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Why Do We Call G-d "Hashem"? - Rabbi Yaakov Lynn

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in English we relate to our Creator as God in Hebrew God has many names those names been related with such reference we try never to say them unless we absolutely need to therefore whenever we're talking about God as opposed to to God we don't use God's regular name instead we call God Hashem Hashem in Hebrew ha means though Shem means name and Hashem means the name that we don't say therefore when you hear people say Hashem they were afraid to God they're just trying not to say his name [Music]