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Subject: Name Meaning, Translation, Spelling In Hebrew - What Does My Name Mean In Hebrew? Shalom KD, We feel sorrow for your loss and pray that Andrea rests in peace. The name Andrea is not of Hebrew origin. It is of English origin and means powerful and prosperous. There are many possible transliterations for the name Andrea. However, it would be improper for us to do as you have requested. In Judaism names are sacred. Hebrew letters are the spiritual foundation for Hebrew names that represent the essence of what a person is and will be in this life, not death. For us to assign Hebrew letters to the name and sound of Andrea would be disrespectful to this young woman and her family. The letters would not agree with the English meaning. In fact the transliteration of Andrea into Hebrew may have no meaning or an improper meaning. The transliteration would certainly disagree with the English meaning and intention for her name. With all due respect, we just cannot do this! If we were to translate the definition of Andrea's name {powerful and prosperous} into Hebrew, it would not be a proper name and it would not be pronounced the same. It is for this reason Jews often have both a Hebrew name and an English name. If the young lady is Jewish, please tell us her Hebrew name if she has one. We would be happy to provide you with the spelling of her Hebrew name. Again we are truly sorry for your loss. Sincerely, Ben Silverman Hello,
Subject: A tattoo that says "G-d is love" Subject: A Foolish Translation Request! Shalom Rachel, We are backed up weeks on our e-mail responses, however just a brief response to your request. In all kindness, marking one's body in any fashion IS FORBIDDEN by the Torah! Please reconsider what you are about to do. Why not make a contribution to a worthy cause of your choice with the money that you intended to spend? Without question it will serve a greater cause. Rachel Gold How do you say happy valentine's day in hebrew? toda raba
Subject: Valentines Day, The Significance To Jews JewishPath is a religious site. Valentine's Day is NOT a Jewish holiday, it is a Christian holiday centered around St. Valentine. Saint Valentine is a name given to several Christian martyrs who were remembered on February 14th. One was thought to be a Roman priest martyred in the third century and the second may have been a bishop of Terni martyred in Rome. Now what Christians once referred to as Saint Valentine's Day has changed into a treacherous pit of evil deception! Few realize that the associations with love, "sweethearts" and courtship originated from a pagan holiday called Lupercalia which used to be celebrated on February 15. Lupercalia honored a false deity Faunus who was believed to be the god of fertility. In Roman mythology, Faunus was considered a fertility and agricultural deity who protected crops, flocks, and shepherds. Faunus was worshiped in a pagan temple on Palatine Hill. NOW for a Jew to participate
in any form of Valentine's Day is a grievous sin before Hashem!
Sending a card, buying flowers, dining out, partying or even
writing Valentine in Hebrew IS A MISTAKE AND IS A VIOLATION OF
OUR TORAH! We are commanded 'not to have any other gods before
Hashem' and 'not to honor or worship them.' ANY FORM OF VALENTINE'S DAY OBSERVANCE GIVES CREDENCE
TO A FALSE DEITY! Akiva G. Belk Thank you very much! I failed to realize it. My mother is Argentinian/Catholic, my father is Brasilian/Jew.
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