What’s in a Name? Father or Mother: How We Daven for Others

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December 25 2025
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Venue: Congregation Ohr Torah (Edison, NJ) Congregation Ohr Torah (Edison, NJ)

Gemara:
Shabbat 
Halacha:
Tefillah 
Machshava:
Tefillah 

References: Avoda Zara: 12B ,  Shabbat: 66B  

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Why do we usually use the name of the father (getting called up for an aliya, kesuva, etc.) but daven using the name of the mother?

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