Q.  Our family is very worried about finding the right Shiduch for our daughter, who has been going out for years without success. Is it proper to do a Shinui Hashem or change of name, as we commonly do for, Chas Veshalom, a seriously sick person. On those cases, we say that adding a name changes the ‘Mazal of the Choleh as he becomes similar to a different person. Would that be also recommended in our very difficult case?
A. Taamei Haminchagim (p. 105) and others maintain that a change of name should not be done on such situations and it may even be dangerous.
Horav Shlomo Miller’s Shlit’a opinion is that it is not customary to do and should be avoided. (see following question).
Rabbi A. Bartfeld as revised by Horav Shlomo Miller, Horav Dovid Pam and Horav Aharon Miller Shlit’a