Your thoughts?

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I received this shaila from a sofer in chu'l. The achronim and poskim discuss a similar shaila by a mem kefufa (where the vav is a nun (and some also say a gimmel) in which they hold the following:
Daas Kedoshim - noteh lehachshir
Mikdash Meat-  tzarich iyun
Binyan A-B and kol sofrim - passul
lemaaseh:
Mishnas Hasofer - machshir
Mishmeres sofrim - shailos tinok
Sfeikas Hasofer - shailos tinok

I'd think that the shaila is more serious by the mem so there should be more room to be machshir and certainly a tinok can be asked. I hope to eventually show this to Rav Friedlander.


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  1. Aaron ShaffierMay 7, 2014 at 12:28 PM

    It seems clear to me that this is a strong enough Shinuy Tzura to be passul.

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  2. Rabbi Eli GutnickMay 7, 2014 at 1:32 PM

    Indeed a very difficult one. Please post Rav Friedlanders response, I 'm very keen to hear it

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  3. Yerachmiel AskotzkyMay 7, 2014 at 3:08 PM

    Aaron, why is a mem kefufa made up of a nun or gimel (instead of a vav) a shailos tinok at worst? I'd think at the least they are comparable.

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