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What name to use if the father is not Jewish?



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amother
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Post Thu, Sep 12 2024, 11:31 am
When davening for someone (not for a refuah shlemah or misheberach) at a time when it's appropriate to use the father's name, but the father is not Jewish, what name is used?
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amother
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Post Thu, Sep 12 2024, 11:34 am
My father is not Jewish but my mother is. People sometimes say bat Abraham , my husband says my maternal grandfathers name who is Jewish
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amother
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Post Thu, Sep 12 2024, 11:35 am
I was told to do bat Avraham.
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amother
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Post Thu, Sep 12 2024, 11:57 am
DH’s father isn’t Jewish.

Argument in the meforshim on the Shulchan Aruch whether to do “Ben Avraham” or use the maternal grandfather’s name.

My husband does the latter for being called to the Torah, etc.
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amother
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Post Thu, Sep 12 2024, 12:19 pm
My son has a classmate whose father is not Jewish. He is Ben maternal grandfather's name when called for an aliyah.
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amother
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Post Thu, Sep 12 2024, 2:07 pm
My father is not Jewish, but his father was, so we use my grandfathers name.
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amother
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Post Thu, Sep 12 2024, 3:38 pm
DH's best friend's father is not Jewish. He uses ben Avraham when he's called up to the Torah.
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Molly Weasley




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Sep 12 2024, 3:56 pm
Why can't they use the non-jewish name?

Jack Ben Johnny

Unless he's there and will be embarrassed, that's the proper way.

Eta, when davning for s/o, we use the moms. Unless Sephardic. Afaik.
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