In today’s day and age, virtually every kosher product available to the consumer comes with a hechsher. By hechsher, I mean an official and recognised rabbinical body or agency that certifies the kashrus of a product, be it a food item or a religious article. Hechsherim play a vital role in providing consumer confidence, and something branded by a reputable kashrus agency will be considered more legitimate than a similar product that does not. The agency has rigid policies and protocols in place to ensure correct standards are met, and they are independent of the manufacturer so that there is no conflict of interest. As we have discussed on this forum previously, there is a distinct lack of official hechsherim on Sta”m products - Tefillin, Mezuzos and Sifrei Torah. Even the Vaad Mishmeres Sta”m, the oldest and most well- known rabbinic agency in the Sta”m world does not certify products. They test and ordain sofrim and magihim (examiners), offer a computer checking service (sp...
I think a shaylas tinok is ok (and afterwards shorten the foot)
ReplyDeleteS'fakot Hasofer brings two examples that are close (but not exactly) to this tav. Tsurah 1 is similar (though the right regel isn't as long). He feels that this is kasher. Tsurah 16 is similar in that the gag is too wide and he feels that one would be pasul but in case of safek (which I would go for here based on the picture) then this is a for the tinok.
ReplyDeleteI'd think this is kosher as is and can be fixed by shortening the right regel.
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