Pronouncing the Name of God when Teaching a Non-Observant Jew to Bless

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Question

A secular Jewish worker came to my home, and I want to offer him a drink. To avoid "placing a stumbling block before the blind," I want to ask him to bless. Sometimes there are workers who do not know how to bless, and I teach them to bless. Is it permissible to say the Name of God with them?

Answer

It is permissible and necessary to say the Name of God with them, in order to teach them to bless properly.


Source

Mishna Berura, Siman 215, S"K 14 and further: "And even the rabbi can mention the Name to teach the child the blessings, for we must learn with them to educate them in the study of Torah and the observance of the commandments. (As it is written: 'And teach them to your children, etc.') And only with the child is it permitted to mention the Name, but an adult, when learning the blessings in the Gemara, says without mentioning the Name. And only when learning the verses mentioned in the Talmud is it permissible to say them as they are written, with mentioning the Name."

And the opinion of our teacher, the Gaon, Rabbi Amram Fried, shlita, is that a secular person who does not know how to bless is considered a child in this regard, and the distinction between an adult and a child is only when the adult learns the blessings in the Gemara.


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