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Old 11-10-2001, 04:37 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Re: Pls forgive my ignorance, but why do people write "G-d" rather than God?

I was raised in an orthodox jewish environment and until recent years I never wrote the word G-d without missing the vowel...the reason? Respect, holiness and awe. To write or even say the true name was indeed forbidden, hence the many different names the Jews have for HIM!

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