Dakkos question
If the skin that comes from the bayis under the titurah on dakkos is missing a piece or has come away from the corner on the underside of the titurah, does this affect the ribuah?
How about the Bais of Uleovdo?
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In regard to the piece stuck under the upper titura - that is indeed questionable (and seems to be kosher), but the piece that is the lower titura [as in picture] is definitly pasul, because the lower skin [titura] isnt ribua.
ReplyDeleteso how would you fix it?
ReplyDeletethe only way to fix it is to glue another kosher skin to complete the ribua - but it will not be "or echad"!
ReplyDeleteOK I fixed it. I peeled the whole underside off, soaked the skin in a cup or water for 10 mins and stretched it out. I then glued it back on and trimmed the edges so we now have perfect ribauh
ReplyDeleteas long as the ribua will stay - good. but I doubt it will stay that long, since you had to over stretch it, it will start drying and shrinking to less then the ribua.
Deleteeven if its strongly glued? I will check it again in a few days....
Deleteif you glue it well it will hold,
Deleteyou culd also take a pice of klaf cut a square in it put it over the bayis then fold it over the bottom so now you have a full new titura.
regarding or echadthe the bayis is still or echad but its not or echad im hatitura wich is a hidur that is not brought down lehalacha and in lubavitch thy did not make batim like that.
shkoyach. anyway it's still holding the way I fixed it
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