Using a Fake Email Address
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Question
I have sent several requests for a certain Torah-related job and received something like a test form, but I did not pursue it seriously. Now I want to get into it again (hopefully seriously), but I don't want to send from the same email address so they won't recognize that it's me who sent several times and didn't progress... The question is whether I am allowed to open an email address under a completely fictitious name (in terms of lying and the like) and use it (it should be noted that for this employer, the employee's name does not matter at all).
Answer
Shalom and blessings,
There is no halachic problem with this, but as a recommendation, it is better not to identify yourself with a fictitious name. You can open an email without a name, for example, "Torah editing" or a phone number, etc., because in the future, the employer might want to transfer money to your account or publish your name on your work, and you will have a problem suddenly changing your name.
In general, it is important to know that most senior editors, when taking a test form or sample, do not always have the time to respond, and what you describe is definitely a natural and accepted course of action.
May it be the will of Hashem that you merit to increase Torah study in Israel.