אם אותיות של שם דבוקות יכול להפרידם. שולחן ארוך ל”ב כו’ If letters from Hashem’s Name are touching it is permitted to separate them. The Mishna Berura adds that if
I Feel Like My Tefillin Are Too Small.
A customer read that tefillin should be two fingers by two fingers. He measured his tefillin and found that they were slightly less than this measurement. It just so happens
Long Vov
רגלה ארוך כעובי ב’ קולמוסים כדי שלא תדמה ליו”ד ולא יעשה ארוך יותר מדי פן תדמה לתינוק לנו”ן פשוטה. משנת סופרים את וא”ו The leg of a vov should be
Short Vov
ורגלה ארוך כעובי ב’ קולמוסים כדי שלא תדמה ליו”ד…אם רגל הוא”ו קצר אם אין בו רק כמלא יורד פסול ואם מעט יותר צריך להראות לתינוק. משנת סופרי אות ו’ In
Under What Circumstances Would Peshutos Mehudaros Be Acceptable?
One of my customers asked me the following question about peshutos mehudaros tefillin: You have written in your website that Peshutos Mehudaros are “not acceptable in halacha according to all
Kosher Tefillin on eBay For $111. Really?
Take a look at this eBay listing and than take a look at my comments below. One thing is for sure: The person who is listing these tefillin is living in
Mezuzah With Broken Letter Is Posel
This mezuzah is posel because the yud in the word לבנך, l’vanecha (your sons, four lines down, first word on the line) is missing its leg. An impression of the leg
Tefillin Battim Cracking on Bottom
This bayis is bending on the bottom in the wrong place. The hinge is supposed to be on the back of the maavarta, not on the bottom. This bayis is
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Two Letters Touching
This shaila was found while checking mezuzos today. It is a bit hard to understand how something so obvious was not caught up until now.