Thank you for commenting on my ink article. In your comment you stated: "Many poskim disagree... Many rishonim have clearly stated the use of our ingredients." Would you please be kind enough to teach us (so I can include it in the article) which Poskim and what exactly and where did they say that the עפצים וקנקנתום type of ink is preferable over good quality דיו עשן that does not fail? We are not interested in biased פילפולים , or in those who said that דיו עשן is not being used because it fails easily or because it was not known how to make good quality דיו עשן. Nor are we interested in those who said to use עפצים וקנקנתום וגומא ואין לשנות when they discussed specifically the עפצים וקנקנתום type of ink. We are interested to find out where and who (if any) said explicitly, based on sources, that the עפצים וקנקנתום type of ink is preferable over good quality דיו עשן , even when there is דיו עשן of good quality that does not ...
I once wrote about this topic http://www.stamforum.com/2012/01/mezuza-covers-az.html
ReplyDeleteLater I rewrote the subject on my blog in a more mesudar way and quoted some Contempory poskim on this subject.
http://mezuzahblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/concerning-mezuza-covers-with-formed.html
Are you asking from a hilchos mezuzah or hashkafa perspective? In other words are you asking if it is inappropriate to use tv/movie characters or sports logos (A similar question would apply to yarmulkes) or if somehow this affects the kiyum of mitzvas mezuzah? One fulfills the mitzvah. It does seem inappropriate though but you should direct a hashkafa matter to your rav.
ReplyDeleteI asked the following wants to R' Shammai Gross Shlit"a his answer follows (more or less lifi what I remember/wrote down then)...
ReplyDeleteIs it muter to use for a mezuzah case that has on it pictures of Moons, stars, suns, etc that are bolet. Also a case that has a picture of a person on it (in this case the face of the person was only half showing.)
Teshuva: For sure the case with suns, moons and stars is ossur. Even the one with this person that has half a face showing also one should not use (as well they shouldn't be sold.) Aside from what it says in Shulchan Aruch about have this sort of tzuros there is another reason that one puts his hand on the Mezuzah and kisses it therefore for sure not to use.
just noticed the link was posted to the original shailo and the teshuva that I posted now from R' Shammai is also there.
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