Name on Bris and Bar Mitzvah Certificates Don’t Match

Question

My bris certificate names me as Elan. My bar mitzvah certificate says Alon. I know that my parents believed my Hebrew name to be Alon at the time.

My Q: is one more official than the other? does it create any confusion that needs to be sorted out?

 

Thanks, Itsyk

 

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Answers

  1. The Just Ask! - AskTheRabbi.org Team

    If your parents do not remember which name you were given at your Bris it is now almost impossible to know which is the name that you were given at your Bris (which is your “official” Jewish name). Does it matter? Not right now, perhaps, but when you marry the Rabbi officiating will need to know the background to your names as, in my humble opinion, they both need to be written into your Kesubah.

    Best wishes from the AskTheRabbi.org Team