Video: What’s the Origin of the Name Mendel?

Sefer Shemos begins with again listing the names of the Yaakov’s children. Explore the importance and influence of a name, and other intriguing curios on Jewish names. For example, why don’t we find reference to anyone being named Gad and Asher – names from the Shevatim – throughout the entire era of Mishnah and Gemarah? Rabbi Mendel Kaplan even shares a compelling theory on the origin and meaning of the name Mendel.