Blog: Diary of a sofer: See the issues that Rabbi Michaels deals with on a daily basis. January 16, 2013 Writing is too thick. These parshios are written too thick. Notice how the lamed goes all the way up into the line above. Take a look at the tefillin and mezuzos that I sell. You won’t see this kind of work. It is kosher, but it is not done in a proper way.