do any sforim talk about noot making a shesi vaerev in tefilin see the nun sofits
How about the Bais of Uleovdo?
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Sounds like a practical joke to me, but there's nothing funny about it.
Commercially Viable
This video shows a sofer writing a sefer Torah. This sofer has a good hand, writes at a nice pace, and can ask a decent price. But one can also tell how the sefer Torah industry has commercialised the process, allowing for better productivity.
Note the following:
1) The sofer is writing on a light table, which means he does not have to worry about planning the spacing and can just trace over the letters. This saves a lot of time. This also minimises mistakes and saves time of repairs.
2) The quill is a plastic kulmos with a repository, which means you need to dip it into the ink every few lines instead of every few letters. Also you do not need to sharpen it and make new quills. Both of these save time.
3) The klaf today is more refined and smooth, easier to write on. Not uneven and rough like the old days. I'm sure lots of "mei klaf" is added. This enhances writing speed and quality of writing.
4) Double sirtut. Again this enhances quality and neatness.
5) The tagin / …
Note the following:
1) The sofer is writing on a light table, which means he does not have to worry about planning the spacing and can just trace over the letters. This saves a lot of time. This also minimises mistakes and saves time of repairs.
2) The quill is a plastic kulmos with a repository, which means you need to dip it into the ink every few lines instead of every few letters. Also you do not need to sharpen it and make new quills. Both of these save time.
3) The klaf today is more refined and smooth, easier to write on. Not uneven and rough like the old days. I'm sure lots of "mei klaf" is added. This enhances writing speed and quality of writing.
4) Double sirtut. Again this enhances quality and neatness.
5) The tagin / …
I think that's a reason some give to put the חוטרא of the ח all the way at the end on the left instead of directly on top of the left regel.
ReplyDeleteOne could also argue that if we avoid making a שתי וערב in the kesher, קל וחומר in the Parshiyos, but יש לחלק.
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ReplyDeleteyou are absolutely right klausenberger rav was against doing the chatotra of ches above regel ,but keses in lishkas does holdthat it belongs above regel
ReplyDeleteYes of course many Poskim hold that way. I was just giving a makor for your question.
DeleteThis could be an issue that depends on the time-and-place context. In Muslim, Oriental or African cultures, where the Shesi Veorev has no meaning, it could be fine, but then there might other symbols that would be condemned, symbols that are meaningless here
ReplyDeleteI remember when Rabbi Greenfeld opened Mishmeres Stam in Boro Park 40 years ago, he had a display of typically bad Mezuzos found during Bedikos. One, from a doorway in Yerushalayim, was evidently placed there by missionaries. In the place of every set of Tagin, there was a cross, atop the letter.