Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site hou5a.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!houxm!vax135!ariel!hou5f!hou5e!hou5d!hou5a!hbb From: hbb@hou5a.UUCP (H.B.Braude) Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish Subject: Re: Why is AVROM or ABRAM not an allowed name? Message-ID: <630@hou5a.UUCP> Date: Wed, 12-Dec-84 08:47:42 EST Article-I.D.: hou5a.630 Posted: Wed Dec 12 08:47:42 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 13-Dec-84 02:58:38 EST References: <170@dreacad.UUCP>, <587@utcsrgv.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Information Systems Laboratories, Holmdel, NJ Lines: 8 With regard to the use of the name Yaackov but not that of "Abram," we find that during the period of time that Yaackov thought that his son Yoseph was dead, the Torah refers to him as Yaackov. It is possible that since the Torah used his original name subsequent to the change of his name (to Yisroel,) then we can use it as well. -- Harlan B. Braude {most "backbone" sites}!hou5a!hbb