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Parshat VaYetze: What’s in a Name? by Yaakov Bieler

November 9, 2010 by  
Filed under New Posts, Tanach

It appears that, according to the Bible, the connotations and associations of the name that either a parent or God Himself bestows upon a particular child or adult, could play a major role in the individual’s personality development and sense of self.   Names that are positive and optimistic be readily understood to signify the hopes [...]