allowed to use it. That DID eventually become the case, but it wasn't always.
1. YHVH, YHWH, ELOHIM, are names of God, but not Yahweh, this is a Christian mistranslation. You won't find Jews using "Yahweh".
2. Yes, the Torah is one long name of God, according to the Chassidim and Kabbalah.
3. It isn't so much that the name of God isn't supposed to be said, it's that the actual pronunciation of YHVH has been lost. Rather than mispronounce it, it is taught that when the Moshiach comes the pronunciation will be revealed once again.
EDIT: Heya Phoenix :) I wasn't correcting you actually. I hadn't seen your post before I made mine. I was just addressing the Asker's question about it.
Reply:God's name is yud hey vav hey or יהוה.
There are other words used as descriptions of God such as Adonai, or El Shaddai, which reflect upon the character or description of God at that moment etc.
As far as how to pronounce יהוה, a major issue is that in Hebrew there's no vowel markings. Back during the temple the Kohanim (priests) would say the name of God during the high holidays only, and not at other times, so when the Temple was destroyed, the pronounciation of the word was lost, since there's no vowel markings to tell us what to say. People can guess all they like and some people prefer yahweh, but to be honest there's no W in Hebrew, and if you want to fool aorund with the vowel sounds you could come up with several possibilities such as: yoVah, or Yooveh, or YeHoVeeHo
I mean, seriously you can mix and match here.
Reply:Here's a link with a lot of details on the various names.
http://www.aish.com/literacy/concepts/Re...
Judaism lives with mulitple layers %26amp; meanings to Torah %26amp; to everything. So, the idea of multiple name of God also makes sense. They refer to different elements or to different ways to looking at God or to the different place you are in when using a name. God being the most important concept in Judaism, would of course have lots of names, no :)?
The site I linked to is Orthodox %26amp; written by Rabbis for other Jews to learn more about Judaism.
Reply:answer: YHVH are the Hebrew letters for the name of G-d. There are no vowels in Hebrew. No one really knows what the vowels between those letters were and Jews don't use the YHVH, Jehovah, Yawheh or another other combination. The true verbalization was lost.
Jews prefer to use the term Elohim, Adonai or Hashem when praying to G-d or talking about him.
Reply:Jews do not call the name of God 'Yahweh'. They follow something known as the E document which has lots of Canaanite exposures. So you are really asking the wrong ones. I worship Yahweh and I can tell that is is name.
Reference: Difference between the Y document and the Canaanite false E document which modern Jews follow!
[ http://www.billnourse.com/4SOURCE.HTM ]
Read a book called The Memorial Name of Yahweh by Jacob O Meir. The Hebrew name was spelled with vowel points as IAUE.
Read this article about Flavius Josephus spelling the name with vowels http://www.wwyd.org/The_Name.htm. It is quoted from out of his book. It is Yahweh the Dead Sea Scroll said it 7,000 times. Enosh and all Hebrews through out worshiped a being by his name of Yahweh. Not all these other false names such as El, El Shaddai, Eloah , Adonai and all this that's all names of Canaanite gods.
A Jewish person please explain to me the Jewish outlook on the name of the Creator?
Yahweh is a Christian invention to explain the Tetragrammaton, YHVH. Ancient written Hebrew had no vowels, (edited to remove wrong info)
With the destruction of the Temple and the Diaspora, the true *pronunciation* has been lost, but the name is still YHVH.
The idea that the Torah is the name in long form comes from kabbalistic thought and is not a part of mainstream Judaism.
Just like a woman can be called by her name by friends, "daughter" by her parents, "mother" by her children, etc., etc., HaShem has different *titles* depending on what relationship you are referring to.
EDIT:
The above poster has serious issues with Judaism, without any understanding of it at all. It CANNOT have been Yahweh, the "w" sound didn't even exist back then, and he pulled the vowel sounds out of thin air.
EDIT:
Thank you for correcting me on the high priest thing, Schmo, not sure where I picked that up from, but I'll try to remember that now.
Reply:It isn't true that only the High Priest was allowed to use it. That DID eventually become the case, but it wasn't always.
1. YHVH, YHWH, ELOHIM, are names of God, but not Yahweh, this is a Christian mistranslation. You won't find Jews using "Yahweh".
2. Yes, the Torah is one long name of God, according to the Chassidim and Kabbalah.
3. It isn't so much that the name of God isn't supposed to be said, it's that the actual pronunciation of YHVH has been lost. Rather than mispronounce it, it is taught that when the Moshiach comes the pronunciation will be revealed once again.
EDIT: Heya Phoenix :) I wasn't correcting you actually. I hadn't seen your post before I made mine. I was just addressing the Asker's question about it.
Reply:God's name is yud hey vav hey or יהוה.
There are other words used as descriptions of God such as Adonai, or El Shaddai, which reflect upon the character or description of God at that moment etc.
As far as how to pronounce יהוה, a major issue is that in Hebrew there's no vowel markings. Back during the temple the Kohanim (priests) would say the name of God during the high holidays only, and not at other times, so when the Temple was destroyed, the pronounciation of the word was lost, since there's no vowel markings to tell us what to say. People can guess all they like and some people prefer yahweh, but to be honest there's no W in Hebrew, and if you want to fool aorund with the vowel sounds you could come up with several possibilities such as: yoVah, or Yooveh, or YeHoVeeHo
I mean, seriously you can mix and match here.
Reply:Here's a link with a lot of details on the various names.
http://www.aish.com/literacy/concepts/Re...
Judaism lives with mulitple layers %26amp; meanings to Torah %26amp; to everything. So, the idea of multiple name of God also makes sense. They refer to different elements or to different ways to looking at God or to the different place you are in when using a name. God being the most important concept in Judaism, would of course have lots of names, no :)?
The site I linked to is Orthodox %26amp; written by Rabbis for other Jews to learn more about Judaism.
Reply:answer: YHVH are the Hebrew letters for the name of G-d. There are no vowels in Hebrew. No one really knows what the vowels between those letters were and Jews don't use the YHVH, Jehovah, Yawheh or another other combination. The true verbalization was lost.
Jews prefer to use the term Elohim, Adonai or Hashem when praying to G-d or talking about him.
Reply:Jews do not call the name of God 'Yahweh'. They follow something known as the E document which has lots of Canaanite exposures. So you are really asking the wrong ones. I worship Yahweh and I can tell that is is name.
Reference: Difference between the Y document and the Canaanite false E document which modern Jews follow!
[ http://www.billnourse.com/4SOURCE.HTM ]
Read a book called The Memorial Name of Yahweh by Jacob O Meir. The Hebrew name was spelled with vowel points as IAUE.
Read this article about Flavius Josephus spelling the name with vowels http://www.wwyd.org/The_Name.htm. It is quoted from out of his book. It is Yahweh the Dead Sea Scroll said it 7,000 times. Enosh and all Hebrews through out worshiped a being by his name of Yahweh. Not all these other false names such as El, El Shaddai, Eloah , Adonai and all this that's all names of Canaanite gods.
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