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For observant Jews, the name of God is sacred. The dash is meant to preserve the sacred nature of His name by not repeating too often.

But "God" is not His name.

[Reaganesque]

In their view, its a sign of respect and reverence towards God. The Ten Commandments say that we should not take the Lord’s name in vain as do the Noahide Laws. Men take the Lord’s name in vain in many ways on a daily basis and, in Jewish tradition, using His name or the word “God” too often is one of those ways.