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shin in "Alter Rebbe" script
By
Eli Gutnick
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Both the Shulchan Aruch Harav and the Mishnah Brurah use similar terminology when describing the importance of the shin being "pointy" on the bottom and all three branches of the letter shin meeting at a point or "chad" at the bottom of the letter. There is a strong foundation in Halacha for this and for the bottom of the shin to be flat like a moshav (base) is considered questionable (Pri Megadim) and definitely not Kosher Lechatchillah. It is worse if the moshav is very wide, but it is still questionable if it is lechatchillah if there is a thick noticeable base rather than a chad. Even for Sephardim, who lechatchillah make an angular base, it is still important that the base is indeed on a (significant) angle. If the base is flat, even if all three branches of the shin come out of the base connected , as in the top picture, it is problematic. It is worse in the bottom picture below where the right head/ branch comes out of the right part of the base and the m
Ink, Kosher vs. non-Kosher
By
Zvi
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We all know that there is no ancient source that requires ink to be מן המותר בפיך . Possibly, as said here before, because in the olden days ink was always מן המותר בפיך and the question was never raised. It was probably self-evident. Nowadays, no decent Rav will approve an ink which is not מן המותר בפיך . Who was the first one to raise this question? Was it raised because of animal ingredients or because of non-kosher wine?
Hi Yitzhak,
ReplyDeleteThis Sefer is very likely from Chekoslovakia.
Thank you.
DeleteWould you be able to point at any unique features that tipped you off?
German style
ReplyDeleteSome key features are the rounded SHINS and the right curving feet of the KUFS, among others.
ReplyDeleteI restored a sefer with ksav and ink condition very, very similar to this one about three years ago. The shul that had it said that it came from Bohemia around 1850. So, based on the similarity I'd say this sefer probably came from SE Germany or the Czech Republic as well.
ReplyDeleteThe Zayins on the second line are a good example to what is mentioned here (in the last paragraph).
ReplyDeleteI 2nd Binyomin. Spot on.
ReplyDeleteThe Zayins, Shins, and legs of the lange nun are typical.