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...
Yashar koach! What a great job! Tizku lemitzvos!
ReplyDeletei purchased this sefer a few years ago and found it incredibly helpful preparing for the two-part certification exam with vaad mishmeret stam. it was my #1 resource. thank you, Rav Eliezer!
ReplyDeleteI agree, I am currently studying and take the sefer (which I purchased) everywhere. Its impossible to find in US and my american sofer friends printed this as soon as it was available. Thank you R' Adam.
ReplyDeleteBTW you or anyone interested in printing it in the states is free to do so
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