Extra tag on Ayin and Strange Head on Nun

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Hi. I recently took a look at one of the mezuzot in my office and I have a couple of questions about it:

1. There is an ayin that looks like it has an extra tag (4 taggin instead of 3). See pic. Does this pasul it? Can it be removed?

2. The nun from the word "pen" has a flat, wide head. Is this problematic?


Comments

  1. moshe weinerJune 13, 2013 at 7:20 AM

    the extra tag hanging in air should be erased, in any case [bdieved as is, is] kosher.

    the nun cannot be corrected [because of space that will be left between the nun and pay' to its lechatchila measure, so] is kosher.

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  2. AharonJune 13, 2013 at 9:15 AM

    What about the Kotzo Shel Yud (both) in "Yih'yeh"?

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  3. PhilJune 13, 2013 at 9:31 AM

    R. Moshe - thanks for the answer.

    What minhag is the writing? The "heh" leads me to think it is Sephardi, but the "shin" looks Ashkenazi.

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  4. AriJune 13, 2013 at 10:29 AM

    It's Sephardi.

    Its hard to see if the yudim are a sharp square angle or rounded. Bediavad יהיה seems kosher as is but the kotz tachton should probably be added (by a qualified sofer) since from what I can see some of the other yudim look like they have kotzim at the bottom left. But then in that case there are other yudim there that would probably require this too.

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