Names, as used during the Services

Names are used:

In Mi Sheberach,
In Hashcavah
Assigning Mitzvoth (honours)
When one is called to the Torah (Subinte)

 Based a.o. on a private note from HRP to me (in Dutch).

Names for a man:

[Special title], [title], [first names], [de plus father’s first names and Sephardic last name(1), or if none, ben father’s first names], [haCoheen/ haLevi if applicable].
Note: the son of rabbi is called after his father, without mentioning a rabbi title.

Ger or non-Jewish father: [Special title], [title], [first names ben Avraham]

Ger with Portuguese Jewish father: [Special title], [title], [first names], [father’s Sephardic last name, ben Avraham],

Names for a woman:

[Title], [first names] +

If unmarried: [de plus father’s first names and Sephardic last name(1), or if none, bat father’s first names], [hacoheen/ halevi if applicable].

If married: Eshet hagebir [Husband’s name], 

If divorced or widow: [own Sephardic last name(1)], [if no Sephardic last names: bat father’s first names], [hacohenet/ halevi if applicable].

If perished: [Husband’s Sephardic last name if there is(1)], [own Sephardic last name if there is], [bat father’s name of there are no Sephardic names], [haCohenet/ haLevi if applicable].

For a giyoret, whenever the father’s name should be used, it must be replaced by one of the following:

Giyoret or non-Jewish father: [title], [first names bat Avraham]

Giyoret with Portuguese Jewish father: [title], [first names], [father’s Sephardic last name(1), bat Avraham].

 (1) There is one exception. The family Santcroos is called Yisael, as it is inappropriate to use their name in a service. Santcroos means "holy cross". This name was adopted during the inquisition by converted Jews to hide their true religion and pretend that they are "good" Catholics.

Titles

 Titles, as mentioned in the above table:

 

Man

Woman

Children below 9 years

הילד הנעים

הילדה הנעימה

Unmarried

הבחור

הבתולה

Chatan in the seven days after the wedding

החתן הגביר

 

Married

הגביר

הגברת

From birth till after the day of his son’s Berit Milah

בעל הברית

 

From birth till after the day of his daughter’s Zebed Habat

אבי הבת \ אבי הבנות

 

If both of the above apply

בעל הברית ואבי הבת

 

Chacham (our chief Rabbi), title only, no name. Name is not needed, as there is only one Chacham.

הגביר הנעלה מורנו ורבנו

 

Rabbi of the community or chief rabbi from another congregation

הגביר הנעלה מורנו הרב

 

Rabbi from other congregation

הגביר הנעלה

 

60 and older

הישיש הנכבד הגביר

הזקנה

If granted

הנעלה

 

 

Some examples:

הישיש הנכבד הגביר דוד דמשה הכהן פרירה

הגביר אשר בן אורי נתן הכהן

הזקנה אלידה הכהנת פרירה הלוי (bat levi married to a coheen)

הגברת רבקה כהן פרירה - תקסירה דמטוס

 

Special titles

 

The Rabbi and Parnassim may grant special titles for man posthumous, before the mistwa (levaya, burial). Some examples are given below.

Doctor (MD)

הרופא המובהק

Mohel

המוהל הנאמן

Chazzan

נעים זמירות ישראל

Parnas or member of the board

שהנהיג את הציבור

Special person

דחיל חטאין ומוקיר רבנן

 A more complete explanation on titles can be found elsewhere on the site.

Some examples:

איש דעת איש תבונה שהנהיג את הציבור הישיש הנכבד הגביר הנעלה משה דדוד הכהן פרירה

דחיל חטאין ומוקיר רבנן הגביר הנעלה אורי בן אשר הכהן

 

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