One of my customers was told by a ‘Yid’ (his intent was somebody who sees more than the rest of us) that he either has two possel mezuzos or two
Ksav Beis Yosef, Sheimos According to Minhag Ari
Notice how the inside leg of the letter ‘Hey’ in Hashem’s name is different than the other ‘Hey’s’. This is called p’seia l’bar, step to the outside, and is
Hurricane Sandy Takes Toll On Bayswater Tefillin
Somebody brought me four sets of tefillin from a shul in Bayswater that had been completely submerged under water for many hours as a result of Hurricane Sandy. They were so wet that the
Quickest Mezuzah Remover Around!
Normally when I do a house call, I take down three or four mezuzos, check them and put them back. Sometimes it is not convenient for the customer to have
Raish With Drop Of Ink
The raish in artzachem has a smudge. It still looks more or less like a raish, and two of my children (18 years old and 14 years old, both too
More On Starek Battim
The newspaper Hamodia had a nice ‘advertorial’ on Starik battim. I would like to offer the article, and some of my own comments as well. My comments will be in
Printed, Silk Screened Mezuzah
This picture was emailed to me by the Vaad Lishkas Ha Kodesh. It is a mezuzah that was printed on klaf and afterward the sofer wrote on top of the
What Kind of Mezuzos in building with Ashkenazim and Sephardim?
This was taken from the Feb 10th issue of the Yated Ne’eman which in turn took it from Bakehilla (Feb 2, 2012). Rav Elyashiv was asked what kind of mezuzos
Does Hashem’s Name Appear In The Megillah?
One interesting feature of Megillas Esther is that Hashem’s name does not appear in the entire text. There are however a number of places that hint to Hashem’s name. The
Empty…
Just opened a pair of empty battim. How could it happen? Why? What was the sofer who sewed them together thinking? Could it have been an honest mistake? What does