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  • It’s what we call a chilul hashem — a desecration of The Name.

    Mormons Baptize Simon Wiesenthal | Jewschool 2006

  • The same principle can be found in Orthodox Judaism, in which it is known as chilul hashem.

    FindLaw Writ - Recent Articles 2009

  • BZ · September 19th, 2007 at 11:39 am chilul who?

    Warning: Artscroll Women’s Siddur | Jewschool 2007

  • HaRav Shorr went on to discuss the importance of teaching children about chilul Hashem and refuted the common perception that these types of things happen because Jews feel as if theyre living in a ghetto and the police is monitoring them.

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • Every time there is an instance of chilul Hashem, its a continuation of Churbon Beis Hamikdosh, he said.

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • As for the OU and Agudath Israel - organizations that claim to represent traditional Judaism in America - to publicly support a perpetrator of war crimes is not only an affront to Jewish moral values but a true chilul Hashem (desecration of God's name).

    The Jewish Week (BETA) 2010

  • Churbon Beis Hamikdosh there was a chilul Hashem and HaKadosh Baruch Hu sent us to live among the nations in order to sanctify the Name of Heaven.

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • Even when Moshe Rabbeinu was our leader we had korach, datan and aviram, the erev-rav who caused great trouble and chilul Hashem.

    Emes Ve-Emunah 2010

  • HaRav Shorr went on to discuss the importance of teaching children about chilul Hashem and refuted the common perception that these types of things happen because Jews feel as if theyre living in a ghetto and the police is monitoring them.

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • On the day of Churbon Beis Hamikdosh there was a chilul Hashem and HaKadosh Baruch Hu sent us to live among the nations in order to sanctify the Name of Heaven.

    WN.com - Business News 2010

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