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I was checking a new Mezuzah and the word "et" looks pasul to me, what do you think?
It is not touching, but is really close.

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  1. Rabbi Eli GutnickJune 23, 2012 at 4:22 AM

    the picture is a bit blurry but I don't think its mamash a shinuy tzurah....

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  2. YehoshuaJune 23, 2012 at 2:25 PM

    Anyway to get a better picture?

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  3. AnonymousJune 23, 2012 at 11:56 PM

    As long as the gahg is not touching the yerech sm'ol (which seems to be the case here although the picture is a bit fuzzy) it's kosher and it has ikar tzurah.

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  4. EladJune 24, 2012 at 12:33 AM

    My camera gets blurrier the closer I get to it, i took about 10 pics and this was the clearest..(perhaps its time to get a new camera)

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  5. YehoshuaJune 24, 2012 at 4:20 AM

    I played with the image on the computer and got it a little clearer. I did this to print it out to give it to R' Shammai.

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  6. YehoshuaJune 25, 2012 at 4:37 AM

    R' Shammai said it's a shailos tinnok -- looks a little like a daled connected to a chof, or from the picture even a daled connected to a mem

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