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Hi, I know we don't name babies after living relatives - but what about alterations of names? My mom's name is Lin (Linda), my Dad's name is Don (Donald) and we are considering the baby name Lindon - a conglomeration of both which also honors my English roots. Is this name "kosher"?

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I need help. I don’t know what to do. A while back, I got drunk at a party and impregnated a gentile woman. I didn’t realize what I was doing. Now she is having my baby and refuses to get an abortion. I am scared now. What should I do about this?

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Asking on behalf of a friend: I am a Jewish man and I am gay. I’m in a relationship with a non-Jewish man but we want to have a Jewish family. If we adopt children, will they be Jewish? What steps would we need to take to ensure our children are accepted? Does my partner need to formally convert? Do we need to have a Jewish wedding? Should we consider a Jewish surrogate so the child will “technically” have a Jewish mother? Please, if you can’t accept gay marriage do not answer this question. We are simply looking for answers as to how to give our future children the most acceptance we can within our community.

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A mother gave her daughter the same name as herself. Is that a problem? Thanks

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Our daughter with whom we have a strained relationship has entirely abandoned Judaism, identifies herself as a non-religious atheist rather than a Jew, and lives in sin with a non-Jewish man. She is due to give birth to a baby boy next month. She adamantly refuses to have him circumcised. At the same time, she is depending on me to give her free babysitting when she and her boyfriend work during the day. Do you think we should go behind her back and hire a mohel to circumcise our grandson? Yes, it is illegal and is a betrayal of trust, but she would never press charges against us because she is too dependent on us for money and childcare. My hunch is that she would be angry at first, but then get over it.