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And is it true a “part of that person’s neshama” is in you,or someone just made that up?
I hear there’s something to it, but only if the name is exact.
What happens to those not named after anyone? They dont have “part of that person’s neshama” in them?! I thought it was just a zechus for that person your naming after, I never heard it went past that.
And is it true a “part of that person’s neshama” is in you,or someone just made that up?
What if you’re named after someone who is living. Is that person now missing a part of their neshama?
The Wolf
a Neshama is like a flame
Grandchild watermelon: There are parts that are true and parts that granny watermelon began to assume…
well sure its possible
but i have no idea whether or not it is so.
a Neshama is like a flame
Maybe, but then it’s no longer a “part of that person’s neshama” as the OP described. It may come from there, but it’s not a part of it, no more than a newly lit flame is a part of the old flame.
The Wolf
I used to do alot of hand embroidery: yarmulkes, challah & matzah covers, Pesach pillowcases, etc.
I’m named for my maternal grandmother’s mother, & was absolutely thrilled to find out years later that she embroidered, too!
I have a framed embroidery she did, gotten from the home of my parents, A’H. It’s of a peacock, one of my favorite creatures because of it’s colors & iridescence. It definitely gave me a feeling of connection to my namesake! 🙂
I think there is some truth to that. My grandmother always says how scary it is that I have the same personality as her mother, who I was named after.
It may come from there, but it’s not a part of it, no more than a newly lit flame is a part of the old flame.
We do find such a concept regarding the havdalah candle used after Yom Kippur; a candle lit from the “ner sheshovas” suffices (at least b’dieved. I’m not sure if it’s a perfect analogy; just a thought.
i feel attached, and i am told i look like her as well. good thing im female
I sometimes feel that I could have part of my grandfather’s neshama in me. I was named partly for him and partly for my great grandfather. I was born on the day (yes, Hebrew date) that my grandfather R’L was shot and killed. Maybe I could be picking up his mission and have different koach(i.e. different middle name)?
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