Sunday, February 24, 2019

prayer book - Why do we use yud, yud?




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Double Yud as G-ds Name



In the siddur we often do not write out the four letter name of God (yud,kay, vav, kay) but instead write yud, yud. Why do we do this? Is this a different name of God (for example, can it be erased)? Why do we choose this letter combination as a stand in for the 4-letter name?




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