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 ...
Rashba, Avnei Nezer, Radach. Maybe Chayei Adam.
ReplyDeleteWriting Tagim together as you write the letters Gr"a.
ReplyDeleteNo negiahs at all at any time of the ksiva, do not know the makor to this but I heard it is called Brisker chumra.
The only ink which is mehudar לכולי עלמא is Dio Lanetzach.
ReplyDeleteדיו עשן למצוה מן המובחר שאינו נפגם ואינו נפסל
To have all the Chumrot you must make sure that there are no poskim who say on the ink that it is Possul. And it must comply with:
"ספרים בעינן דבר המתקיים לעולם" (רשב"א), "שיתקיים אלפי שנים" (רמב"ם), "עיקר מעלת הדיו היינו שהוא דבר של קיימא" (צמח צדק), "אין כותבין ספרים רק בדבר המתקיים לעולם" (אבני יעקב). י
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mikva before writing each shem HaShem
ReplyDeleteThis is something which is not so simple, although I hear that many mekubalim are in favor of. See Sheari Teshuva 32:3 it is most proper to write all the tefillin parshiyos (the same applies to mezuza lichora) without making a hefsek, there reffering to dibur, but unless one has a mikva in their home how will they not speak at all.
DeleteOf course the Sheari Teshuva is referring Lichatchila.
What is R" Moshe's opinion on mikva before each Shem Hashem?
Here are some hiddurim you may want to consider:
ReplyDelete1) Making sure the ibbud of the klaf was done lishmah for mezuzah (without one fits all tenai)
2) if you make a negiya, even one which is not shinuy tzurah, wait until the ink dries, erase most of the letter so that there is no tzurah and rewrite properly
3)Don't talk or listen to any audio during writing
4) If ksav Arizal - besides for making the tagei lamed right higher than left, make the ches with right side of chototeres thicker than left side.
Besides for Tfillin,Is there a Makor that a Mezuza should be written without a Hefsek?
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