Category: שמות מקומות

  • Writing a Get in Poughkeepsie, NY

    Writing a Get in Poughkeepsie, NY

    As the Covid Pandemic waned, there was a possibility that we would have to write a Get in Poughkeepsie, NY. An investigation was launched and went on for a few days to determine all the right identifying bodies of water and pronunciation of all the names.

    When all was said and done, we discovered Rav Nota Greenblatt, who was no longer functioning at the time, had been there already. The Gittin were located, and we found out he came to the same conclusion about the spellings and location.

    The article was published in Ohr Yisroel (Monsey) issue 44 page 307.

  • Wedding at The Sands at Atlantic Beach, NY

    Wedding at The Sands at Atlantic Beach, NY

    In this article, Rabbi Djavaheri advises another Bet Din about how to write the name of the location in a Ketubah for a wedding taking place at the popular venue The Sands Atlantic Beach on the South Shore of Long Island, New York.

    The issues covered include the proper orthography (transliteration/spelling) of the CH sound (IPA /tʃ/ ) for Sepharadim in Gittin and the true legal municipal boundaries of Atlantic Beach.

    It was published in the journal Avkat Rochel issue 30 pg. 190.