The OK's Hechsher on STa"M....Will it work?
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...
Yes ideally should have space but not sure if it needs correcting
ReplyDeleteThe "Hei" should be LARGE and written separate from the Shem. This is the consensus of our Gedolei Yisrael. Please see Minchat Shai, Ramah (R. Meir ha-Levy ben Todros Abulafia), and the Keter Aram Zovah.
ReplyDeleteIn order to correct it, the left edge of the "Hei" may be scraped slightly in order to reduce its width and separate it from the Shem.
The Yemenite Mesorah has no space after the ה, but seeing as this is not a Teimani Sefer Torah it should and can be corrected.
ReplyDeleteThe back of the lamed as well can be erased and rewritten further away from the hei.
ReplyDeletewould seem like the lamed is a better option since its slightly stretched anyway
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