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...
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ReplyDeleteKeset 28:7.
DeleteYitzchak: I was aware of the kesses (it's 27:7 not 28:7) however there he writes that there should be a window in the case for the shakayso its seen. However, what about todays see through cases where even if the mezuzah has rolled to the side you can still see it clearly because the whole case is see through! Is it really necessary to straighten this out? Furthermore, a non see through case or one that does not have the hole for the shakay as the kesses writes, in particular the common type today that are made of metal , opaque plastic or wood where the mezuzah is inserted from the bottom of the case, it is very hard to guarantee that the mezuzah will not swivel around. But if there is no hole or window or transparent case, and you cannot see the shakay anyway - does it really matter?
DeleteI was actually wondering this exact thing as I was looking it up... More about the see-through cases
DeleteI would guess that since he provides the reason: כדי שיהא נראה מבחוץ that if you are already missing that because the case lacks a window, it doesn't matter which way the mezuzah is facing.
DeleteKeses 27:7, Ram"o Y"D 288:15, see Rishonim referenced there.
ReplyDeleteAlso, see Pischei Teshuva 288 S"K 2.
ReplyDeleteSame as the kesses, more or less
ReplyDeleteI did have some time over tom tov to look in the sefer pischei shearim on mezuzah and it appears that if the case is not see through it would not matter if the shakay rolls to either side or even behind.