is the stain in the reish problematic?
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The different ways of forming the"Hefsek Parshas Stuma" in tefillin parshiyos.
Following Ari's post, I have cut and pasted an article I wrote for a local publication some time ago on this very issue. I think it sums up this issue and the various shittos. I also suggest Rav Yonason Hershlags kuntres on this topic called "stumah shebestam". The different ways of forming the"Hefsek Parshas Stuma" in tefillin parshiyos. Introduction There is a common misconception that the only difference between the different minhagim (customs) of tefillin parshiyos is the ksav (font) they are written in. For example if a person is Sephardic, the ksav will be "Vellish", a script that is unique to Sephardic Jews; If one is of traditional Ashkenazic and non-Chassidic background, then he would usually get the "Beis Yosef" script; If one is "Chassidic", he would get the "Arizal" script, etc. While this is correct, there are also different opinions and minhagim on how to make the spacing between the parshiyos of th
Obviously he wrote over a mechikah. Some of it is light and roshem but there is a piece in the middle that is dark and actual ink. If you click and enlarge the photo you can see what I'm talking about. Reb moshes opinion would be greatly appreciated.
ReplyDeleteyou may erase the little nekuda. the reish is kosher
ReplyDeleteHis Ches ' Chatotos are thicker on the left than on the right. (Din? Rachamim?) Looks like he write the top of the left Zayin and - without lifting the Kulmos - continues on to make the Chatotros.
ReplyDeleteYes, this is the same sofer as the one with the problematic ches posted a few weeks ago by yosef tietelbaun (YT Baum).
DeleteThese parshiyos were inside gassos tefillin batim. It is a problematic parsha by nature, (not just from the chesin which have appeared previously on the forum)
Unfortunately this poor parsha has long been identified as coming from a big wholesaler in the USA. I don't understand why he would use such problematic parshiyos in the first place. They are at best only kosher bedieved. To put them in pshutim batim is one thing, but to put them in gassos batim and sell them as better quality tefillin (as this customer was lead to believe) is just plain wrong!
Reb Moishe -Please explain -if the dot is black it looks like a hey and may even be kosher hey according to some rishonim
ReplyDeleteI have explained this in - common problems in yudim # 2 (in name of R. Vozner shlita)
ReplyDeletefind it under label: yud