The Name of Hashem

Question

Why do we honor Hashem’s name? Ex. Ushmo Echad, Boruch Shem K’vod, etc. There are many times in the Tefilah where we mention the word Shem, and I’m wondering why.

 

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Answers

  1. The Just Ask! - AskTheRabbi.org Team

    The Names of Hashem are all holy and should be treated with great reverence. Why is that? Because the more honor and reverence we show for the Names of Hashem, the greater will our awe for Hashem be. And that is really one of the basic premises of prayer – that the more awareness we have for Hashem’s Glory, the greater is our ability to connect to Hashem.

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