Electric Letter Eraser?
Interested in the opinion of the pros. It seems like an interesting idea...
How about the Bais of Uleovdo?
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I received this question via email. I am not really a klaf expert, I was wondering if anyone could answer this question: Dear Rabbi Gutnick, I am writing to you because a good friend of mine has put the idea into my head that the klaf in my tefillin were not really tanned and therefore are not kosher. He referred me to Megilla 19a re diftera. From the research that I have done so far, it seems that the klaf that is used today is tanned only with a lime wash. On all of the tanning websites I’ve seen so far, they say that the lime doesn’t accomplish tanning but only the removal of the hair and some other pre-tanning effects. Would you be able to explain to me or refer me to a website that explains how the tanning process that is used today takes the hide out of the category of diftera? Thank you very much.
Ink, Kosher vs. non-Kosher
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?
I got one recently (ordered the Dolphin 2 from Amazon, about 160 shekel to Israel including shipping, bit took almost a month to get here). Amazing. Really, don't even hesitate. Make sure to get refills. The tips wear out pretty fast.
ReplyDeleteOne tip - If you order one that comes with white and grey tips, use the grey tips. The white ones are regular pencil erasers and won't do you any good (except to erase pencil marks).
I used to use them with very fine sandpaper rolled inside with mostly good results.
ReplyDeleteI use an old Staedtler electric eraser with (now discontinued) Sanford ink eraser strips. It works well, but you have to be very careful or it will burn a hole in the klaf.
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