Tikkun for Yud in an Azkara
this yud in the Shem needs an oketz but first-- does it have proper tzura to make the tikkun in a mezuzah?
How about the Bais of Uleovdo?
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shin in "Alter Rebbe" script
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Not a "khaf"
This gave me a "Safrut smile"... OK, I realise that this is not Ktav STaM, however it is interesting what happens when graphic/font Hebrew becomes too stylised. Case-in-point, a colleague and I were visiting the mayor's office in the Gaza Belt region of Shaar HaNegev (adjoining Sderot). He is new to reading Hebrew and pronounced the welcome sign as " brooning " or " broobing " (instead of the intended " brookhim ". I replied that he was more correct than the graphic designer, as the letter meant to be a " khaf " was closer to a halakhic "Nun" or "Bet", and had this been Ktav STaM, the letter would likely be considered pasul as a "Khaf".
מותר לתקנה יש בה צורת יו"ד, רק חסר בה עוקץ שמאל של ר"ת
ReplyDeleteI concur. There are those who feel strongly that if the regel does not have a kulmus It's a psul in the tzurah. They envoke the opinion of the Daas Kedoshim who makes such a diyuk in the Alfa Beita.
ReplyDeleteI completely disagree as does Rav Weiner in his sefer as well as others.
I would recommend extending the regel a drop first to avoid any possibility of the uketz which you will add in being the same length as regel.
also, a tip: it looks like the ink is to watery. Let it thicken a bit.
DeletePesach is this your ksav? Kol hakavod, it's looking better and better
DeleteAs mentioned, the only issue is the lack of the oketz R"T. Theoretically the short regel could be left as is but to not risk a psul and while at it, to be yotzeh the Mikdash Me'at, extend the regel slightly then add the oketz.
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