OK, now I've seen it all.....
Someone asked me to check 4 mezuzos he bought from a very special sofer in Israel.
Here's what they looked like....
Here's what they looked like....
Rabbi Reuvain Mendlowitz clarifies his position on Ksav Chabad (and my final thoughts)
Last week I posted some thoughts in response to a public lecture given by Rabbi Reuvain Mendlowitz regarding Ksav Chabad (the Alter Rebbe's ksav). I felt he did not represent the issue fairly, and since I had received questions about it from a number of people I felt it made sense to write a general response. After I posted my response on this forum, Rabbi Mendlowitz reached out to me by email and we ended up having a respectful and productive email exchange regarding the relevant issues surrounding Ksav Chabad. His position is a lot clearer to me now, and I think he also took certain things on board that I clarified with him. The purpose of the Stam Forum (at least back in it's heyday before all the whats app groups took over) was to connect sofrim from around the world, to promote achdus and build bridges, as well as to offer support and advice. In that spirit, I felt I should write a follow up post, to clarify some of the issues and misconception...
R' Eli -
ReplyDeleteI had a few similar to this come through my shop recently - all from different people, all Israeli, who purchased them in Israel. Do you know who the "sofer" is? Email me separately if you have info - kerwiler(at)gmail.com.
Thanks -
ACB
No idea who the sofer is....
ReplyDeleteA student at the Technion in Haifa once published that his room-mate, an Arab student with artistic talents, writes mezuzot when he has free time on Shabbat.
ReplyDeleteWell, "a very special sofer in Israel"... that's ME, and I NEVER wrote those Mezuzas.
ReplyDeleteBut if you are looking for a weird Sofer, I think that this guy wins the first place.
ha ha ha
DeleteWow! A very special sofer indeed! I've been doing this for 25 years and this might take the cake!
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