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
Whenever I write a megila in a new size I write “פרשנדתא" and “עשרת” (in that size) three or four times on a scrap of klaf and take the average of the measurements.
ReplyDeleteI don't believe Rav Eliashev said so in case of a large megila.
ReplyDeletemaybe he said so as a plus for an 11 liner.
Before doing it take the following into account:
1)It is clear that if it will be read as 2 columns its posul.
2)Lehalacha 9 letters space is kosher.
3)kiflayim is not brought down in earlier poskim.
4) Rashi in megila is a commentator.
5) There are various ways to learn pshat in Rashi
6) Not even one old megila was written with kiflayim.
I'm not aware of any chiluk between an 11 line and 42 line megillah. I'll confirm with the mechaber of Toras Hagilyonos. If Rav Elyashiv holds that there should be kiflayim between Aseres and V'es in any megillah then one who wants to fulfill all opinions would follow Rav Elyashiv's opinion. (I'm sure Rav Elyashiv was aware of everything on your list.)
ReplyDeleteI've clarified that in fact Rav Elyashiv holds the same no matter the size of the megillah.
ReplyDeleteA sefer by the aforementioned mechaber will be coming out that deflects the concern that the aseres of a large megillah appears more as 2 separate amudim than in a smaller one.