A place for English speaking sofrim (scribes), magihim (examiners), rabbis and vendors of Stam (Torah, Tefillin and Mezuzah scrolls) from around the world to communicate, share ideas, ask questions and offer support and advice.
Seems a bit extreme since there is not obligation for the part of the retzuah that hangs in front of you to be right-side-up. I have always found it strange that some people go around turning over other peoples retzuos if they have turned over.
Ha! Reminds me of the old Talis clips. Since the young generation has dropped the use of taleisim at the age of Bar Mitzvah, those old clip makers have had to found a new outlet for their contraptions. VOALA! What a great idea for a Bar Mitzvah gift! Convert the old talis clips into tefillin strap clips and let the trade continue...
Dear Readers and Members, The forum has been down for over 6 months because the domain name (www.stamforum.com) lapsed and it is no longer available to re purchase. Although this forum is now defunct (it has morphed into several whatsapp groups), I have had many requests to put it back online because it contains so much information (over 1,800 posts and thousands of comments in the discussions, on a wide range of topics related to STa"M). I have therefore put the forum back online at blogger, so the address is www.stamforum.blogspot.com. The forum lasted for a decade...not a bad effort! It was pretty popular back in the days before whatsapp and managed to receive over a million hits in it's short life. It was one of the only organised forums in the STa"M world and definitely the largest in it's heyday. I would like to thank all those who cobtributed over the years, particularly the early members who helped build it up. Thanking you all, Eli
We all know that there is no ancient source that requires ink to be מן המותר בפיך . Possibly, as said here before, because in the olden days ink was always מן המותר בפיך and the question was never raised. It was probably self-evident. Nowadays, no decent Rav will approve an ink which is not מן המותר בפיך . Who was the first one to raise this question? Was it raised because of animal ingredients or because of non-kosher wine?
Seems a bit extreme since there is not obligation for the part of the retzuah that hangs in front of you to be right-side-up. I have always found it strange that some people go around turning over other peoples retzuos if they have turned over.
ReplyDeleteHa! Reminds me of the old Talis clips. Since the young generation has dropped the use of taleisim at the age of Bar Mitzvah, those old clip makers have had to found a new outlet for their contraptions. VOALA! What a great idea for a Bar Mitzvah gift! Convert the old talis clips into tefillin strap clips and let the trade continue...
ReplyDeleteWhat's next? Wan't to buy one for your Yarmulka?
It's a nice idea. I'm just worried it will become the next hiddur, then the next chiyuv.
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